Cricket World Cup: Zimbabwe, West Indies, and Sri Lanka Head Into Qualifier Undefeated: Former World Champions West Indies and Sri Lanka, as well as the event, hosts Zimbabwe, won both of their warm-up games against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Scotland and the United States of America, respectively.
Both Nepal and the Netherlands will begin the group rounds with a victory under their belts; the Netherlands defeated Ireland, while Nepal defeated Oman.
West Indies win thanks to Powell
Midway through the West Indies’ innings against the UAE, they had slid to 198-7. Rovman Powell’s quick century helped the team regain composure.
The Windies were in a strong position with Nicolas Pooran’s 74 before three wickets in nine balls caused his team to falter.
The Windies finally scored 374 runs, but Powell and Keemo Paul added 139 runs for the eighth wicket before Powell was eventually bowled for 105 from just 55, According to a report on the ICC website.
Basil Hameed, who fought bravely to reach 122 not out as his team finished 114 runs short, was the UAE’s own centennial.
Yannic Cariah, who added four for 58 to his four-wicket total from the previous exhibition game, spearheaded the West Indies attack once more.
Scotland wins thanks to a dominant Zimbabwe
After being put into bat by the host’s Zimbabwe, Brandon McMullen fell one run short of a half-century as Scotland was bowled out for 163.
Before Matthew Cross was bowled by Brad Evans for 32, the right-hander and the second wicket put on an innings-high partnership of 47 runs.
Before being dismissed by Ryan Burl for 49, McMullen was unable to form another partnership, and Scotland passed 150 thanks to late wickets from Jack Jarvis (26) and Christopher McBridge (20).
Zimbabwe’s reply saw them finish off the small total with six wickets remaining in just 25 overs.
Despite Sikandar Raza’s top score of 44 from 28 balls and Joylord Gumbie and Craig Ervine’s combined scores of 37, Micheal Leask’s two quick wickets provided little resistance.
Karunaratne Prepares Sri Lanka’s Huge Victory
In their 50 Over against the United States, Sri Lanka totaled 392 for five thanks to a brilliant century by Dimuth Karunaratne.
When Sri Lanka was 39 for one in the seventh over, Kusal Mendis joined Karunaratne at the crease. The pair then teamed for a 191-run partnership to push the Lions to a massive total. Before Karunaratne retired unbeaten on 111 from 100 balls, Mendis was out for 105 from 91, giving Charith Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka time to bat in the middle.
Barresi Guides Netherlands to Win
After losing both of their openers for just 10 runs to begin their response, the USA rebuilt through Monank Patel. Patel led the USA to 106 for seven before being one of Matheesha Pathirana’s three wickets in an over. Usman Rafiq was run out, leaving Shayan Jahangir alone at 63 not out with the USA 198 runs short.
Seven batters for Ireland reached single digits against the Netherlands as Scott Edward’s team shared the wickets, including Harry Tector, who struck a century earlier in the week against the USA. For 193, Ireland was dismissed in the 40th over. 58/5 in the 20th over was overcome by Lorcan Tucker thanks to a quickfire 46 from Gareth Delany, who was Shariz Ahmad’s second wicket. Tucker was dismissed for 74 by Edwards off the bowling of Clayton Floyd, and three balls later, Craig Young was bowled by Saqib Zulfiqar, ending Ireland’s innings early.
Despite Ireland’s valiant efforts, the Netherlands prevailed thanks to Wesley Barresi’s 90. 89 runs were scored by Barresi and Max O’Dowd for the second wicket.
Ben White, who finished with figures of 5 for 61, also dismissed Noah Croes three balls after O’Dowd was gone, helping Ireland reduce the Netherlands to 114 for 6 in the 19th over. The Netherlands won by two wickets despite Barresi falling 10 runs short of a century. The final runs were painstakingly scored by Logan van Beek and Aryan Dutt.
In Harare, West Indies beat UAE 260/9 in 50 overs (Basil Hameed 122 not out, Vriitya Aravind 54; Yannic Cariah 4-58, Jason Holder 2-26) by 114 runs as they scored 374/9 in 50 overs (Rovman Powell 105, Nicholas Pooran 74; Muhammad Jawadullah 3-50, Karthik Meiyappan 2-51).
In Harare, Zimbabwe defeated Scotland 166/4 in 24.5 overs (Sikandar Raza 44, Joylord Gumbie 37; Michael Leask 2-30, Chris Greaves 1-24) by six wickets. Scotland’s total was 163 all out in 38.2 overs (Brandon McMullen 49, Matt Cross; Sean Williams 2-14, Luke Jongwe 2-17).
In Bulawayo, Sri Lanka defeated the USA 194 all out in 33.2 overs (Monank Patel 68, Shayan Jahangir 63 not out; Matheesha Pathirana 4-23, Kasun Rajitha 2-28) by 198 runs (Dimuth Karunaratne 111 not out, Kusal Mendis 105; Saurabh Netravalkar 2-60, Usman Rafiq 1-57).
Ireland was all out in 39 in Bulawayo. The Netherlands scored 196/8 in 37.3 overs (Wesley Barresi 90, Max O’Dowd 35; Ben White 5-61, Harry Tector 1-6) to defeat Canada in 2 overs (Lorcan Tucker 74, Gareth Delany 46; Logan van Beek 2-23, Aryan Dutt 2-27) by two wickets.
In Harare, Nepal 274/7 in 44.5 overs (Kushal Bhurtel 101 not out, Bhim Sharki 56; Aqib Ilyas 4-42, Fayyaz Butt 2-66) defeated Oman 267 all out in 49.2 overs (Zeeshan Maqsood 109, Ayaan Khan 56; Sompal Kami 5-57, Sandeep Lamichhane 3-66) by three wickets.
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