Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams has bludgeoned 174 from 101 balls to arrange a 304-run victory for his facet of their one-day worldwide World Cup qualifier in opposition to the United States at Harare Sports Club.
The colossal successful margin on Monday fell simply shy of the lads’s ODI file which India posted six months in the past of their 317-run demolition of Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram.
Sent in to bat, the African facet smashed their highest ODI whole of 6-408 with Williams ably supported by opener Joylord Gumbie (78), Sikandar Raza (48) and Ryan Burl — whose 47 runs got here at a strike charge of 294.
The US had been by no means within the chase and misplaced common wickets as they had been bowled all out for 104 in 25.1 overs, together with three comical run-outs.
Zimbabwe end the group stage of the qualifiers unbeaten having additionally overcome West Indies, Netherlands and Nepal. The two event finalists will qualify for the 50-over World Cup in India later this 12 months.
“We’ve found our momentum and we’re looking to carry it forward … having the crowd behind us is like having a 12th man,” Williams mentioned after being named participant of the match.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
