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Cricket: Shillingford spins West Indies to nine-wicket win

March 14, 2013 14:33
Shane Shillingford destroyed an inept Zimbabwe batting line-up to set the West Indies on the way to a comprehensive nine-wicket win inside three days in the first Test on Thursday. Picking up from where he left off the previous evening when he took two wickets in two overs, the tall off-spinner added four more victims to finish with innings figures of six for 49 -- and a match analysis of nine for 107 -- as the visitors were routed for 107 in their second innings just before the interval.

Sammy blitz puts West Indies on top against Zimbabwe

March 13, 2013 13:16
(Reuters) - Big-hitting by West Indies captain Darren Sammy put his side in a strong position after they reached 265 for seven at tea on the second day of the first test against Zimbabwe at the Kensington Oval on Wednesday. Sammy hoisted four sixes off leg spinner Graeme Cremer in blasting 73 and added 106 for the seventh wicket with Denesh Ramdin before being bowled by Hamilton Masakadza 10 minutes before the interval. The hosts lead by 54 after dismissing Zimbabwe for 211 on the first day.

Cricket-Zimbabwe win toss, bat first against West Indies

March 12, 2013 10:30
BRIDGETOWN, March 12 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening test of a two-match series against West Indies in Bridgetown on Tuesday. Fast Chris Mpofu misses the game through a muscle strain, with Tendai Chatara making his test debut in his place. West Indies go into the game with a three-man attack, including recalls for Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach.

Cricket: Powell, Simmons lead Windies to 158-7

March 3, 2013 16:15
Kieron Powell bludgeoned an unbeaten 46 off just 24 deliveries to lift the West Indies to 158 for seven against Zimbabwe in the second and final Twenty20 international at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The hard-hitting right-hander dominated a 56-run fifth-wicket partnership with Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain contributing 19 and playing an important part in helping to break the shackles imposed by their opponents.

Cricket: West Indies bat in second T20 against Zimbabwe

March 3, 2013 14:15
West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to bat first against Zimbabwe in the second and final T20 international at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday. Following their resounding eight-wicket win in the first match on Saturday, the hosts drafted fast bowler Shannon Gabriel and all-rounder Christopher Barnwell into their final eleven with pacer Tino Best and batsman Darren Bravo making way.

Cricket: Zimbabwe win toss, bat against West Indies

February 24, 2013 10:01
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and elected to bat first against the West Indies in the second one-day international at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Sunday. West Indies were forced to omit opening batsman Johnson Charles, the man of the match from the first one-dayer, due to foot and hamstring injuries sustained while batting on Friday. Hard-hitting middle-order batsman Kieron Pollard, who was not considered for the opening fixture due to his late arrival from Bangladesh, replaces Charles.
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