TORONTO, Oct 14: Zimbabwe trounced Canada by 109 runs to claim third place in the Canada Twenty20 Cup here on Monday.

Zimbabwe piled up 184-5, the highest score of the four-nation tournament.

Opener Hamilton Masakadza smashed 79 with useful contributions coming from Chamu Chibhabha (40), Elton Chigumbura (25) and Keith Dabengwa (16 not out).

After the early loss of Cephas Zhuwawo for nought, Chibhabha and Masakadza put on 89 for the second wicket.

Masakadza had made a brave 53 in his side’s seven-wicket loss to Pakistan on Saturday and he was in brutal form again on Monday smashing two giant sixes off Abdool Samad before the bowler had the last word when the batsman was stumped by Ashif Mulla. Canada were immediately in trouble slipping to 10-3 by the sixth over as captain Mulla (2), Rizwan Cheema (2) and Sandeep Jyoti (0) all failed.

Canada just managed to avoid the lowest Twenty20 score of all time — Kenya’s 67 against Ireland in August — as they were skittled out for 75 with Zimbabwe’s 23-year-old captain Prosper Utseya taking 3 for 26 with his off-breaks.

Scoreboard

ZIMBABWE:

H. Masakadza st Mulla b Samad 79

C. Zhuwawo c David b Katchay 0

C.J. Chibhabha c and b Dhaniram 40

T. Taibu not out 8

S. Matsikenyeri lbw b Balaji Rao 6

E. Chigumbura c and b Balaji Rao 25

K.M. Dabengwa not out 16

EXTRAS (LB-2, W-7, NB-1) 10

TOTAL (for five wkts, 20 overs) 184

FALL OF WKTS: 1-4, 2-93, 3-133, 4-140, 5-166.

DID NOT BAT: A.G. Cremer, P. Utseya, R.W. Price, C.B. Mpofu.

BOWLING: Umar Bhatti 4-0-26-0 (1w); Katchay 2-0-19-1; Baidwan 1-0-16-0; Rizwan Cheema 3-0-25-0 (1w); Dhaniram 4-0-27-1; Balaji Rao 4-0-33-2; Samad 2-0-36-1 (1nb, 1w).

CANADA:

A.A. Mulla c Matsikenyeri b Mpofu 2

Rizwan Cheema st Taibu b Price 2

S. Jyoti st Taibu b Price 0

S. Dhaniram st Taibu b Utseya 7

A.M. Samad c Utseya b Cremer 29

R. David c Matsikenyeri b Utseya 6

K. Jethi b Cremer 2

W.D. Balaji Rao b Utseya 3

Umar Bhatti c Price b Zhuwawo 11

H. Baidwan c and b Dabengwa 0

E. Katchay not out 8

EXTRAS (LB-2, W-3) 5

TOTAL (all out, 19.2 overs) 75

FALL OF WKTS: 1-4, 2-5, 3-10, 4-23, 5-35, 6-52, 7-55, 8-65, 9-66.

BOWLING: Mpofu 4-0-8-1 (2w); Price 4-2-6-2 (1w); Chigumbura 3-0-20-0; Utseya 4-0-26-3; Cremer 3-0-10-2; Dabengwa 1-0-4-1; Zhuwawo 0.2-0-1-1.

RESULT: Zimbabwe won by 109 runs.

UMPIRES: K. Bayney (Canada) and M.R. Benson (England).

TV UMPIRE: A. Maddela (Canada).

MATCH REFEREE: J.J. Crowe (New Zealand).

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Hamilton Masakadza.—AFP