Zimbabwe 235 for 3 (Ballance 64*, Madhevere 50, Ervine 44, Shariz 2-71) beat Netherlands 231 for 9 (O’Dowd 38, Ackermann 37, Williams 3-41, Raza 2-55) by seven wickets
Captain Scott Edwards’ 41-ball 34 and contributions from the decrease order lifted the guests to 231 for 9. Whereas Williams accounted for Wesley Barresi and Edwards, Raza added Teja Nidamanuru’s wicket to his bag.
However even earlier than Netherlands may sense a gap, Ballance and Williams added 96 to blunt their assault. Ballance top-scored for Zimbabwe with an unbeaten 64 off 72 deliveries, whereas Williams made 43 earlier than being bowled by Fred Klaassen within the thirty ninth over. Raza then smashed an unbeaten nine-ball 18 to finish the formalities with 50 balls to spare.
