West Indies got a rude jolt when they began their tournament against Scotland. The two time champions lost the first game to Scotland by 42 runs to send shockwaves across world cricket. The game between Zimbabwe and West Indies on Wednesday held importance for the men from Caribbean to stay alive in the tournament.
The story so far -
Zimbabwe and West Indies came into the game on Wednesday with contrasting results him behind. While the West Indians had lost to Scotland, the Zimbabwean team had beaten Ireland in their 1st game. Win for Zimbabwe would mean a quick exit for West Indies who had won the tournament in 2012 and 2016.
Joseph’s pace has the bails feeling the heat
Defending 154, Nicolas Pooran would have hoped for his bowlers to do the job for his team. Alzarri Joseph was the man for the job as he picked 4 wickets for 16 runs from his 4 overs to dismantle the Zimbabwe batting. Joseph’s last wicket was Richard Ngarava, as the left hander got a searing ball from Joseph which saw the bails fly past the 30 yard circle.
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West Indies finish with 153 on the board –
West Indies batted first after winning the toss and opened with Johnson Charles and Kyle Mayers. It was Charles who top scored for West Indies with 45 off 36 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Rovman Powell (28), A. Hossein (23) and 15 by Evin Lewis and 13 by Mayers helped West Indies score 153. Sikandar Raza with 3/19 was the top wicket taker for the Zimbabwean team.
Zimbabwe blown away by West Indian pace –
Chasing 154, Zimbabwe began with scoring 29 from the first 2 overs. But the introduction of Alzarri Joseph changed the face of the match. Luke Jongwe was the top scorer with 29 off 22 balls with 3 fours and a six. Madhevere was the 2nd top scorer with 27 of 19 balls with 3 fours and a six. Zimbabwe were all out for 122 to lose by 31 runs.