ZIMBABWE clobbered Rwanda by 144 runs to keep their slim hopes of qualifying for the International Cricket Council World Cup.
Sikandar Raza, with an all-round display, led from the front as Zimbabwe scored 215/4, having been put in bat first.
Rwanda could not stand the heat as they were bundled out for 71 runs with 18 balls to spare in their forlorn chase.
Raza scored 58 runs from 36 balls before picking three wickets for three runs in 2.4 overs.
Opening batsman Tadiwanashe Marumani hit a 31-ball 50, while Ryan Burl scored an unbeaten 44 from 21 balls.
Zimbabwe seamer Richard Ngarava also picked three wickets for 11 runs three overs, while Burl took two for seven runs in his four-over spell.
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Didier Ndikubwimana 30 (34), Martin Akayezu 17, while Emmanuel Sebareme took two wickets for Rwanda.
The Chevrons lost two matches against Namibia and Uganda further complicating their chances of making it to West Indies and USA next year.
Zimbabwe now can only take care of its processes that’s the remaining encounters against Nigeria and Kenya tomorrow and Thursday, respectively.