This is why Zimbabwe will play their Super Six matches in Bulawayo

Zimbabwe have qualified for the Super Six stage of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023, after beating the West Indies by 35 runs.

Now, the wisdom before was that if they finished top they would end up playing their matches in Harare.

The thinking was that they would be classified as A1 according to the fixtures.

Except, no.

The use of A1 or A2 is the seeding as they came into the tournament. This means that whatever position they finished in the top three, as A2 they were always going to play in Bulawayo.

So here is the interesting question.

What if Zimbabwe had finished outside the top 3?

Good one to ask. The team which would have finished in the top three would have become A2. Likewise, in Bulawayo where Ireland were B2, in what is now they likely scenario that they will now miss out, the team which takes their place becomes B2.

Yep, it is really like that.

The good news is that matches are available on SuperSport for those who cannot travel.