Touring team clinches victory with strong bowling display against Zimbabwe

BULAWAYO: The touring side elected to bat first after winning the toss, setting a competitive target of 205 runs in their first innings while losing just seven wickets.

The touring side elected to bat first after winning the toss, setting a competitive target of 205 runs in their first innings while losing just seven wickets.

ZIM batting line

In response, Zimbabwe fell short, managing 176 runs before being bowled out with just one ball remaining in the match. The hosts struggled to mount any real resistance, missing the chance to whitewash their rivals.

The standout performer for Zimbabwe was Sean Williams, who played a fighting knock of 77 runs. However, the rest of the batting lineup failed to make a significant impact.

The turning point of the match came through an exceptional performance by JJ Smit, who dismissed four Zimbabwean batters alone, marking him the best performer of the game.

NAM batting line

Namibian players unleashed whirlwind batting throughout their innings. Top batter Frylinck was on fire from the very beginning, smashing his 50 off only 13 balls. That brilliant performance marked him as star player of the game. Middle order Ruben’s ever impressive part spotted 46 off 24 balls that significantly lifted up the team’s total. Alexander finished the innings in style, imparting an unbeaten 20 off 11 balls, including a big hit.

Namibia Playing XI

Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Zane Green, Ruben Trumpelmann, Alexander Busing-Volschenk, Jan-Izak de Villiers, Bernard Scholtz and Ben Shikongo

Zimbabwe Playing XI

Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tshinga Musekiwa, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Tinotenda Maposa, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor

ZIM win of second clash

Zimbabwe chased down a competitive 170 with five wickets and 11 balls to spare to clinch the second ZIM vs NAM T20I at Queens Sports Club on Tuesday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

In the opening T20, Zimbabwe produced a dominant all-round display to defeat Namibia by 33 runs, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.

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In the second clash, Tadiwanashe Marumani led the way with a composed 36-ball 50, hitting two fours and three sixes to keep Zimbabwe ahead of the required rate.

Brian Bennett gave the hosts a blistering start, smashing 40 off just 20 balls at a strike rate of 200.

After the top order set the platform, Ryan Burl’s unbeaten 24 off 13 balls and Tashinga Musekiwa’s cameo (9* off 4) saw Zimbabwe over the line with ease.