Zimbabwean cricket team in West Indies in 2006

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = Zimbabwe in West Indies 2006
team1_

team1_name = Zimbabwe
team2_
| team2_name = West Indies
from_date = 29 April
to_date = 14 May 2006
team1_captain = Terry Duffin
team2_captain = Brian Lara
Infobox_Cricket_series_ODI
no_of_ODIs = 7
team1_ODIs_won = 0
team2_ODIs_won = 5
team1_ODIs_most_runs = Justice Chibhabha 162
team2_ODIs_most_runs = Ramnaresh Sarwan 254
team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Prosper Utseya 6
team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Jerome Taylor 9
player_of_ODI_series = Shivnarine Chanderpaul

The 2006 international cricket season started with controversial ICC members Zimbabwe touring the West Indies for a series of seven One Day International matches. Because Zimbabwe recently pulled out of playing Test matches, the tour had to be rescheduled which meant the two Test matches were turned into limited overs games, bumping them up from the original five. After Zimbabwe's decision to leave Test cricket at the start of 2006, the West Indian Cricket Board had reconsidered the tour, but without any other team to play they had to appease both sponsors and fans. Although the teams lie next to each other in the ICC ODI Championship, West Indies holds 89 points in eighth place, 47 more than the tourists' 42 in ninth.

chedule

West Indies sealed at least a draw in the series after a convincing 82-run victory over Zimbabwe in Georgetown. The West Indies handed a debut to 25-year-old opener Sewnarine Chattergoon but he disappointed in front of his home crowd scoring only 9. But a few players did play a part in the massive total of 333/6 set by the West Indies. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top scored with 93 off 82 balls (7 fours & 4 sixes), and there were also half-centuries from Runako Morton (79 off 90) and captain Brian Lara (56 off 45). This set Zimbabwe an unlikely 334 target, and sure enough struggled. Fidel Edwards bowled Piet Rinke with the first ball of the innings, and also took the scalp of Zimbabwean captain Terry Duffin with the 4th ball of that over, leaving Zimbabwe at one run for two wickets, but steady knocks from Justice Chibhabha, Vusi Sibanda and Elton Chigumbura got the Zimbabweans past 100. But they weren't scoring quickly enough, and after their allotted 50 overs, came up 82 runs short, with Edwards the pick of the bowlers. This was also the last international match at the Bourda ground [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wivzim/content/story/246395.html Prospects brighter for Guyana's farewell] , from Cricinfo, 7 May 2006] :

Fifth ODI (10 May)

Limited overs international
batting first

batting first = Zimbabwe
score first innings = 152
overs first innings = 49.2
batting first highest scorer = Gregory Strydom
batting first highest scorer initial form = GM Strydom
batting first highest score = 48
batting first highest score balls faced = 73
bowling first best bowler = Dwayne Bravo
bowling first best bowler initial form = DJ Bravo
bowling first best figures = 3/24 [9.2]
batting second

batting second = West Indies
score second innings = 156/0
overs second innings = 27.4
batting second highest scorer = Chris Gayle
batting second highest scorer initial form = CH Gayle
batting second highest score = 95*
batting second highest score balls faced = 91
bowling second best bowler = Piet Rinke
bowling second best bowler initial form = HP Rinke
bowling second best figures = 0/6 [1]
winning team = West Indies
win margin = 10 wickets [ [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/ZIM_IN_WI/SCORECARDS/ZIM_WI_ODI5_10MAY2006.html Scorecard from Cricinfo of ODI #5] ]
stadium = Beausejour Stadium
city = Gros Islet
country = St. Lucia
umpire1 = Billy Bowden
umpire1 initial form = BF Bowden
umpire1 country = New Zealand
umpire1 country short form = NZL
umpire2 = Billy Doctrove
umpire2 initial form = BR Doctrove
umpire2 country = West Indies
umpire2 country short form = WIN
MOTM = Chris Gayle
MOTM initial form = CH Gayle
MOTM country = West Indies
MOTM ctry short form = WIN |

ixth ODI (13 May)

eventh ODI (14 May)

Limited overs international
batting first

batting first = West Indies
score first innings = 8/266
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Ramnaresh Sarwan
batting first highest scorer initial form = RR Sarwan
batting first highest score = 91
batting first highest score balls faced = 115
bowling first best bowler = Tawanda Mupariwa
bowling first best bowler initial form = T Mupawira
bowling first best figures = 3/44
batting second

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batting second = Zimbabwe
score second innings = 162
overs second innings = 49
batting second highest scorer = Brendan Taylor
batting second highest scorer initial form = BRM Taylor
batting second highest score = 43
batting second highest score balls faced = 82
bowling second best bowler = Dwayne Smith
bowling second best bowler initial form = DR Smith
bowling second best figures = 4/29
winning team = West Indies
win margin = 104 runs [ [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006/ZIM_IN_WI/SCORECARDS/ZIM_WI_ODI7_14MAY2006.html 7th ODI Scorecard] retrieved from CricInfo, 15 May 2006]
stadium = Queen's Park Oval
city = Port of Spain
country = Trinidad
umpire1 = Billy Bowden
umpire1 initial form = BF Bowden
umpire1 country = New Zealand
umpire1 country short form = NZ
umpire2 = Billy Doctrove
umpire2 initial form = BR Doctrove
umpire2 country = West Indies cricket team
umpire2 country short form = WI
MOTM = Ramnaresh Sarwan
MOTM initial form = RR Sarwan
MOTM country = West Indies cricket team
MOTM ctry short form = WI |

Notes

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/WI.html CricketArchive – itinerary of events]

Further reading

* Wisden Cricketers' Almanack