Zimbabwe: Chevrons Stamp Their Authority

He came into bat at the end of the seventh over, after the fielding restrictions had been relaxed, but it made no difference.

The Chevrons skipper struck the third ball he faced for six and went on a run-scoring spree that made him the owner of the second-fastest century in T20I cricket.

Lady Chevrons suffer first defeat

THE United States of America capitalised on Zimbabwe’s poor batting performance to clinch the third One Day International by four wickets to keep the five-match series alive at Harare Sports Club yesterday. The United States won the toss and elected to field, a decision that turned out to be crucial as the Lady Chevrons could put 179 runs on the board. Walter Chawaguta’s charges will have no one to blame but themselves as they put up a below-par performance with the bat and were skittled out inside 49 overs.

They lost the first wicket as early as the seventh over when Sharne Myers was caught behind by wicketkeeper Sindhu Sriharsha off the bowling of Geetika Kodali for a paltry 14 off 19 balls. The hosts did show some form of life as the seasoned pair of Modester Mupachikwa and Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano revived Zimbabwe’s hopes with a 57-run partnership off 82 balls. However, all-rounder Isani Vaghela was on hand to break the partnership when she had Mupachikwa caught by Ella Claridge. The usually dependable Beloved Biza did not last long either as she was soon back at the pavilion after she became Saanvi Immadi first scalp of the day. Biza’s wicket signalled a collapse of sorts as Zimbabwe lost wickets at regular intervals with the duo of Immadi and Player-of-the-Match Geetika Kodali, the chief architects. — Cricinfo/Zimpapers Sports Hub.