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Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter
The International Cricket Council has announced that Zimbabwe will get automatic qualification for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup by virtue of their 11th place finish in the previous edition held early this year.
Zimbabwe finished the group stage of the 2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in third place after winning once and losing twice.
They finished with two points and a net run rate of +0.478 to finish 11th overall.
The 14th edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup is scheduled for the West Indies in early 2022 and will involve Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
The remaining five spots will be determined by regional qualification.
Qualification for the 2022 edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup was delayed by a year due to effects of Covid-19, which saw all sporting activity being suspended until recntly. – @innocentskizoe
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