Zimbabwe captain's son scores 279 in U14 50-over match

Eesa, son of Zimbabwe T20I captain Sikandar Raza, scored 279 off 146 balls for Hellenic Academy U14 against CBC. He struck 30 fours and 20 sixes, with boundaries accounting for 240 of his runs. Eesa came out to bat at number three in the second over and kept finding the boundaries even as wickets fell at the other end.

Eesa added 307 runs for the fourth wicket with Tawananyasha Zvobgo, who scored 92 off 66 balls. The pair helped Hellenic Academy reach 518. CBC collapsed to 85 in their chase, losing by 433 runs.

The CBC U14 bowlers used eight different bowlers and conceded 63 extras. Jonathan Masuku was the most expensive, conceding 101 in eight overs, while Dylan Ncube took 2 for 65 including the wicket of Eesa in the 48th over.