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Zimbabwe has made history, winning their first ever match at the Netball World Cup on Friday.
The Gems won their match against Sri Lanka by 79-49, kicking off what could be a thrilling journey.
Zimbabwe is one of four African teams at the tournament that is being hosted in Liverpool, England.
The others are Malawi, Uganda and South Africa.
The Zimbabwe Gems are in Group A, along with reigning champions Australia and Northern Ireland.
The win was welcomed by
Zimbabweans across the country, some who followed the match live on television.
‘‘Zimbabwe are something of an unknown quality and will look to capitalise on that against higher ranked teams,” Africanews correspondent, Yvonnie Akonda Sundu told us ahead of the tournament.
In the other Group A game, Australia were leading Northern Ireland at half-time by 45-15.
The game eventually ended 88-24 in favour of the Australia diamonds. Zimbabwe were back in action yesterday against Australia and they play Northern Ireland today. – africanews.com/Sunday News Sports Reporter
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