ODI World Cup Qualifiers 2023: Scotland knock Zimbabwe out

BULAWAYO: Riding on a superb bowling performance, Scotland on Tuesday beat Zimbabwe by 31 runs in a crucial Super Six match of the ODI World Cup Qualifiers 2023 at Queens Sports Club here and knocked the host's hopes of reaching the mega ICC event, set to be held in India, later this year.

Zimbabwe, after an unbeaten run into the Super Six stage of the competition, have crashed out of contention after back-to-back losses to Sri Lanka and Scotland.

With this, the Netherlands-Scotland match on Thursday becomes a virtual eliminator with the winner booking their spot alongside Sri Lanka for Cricket World Cup 2023.

Brief scores: Scotland 234/8 in 50 overs (Michael Leask 48, Matthew Cross 38; Sean Williams 3-41) beat Zimbabwe 203 in 41.1 overs (Ryan Burl 83, Wessly Madhevere 40; Chris Sole 3-33) by 31 runs. IANS

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