Zimbabwe have booked their place at the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup after reaching the final of the African qualifying tournament in Harare.
Namibia also qualified after beating Tanzania by 63 runs in their semi-final to reach a fourth successive edition of the finals.
Hosts Zimbabwe then cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Kenya to qualify for the first time since 2022.
Kenya won the toss and elected to bat first, and ended on 122-6 thanks largely to Rakep Patel’s innings of 65 from 47 balls.
Brian Bennett top scored with 51 off 25 as the Chevrons chased down their target with five overs to spare.
Zimbabwe and Namibia will meet in the tournament final on Saturday, with both sides knowing they will travel to India and Sri Lanka next year.
Twenty nations will contest next year’s World Cup which will be held from 7 February to 8 March. – BBC
