Zimbabwe Vs West Indies 1St Odi
West Indies tour of Zimbabwe - 2003 (2003/04) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 22 November 2003
West Indies won by 51 runs (D/L method)
West Indies won by 51 runs (D/L method). Chris Gayle top-scored with 153* for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 22 November 2003
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- West Indies won by 51 runs (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Chris Gayle
- Captains
- Brian Lara (West Indies), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Ravi Rampaul (West Indies), Vusi Sibanda (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- KC Barbour and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Ravi Rampaul and Vusi Sibanda played their first ODIs.
West Indies batted first and made 347 for 6. Chris Gayle top-scored with 153 not out off 160 balls, and Brian Lara made 113. The innings was built on a 176-run stand for the second wicket between Brian Lara and Chris Gayle, 51% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 246 across 34 ODIs.
Zimbabwe replied with 173 for 3. Craig Wishart top-scored with 72 not out off 81 balls, and Vusi Sibanda made 58. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the third wicket between Craig Wishart and Vusi Sibanda, 64% of the total.
West Indies won by 51 runs (D/L method).
WEST INDIES: 347 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavell Hinds | c Tatenda Taibu b Andy Blignaut | 28 | 42 |
| Chris Gayle | not out | 153 | 160 |
| Brian Lara | run out (Craig Wishart) | 113 | 82 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | run out (Heath Streak, Gary Brent) | 0 | – |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw b Sean Ervine | 8 | 6 |
| Marlon Samuels | st Tatenda Taibu b Stuart Matsikenyeri | 6 | 2 |
| Ricardo Powell | c Vusi Sibanda b Heath Streak | 17 | 8 |
| Carlton Baugh | not out | 3 | 4 |
Did not bat: Vasbert Drakes, Mervyn Dillon, Ravi Rampaul
Extras 19 · Total 347 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Andy Blignaut | 8 | 1 | 57 | 1 |
| Gary Brent | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 7 | 0 | 75 | 1 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Trevor Gripper | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-77 (Wavell Hinds, 16.5 ov), 2-253 (Brian Lara, 42.2 ov), 3-254 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 42.3 ov), 4-282 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 44.6 ov), 5-289 (Marlon Samuels, 45.3 ov), 6-328 (Ricardo Powell, 48.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wavell Hinds (27) and Chris Gayle (42) | 77 | 99 |
| second | Brian Lara (113) and Chris Gayle (54) | 176 | 153 |
| third | Ramnaresh Sarwan (0) and Chris Gayle (0) | 1 | 1 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (8) and Chris Gayle (14) | 28 | 14 |
| fifth | Chris Gayle (0) and Marlon Samuels (6) | 7 | 3 |
| sixth | Chris Gayle (22) and Ricardo Powell (17) | 39 | 17 |
| seventh | Chris Gayle (14) and Carlton Baugh (3) | 19 | 11 |
ZIMBABWE: 173 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Gripper | c Brian Lara b Chris Gayle | 16 | 22 |
| Vusi Sibanda | c Ricardo Powell b Vasbert Drakes | 58 | 99 |
| Mark Vermeulen | c Shivnarine Chanderpaul b Chris Gayle | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Wishart | not out | 72 | 81 |
| Andy Blignaut | not out | 10 | 9 |
Did not bat: Sean Ervine, Tatenda Taibu, Heath Streak, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Gary Brent, Ray Price
Extras 17 · Total 173 for 3
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Dillon | 7.5 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Vasbert Drakes | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Marlon Samuels | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | 10 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ravi Rampaul | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Trevor Gripper, 10.1 ov), 2-40 (Mark Vermeulen, 10.2 ov), 3-150 (Vusi Sibanda, 31.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Trevor Gripper (16) and Vusi Sibanda (22) | 40 | 57 |
| second | Mark Vermeulen (0) and Vusi Sibanda (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Craig Wishart (59) and Vusi Sibanda (36) | 110 | 132 |
| fourth | Craig Wishart (13) and Andy Blignaut (10) | 23 | 17 |
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