Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine said the Zim Afro T10 tournament has come at the right time as it would take the players' minds away from the disappointing ICC World Cup 2023 qualifiers, in which they failed to seal qualification for the showpiece event in India later this year.
Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine admitted that his players are gutted after they failed to clinch the World Cup 2023 spot following their defeat against Scotland in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday.
Following his side's win over Oman in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine said 280-290 runs looked really good on the pitch when they came to bat and lauded centurion Sean Williams for helping the team get some more extra runs.
Following his side's 14-run loss to Zimbabwe in their ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers match, Oman skipper Zeeshan Maqsood said that his side gave away 30-40 runs extra and in the second half while chasing, they lost too many wickets.
Zimbabwe defeated West Indies by 35 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier match on Saturday. After the defeat, West Indies captain Shai Hope said, we let ourselves down in the field and that cost us, as per the official website of ICC.
With this win, Zimbabwe is at the top of Group A with three wins in three matches, a total of six points. On the other hand, WI is at the third position with two wins and a loss, a total of four points.
Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams scored a blistering knock of 102* off 54 balls and 91 off 58 balls. Sikandar Raza also took four wickets in the first innings.
In pursuit of 316, Zimbabwe's response was led by their skipper, Craig Ervine. He hit nine fours during a quality knock of 50, and added 81 runs for the first wicket. Ervine, however, fell in the 14th over after he miscued a Vikramjit Singh delivery towards mid-wicket where Clayton Floyd too
Brilliant unbeaten centuries from Craig Ervine and Sean Williams help Zimbabwe begin their ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 campaign on high as the duo powered hosts to 8 wicket win over Nepal here at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
Brilliant unbeaten centuries from Ervine and Sean Williams help Zimbabwe begin their ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 campaign on a winning note as the duo powered hosts to 8 wicket win over Nepal here at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.