DHAKA: Chris Gayle’s ton and Marlon Samuels’s fifty are helping West Indies set a challenging score against Zimbabwe in the 15th match of ICC Cricket World Cup in Canberra on Tuesday.
Till filling this report, West Indies scored 220 runs for one wicket after the end of 40-over. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels are taking on Zimbabwe’s blowers now.
Gayle scored 134 runs off 120 balls. This is his 22nd One Day International (ODI) hundred. Marlon Samuels hit his 26th ODI fifty, scoring 72 runs off 120 balls.
DR Smith and CH Gayle began the Caribbean’s opening. T Panyangara made DR Smith walked to the pavilion in second ball of the match. MN Samuels then began accompanying Gayle.
Earlier West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. The match kicked off at Manuka Oval at 9:30am Bangladesh time.
This match is a must-win one for both teams to go up on the point table as they have a winning each.
After being defeated by Ireland, West Indies won over Pakistan on their second match. Zimbabwe beat the United Arabs Emirates but lost to South Africa.
West Indies captain Jason Holder was happy with the team's middle-order form. He said: "It's very good to see that [Chris Gayle] still hasn't fired and we're still getting 300 runs. I guess when his contribution comes, we'll get somewhere close to 400, hopefully."
"It's the biggest ground I've been on so far. I've been in New Zealand the whole time, so yeah, it's a bit of a change for us." Hamilton Masakadza, on the size of the Manuka Oval outfield.
Squads
West Indies
1 Dwayne Smith, 2 Chris Gayle, 3 Jonathan Carter, 4 Marlon Samuels, 5 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 6 Lendl Simmons, 7 Darren Sammy, 8 Andre Russell, 9 Jason Holder (capt), 10 Jerome Taylor, 11 Nikita Miller
Zimbabwe:
1 Sikandar Raza, 2 Regis Chakabva, 3 Hamilton Masakadza, 4 Brendan Taylor (wk), 5 Sean Williams, 6 Craig Ervine, 7 Stuart Matsikenyeri, 8 Elton Chigumbura (capt), 9 Tinashe Panyangara, 10 Tendai Chatara, 11 Tafadzwa Kamungozi
Umpires - SJ Davis and IJ Gould (England)
TV umpire - REJ Martinesz (Sri Lanka)
Match referee - RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire - RA Kettleborough (England)
BDST: 1216 HRS, FEB 24, 2015
