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T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) said on Wednesday that the Sikandar Raza-led senior men’s team are on their way back home after playing the Men’s T20 World Cup in India after the International Cricket Council (ICC) arranged alternative travel for them following transit disruptions delaying their original plans.

Zimbabwe’s tournament ended after they suffered a five-wicket defeat to South Africa in the Super Eights clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. They were due to return home in three batches, starting from 4:30am on Monday. It is understood they were to take Emirates flights from New Delhi to Dubai and then take another flight to reach Harare.

But after Iran launched missiles and drones across the Gulf in response to strikes by the United States of America (USA) and Israel on Saturday, it led to the closure of airspace in the Middle East and thousands of flights being cancelled in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, leaving their travel plans in jeopardy.