| Zimbabwe in West Indies in 2006 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 29 April – 14 May 2006 | ||
| Captains | Terry Duffin | Brian Lara | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 7-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Justice Chibhabha (162) | Ramnaresh Sarwan (254) | |
| Most wickets | Prosper Utseya (6) | Jerome Taylor (9) | |
| Player of the series | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | ||
The2006 international cricket season started with controversialICC membersZimbabwe touring theWest Indies for a series of sevenOne Day International matches. BecauseZimbabwe recently pulled out of playing Test matches, the tour had to be rescheduled which meant the two Test matches were turned into limited overs games, bumping them up from the original five. After Zimbabwe's decision to leave Test cricket at the start of 2006, theWest Indies Cricket Board had reconsidered the tour, but without any other team to play they had to appease both sponsors and fans. Although the teams lie next to each other in theICC ODI Championship,West Indies holds 89 points in eighth place, 47 more than the tourists' 42 in ninth.
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| April | ||
| 29 | 1st ODI | Antigua |
| 30 | 2nd ODI | Antigua |
| May | ||
| 3 | Tour match | Antigua |
| 6 | 3rd ODI | Guyana |
| 7 | 4th ODI | Guyana |
| 10 | 5th ODI | St. Lucia |
| 13 | 6th ODI | Trinidad |
| 14 | 7th ODI | Trinidad |
| Zimbabwe[1] | West Indies |
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29 April 2006 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 5 wickets Antigua Recreation Ground,St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires:BF Bowden (NZ) andBR Doctrove (WI) Player of the match:JE Taylor (WI) |
Brian Lara's first match in his third spell as captain ended in victory, as Zimbabwe mustered 151 in their 50 overs, and four West Indian bowlers got two wickets each. DespiteRunako Morton recording aduck, West Indies made it to the target with five wickets and 11.4 overs to spare, as Lara top scored with 40, the second highest total of the match. However, according to Cricinfo reporter Will Luke, West Indies "rarely looked in complete control".[2] For Zimbabwe,Blessing Mahwire bowled seven overs and conceded 14 runs with six wides, whileProsper Utseya picked up a career best three for 35. In the first innings,Justice Chibhabha hit a half-century in his second ODI.
30 April 2006 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 98 runs Antigua Recreation Ground,St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires:BF Bowden (NZ) andSA Bucknor (WI) Player of the match:JE Taylor (WI) |
Despite another half-century fromJustice Chibhabha, this time worth 12 runs more than in the first ODI, Zimbabwe's total of 144 was seven lower than in the first ODI. West Indies had batted first, making 242 for 9 afterChris Gayle,Ramnaresh Sarwan andShivnarine Chanderpaul all passed 40, while five Zimbabwean bowlers got at least one wicket each.Jerome Taylor then took four wickets as Zimbabwe fell for 144, withElton Chigumbura (13) andTawanda Mupariwa (16) joining Chibhabha with double figure scores.
University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI won by 5 wickets[3]
Piet Rinke hit 113 for the Zimbabweans in the 13-a-side match, andBrendan Taylor andCharles Coventry also took half-centuries. For the University of West Indies' XI,Ryan Hinds andXavier Marshall, who had both played internationals for West Indies before, made scores of 117 not out and 54 respectively, and C. Walton anchored the chase with 67 as the hosts won with 23 balls to spare.
7 May 2006 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 82 runs Bourda,Georgetown, Guyana Umpires:BF Bowden (NZ) andSA Bucknor (WI) Player of the match:S Chanderpaul (WI) |
West Indies sealed at least a draw in the series after a convincing 82-run victory over Zimbabwe in Georgetown. The West Indies handed a debut to 25-year-old openerSewnarine Chattergoon but he disappointed in front of his home crowd scoring only 9. But a few players did play a part in the massive total of 333/6 set by the West Indies.Shivnarine Chanderpaul top scored with 93 off 82 balls (7 fours & 4 sixes), and there were also half-centuries fromRunako Morton (79 off 90) and captainBrian Lara (56 off 45). This set Zimbabwe an unlikely 334 target, and sure enough struggled.Fidel Edwards bowledPiet Rinke with the first ball of the innings, and also took the scalp of Zimbabwean captainTerry Duffin with the 4th ball of that over, leaving Zimbabwe at one run for two wickets, but steady knocks fromJustice Chibhabha,Vusi Sibanda andElton Chigumbura got the Zimbabweans past 100. But they weren't scoring quickly enough, and after their allotted 50 overs, came up 82 runs short, with Edwards the pick of the bowlers. This was also the last international match at theBourda ground:[4]
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West Indies won by 10 wickets Beausejour Stadium,Gros Islet Umpires:BF Bowden (NZ) andBR Doctrove (WI) Player of the match:CH Gayle (WI) |
13 May 2006 Scorecard |
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No result (D/L method) Queen's Park Oval,Port of Spain,Trinidad Umpires:BF Bowden (NZ) andSA Bucknor (WI) |
14 May 2006 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 104 runs Queen's Park Oval,Port of Spain,Trinidad Umpires:BF Bowden (NZ) andBR Doctrove (WI) Player of the match:RR Sarwan (WI) |
