Zimbabwe Cricket Chevrons’ all-rounder, Sean Williams, has been named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket Qualifier Player of the Tournament for his exceptional performance, despite the team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup. Williams scored 600 runs during the tournament, including three centuries, which was a remarkable achievement and earned him the prestigious title. 
The Chevrons failed to qualify for the World Cup despite topping the log standings in their qualifier group for some time.
During their last two Super Six matches, Zimbabwe needed two points to qualify for the Cricket World Cup, but they squandered both opportunities against an International Cricket Council full member and an associate side, just like in 2018.
In the recent match against Scotland, Zimbabwe needed to win, but they were bundled out for 41.1 overs, with Ryan Burl (83) and Wessley Madhevere (40) being the only batsmen to put up a fight.
The loss was a significant disappointment for the team and its fans, who had high hopes going into the match. Although Zimbabwe challenged Scotland to put up a formidable total on the board, they failed to chase it down, losing several key wickets early in their innings.
The loss left many fans questioning what went wrong for a team that had been performing well until this match. Despite the loss, Madhevere’s performance was a bright spot, as he played one of his better innings of late. This defeat adds to a long list of sporting heartbreaks for Zimbabwe, including many inflicted by the national senior soccer team, the Warriors.
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Zimbabwe's Sean Williams Named ICC Men's Cricket Qualifier Player Of The Tournament

Zimbabwe cricket star all-rounder Sean Williams has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award for June despite the Chevrons’ failure to qualify for the ICC Men’s World Cup in India later this year.
Williams (36), has been recognised for his outstanding performances during the 2023 World Cup qualifiers.
He scored three centuries during the qualifiers that saw Zimbabwe being booted out after losing to Scotland.
The left-hand batsman who was captaining Zimbabwe started with an unbeaten 102 against Nepal, scored 174 versus USA and 142 when the Chevrons beat Oman in Bulawayo.
He could have made it four centuries but fell short of nine balls when he scored 91 runs against the Netherlands.
Williams could become the second Zimbabwean cricketer to win the monthly award since Sikandar Raza was honoured in August 2022.
The other nominees for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for June are Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Harasana and Australia’s Travis Head.
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Sean Williams Nominated For ICC Men's Player Of The Month

Zimbabwe are close from qualifying for the cricket World Cup after winning against Oman by 14 runs on Thursday at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. This was the Chevrons’ first match in Bulawayo having played all their group matches in Harare.
They scored 332-7 from 50 overs, with Sean Williams hitting his third hundred of the event. Oman put up a strong fight with the bat but were unable to overcome the massive Zimbabwe total, falling short by 14 runs. They scored 318-9.
Zimbabwe now tops the table, having won two matches against the West Indies and the Netherlands during the group stage. They are trying to qualify for the one-day showpiece, which they have missed out on for eight years.
The top two teams in the Super Six standings will qualify for the World Cup. Oman is all but out of contention. Despite starting the match with zero points, they pushed Zimbabwe hard.
Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani took three wickets to put Zimbabwe on the brink of victory, while Luke Jongwe made a remarkable catch on the boundary. Williams scored 142 off 103 balls, with 14 fours and three sixes, to provide the backbone of Zimbabwe’s innings.
If they win two of their three matches against Oman, <a class="MarkdownLink_linkifiedLink__KxC9G">Sri Lanka</a>, and Scotland, they will likely qualify for the World Cup. Zimbabwe last participated in the tournament in 2015.
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Cricket: Zimbabwe Move Closer To World Cup With Oman Win

Zimbabwe won the third Twenty20 (T20) international series 2-1 after beating Ireland by four (4) wickets in the final match at a packed Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
The match was screened live on national television, ZBCTv.
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The series-deciding win is a significant achievement for the Zimbabwean side.
The southern African nation was missing several key players including Sikandar Raza, new man Gary Ballance, Blessing Muzarabani and Sean Williams for varying reasons.
Ireland made 141-9 off their 20 overs and it looked like they were on the way to a famous series win.
However, Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine scored a half-century before Ryan Burl produced some sensational power-hitting at the end.
Ervine’s 54 off 43 deliveries remained in the game for long periods before the momentum appeared to swing back in Ireland’s favour when he was caught by Curtis Campher off the bowling of Mark Adair in the 16th over.
Burl, however, brought Zimbabwe back in control when he hit back-to-back sixes off George Dockrell in the 18th over as he made 30 runs off just 11 balls and the hosts eventually won with six balls to spare.
The sides meet in the first of three One Day International (ODIs) at the same venue on Wednesday.
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Zimbabwe Cricket has announced that captain Sean Williams is set to miss the Bangladesh Test for his child’s birth. In a statement, the ZC also announced the team that will takeon Bangladesh.
We present the statement in full below.
<blockquote>WILLIAMS TO MISS BANGLADESH TEST FOR HIS CHILD’S BIRTH
Captain Sean Williams will miss Zimbabwe’s Test match against Bangladesh as he will remain home to be with his wife for the birth of their first child.
In his absence, Craig Ervine will captain the team for the one-off match scheduled for 22-26 February in Dhaka.
Apart from Williams, Zimbabwe will also have to do without experienced seamers Kyle Jarvis and Tendai Chatara who are both still recovering from injury.
Veteran pacer Christopher Mpofu has been called up in the only addition to the squad that faced Sri Lanka in two Tests at home last month.
Batsman Kevin Kasuza, who suffered concussion after being hit by the ball on the head during both of those matches, has retained his place in the side.
Zimbabwe will leave for Dhaka on Friday and will first face the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in a two-day practice match scheduled for 18-19 February before the Test match is played.
Williams is only expected to join the Zimbabwe team for the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh pencilled in for 1, 3 and 6 March in Syhlet.
The tour will end with Zimbabwe and Bangladesh meeting in two Twenty20 international games set for 9 and 11 March in Dhaka.
Zimbabwe Test squad:
Sikandar Raza Butt, Regis Chakabva (wicketkeeper), Craig Ervine (captain), Kevin Kasuza, Timycen Maruma, Prince Masvaure, Christopher Mpofu, Brian Mudzinganyama, Carl Mumba, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Ainsley Ndlovu, Victor Nyauchi, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tiripano, Charlton Tshuma</blockquote>

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