Zimbabwe surpassed their opponent Gambia with a score of 344-4 in T20 cricket. This score marked the highest ever achieved in T20 history.
Captain Sikandar Raza managed to score 133 runs off 43 balls. Previously, the world record had been held by Nepal, who defeated Mongolia with a score of 314-3, but Zimbabwe extended this record.
Raza reached his century in 33 balls, equalling Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton as the second-fastest in T20I cricket. In addition to Raza’s brilliant performance, Tadiwanashe Marumani scored 62 off 19 balls, Clive Madande 53 off 17 balls, and Brian Bennett 50 off 26 balls.
Following this record-breaking victory, Zimbabwe secured a spot in the final round of the qualifiers. Previously, Namibia, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Kenya had also qualified for the next stage.
Things, however, have not gone as well for Gambia. They became the first team in cricket history to lose two T20 internationals by walkover earlier in the tournament after failing to play matches against Rwanda and Seychelles. Prior to that, they had arrived late to the tournament due to issues in obtaining the necessary documentation.
