ICC ODI world cup is to be held in India this year. Qualifiers for ICC ODI World Cup have started. These matches are taking place in Zimbabwe and ten teams are fighting for two places. 8 teams have already qualified. In the first match of the qualifier, Zimbabwe and Nepal faced each other. In this match held at Harare Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets. With the help of a century from captain Craig Ervine and Sean Williams, Zimbabwe saw a great victory.
Fans were delighted to host the World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. They were also present at the stadium to support their team.
After the win in the first match, Zimbabwe fans responded well to the way they behaved. Fans are happy to host the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe. They were also present at the stadium to support their team. Now after the match, the fans clean the whole stadium before going home. Its video is going viral on social media.
Nice gesture by Zimbabwe fans to clean the ground after the match got over against Nepal in World Cup Qualifiers. pic.twitter.com/2frn8V4WvY
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 19, 2023
Nepal Bombat batted first in this match. Openers Shuwal Burtel and Asif Sheikh played a partnership of 171 runs for the first wicket. Kushal scored 99 runs off 95 balls and fell 1 run short of the century while Asif scored 66 runs. Malla contributed 41 runs. Captain Rohit Paudel scored 31 runs. Nepal collected 290 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. Nagarwa took 4 wickets for Zimbabwe.
Chasing a challenging target, Zimbabwe quickly lost the wickets of Jollard Gumbi (25) and Wesley Madhewere (32). However, for the third wicket, captain Craig Erwin and Sean Williams played a great game and brought victory to the team. While Kraih smashed an unbeaten 121 off 128 balls, Williams smashed 102 off just 70 balls. Zimbabwe scored 291 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 44.1 overs and won.
