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| November 17, 2003 | Monday | Ramazan 21, 1424 |
Windies beat Zimbabwe in 2nd Test to win series
BULAWAYO, (Zimbabwe), Nov 16: West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 128 runs in the second and final Test here on Sunday to take the series 1-0.
The first Test in Harare last week ended in a draw.
Only 35 minutes play was needed on the final morning to wrap it all up. Zimbabwe were 90-9 overnight requiring an impossible 143 runs to win with just one wicket remaining.
Captain Heath Streak and last man Blessing Mahwire survived seven overs before Mahwire was bowled by Mervyn Dillon.
When West Indies scored 481 runs in their first innings the match was effectively put out of Zimbabwe’s reach, even though they managed to get 377 in reply, a deficit of 104.
Brian Lara’s 191 runs won him the “Man- of- the- Match” and it also made him, with 8,625 runs to his name, the highest scoring West Indies batsman, surpassing Viv Richards.
Zimbabwe’s Mark Vermeulen and Craig Wishart scored 118 and 96 respectively. But it was all not quite enough.
Even though West Indies surprisingly slumped to 128 all out in their second innings, it left Zimbabwe with far much to do.
And poor batting, on a surface which held up well, accounted for their dismal response.
Wickets fell in rapid succession and Zimbabwe did what they do too often - collapse in the face of even a modest target.
Streak tried to achieve a decent personal score, which he did with 33 not out, and also protect Mahwire as much as possible. But it worked for only a short period of the morning.
West Indies celebrate their victory with a visit to a wildlife park while Zimbabwe head for the nets for some serious coaching and training in preparation for the upcoming five-match one-day series.
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES 1st innings 481 (Brian Lara 191, Wavell Hinds 81, Ramnaresh Sarwan 65; Ray Price 5-199)
ZIMBABWE 1st innings 377 (Mark Vermeulen 118, Craig Wishart 96, Corey Collymore 4-70)
WEST INDIES 2nd innings 128
ZIMBABWE 2nd innings (overnight 90-9)
V.Sibanda c Lara b Dillon 0
T.Gripper c Ganga b Banks 8
M.Vermeulen b Hinds 24
S.Carlisle c Jacobs b Banks 9
C.Wishart c Jacobs b Hinds 13
A.Blignaut lbw b Banks 3
S.Matsikenyeri run out 5
T.Taibu lbw b Collymore 1
H.Streak not out 33
R.Price b Collymore 4
B.Mahwire b Dillon 4
EXTRAS: 0
TOTAL: (all out, 49 overs) 104
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-0 2-32 3-33 4-54 5-56 6-62 7-63 8-67 9-75.
BOWLING: Dillon 8-2-17-2, Collymore 15-2-29-2, Hinds 9-2-20-2, Banks 15-2-35-3, Sarwan 2-1-3-0
RESULT: West Indies won by 128 runs, won two-match series 1-0.
FIRST TEST: match drawn—Reuters
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