Zimbabwe 123 for 3 (Bennett 51, Vraj 2-29) beat Kenya 122 for 6 (Rakep 65, Muzarabani 2-19) by seven wickets

Zimbabwe joined Namibia in the 2026 men's T20 World Cup after they eased past Kenya in the second semi-final of the ICC's Africa qualifiers in Harare. South Africa are the third African team in the World Cup, having qualified directly. Earlier in the day, Namibia had qualified after beating Tanzania in their semi-final contest without much fuss at the same venue.

After the bowlers restricted Kenya to 122 for 6, Zimbabwe aced the chase in 15 overs with seven wickets to spare. Openers Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani smashed 70 together in the first six overs - only three times have Zimbabwe hit more runs in the powerplay in T20Is where ESPNcricinfo has data. Vraj P

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