Superb Raza as Chevs hit back

SIKANDAR Raza, fresh from his recent holy visit to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, delivered a jaw-breaking performance with bat as his unbeaten and whirlwind 35-ball 82 runs saw Zimbabwe beat Namibia by five wickets in the second Twenty20 International match in Windhoek yesterday.

Starring down the barrel, and under siege from the ravaging home side, the Chevrons were within one match of losing the five-match bilateral series had they lost the second match yesterday.

Namibia, who won the first match on Tuesday, looked like cruising to their second victory when setting an imposing target of 198/3 in their alloted overs.

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