West Indies won the T-20 World Cup tournament in a must-win match. This kept the hopes of the T-20 World Cup alive. In the first round Group-B match on Wednesday, West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by 31 runs. First, West Indies scored 153 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Johnson Charles (45), Powell (28), Akhil Hussain (23 not out) helped. Sikandar Raza (3/19) took three wickets. After that, ‘Man of the Match’ Alzari Joseph (4/16) burst with four wickets.. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 122 runs in 18.2 overs.
Only Luke Zhangwe (29) and Wesley (27) made notable scores. Holder (3/12) took three wickets. After the defeat by Scotland.. this match has become a chavorevo for the Caribbean to join the Super-12. Moreover, due to the need to increase the run rate, Windies captain Pooran won the toss and chose to bat.
Opener Kyle Meyers (13) was sent to the pavilion in the fourth over by Chikbawa.. Another opener Charles and Lewis (15) tried to support the second wicket with 49 runs. When the Windies were playing steadily, Sikandar got Lewis out and hit him. However, Pooran (7), Charles and Brooks (0) fell back with a difference of seven runs..
Windies were in trouble at once with 97/5. But, with Powell and Hussain adding 49 runs for the seventh wicket, the team’s score crossed the 150 run mark. Zimbabwe, who came into the ring for the target.
At the end of the Powerplay, they scored 55 runs, but kept losing wickets regularly. Taparder batsmen Chakabwa (13) and Tony Munyoga (2) along with Luke and Garawa (2), who are playing hard, have been added by Joseph Pavillion. Zimbabwe did not get into the match at any stage as Holder also bowled tightly.
