Zimbabwe beat hosts Hong Kong to secure place in Tri-Nations netball final
World number 17 follow up win over Malaysia with 46-30 victory at Kowloon Park Sports Centre on Friday
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World number 17 Zimbabwe secured a place in the final of the Tri-Nations after recording a 46-30 win over hosts Hong Kong at Kowloon Park Sports Centre on Friday.
Zimbabwe, who beat world number 19 Malaysia 52-29 in Thursday’s opener, held a slender 18-16 lead at half-time before extending that lead to 13 points at the end of the third quarter.
World number 26 Hong Kong, who beat a Hong Kong Invitational side 64-14 on Thursday, must now beat Malaysia on Saturday to secure a place in Sunday’s final.
“It was a disappointing loss to Zimbabwe after a strong start to the match,” said Hong Kong co-captain Elise Daly.
“We were down by one at the end of the first quarter and only two at half-time, but a runaway third quarter saw Zimbabwe pile on the points.
“We regrouped admirably, but it was hard to fight back from such a deficit. There were plenty of positive things to build from and a lesson for us in African style netball.
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“We look forward to regrouping and taking on Malaysia in tomorrow’s match. Congratulations to our national team debutant Julia Broughton on an impressive first hit out.”
