ZIM vs NED ICC CWC Qualifier Highlights: Zimbabwe Beat Netherlands By 6 Wickets
Sikandar Raza's 102 not out off 54 and Sean Williams' 91 off 58 played crucial roles in helping Zimbabwe reach home.
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Tuesday at the Harare Sports Club, in a Group A match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Zimbabwe defeated Netherlands by six wickets. Zimbabwe chased down Netherlands' total of 316 runs in 40.5 overs, riding the confidence they gained from their eight-wicket victory over Nepal.
Sikandar Raza's unbeaten 102 off 54 balls and Sean Williams' 91 off 58 balls were crucial to Zimbabwe's success. With the assistance of Vikramjit Singh's 88-run innings, Netherlands had posted 315 for six.
Craig Ervine, the captain of Zimbabwe, stated that the run chase was outstanding, particularly considering the manner in which we bowled today, and he praised Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams for their outstanding batting. He adds that they began well with the bat and adhered to the plan to avoid early wicket losses.
Additionally, he mentions that they intended to limit the opponent to 290 runs, but the batters scored additional runs. He concludes by stating that having too many bowling options can be difficult to control and lead to a few poor decisions, and that it becomes difficult for any bowler other than Blessing Muzarabani to bowl 10 overs.
Scott Edwards, captain of the Netherlands, states that his team was competitive for the majority of the match, but if catches are dropped on a decent wicket, it becomes difficult to win. A total of 315 points was always defendable, and there is no justification for this performance, he continues.
He adds that Sikandar Raza is an exceptional batsman and that their top order performed admirably, while our bowling and fielding let us down. He concludes by stating that they must forget about this and move on.
Sikandar Raza is the Man of the Match for his brilliant performance of 4 for 55 and 102 not out in just 54 deliveries. He states that despite the team's current happiness, they are all aware that their work is not yet complete. He adds that they are confident in chasing any total, as they did recently against Pakistan A, because the batting surface in Zimbabwe is excellent.
His mantra is to play the ball on its merits and ignore the delivery that has been delivered. He concludes by stating that the reason for the team's success is that everyone is pleased with the team's victory and not any type of individual brilliance, as the team's primary objective is to compete in India later this year.
