UAE bowler Muhammad Naveed celebrates after winning their cricket world cup qualifier match against Zimbabwe. (Source: AP) UAE bowler Muhammad Naveed celebrates after winning their cricket world cup qualifier match against Zimbabwe. (Source: AP)Zimbabwe has effectively failed to reach the Cricket World Cup for the first time since 1983 after it lost a must-win qualification match against the already eliminated United Arab Emirates by three runs on Thursday. Zimbabwe, which is hosting the qualifiers, needed to beat associate side UAE to make the tournament in England and Wales in 2019. The result left new test teams Ireland and Afghanistan playing a virtual knockout match on Friday, with the winner qualifying for the Cricket World Cup and playing the West Indies in the qualification final on Sunday.

Source: Indian Express March 22, 2018 18:22 UTC