Watch: West Indies batter’s unfortunate dismissal against Zimbabwe in 20-20 World Cup 2022
Johnson Charles, Craig Ervine (Image Credit: Twitter)
West Indies and Zimbabwe played Group B game of the first round of the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022 in Hobart. This game is a must-win for the two-time winners as they lost to Scotland previously. On the other hand, the Southern African team needed to win the game to qualify for the Super 12 round. They started the tournament with a win against Ireland.
The Maroon Brigade won the toss and elected to bat first citing the pressure of the must win game. “Must-win game for us. We’ll put runs on the board and put pressure on them,” Nicholas Pooran said at the toss. The team had a decent start as they scored 77/1 in 9.5 overs, having lost the wicket of Kyle Myers. Johnson Charles, who replaced Brandon King was batting well at 45 off 36 balls.
However, a horrible mix up with Rovman Powell combined by Charles slipping on the field meant that the latter’s innings was cut short. On the last ball of the 13th over, Powell played a cut short which was fielded by Tony Munyonga. In the meantime, the two batters had a horrific mix-up and Charles fell off. In the midst of this, Tony flicked the ball towards Craig Ervine who completed the formality.
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Talking about the game, the former champions scored 153/7 to give their bowlers some chance to have a fight. In reply, Zimbabwe had a great start but regular wickets meant that the chase got derailed and the Red Brigade were all-out for 122, losing the game by 31 runs. Alzarri Joseph took four wickets in the game to keep his team alive in the race for the Super 12.
After getting the Player Of The Match award he said “It’s very encouraging, but we all know the job is not done. We still have one more game to play. We need to get that win to get to the next round. For me it’s all about pulling it back for the team. Try to get an early wicket. If not, just keep it tight. It all depends on the batter and keeping a close eye on them at the crease. It’s a good wicket for cricket.”
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