Zimbabwe set a new record score for T20 international cricket when they posted a massive 344-4 against Gambia in Nairobi on Wednesday, with Sikandar Raza hammering a 43-ball 133 not out.
Sikandar Raza blasted 133 not out off just 43 balls with 15 sixes as Zimbabwe racked up a record total in T20Is in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B game against Gambia.
India chose to field and restricted Zimbabwe to 115 for nine in their 20 overs but were always struggling in their reply and were bowled out for 102 with Pakistan-born off-spinner Raza taking the key wicket of touring captain Shubman Gill (31).
Bangladesh got off to a winning start in the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe on Friday, as the Tigers began ramping up preparations for the forthcoming T20 World Cup with wins under their belt.
Minnows Namibia and Uganda beat out Zimbabwe in the African leg of the qualifiers last year to join the world's top teams at the tournament, jointly hosted by the United States and West Indies.
The visitors, led by all-rounder Sikandar Raza, will catch the Chattogram-bound flight at 9.30pm as Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium will stage the first three matches on May 3, 5 and 7.
Raza was charged for aggressively charging towards Campher during the 1st T20
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza starred with bat and ball as Zimbabwe beat Ireland by one wicket on Thursday in a thrilling opening Twenty 20 international of a three-match series.
Several changes have been made in the Zimbabwe side for the T20Is against Ireland. The Chevrons had recently failed to qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, after failing to make it past the Africa Region Qualifier.
Zimbabwe set a new record score for T20 international cricket when they posted a massive 344-4 against Gambia in Nairobi on Wednesday, with Sikandar Raza hammering a 43-ball 133 not out.
Sikandar Raza blasted 133 not out off just 43 balls with 15 sixes as Zimbabwe racked up a record total in T20Is in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B game against Gambia.
India chose to field and restricted Zimbabwe to 115 for nine in their 20 overs but were always struggling in their reply and were bowled out for 102 with Pakistan-born off-spinner Raza taking the key wicket of touring captain Shubman Gill (31).
Bangladesh got off to a winning start in the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe on Friday, as the Tigers began ramping up preparations for the forthcoming T20 World Cup with wins under their belt.
Minnows Namibia and Uganda beat out Zimbabwe in the African leg of the qualifiers last year to join the world's top teams at the tournament, jointly hosted by the United States and West Indies.
The visitors, led by all-rounder Sikandar Raza, will catch the Chattogram-bound flight at 9.30pm as Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium will stage the first three matches on May 3, 5 and 7.
Raza was charged for aggressively charging towards Campher during the 1st T20
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza starred with bat and ball as Zimbabwe beat Ireland by one wicket on Thursday in a thrilling opening Twenty 20 international of a three-match series.
Several changes have been made in the Zimbabwe side for the T20Is against Ireland. The Chevrons had recently failed to qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, after failing to make it past the Africa Region Qualifier.
Raza became the second player to score a fifty and bag a hattrick in an international T20 fixture.
