- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.4 Sibanda is gone! Length delivery on the middle stump as Sibanda comes down the track and half-pulls it straight down the throat of Barath at deep square-leg 25/51.5 and West Indies draw the first blood! Short length delivery on the middle and off. Masakadza moves across and looks to pull it away. All he gets is a top edge to Sammy at backward point 6/17.6 and Rampaul ends Maruma's misery! Maruma fends at a short delivery pitched on the off stump as he just manages to edge it to first slip where Gayle pouches the catch 12/213.3 and there is the third wicket! Taylor looks to drive a good length delivery and leaves a wide gap between the bat and the pad as the ball sneaks in and hits the timber 24/313.6 there is the fourth! On the middle stump and rises a touch as Taibu is done in by the bounce and gets an outside edge back to the keeper 24/442.1 and he does a solo effort as Cremer defends it and wants to get across as Coventry comes running in. Bravo runs to the ball and just flicks it onto the stumps ala Messi/Ronaldo/Rooney 127/825.1 and gets a wicket with the first ball. Bowls a short ball outside off. Chigumbara looks to cut it away but slices it straight into the hands of Sammy at backward point 63/640.1 on the good length. Lamb looks to sweep it away and gets a top edge to short fine-leg, where the catch is taken 120/746.1 on the middle stump. Utseya looks to loft it away but does not get enough bat as he can't clear Pollard at mid-on, who takes the catch comfortably 147/949.6 on the off stump. Price looks to get cheeky and is beaten. He looks to steal the bye but does not beat Ramdin's throw to Rampaul and is run out 161/10Extras24 (lb 10, nb 3, w 11)TOTAL161 all out (50 Overs, RR: 3.22)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Hamilton Masakadza, 1.5 ov), 2-12 (Timycen Maruma, 7.6 ov), 3-24 (Brendan Taylor, 13.3 ov), 4-24 (Tatenda Taibu, 13.6 ov), 5-25 (Vusi Sibanda, 15.4 ov), 6-63 (Elton Chigumbura, 25.1 ov), 7-120 (Greg Lamb, 40.1 ov), 8-127 (Charles Coventry, 42.1 ov), 9-147 (Prosper Utseya, 46.1 ov), 10-161 (Ray Price, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DE Bernard 5 2 8 0 1.60 28 0 0 3 1 R Rampaul 10 2 24 2 2.40 43 0 0 1 2 DJ Bravo 10 1 38 1 3.80 42 4 0 3 0 DJG Sammy 10 3 33 3 3.30 41 3 0 1 0 SJ Benn 10 0 26 1 2.60 37 0 0 0 0 KA Pollard 5 0 22 1 4.40 20 3 0 1 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 fuller delivery outside the off stump and Barath looking to drive, seems to have got an edge onto the pad, a loud appeal from the bowler and Taibu before he caught the ball, was he caught or was it lbw, well it is confirmed now, that was infact an lbw. 20/115.2 makes room and plays inside-out high in the air and down the ground to long off and Taylor judges it well and takes the catch and he was back peddling, was quick to realize that he was nearing the ropes. 96/216.3 deceives him in flight, nicely flighted delivery outside the off stump and Bravo misses the drive and Taibu collects the ball and breaks the stumps and Bravo could not get his foot back in time, he is stumped. 96/318.6 tossed up delivery and Deonarine dances down the track and mishits the ball high in the air to long on and Chigumbura takes a simple catch. A terrible shot. 104/419.2 spins down the leg side and Bravo looking to turn it away, misses it and Taibu collects the ball and whips off the bails, Bravo is well out and he cannot get in. The fans are stunned by this display of batting. Terrible mistakes. 104/524.6 another wicket thrown away, Pollard mishits it high in the air to long off and Masakadza does not move an inch, takes the catch. 153/6Extras10 (b 3, lb 3, w 4)TOTAL165/6 (27.4 Overs, RR: 5.96)Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Adrian Barath, 4.1 ov), 2-96 (Chris Gayle, 15.2 ov), 3-96 (Darren Bravo, 16.3 ov), 4-104 (Narsingh Deonarine, 18.6 ov), 5-104 (Dwayne Bravo, 19.2 ov), 6-153 (Kieron Pollard, 24.6 ov)
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
West Indies won the 5-match series 4-1
Match number
Season
Match days
14 March 2010 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 24/4 in 14.0 overs (V Sibanda 7)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 20.2 overs (128 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 91/6 in 32.0 overs (CK Coventry 37, GA Lamb 7)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 34.1 overs (212 balls), Extras 13
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (CK Coventry 31, GA Lamb 15, Ex 4)
- CK Coventry: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4)
- Power Play 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (293 balls), Extras 23
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 161/10 in 50.0 overs (AG Cremer 19)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (45 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (CH Gayle 43, DM Bravo 3, Ex 4)
- CH Gayle: 50 off 32 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Power Play 2: Overs 13.1 - 18.0
- West Indies: 100 runs in 17.1 overs (105 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: West Indies - 101/3 in 18.0 overs (D Ramdin 3, N Deonarine 2)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 23.4 overs (146 balls), Extras 10
Match Coverage
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