Gambia is a nation in Africa. However, in cricket, Zimbabwe holds a better history than them. But the game that happened on 24 October 2024 is something Zimbabwe cricket fans won’t ever forget. It was the game where they met Gambia in a T20I.
Zimbabwe has a long history in the game, but this encounter on Wednesday is something where Zimbabwe faced the Gambia for the first time in cricket and it changed the event forever. This post will help you to know the Gambia National Cricket Team Vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard and what went through.
Gambia National Cricket Team Vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard In-Detail
It was a World T20 qualifier at Ruaraka Sports Club Ground when Gambia and Zimbabwe locked horns. The 12th match of the qualifier took place on 24 October 2024. It was a game where Zimbabwe did outdo Gambia with ease. It was a game wherein every over Zimbabwe did show the value of their deep history in the game.
Zimbabwe
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Brian Bennett | 50 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 192.31 |
| Tadiwanashe Marunami(wk) | 62 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 326.32 |
| Dion Myers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240.00 |
| Sikandar Raza(c) | 133* | 43 | 7 | 15 | 309.30 |
| Ryan Burl | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 227.27 |
| Clive Madande | 53* | 17 | 3 | 5 | 311.76 |
Total- 344/4 (20 overs)
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Bubacarr Kuyateh | 4.0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 14.25 |
| Musa Jobarteh | 4.0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 23.25 |
| Arjunsingh Rajpurohit | 3.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Andre Jarju | 4.0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 13.25 |
| Asim Ashraf | 4.0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Ismaila Tamba(c) | 1.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24.00 |
Gambia
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Ismaila Tamba(c) | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Muhammed Manga(wk) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asim Ashraf | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26.92 |
| Arjunsingh Rajpurohit | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Frank Campbell | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Mustapha Suwaresh | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Bubacarr Kuyteh | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Gabriel Riley | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Musa Jobarteh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andre Jarju | 12* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Basiru Jaye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total- 54/10 (14.4 overs)
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Richard Ngarava | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Brandon Mavuta | 4.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2.50 |
| Wesley Madhgeve | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2.33 |
| Ryan Burl | 0.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7.50 |
Zimbabwe won the match by 290 runs
First Innings of Match
Zimbabwe won the toss and picked to bat first. Sikandar Raza, captain of the team, did lead with 133 not out and helped Zimbabwe to finish 20 overs of batting with 344/4. It made the biggest total ever by a team in T20Is.
They got a great start scoring 100 runs in just powerplay only. Marunami’s 62 runs in 19 balls set the tune for Zimbabwe and then they never looked back.
Second Innings Summary
Gambia is not known for having deep cricket culture as it is developing, they did lose the wickets with ease and managed to score only 54/10 in 14.4 overs. Zimbabwe’s bowlers also performed as well as batsmen. In the first two overs only, Gambia’s openers went back to the pavilion.
Top Performers of the game
As it was all Zimbabwe’s show, so this helped their players top put the better impact overall.
● Sikandar Raza
● Tadiwanashe Marumani
● Clive Madane
● Brian Bennett
● Richard Ngarava
● Brandon Mavuta
The history between both sides
Zimbabwe has a deep history and holds a regular ICC licence. However, Gambia is just an associate member. Hence, they do not yet deep history as the Gambia is growing.
Gambia: They became an affiliate member in 2002 and associate in 2017. In 2022, they got the permission to play the T20I format. The first game took place against Eswatini.
Zimbabwe: In 1992, Zimbabwe became a full part of the ICC. It was 22nd October of 1992 when they played the very first game at the Harare Sports Club vs India.
Summary
The Gambia National Cricket Team Vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard did show that it is a long way for Gambia. However, Zimbabwe won the game in style and scored the most runs in an inning in the T20I format.
For Zimbabwe, it was a good combination of young and old players playing together and marching things forward.
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