T20 World Cup Qualifier: Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza Scored 87 Runs in 40 Balls
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza smashed a 40-ball 87 as hosts Zimbabwe thrashed Singapore by 111 runs on Monday in their bid to qualify for the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
The 236-5 in 20 overs with captain Craig Ervine (34):-
Electing to bat after losing the toss, Zimbabwe scored 236-5 runs in 20 overs with Raza, Sean Williams (53), and captain Craig Ervine (34).
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Singapore never looked at par with the home team’s run rate and could manage just 125-7 runs with an unbeaten Janak Prakash (32) top-scoring and Surendran Chandramohan (21).
Tendai Chatra (3-14) and Blessing Mujarbani (2-21) were the most successful bowlers for Zimbabwe, who are looking to participate in the sixth T20 World Cup tournament.
Zimbabwe’s new coach and former star batsman Dave Houghton called for exciting, positive cricket from a team that suffered a 3-0 series loss to tour Afghanistan in both white-ball formats last month.
Raza’s man of the match Performance:-
Batting at number five, the Pakistan-born right-handed Raza drew attention to the rallying cry with a man-of-the-match performance that included five sixes and eight fours.
Raza said, “It was a great start. The coach has emphasized the need to not only start the tournament well but finish it equally well.
Our goal is to qualify for Australia.” “We want the other seven teams to know that we are determined to secure one of the two qualifying places on offer and I think we did really well.
“The win over Singapore is now history. Me and my teammates have turned our attention to tomorrow’s match against Jersey.”
The United States including former fast bowler Rusty Theron:-
Taylor Ton for USA A The United States side, including former South African fast bowler Rusty Theron, defeated Jersey by eight wickets in the second Group A clash.
Jersey, one of the four contenders in Bulawayo hoping to reach the T20 World Cup for the first time, scored 154–5 runs in 20 overs. Batting at number three.
Asa Tribe scored an unbeaten 73, including six sixes, for Jersey, a small London-ruled island between England and France.
The United States crossed the total, reaching 159–2. With 11 balls to spare and opener Steven Taylor (101 not out) starred.
He faced 55 balls and hit five sixes and 12 fours. If Zimbabwe beat Jersey and USA beat Singapore on Tuesday. Both will secure a place in the semi-finals, with the hosts and the Americans fighting for first place in the group on Thursday.
The Posted 163-7 with top-scoring of Stephen Myberg (39):-
Guinea over Papua New. The Dutch won the toss and posted 163-7 with Stephen Myberg (39) top-scoring. While Semo Kamiya and Charles Amini took two wickets each for the Pacific Islanders.
Papua New Guinea was all out for 111 in 19.4 overs, never matching the Netherlands’ run rate. Sesse Bau (35) was the only batsman to impress. While Logan van Beek (3-17) was the pick of the Dutch bowlers.
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Uganda surprised Hong Kong in the same group by registering a two-wicket win in a low-scoring encounter. On the third ball of the last over, the Africans scored 88-8 in reply to 87-9.
For the Netherlands, victories over Hong Kong. And Uganda against Papua New Guinea on Tuesday will make it to the semi-finals.
The Bulawayo finalists will join 14 other nations in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia from 16 October.