Star Africa
24th February 2015
Zimbabwe’s Chevrons lost by 73 runs to West Indies in a match played in Brisbane, New Zealand on Tuesday in which West Indies talisman Chris Gayle smashed the first double century in ICC Cricket World Cup history.Chasing a target of 373 runs, the Zimbabweans were bowled out for 289 runs. Their opponents had earlier scored 372 runs for the loss of two wickets (377/2).
Gayle etched his name in record books after scoring 215 runs off 147 balls, the first one-day international double-hundred ever scored in a World Cup.
Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura admitted after the match that there was “a lot of work to be done†ahead of the next Pool B tie against Pakistan on Sunday.
“I think we will be fine. We have to just forget about what happened today,†he said.
Former Zimbabwe sports minister David Coltart tweeted that the result did not mean the end of the tournament for the southern Africans.
“The Cricket World Cup is by no means over for Zimbabwe. Cricket & batting was impressive again-but we need to beat Ireland & Pakistan well,†Coltart wrote.
Zimbabwe is in Pool B with India, Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates and West Indies.