It was a bad day in office for Zimbabwe senior netball team (The Gems) coach Ropafadzo Mutsauki after her charges suffered a heavy 86-30 loss to netball powerhouse Australia in their opening 2023 World Cup match on Friday.
Nicknamed the Diamonds, Australia, the 11 time champions dominated the match, resulting in a 56-point victory.
Australia’s Courtney Bruce was named Player of the Match after an impressive performance.
She was a threat to the Gems with nine gains in just a half of netball.
Zimbabwe who are participating in the World Cup for the second successive time, lost all the four quarters.
They lost 20-11 in the first quarter and 21-7 in the second quarter while the third quarter they lost 21-6 and the final and fourth quarter lost 24-6.
The Gems play Fiji on Saturday in their second game, and face Tonga on Sunday in their final group stage match.
The tournament is being played in a round robin format, with the top three teams from each pool advance to the next stage.
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