Nov. 19 (CRICKETNMORE) - Zimbabwe-West Indies tri-series match ended in a tie. Zimbabwe fought back hard and didn't let visitors to win this game at Bulawayo on Saturday.
Match Report
Earlier, Zimbabwe posted a decent total of 257 on the board after winning the toss. For Zimbabwe, Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza scored fifties. Carlos Brathwaite was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies as he grabbed four wickets.
The Windies lost a couple of wickets cheaply in their run chase but Shai Hope and Kraigg Brathwaite shared a superb 162-run stand which almost sealed the game but the spinners were accurate and didn't really let West Indies score freely. Williams and Tiripano finished with two wickets each while Cremer and Mpofu got one apiece.
Scorecard
Zimbabwe Innings - 257/10 in 50 Overs
B. Chari c Holder b C. Brathwaite 15
C. Chibhabha run out (Hope, C. Brathwaite) 25
C. Ervine c R. Powell b Gabriel 92
S. Raza c K. Brathwaite b C. Brathwaite 77
S. Williams lbw b Nurse 2
E. Chigumbura c Hope b Holder 8
P. Moor c R. Powell b Holder 6
G. Cremer c Gabriel b C. Brathwaite 8
D. Tiripano b Gabriel 14
T. Chisoro not out 0
C. Mpofu b C. Brathwaite 2
Extras (w-8) 8
S. Gabriel 10 - 0 - 45 - 2(w-4) J. Holder 10 - 0 - 47 - 2(w-1) S. Benn 8 - 0 - 45 - 0(w-1) C. Brathwaite 10 - 0 - 48 - 4(w-1) A. Nurse 10 - 0 - 55 - 1(w-1) J. Carter 2 - 0 - 17 - 0
West Indies - 257/8 in 50 Overs (Check Full Scorecard)
J. Charles lbw b Tiripano 19
K. Brathwaite c Ervine b Williams 78
E. Lewis c Chibhabha b Cremer 18
S. Hope c Moor b Mpofu 101
R. Powell b Williams 17
C. Brathwaite c Williams b Tiripano 9
J. Holder not out 4
A. Nurse run out (Tiripano) 0
J. Carter run out (Moor) 1
Extras (b-1 lb-3 nb-1 w-5) 10
D. Tiripano 6 - 0 - 26 - 2(w-1) T. Chisoro 10 - 1 - 42 - 0 G. Cremer 10 - 0 - 44 - 1 S. Williams 10 - 0 - 52 - 2(nb-1) S. Raza 4 - 0 - 25 - 0
Saurabh Sharma