Brathwaite, Parris fail to outdo Taibu
ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad (CMC) —Kraigg Brathwaite and Nekoli Parris failed to trump a hundred from Tatenda Taibu that set up a five-run victory for Zimbabwe in their opening tour match against a University of the West Indies’ Vice Chancellor’s XI yesterday.
Brathwaite struck five fours in 80 from 117 balls, and Parris hit five fours and two sixes in 73 from 94 balls, as the Vice Chancellor’s XI, chasing 282 for victory from their allocation of 50 overs, just failed to reach their target.
Taibu collected 11 fours in 107 from 92 balls, as Zimbabwe, choosing to bat, were dismissed for 281 in 49.2 overs.
SCOREBOARD
ZIMBABWE (maximum 50 overs)
V Sibanda c Hutchinson b Brathwaite 27
*H Masakadza c Stoute b Penco 38
C Coventry c wkpr Dowrich b Griffith 23
+T Taibu run out 107
S Matsikenyeri b Cariah 23
G Lamb lbw b Cariah 16
E Chigumbura run out 5
T Maruma run out 5
S Masakadza c Cariah b Parris 9
K Jarvis c wkpr Dowrich b Parris 6
C Mpofu not out 6
Extras (lb4, w10, nb2) 16
TOTAL (all out, 49.2 overs) 281
Fall of wickets: 1-39, 2-85, 3-107, 4-175, 5-201, 6-219, 7-226, 8-253, 9-275
Bowling: Brathwaite 8-1-36-1 (nb1, w2); Hutchinson 4-0-25-0 (w3); Stoute 8-0-53-0 (nb1, w1); Griffith 10-0-55-1 (w2); Penco 5-0-25-1; Cariah 10-0-43-2; Parris 4.2-0-40-2 (w2)
UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI
(target: 282 off 50 overs)
K Brathwaite c wkpr Taibu
b S. Masakadza 80
*S Jackson lbw b Mpofu 1
A D’Andrade c Lamb b Mpofu 10
N Parris c Matsikenyeri b Jarvis 73
K Stoute b Maruma 5
J Griffith c Sibanda b Jarvis 14
Y Carriah c Matsikenyeri b Chigumbura 24
+S Dowrich c Sibanda b Chigumbura 23
S Penco not out 4
R Brathwaite not out 13
Extras (lb7, w10, nb12) 29
TOTAL (8 wkts, 50 overs) 276
Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-39, 3-175, 4-195, 5-203, 6-217, 7-257, 8-257
Bowling: Mpofu 9-0-65-2 (nb1, w4); S. Masakadza 9-0-37-1 (nb4, w2); Jarvis 10-0-54-2 (nb6); Chigumbura 7-0-27-2 (w1); H. Masakadza 4-0-15-0; Maruma 7-0-51-0 (w2); Lamb 4-0-20-0
Result: Zimbabwe won by five runs
Umpires: S Gopaul, A Sanowar
Man-of-the-Match: Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)