WI VS ZIM - Super Sixes Match 5, ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 2018

West Indies vs Zimbabwe

Windies won by 4 wkts

WI -290/6 (48.6)

ZIM -289/10 (49.6)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Marlon Samuels

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
8
8
1
0
100
15
12
0
1
125

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
9
0
36
2
4

That sets up the WCQ pretty nicely. We have four more Super Six games to come and as many as 5 teams can still aspire to finish amongst the top-two - which will guarantee them a place in the 2019 World Cup. Actually, we might just end up with a couple of semi-final games as the tournament progresses. Lots of excitement coming up with Afghanistan taking on UAE in a must-win game for Rashid Khan's troops tomorrow. Do join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..

Graeme Cremer - 'We thought 290 was a good score, we were happy with our final score during the break. It was a tough call because spinners have been doing the job for us (reason for not bowling pacers in the middle overs), they batted really well, held the innings together (Hope and Samuels), they deserved the win. There will be some pressure on us in the next game, but we will look to embrace it. Would have been nice to win today, but they played well and there's no shame losing such games.'

Jason Holder - 'I am extremely happy, total team effort. I thought they batted well and had a foundation to launch. Credit should go our boys, we took all our chances, got back into the match and then batted pretty well. This is the second time we have won chasing, we have done well as a team. Brendan (Taylor) played well, but I felt we executed our skills well towards the death overs.'

Marlon Samuels, MoM: It was a special effort from the entire team. We know what was at stake and the belief was always there. We bowled badly in patches but it was a good wicket. Was a bit on the slower side. We knew we had to come big and glad to do so. Shai Hope is one of my favorite batsmen. He's growing as a player and one to look out for the future. I mean, I was going all the way but keeper Taylor took a good catch. I was expecting Shai Hope to bring it home, but nevertheless the team got us home and that's what's important for us.

A calm chase from the men from Caribbean (if you discount those 15-20 minutes of madness). Evin Lewis set the platform for the chase, Shai Hope played the anchor, Marlon Samuels was at his aggressive best and Rovman Powell applied the finishing touches. Zimbabwe were disciplined with the ball, but they rag tag on the field, making those small mistakes which eventaully came back to cost them. First loss for the hosts, but they still stay in the hunt for a place amongst the top two. As for West Indies, they are back on top of the table, having garnered six points.

END OF OVER 49

11 Runs

WI: 290 - 6

2 6 Wd 0 0 1 L1

Ashley Nurse

8 (8)

Rovman Powell

15 (12)

Sean Williams

7-0-45-1

48.6

Sean Williams to Ashley Nurse, 1 leg bye, West Indies win and they stay alive in this WCQ. Delight on the faces of both batsmen as they complete the single. Fired down the leg-side, Nurse was looking to sweep and missed, the ball lobbed off his pads towards short fine, Powell called him across for the winning run

48.5

Sean Williams to Rovman Powell, 1 run, scores are level, slower and well outside off, eased down towards long-off for a single

48.4

Sean Williams to Rovman Powell, no run, very full and on the stumps, driven back at the bowler

48.3

Sean Williams to Rovman Powell, no run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

48.3

Sean Williams to Rovman Powell, wide, pushed through quicker and down the leg-side, Powell slightly lose balance as he went for the flick and missed, Taylor was quick to whip the bails off, but Powell had gone nowhere

Appeal for a stumping, but Powell is well in and it's a wide as well

48.2

6

Sean Williams to Rovman Powell, SIX, Powell is chuffed to bits, he knows the match is in the bag now. This was tossed up invitingly around middle, Powell gets his left leg out of the way and clouts it miles into the stands at deep mid-wicket, the crowd has been silenced

48.1

Sean Williams to Rovman Powell, 2 runs, the pressure tells on Raza and he fumbles, flatter and on the stumps, pulled away to deep mid-wicket where Raza fumbles and allows Powell to get back on style

Sean Williams [6.0-0-35-1] is back into the attack

11 needed from 12 balls. Interesting call from Cremer and it's Williams with the ball

END OF OVER 48

5 Runs

WI: 279 - 6

1 1 0 1 1 1

Rovman Powell

6 (7)

Ashley Nurse

8 (7)

Muzarabani

9-0-36-2

47.6

Muzarabani to Rovman Powell, 1 run, a direct hit and Powell was short by a long way. Is this the defining moment of the match? Cremer had time and the stumps, but he shies and misses, Powell drove it straight to mid-off and set-off for a risky single

47.5

Muzarabani to Nurse, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Nurse taps it in front of the popping crease and calls his partner for a quick single

47.4

Muzarabani to Rovman Powell, 1 run, full and angling into the right-hander, Powell pushes forward and gets an inside edge onto the pads, the ball rolls away towards square leg and the batsmen get a single

47.3

Muzarabani to Rovman Powell, no run, dot ball from Muzarabani, back of a length and just outside off, punched towards cover

47.2

Muzarabani to Nurse, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, Nurse runs it down towards third man for a single