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Zimbabwe snatches last-ball win
19 Mar 2014 at 15:22hrs | Views
Zimbabwe notched a thrilling last-ball victory against a spirited Netherlands in a World Twenty20 qualifier on Wednesday to stay in contention for the main round.
Needing one run off the last ball, Vusi Sibanda lofted Ahsan Malik over long on for a six to get his team over the line at 146-5.
Tom Cooper's brilliant 72 off 58 balls lifted the Netherlands to 140-5 after Zimbabwe had them at 4-35 within the first five overs.
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor scored 49 off 39 balls before he perished in the 19th over with Zimbabwe still needing 15 runs.
Teams
Netherlands: SJ Myburgh, MR Swart, W Barresi (wk), TLW Cooper, BN Cooper, PW Borren (capt), LV van Beek, Mudassar Bukhari, T van der Gugten, PM Seelaar, MAA Jamil
Zimbabwe: BRM Taylor (capt & wk), H Masakadza, V Sibanda, E Chigumbura, T Maruma, Sikandar Raza, P Utseya, T Panyangara, SC Williams, TL Chatara, N Mushangwe
Needing one run off the last ball, Vusi Sibanda lofted Ahsan Malik over long on for a six to get his team over the line at 146-5.
Tom Cooper's brilliant 72 off 58 balls lifted the Netherlands to 140-5 after Zimbabwe had them at 4-35 within the first five overs.
Teams
Netherlands: SJ Myburgh, MR Swart, W Barresi (wk), TLW Cooper, BN Cooper, PW Borren (capt), LV van Beek, Mudassar Bukhari, T van der Gugten, PM Seelaar, MAA Jamil
Zimbabwe: BRM Taylor (capt & wk), H Masakadza, V Sibanda, E Chigumbura, T Maruma, Sikandar Raza, P Utseya, T Panyangara, SC Williams, TL Chatara, N Mushangwe
Source - Agencies
