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Baggy Blues head to Zimbabwe for historic qualifier

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Blue nation: The men’s cricket squad will be announced today PIC: BCA/FACEBOOK

The Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) will today (Friday) announce a 15-member squad that will compete in the decisive ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers – Africa Finals to be played in Zimbabwe between September 26 and October 4.

This is the final stage before the 2027 World Cup, which South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe will jointly host.

The top two teams will progress to the competition, and for the first time, the Baggy Blues are in contention deep into the qualifying stage.

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