Sikandar Raza has smashed an unbeaten 133 in 43 balls as Zimbabwe set a write down innings score of 344-4 in their T20 World Cup sub-regional Africa qualifier agetst the Gambia. Zimbabwe then went on to skittle the Gambia and claim the bigst thrive in the createat on Wednesday.
Raza begined 15 sixes in Nairobi to score his mhelpen T20I century and apshow Zimbabwe to a novel highest total in 20 overs, beating the previous best label of 314-3 by Nepal agetst Mongolia last year.
Zimbabwe bowled the Gambia out for 54 in 14.4 overs, geting triumph by 290 runs, aget eclipsing the previous write down thrivening margin of 273 by Nepal agetst Mongolia. The Chevrons’ 27 sixes in the innings is also a write down, edging Nepal by one.
Raza accomplished his century in 33 deinhabitries and is the first take parter from Zimbabwe to originate a ton in an international suit in the createat.
Openers Brian Bennett (50) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (62) put on 98 for the first wicket from 34 balls, before Raza and Cinhabit Madande (53 not out) smashed an unbeaten 141 in 40 deinhabitries for the fifth wicket.
No bowler was spared, but seamer Musa Jobarteh conceded 93 from his four overs, an unaskd T20 write down. The previous worst figures were 0-82 in four overs by leg-shatter bowler Matthew McKiernan for Derbysemploy agetst Somerset in 2022.
Zimbabwe are hoping to persist to the next stage of Africa qualifying for the 2026 T20 World Cup that is to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Canterbury uncoverer Chad Bowes broke the write down for the speedyest double century in men’s List A suites, accomplishing his double ton in 103 balls agetst Otago in New Zealand.
