Zimbabwe complete series whitewash of UAE

Wednesday, 17 April 2019 09:54

Zimbabwe won the fourth and final One-Day International (ODI) against the UAE to complete a 4-0 series whitewash.

The hosts clinched the rain-affected match in Harare by 3 wickets and 31 balls to spare.

The UAE were all out for 175, but Zimbabwe’s target was adjusted to 128 off 30 overs, under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Brian Chari and Regis Chakabva accumulated 44 runs for the first wicket, throwing the UAE's plans off very early in the chase.

Chirag Suri (46) was the UAE's top scorer, while CP Rizwan contributed 45.

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