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Chisoro, Raza lead Zimbabwe into tri-series final
- Updated: November 25, 2016
Zimbabwe 218 for 8 (Raza 76*, Chisoro 42*, Nurse 3-27, Bishoo 3-30) beat West Indies 124 for 5 (Carter 43*, Williams 2-18, Chisoro 2-23) by 5 runs (D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Zimbabwe fought back from the brink to beat West Indies by five runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method in Bulawayo. The spirited come-from-behind victory gave Zimbabwe a berth in tri-series final, where they will play Sri Lanka on November 27.
The cornerstone of Zimbabwe’s comeback was the unbroken 91-run ninth-wicket partnership between Sikandar Raza and Tendai Chisoro, which lifted the home side to 218. That stand came on the back of a 38-run eighth-wicket stand between Raza and Donald Tiripano, after Zimbabwe had slipped to 89 for 7. West Indies were set a target of 219 in 49 overs, since a rain break during Zimbabwe’s innings had shortened the match.
Having rescued Zimbabwe with the bat, Raza and Chisoro began proceedings with the ball – only the third time in ODIs that Zimbabwe opened with spin at both ends. Chisoro had Johnson Charles caught and bowled off the fourth ball of the innings, and trapped Evin Lewis lbw in his next over. Sean Williams bowled first change and Graeme Cremer second change as Zimbabwe continued to squeeze West Indies with spin.
It was Williams who …
