Match Day

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1929dThe Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Zimbabwe hold nerve for two-run win

A solid Zimbabwean batting effort, led by a watchful Vusi Sibanda and an innovative Tatenda Taibu, was backed up by their slow-bowling armada

1929dCricinfo staff

Gayle hauls up batting trio

West Indies' two-run defeat to Zimbabwe in the one-day series opener has left the captain shaking his head at the mode of dismissal for some of his main batsmen

Preview

1929dPreview by Liam Brickhill

Struggling teams in basement battle

A preview of the first game of the one-day series between West Indies and Zimbabwe

West Indies INNINGS		R	B
CH Gayle	lbw	57	66
AB Barath	bowled	50	96
S Chanderpaul	caught	70	70
ADS Fletcher	run out	6	12
N Deonarine	run out	17	17
KA Pollard	caught	5	14
D Ramdin	bowled	8	16
DR Smith	bowled	4	5
NO Miller	not out	12	4
SJ Benn	caught	0	1
KAJ Roach	not out	1	1
EXTRAS	(b 2, lb 7, w 11, nb 2)
TOTAL	252 (9 wkts; 50 ovs)

Zimbabwe BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
P Utseya	10.0	1	47	1	4.70	(2w)
RW Price	10.0	1	31	0	3.10
AG Cremer	10.0	0	48	0	4.80	(2w)
SW Masakadza	3.0	0	36	3	12.00	(1nb, 1w)
GA Lamb	10.0	0	35	1	3.50	(3w)
E Chigumbura	5.0	0	32	2	6.40	(1nb, 2w)
BRM Taylor	2.0	0	14	0	7.00

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	99	CH Gayle	AB Barath
2nd	27	S Chanderpaul	AB Barath
3rd	10	S Chanderpaul	ADS Fletcher
4th	29	S Chanderpaul	N Deonarine
5th	28	S Chanderpaul	KA Pollard
6th	40	S Chanderpaul	D Ramdin
7th	2	DR Smith	D Ramdin
8th	16	DR Smith	NO Miller
9th	0	SJ Benn	NO Miller
10th	1	NO Miller	KAJ Roach