Zimbabwe Vs West Indies 1St Odi
West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa - 2007 (2007/08) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 30 November 2007
Zimbabwe won by 30 runs
Zimbabwe won by 30 runs. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 127* for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 30 November 2007
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 30 runs
- Player of the match
- Chamu Chibhabha
- Captains
- Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe), Chris Gayle (West Indies)
- Umpires
- BG Jerling and KC Barbour
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 274 for 8. Chamu Chibhabha top-scored with 73 off 85 balls, and Stuart Matsikenyeri made 55. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the fourth wicket between Hamilton Masakadza and Chamu Chibhabha. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 227 across 64 ODIs.
Chasing 275, West Indies made 244 for 8. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 127 not out off 138 balls, and Runako Morton made 54. Elton Chigumbura took 3 for 25 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the fourth wicket between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Runako Morton, 48% of the total.
Zimbabwe won by 30 runs.
ZIMBABWE: 274 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vusi Sibanda | c Denesh Ramdin b Daren Powell | 14 | 26 |
| Brendan Taylor | run out (Shivnarine Chanderpaul) | 27 | 30 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | lbw b Chris Gayle | 73 | 85 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Denesh Ramdin b Dwayne Bravo | 10 | 20 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | lbw b Chris Gayle | 36 | 56 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Ravi Rampaul b Dwayne Bravo | 38 | 34 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | b Jerome Taylor | 55 | 40 |
| Prosper Utseya | not out | 6 | 8 |
| Keith Dabengwa | b Jerome Taylor | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Brent | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Ray Price
Extras 15 · Total 274 for 8
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Ravi Rampaul | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Jerome Taylor | 10 | 0 | 68 | 2 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 8 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Rawl Lewis | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | 6 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Vusi Sibanda, 6.6 ov), 2-57 (Brendan Taylor, 12.1 ov), 3-78 (Tatenda Taibu, 17.4 ov), 4-168 (Chamu Chibhabha, 35.2 ov), 5-175 (Hamilton Masakadza, 37.2 ov), 6-264 (Elton Chigumbura, 47.6 ov), 7-269 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 48.5 ov), 8-270 (Keith Dabengwa, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Vusi Sibanda (14) and Brendan Taylor (11) | 27 | 42 |
| second | Brendan Taylor (16) and Chamu Chibhabha (12) | 30 | 30 |
| third | Tatenda Taibu (10) and Chamu Chibhabha (10) | 21 | 33 |
| fourth | Hamilton Masakadza (34) and Chamu Chibhabha (51) | 90 | 106 |
| fifth | Hamilton Masakadza (2) and Elton Chigumbura (5) | 7 | 12 |
| sixth | Stuart Matsikenyeri (52) and Elton Chigumbura (33) | 89 | 64 |
| seventh | Stuart Matsikenyeri (3) and Prosper Utseya (2) | 5 | 5 |
| eighth | Keith Dabengwa (0) and Prosper Utseya (0) | 1 | 1 |
| ninth | Gary Brent (0) and Prosper Utseya (4) | 4 | 6 |
WEST INDIES: 244 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | c & b Elton Chigumbura | 2 | 9 |
| Devon Smith | c Tatenda Taibu b Elton Chigumbura | 5 | 15 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | not out | 127 | 138 |
| Marlon Samuels | c Tatenda Taibu b Hamilton Masakadza | 25 | 49 |
| Runako Morton | b Chamu Chibhabha | 54 | 74 |
| Rawl Lewis | c Elton Chigumbura b Gary Brent | 14 | 7 |
| Dwayne Bravo | b Chamu Chibhabha | 0 | 1 |
| Denesh Ramdin | run out (Hamilton Masakadza, Tatenda Taibu) | 8 | 5 |
| Ravi Rampaul | c Prosper Utseya b Elton Chigumbura | 0 | 1 |
| Jerome Taylor | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Daren Powell
Extras 8 · Total 244 for 8
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Chigumbura | 8 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Gary Brent | 9 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | 9 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Prosper Utseya | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Keith Dabengwa | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Chris Gayle, 2.3 ov), 2-22 (Devon Smith, 6.3 ov), 3-77 (Marlon Samuels, 19.4 ov), 4-195 (Runako Morton, 45.2 ov), 5-210 (Rawl Lewis, 46.4 ov), 6-212 (Dwayne Bravo, 47.1 ov), 7-240 (Denesh Ramdin, 49.2 ov), 8-240 (Ravi Rampaul, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (2) and Devon Smith (0) | 2 | 15 |
| second | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (14) and Devon Smith (5) | 20 | 24 |
| third | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (27) and Marlon Samuels (25) | 55 | 79 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (62) and Runako Morton (54) | 118 | 154 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1) and Rawl Lewis (14) | 15 | 8 |
| sixth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Dwayne Bravo (0) | 2 | 3 |
| seventh | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (20) and Denesh Ramdin (7) | 28 | 12 |
| eighth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (0) and Ravi Rampaul (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1) and Jerome Taylor (1) | 4 | 3 |
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