Ireland and Zimbabwe were the outstanding teams in the two ‘must-win’ Group B matches in the ICC T20 World Cup played at the Bellerive Oval in the picturesque Tasmanian capital of Hobart on Friday.
The men in clover-leaf green beat two-time world champions West Indies by an impressive 11 wickets with six overs to spare.
In comparison, the night game between Scotland and Zimbabwe started off with a rather lacklustre batting performance by the former. Granted, the Zimbabweans bowled rather well.
In contrast, the Zimbabweans, in fiery yellow and red kit, batted cleverly to chase down Scotland’s paltry 133 with relative ease.
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Ireland held their nerve to defeat Zimbabwe by four runs and booked their place in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa!
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It was a historic win for Zimbabwe, not only topping the group, but also going on to the next round for the first time ever.
Zimbabwe (1) and Ireland (2) from Group B now join Sri Lanka (1) and Netherlands (2) from Group A in the Super 12 starting Saturday.
However, the qualifiers have to wait for Sunday when Sri Lanka play Ireland in the evening game. On Monday, the Netherlands take on Bangladesh and neighbours South Africa and Zimbabwe face off in the evening.
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