ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifiers: Zimbabwe Beats USA By 304 Runs, Records 2nd Biggest ODI Win

Zimbabwe captain Shaun Williams played a remarkable innings of 174 runs in 101 balls to help Zimbabwe cross the 400-run mark in ODI cricket for the first time.

In reply to Zimbabwe's mammoth 408/6 in 50 overs, American were bundled out for mere 104 runs with Richard Ngarwa and Sikandar Raza taking two wickets apiece.

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ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, ZIM vs USA: Zimbabwe defeated America by a huge margin of 304 runs in the qualifier round of the ICC World Cup 2023 in Harare. This is the second biggest win in ODI cricket history. Batting first, Zimbabwe posted a mammoth total of 408/6. In reply, America were bundled up for just 104 runs with Zimbabwe winning the match by 304 runs.

Captain Sean Williams' stormy innings power Zimbabwe to historic win! 

USA cricket team decided to bowl first after winning the toss, inviting Zimbabwe to come out to bat first. Zimbabwe posted an astonishing 408 runs for loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Zimbabwe captain Shaun Williams played a remarkable innings of 174 runs in 101 balls to help Zimbabwe cross the 400-run mark in ODI cricket for the first time. The match was played at Harare's Sports Club ground.

SEAN WILLIAMS, WHAT A KNOCK.

174 runs from just 101 balls including 21 fours & 5 sixes against USA, A knock to remember, one of the finest from Zimbabwe. pic.twitter.com/xuFKibCN7I

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 26, 2023

Zimbabwe's biggest win in ODI cricket history

In reply to Zimbabwe's mammoth 408/6 in 50 overs, American were bundled out for mere 104 runs with Richard Ngarwa and Sikandar Raza taking two wickets apiece. In this way, Zimbabwe recorded the biggest victory in their ODI cricket history, overall the second biggest win in ODI cricket history. Back in the year 1999, Zimbabwe had defeated Kenya by 202 runs in Dhaka.

Biggest win by runs in ODIs

317 runs - India v Sri Lanka, Thiruvananthapuram, 2023

304 runs - Zimbabwe v USA, Harare, 2023

290 runs - New Zealand v Ireland, Aberdeen, 2008

Biggest win by runs in ODIs for Zimbabwe

304 runs vs USA, Harare, 2023

202 runs vs Kenya, Dhaka, 1999