Gayle helps Windies sweep aside Zimbabwe
Captain Chris Gayle slammed a boundary-studded 63 off 41 balls to pilot the West Indies to a four-wicket victory
Kingstown, St Vincent: Captain Chris Gayle slammed a boundary-studded 63 off 41 balls to pilot the West Indies to a four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fifth and final one-day cricket international on Sunday at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex.
The West Indies, despite losing the first match, won the series 4-1.
Scoreboard
Zimbabwe innings
- V. Sibanda c Barath b Sammy 8
- H. Masakadza c Sammy b Rampaul 0
- T. Maruma c Gayle b Rampaul 1
- B. Taylor b Sammy 7
- T. Taibu c Ramdin b Sammy 0
- C. Coventry run out 56
- E. Chigumbura c Sammy b Pollard 19
- G. Lamb c Deonarine b Benn 16
- G. Cremer not out 19
- P. Utseya c Pollard b DJ Bravo 7
- R. Price run out 4
Extras (lb-10, w-11, nb-3) 24
Total (all out, 50 overs) 161
Bowling: D.Bernard 5-2-8-0 (1nb, 3w), R.Rampaul 10-2-24-2 (2nb, 1w), DJ Bravo 10-1-38-1 (3w), D.Sammy 10-3-33-3 (1w), S.Benn 10-0-26-1, K.Pollard 5-0-22-1 (1w).
West Indies innings
- A. Barath lbw b Chigumbura 14
- C. Gayle c Taylor b Utseya 63
- DM.Bravo st Taibu b Lamb 14
- D. Ramdin not out 21
- N. Deonarine c Chigumbura b Cremer 3
- DJ.Bravo st Taibu b Utseya 0
- K. Pollard c Masakadza b Price 36
- D. Bernard not out 4
Extras (b-3, lb-3 w-4) 10
Total (six wickets, 27.4 overs) 165
Bowling: Chigumbura 4-0-30-1 (2w), Price 7-0-32-1 (2w), Lamb 5-1-20-1, Utseya 7-0-41-2, Cremer 3-0-17-1, Maruma 1.4-0-19-0.
