Zimbabwe vs Cricket Web XI
2nd ODI
at the CW Oval
Scorecard
Commentary
A careful unbeaten half-century by Chris Butler guided the Cricket Web XI home in another uncertain performance against Zimbabwe. The Black batsman has been making a habit recently of finishing games for his team, and did so again after a shaky start in the chase of 217 for victory.
The call of heads was sufficient for Brendon Goff to win the toss and he had no hesitation as to inserting the touring Zimbabweans on a seaming pitch. He was not greatly rewarded, however. Vusi Sibanda set the pace with three consecutive boundaries off Xavier Rose and went on to score 76.
He was supported well by a patient Brendan Taylor, until Elton Chigumbura elevated the run rate at the death of the innings. Zimbabwe posted a respectable 216-7. Kyle Wright took his first 3 wickets for the CW XI since his return, and Liam Camps was the other main bowler with 3 wickets of his own.
In chasing the score, a partnership of 73 for the first wicket showed Daniel Towns continuing in fine form. He lost Camps for 24, then Goff for 9, and then played on to Piet Rinke's medium pace. The score sat at 102-3 and Zimbabwe hoped to take advantage of their breakthroughs.
It would not be on this day, however. Instead Dinu DeSilva buckled down to play one of his slowest international innings to date. He supported Butler well in a partnership of 75 that set the CW XI well on pace to a shaky, but successful finish.
Zimbabwe 216-7 (50 overs)
V Sibanda 76, BRM Taylor 46; LA Camps 3-25, KS Wright 3-46
Cricket Web XI 217-5 (48 overs)
CR Butler 66*, DP Towns 47, MW DeSilva 35; T Mupariwa 2-42
Cricket Web XI won by 5 wickets.
Man of the Match: CR Butler
How OUT:
Zimbabwe
T Duffin - flicked into lap of square leg
V Sibanda - driven uppishly into chest of bowler; sharp catch
CJ Chibhabha - beaten by sharp in-seamer, lbw; ball slipping down leg'
BRM Taylor - slogged slower ball to long-on; easy catch
H Masakadza - driven uppishly through offside; stunning catch at short extra cover
E Chigumbura - not out
HP Rinke - swing and miss; bowled middle
GB Brent - pulled to deep square leg; easy catch
P Utseya - not out
Cricket Web XI
DP Towns - played on to short ball
LA Camps - loose drive; caught backward point
BJ Goff - played inside low offbreak; bowled offstump
CR Butler - not out
MW DeSilva - bottom-edged pull; bowled
SE Fuller - flicked to short midwicket; simple catch
A Crampton - not out
