Nelson, New Zealand (BBN)-Zimbabwe defeated United Arab Emirates by 4 wickets in the eighth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Saxton Oval in New Zealand on Thursday.
Sean Williams and Craig Ervine helped Zimbabwe to make their footsteps strong on the World Cup ground with the victory.
Zimbabwe touched the target of 286 runs set by the UAE for 6 wickets in 48.0 overs.
On the other hand, UAE have moved ahead with a big strike as they piled 285 for seven in their Cricket World Cup pool match in Nelson.
Earlier, Zimbabwe have won the toss and decided to field first.
TEAM:
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva, Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor(w), Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Elton Chigumbura(c), Solomon Mire, Tinashe Panyangara, Tendai Chatara, Tafadzwa Kamungozi
United Arab Emirates: Amjad Ali, Andri Berenger, Krishnachandran Karate, Khurram Khan, Swapnil Patil(w), Shaiman Anwar, Rohan Mustafa, Amjad Javed, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Tauqir(c), Nasir Aziz
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