ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 ZIM vs SCO Highlights: Craig Ervine-led Zimbabwe is scheduled to play the ICC World Cup Qualifiers Super Six match on July 04, 2023, against Berrington-led Scotland.
| Match no | ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 |
| Match | Zimbabwe vs Scotland |
| Date | July 04, 2023 |
| Toss | Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl |
| Venue | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Result | Scotland won by 31 runs |
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ICC World Cup Qualifiers ZIM vs SCO Playing 11
Zimbabwe Squad
Joylord Gumbie (wk), Craig Ervine (c), Innocent Kaia, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani
Scotland Squad
Christopher McBride, Matthew Cross (wk), Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Richie Berrington (c), Tomas Mackintosh, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole
World Cup Qualifiers 2023 ZIM vs SCO Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Zimbabwe | 203/10 (41.1) |
| Scotland | 234/10 (50) |
ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 ZIM vs SCO highlights
Scotland Innings
Scotland started their innings first in the Qualifier round Super Six match, they were able to deal with Zimbabwe bowlers with ease. The top-order batsmen like Christopher McBride and Matthew Cross played up their roles very well steadily increasing the score despite the fall of wickets.
Michael Leask scored 48 runs out of 34 balls before losing his wicket to Madhevere on Chatara’s over. Adding up the scores, Scotland was able to score 234 runs by the end of their innings losing eight wickets.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Christopher McBride | b Chatara | 28 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 62.22 |
| Matthew Cross (wk) | b Sean Williams | 38 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 50.67 |
| Brandon McMullen | c Muzarabani b Sean Williams | 34 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 100 |
| Munsey | b Ngarava | 31 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 59.62 |
| Berrington (c) | c Innocent Kaia b Sean Williams | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Tomas Mackintosh | run out (Muzarabani) | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 |
| Michael Leask | c Madhevere b Chatara | 48 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 141.18 |
| Chris Greaves | run out (Madhevere/J Gumbie) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Mark Watt | not out | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 140 |
| Safyaan Sharif | not out | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
Zimbabwe Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
| Ngarava | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Muzarabani | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Chatara | 7 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| W Masakadza | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Sean Williams | 10 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Raza | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
Zimbabwe Innings
After their plans folding Scotland with low scores did not go as per plan, Zimbabwe’s top-order batsman struggled to face the bowlers, losing four wickets within 10 overs. Sikandar Raza’s 34 runs on 40 balls get them back into the competition and after his fall, Ryan Burl changed the game by scoring 83 runs from 84 balls making his team to compete again.
Wessly Madhevere scored 40 runs out of 39 balls. After the fall of the wickets of Wessly and Ryan Burl, the bottom-order players were not able to stand up against Scotland’s bowlers and eventually lost the match.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Joylord Gumbie (wk) | c Matthew Cross b Chris Sole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ervine (c) | b Chris Sole | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Innocent Kaia | lbw b Brandon McMullen | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Sean Williams | b Chris Sole | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Tomas Mackintosh b Chris Greaves | 34 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
| Ryan Burl | c Brandon McMullen b Michael Leask | 83 | 84 | 8 | 1 | 98.81 |
| Wessly Madhevere | lbw b Mark Watt | 40 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 102.56 |
| Wellington Masakadza | c Berrington b Brandon McMullen | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Richard Ngarava | c and b Michael Leask | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Tendai Chatara | b Safyaan Sharif | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | not out | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
Scotland Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
| Chris Sole | 7 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Brandon McMullen | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Safyaan Sharif | 6.1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Mark Watt | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Greaves | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Michael Leask | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
Player Of the match
Chris Sole | Scotland
Thanks. The best advice I have been given is to bowl as quickly as you can. We thought we were in the game as batting in the middle was not easy, we needed early wickets and I was happy to contribute. I won’t go that far ahead (thinking about the WC in India), we have another important match to go and look forward to that game. It was a fantastic atmosphere to play and the crowd made it enjoyable to play cricket.
