Zim U19 thrashed

Australia 135/3 beat Zimbabwe 134 (Bartlett 3/20) by 7 wickets with 31.4 overs remaining

Lincoln — The Zimbabwe Under-19 team’s hopes of qualifying for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup went up in smoke yesterday after a seven-wicket thrashing by Australia in a Group B match at Lincoln, New Zealand.

After a comprehensive win over Papua New Guinea in their opening match, Zimbabwe could have secured their passage to the next with a victory over Australia.

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