Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    18.4 Given out lbw but it perhaps was missing the off stump. It was flighted on the off and middle line, Masakadza went for his sweep shot but missed. The ball hit the back pad around the line of off stump and it appeared as if it was turning away from the stumps. The umpire must have given it out as it struck the back-foot 67/1
    95
    162
    170
    5
    1
    58.64
    48.3 Smoking guns! Roach literally and otherwise breaks through the defences of the batsman. The bat is broken in two, the off bail has fallen off and Sibanda has to go. A bizarre end to an innings that was for most part, bizarre. 241/5
    37.1 trapped in front. Taibu's fine innings, full of improvisations, has ended. It landed on a length just outside off and moved in with the angle. Taibu was on the front foot, looking to just tap it to the on side but some how missed to make contact and was hit on the back pad. Bit of a tame dismissal. Fine innings, though. 167/2
    37.5 Super cool left footer from Pollard and Taylor is run out . full delivery just outside off, Sibanda stays back for some reason and just about manages to jab it to the off side, not all that far away from the stumps. Pollard rushes forward to kick it with his left foot and finds the stumps! 168/3
    45.4 hit high towards long on, Chigumbara could not get enough bat on that and hence did not get enough distance. Good innings and a crucial breakthrough 215/4
    not out
    16
    14
    17
    2
    0
    114.28
    not out
    2
    3
    5
    0
    0
    66.66
    Extras
    16 (b 4, lb 2, nb 3, w 7)
    TOTAL
    254/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.08)
    Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Hamilton Masakadza, 18.4 ov), 2-167 (Tatenda Taibu, 37.1 ov), 3-168 (Brendan Taylor, 37.5 ov), 4-215 (Elton Chigumbura, 45.4 ov), 5-241 (Vusi Sibanda, 48.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    KAJ Roach903413.77343001
    SJ Benn1043803.80412100
    DR Smith301806.00102000
    KA Pollard1005925.90295140
    NO Miller1015215.20325010
    N Deonarine804705.87202001
  • BATSMEN
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    22.6 Trapped in front! Huge wicket this. It drifted in from round the stumps, lands on the middle stump line, and straightens to hit him in front of middle. That's out. Gayle had pressed his front leg across, perhaps tad too across, and had to play around the front pad. Too late. Gone! What a strike by Lamby! 99/1
    29.3 And that's out! Bowling change works, pace change works. Short again, but not so wide and Barath again looks for an expansive cut, but only manages to get an inside edge. The stumps are rattled and Barath is gone. 126/2
    47.5 BIG wicket! Chanderpaul is gone and this game is far from over. Picks the length ball and times it beautifully, probably too beautifully, it carries to Chigumbura at long off, who is standing a few paces in, but holds his nerve and more importantly, holds the catch. 233/6
    32.4 Well well, what do we have here! Fletcher is gone. Short again and drifting down. He runs it down to short fine leg and turns back for two, but Cremer barreled in a superb throw. Taibu fails to collect, but that was a guided missile heading for the stumps all the same. Deflects off his gloves on to the stumps and Fletcher is well short. The third umpire spent a long time deciding, but it was clear from the first replay. Cremer's the man! 136/3
    37.6 Deonarine is run out There was an lbw shout and then a run out. Drama. Action. It was the skidder that went on straight on the leg and middle line, Chanderpaul tries to turn it to the leg side and misses. Close shout for lbw turned down by the umpire. Deonarine tries to get across for a single. Mistake. Chanders is not interested and both end up in the striker's end. Taibu rushes to his left, dives to make the stop and throws it back at the non-striker's end. Gone! 165/4
    42.4 Pollard falls. Zimbabwe captain breaks through. It was a loopy flighted delivery on the middle stump line, Pollard doesn't quite get forward, just on drives, sort of chips it uppishly, and straight to mid-on. Chanderpaul is still out there. West Indies five down. Pressure. Game on. 193/5
    48.4 He's a goner! Superb bowling here, keeps it straight and simple. Ramdin goes for an almighty heave through the covers and makes contact with thin air. Timber is struck and he'll have to go back. 235/7
    49.4 and he botches it up! Great ball under pressure from the debutant, but in the circumstances a really ordinary shot from Smith, who looks to hit the straight ball across the line. He misses and the stumps are rearranged. Benn walks out to the middle. 4 off 2! 251/8
    not out
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    4
    11
    1
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    300.00
    49.5 Big Benn falls! Cremer holds on to a steepler and West Indies are succumbing to pressure! Benn goes for an almighty hoick over midwicket and hits it really high. Cremer runs in a long way from the deep midwicket fence and takes it millimetres off the ground. Super catch! 4 off 1, and the batsmen did not cross over, would you believe it! 251/9
    not out
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    22 (b 2, lb 7, nb 2, w 11)
    TOTAL
    252/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.04)
    Fall of wickets: 1-99 (Chris Gayle, 22.6 ov), 2-126 (Adrian Barath, 29.3 ov), 3-136 (Andre Fletcher, 32.4 ov), 4-165 (Narsingh Deonarine, 37.6 ov), 5-193 (Kieron Pollard, 42.4 ov), 6-233 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 47.5 ov), 7-235 (Denesh Ramdin, 48.4 ov), 8-251 (Dwayne Smith, 49.4 ov), 9-251 (Sulieman Benn, 49.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    P Utseya1014714.70374220
    RW Price1013103.10360000
    AG Cremer1004804.80324020
    SW Masakadza3036312.0063211
    GA Lamb1003513.50350130
    E Chigumbura503226.40131121
    BRM Taylor201407.0021000

Match Details

Toss

Zimbabwe , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Zimbabwe led the 5-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

4 March 2010 (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Match Referee

Match Notes

Zimbabwe tour of West Indies 2009-10 News

  • 'We prepared ourselves well for winning' - Gibson

    The West Indies coach is elated with his maiden one-day series success as the team triumphed 4-1 over Zimbabwe in the five-match series, which concluded in St Vincent on Sunday

  • Gayle happy with win but not with batting

    Zimbabwe may not be the strongest opposition, but West Indies captain Chris Gayle was delighted after leading his team to a 4-1 ODI series victory, their first in the format in nearly 20 months

  • WI win 4-1 after Zimbabwe batsmen fail

    The Zimbabwe batsmen found the going too tough, and managed another below-par total that was chased not without huff and puff despite Chris Gayle's explosive start

  • The pitch is the problem

    The slow pitches in the Caribbean is high on the list of reasons for the gradual demise of West Indian fast bowling and of batting standards

  • Gayle lauds 'team effort'

    West Indies captain Chris Gayle has described the series-winning display in the fourth ODI in Kingstown as a "team effort", but he's also called for improvement after the hosts struggled in their chase of 142

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st99CH GayleAB Barath
2nd27S ChanderpaulAB Barath
3rd10S ChanderpaulADS Fletcher
4th29S ChanderpaulN Deonarine
5th28S ChanderpaulKA Pollard
6th40S ChanderpaulD Ramdin
7th2DR SmithD Ramdin
8th16DR SmithNO Miller
9th0SJ BennNO Miller
10th1NO MillerKAJ Roach