ALL-ROUNDER Ryan Burl finally got his mojo back after his half century guided Zimbabwe to a 61-run win over Kenya to conclude the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier B with their unbeaten record intact.
Captain Sikandar Raza and Trevor Gwandu starred with the ball as Zimbabwe completed a thumping win over the hosts.
Raza once again won the toss and elected to bat first for Zimbabwe to put 163/7 in 20 overs before bowling out Kenya for 102 with five balls remaining.
The Chevrons now head to the last round of Regional Qualifiers for a ticket to the 2026 T20 World Cup, joining Uganda, Namibia and four other teams from Qualifier A and C.
Zimbabwe explosive opener Brian Bennett (13) went early in the fourth over with with usually dependable top order batsman Dion Myers falling the next ball for a golden duck leaving the Chevrons on 29/2 after 3.3 overs.
Tadiwanashe Marumani (14) was sent back to the pavilion in the sixth over with Zimbabwe on 40/3.
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It took a near run-a-ball 27-run intervention by skipper Raza to rebuild the innings.
However, his contribution lasted 28 balls before Clive Madande (17), Burl (61) and Tashinga Musekiwa (14) saw Zimbabwe reach 163/7 in their alloted overs.
Raza then turned on the magic with the ball taking three wickets for 17 runs from four overs while Gwandu picked the same number of wickets for 28 runs in 3.1 overs. Spinner Brandon Mavuta picked two wickets and seamer Blessing Muzarabani one.