ICC Cricket World Cup, 15th Match, Pool B: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Canberra, Feb 24, 2015
West Indies 372/2 (50.0 ov) Zimbabwe RR 6.49
Last 5 ovs 32/2 RR 6.40
Zimbabwe 289 (44.3/48 ov, target 363) Required RR 21.14
West Indies RR 7.44
West Indies won by 73 runs (D/L method)
Last bat
TL Chatara
b Miller
16 (25m 20b 1x4 0x6)
SR: 80.00
Fall of wicket 289/10 (44.3 ov); Partnership: 23 runs, 3.4 overs, RR: 6.27 (Kamungozi 6, Chatara 12)
Fall of wicket 289/10 (44.3 ov); Partnership: 23 runs, 3.4 overs, RR: 6.27 (Kamungozi 6, Chatara 12)
Umpire reviews remaining
Zimbabwe
0
(0 successful, 1 unsuccessful);
West Indies
0
(2 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
44.3
Miller to Chatara,
OUT,
and Miller sneaks through the gate
to wrap up a convincing 73-run victory over Zimbabwe. This one drifted
in, with the batsman leaving daylight between bat and pad
TL Chatara b Miller 16 (25m 20b 1x4 0x6) SR: 80.00
44.2
Miller to Chatara,
2 runs,
chips away the bowler through to deep midwicket, running a brace in the process
44.1
Miller to Chatara,
no run,
defended with the bat, and softly to the leg side
44.1
Miller to Chatara,
1 wide,
another one he gets wrong as he is penalised once more
44.1
Miller to Chatara,
1 wide,
fires one down the leg side, before straightening, but is called a wide
End of over 44
(9 runs)
Zimbabwe
285/9
(78 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.47, RRR: 19.50)
-
- T Kamungozi 6 (9b 1x4 0x6)
- TL Chatara 14 (17b 1x4 0x6)
-
- CH Gayle 6-0-35-2
- JE Taylor 10-0-38-3
Amit Garg: "Massive respect for all the associate nations. They have proved time and again that they are not crossovers and if they are going down they won't go without giving a fight. ICC should definately reconsider their decision regarding the next world cup's format. It becomes much more interesting when you have such teams who are hungry to perform on the big stage and get noticed with the big boys of world cricket."
43.6
Gayle to Kamungozi,
FOUR,
ends the over with a fortuitous
boundary through cow corner which he gets away rather abruptly
43.5
Gayle to Kamungozi,
no run,
gives this plenty of rip as Kamungozi ends up hitting this behind of square on the leg side
43.4
Gayle to Chatara,
1 run,
once again looking to force it through the region, this time to find long on
43.3
Gayle to Chatara,
no run,
this time gets it away more towards midwicket, but picks out the fielder
43.2
43.1
Gayle to Chatara,
FOUR,
given enough width to cut outside
his off stump, which he does with ease as Chatara finds the boundary
End of over 43
(5 runs)
Zimbabwe
276/9
(87 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.41, RRR: 17.40)
-
- TL Chatara 9 (13b 0x4 0x6)
- T Kamungozi 2 (7b 0x4 0x6)
-
- JE Taylor 10-0-38-3
- CH Gayle 5-0-26-2
42.6
Taylor to Chatara,
1 run,
digs out this yorker speared in on leg-stump, getting this one away through to deep fine leg
42.5
Taylor to Chatara,
no run,
follows the batsman as he sees him
coming down the track, with this one angling leg-side as Chatara reared
his head out of the way
42.4
Taylor to Kamungozi,
1 run,
drives this fuller one to the man at mid-off before haring down to the non-striker's
aditya: "What Tony Pulis is for football, Dav Wathmore is for cricket "
42.3
Taylor to Kamungozi,
no run,
ducks under this shorter one on middle and leg
42.2
Taylor to Chatara,
1 run,
ramps this short, wide delivery to the man stationed out at third man
42.1
Taylor to Chatara,
2 runs,
Chatara gets away with this mistimed
pull, with this flying over the keeper's head, who tried to get to it,
but falls in the deep at fine leg
End of over 42
(5 runs)
Zimbabwe
271/9
(92 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 6.45, RRR: 15.33)
-
- T Kamungozi 1 (5b 0x4 0x6)
- TL Chatara 5 (9b 0x4 0x6)
-
- CH Gayle 5-0-26-2
- JE Taylor 9-0-33-3
sachin: "And the MOM is equally shared by Gayle and "the third umpire""
41.6
Gayle to Kamungozi,
no run,
backs away to try and clear Gayle
over extra-cover, but misses out when he goes through for the stroke
41.5
Gayle to Kamungozi,
no run,
goes round the wicket now to Kamungozi, who defends off the back foot
41.5
Gayle to Kamungozi,
1 wide,
fires in a quicker one which is signalled wide by the umpire
41.4
Gayle to Chatara,
1 run,
parries away the bowler down to long on
41.3
Gayle to Chatara,
no run,
tries to force one past the bowler, but Chris hurries onto it
41.2
Gayle to Kamungozi,
1 run,
flighted beautifully outside off as this is eased away down to long off
41.1
41.1
Gayle to Chatara,
2 wides,
fires a wide down the leg side which
the batsmen also take a run on as it beats the keeper as well
End of over 41
(4 runs)
Zimbabwe
266/9
(97 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.48, RRR: 13.85)
-
- T Kamungozi 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
- TL Chatara 4 (7b 0x4 0x6)
-
- JE Taylor 9-0-33-3
- CH Gayle 4-0-21-2
Allan: "Zim showing some heart, go for 300+ boys!!"
40.6
Taylor to Kamungozi,
no run,
survives this fuller one on middle and off to push this away to the off side
The final batsman is Kamungozi. Hopefully he won't "come" and "go" though...
40.5
Taylor to Chigumbura,
OUT,
you just can't keep him out of the
action tonight as he now adds his name to the catches column, picking
off this aerial chip from Elton at extra-cover, before finishing with a
couple of dramatic rolls to get the crowd off their feet. Zimbabwe now
nine down as West Indies look to complete the last rites
E Chigumbura c Gayle b Taylor 21 (33m 20b 1x4 1x6) SR: 105.00
40.4
Taylor to Chatara,
1 run,
gets away the bowler through the leg side for a quick single
SpitFire: "Dav Whatmore should be given a lifetime achievement award... how many teams he has changed!"
40.3
Taylor to Chigumbura,
1 run,
slow yorker just outside off which is squirted away towards deep cover
40.2
Taylor to Chatara,
1 run,
goes down a track a few steps before striking this one straight to the mid-off fielder
If that wasn't enough, Samuels and Gayle also broke the long-standing highest partnership for any wicket in an ODI, compiling 372 runs for the second wicket, which beat the old record of 331 set by Dravid and Tendulkar back in 1999. This is also the highest total for the West Indies in an ODI.
If you want more, then how about the fact that he equaled the record for most sixes in an ODI with 16, putting himself in illustrious company along AB de Villiers and Rohit Sharma.
Much was said about his misfiring habit of late, but he has silenced the doubters, and the world, in a big way. This World Cup is proving to become one for the ages.
We sincerely hope you enjoyed our coverage today of this epic between West Indies and Zimbabwe. Don't forget to tune into Match Point, and to return tomorrow as Ireland and UAE square off at the Gabba. That match will be live at 1.30 pm local time.
Till then though, this is Rohan Sharma signing off on behalf of ESPNcricinfo, as I search for an ice bowl to dip my fingers in.
Chris Gayle, Man of the Match: It was a fantastic day for me. From a team point of view it was a great all-round performance. We are looking forward to the next match against SA. When you work hard, then you start to see the results. Glad I was able to produce the goods today and score my first ODI double century. Losing Smith early was a blow, so when Marlon came we just tried to consolidate. It was a bit slow early on so we tried to make the necessary adjustments early on Eventually things became easier for us, and then eventually we were able to get this big total. Marlon also accelerated at the end too. Not worried about my bowling at all, I am too good. Coming from the loss in the first game, then beating Pakistan, and coming out on top again today, now we have to face South Africa. We have to settle scores against them after they beat us 4-1 recently.
No prizes for guessing Man of the Match. It is Chris Gayle
Don't go anywhere just yet as we are expecting quotes from the match presentation. We will also be having a live show of Match Point for you in just a little while.
Elton Chigumbura:: "There is a lot of work to be done. Gayle's lbw was just unlucky, but he played a massive innings today. I think we will be fine (morale wise), we have to just forget about what happened today. Obviously it was a hard score to chase down, it is a matter of just working hard, hopefully our bowling comes into play in the next game, and if we are chasing, hopefully we are chasing a lower score."
Jason Holder has a huge grin as he walks up: "It was a very good pitch, we needed some leeway for our bowling. We are gaining some momentum as we go, having four fielders outside is pretty difficult. Chris is a very entertaining player, he's leading the century list for West Indian players."
10.30 pm: This historic day in the Australian capital comes to a close as West Indies finally triumph against a spirited Zimbabwe to pull off a 73-run win (D/L method). Chris Gayle provided all the fireworks early on with his majestic 215, before he chipped in again with some vital strikes with the ball. Marlon Samuels also got some valuable time out in the middle, as he fought his way to 133*. The chase had its moments, with Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams putting on an 80-run stand for the fourth wicket, but once that broke the wickets started to come a bit more regularly for the West Indies.