West Indies one wicket from victory

West Indies bowler Omari Banks (C) and wicket keeper Ridley 
Jacobs celebrate the dismissal of Zimbabwe batsman Trevor 
Gripper caught Daren Ganga (2ndR) for 8 runs on the fourth day 
of the second Test against Zimbabwe  in Bulawayo 15 November 2003.
 AFP PHOTO

Sunday, November 16, 2003

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AFP): West Indies were just one wicket away from victory in the second Test against Zimbabwe on Saturday after a day in which 19 wickets fell for only 205 runs.

Brian Lara's side will wrap up victory on Sunday morning after Zimbabwe finished the fourth day on 90-9 in their second innings.

Earlier, the home side had dismissed the West Indies for just 128 and were even thinking of victory themselves at that stage chasing a target of 233.

When the close came on Saturday, only skipper Heath Streak and Blessing Mahwire were left to carry the match into a final day still needing 143 to win.

The day began with Lara, who made 191 in his first innings, rushing to the dressing room for treatment after being stung by a bee - half an hour afterwards he was yorked by Streak, who removed his middle stump for just one.

That seemed to herald a sudden collapse by the tourists. 

Wavell Hinds dug in for his 28, the highest score of the day. But his partners at the top and middle order managed only 43 runs between them. 

Were it not for a partnership of 45 by Omari Banks and Mervyn Dillon, the entire team might not have reached the 100 mark. 

It was yet another triumph for Ray Price, the Zimbabwe left-arm spinner, who took 4-36 to take his tally to 19 wickets at little more than 20 runs each in the first two Tests.

The target of 233 was always going to be a tough one for Zimbabwe, but their prospects were all but dashed when Vusi Sibanda went for a duck and his partner at the top, Trevor Gripper made only eight. 

The procession of batsmen to and from the pavilion, which began from the first over, continued through the day. 

Zimbabwe's 90-9 was their worst score in Tests since they were knocked over by West Indies four years ago for 63 when chasing only 99 to win. 

Scoreboard on the fourth day:

West Indies 1st innings 481
(Brian Lara 191, Wavell Hinds 81, Ramnaresh Sarwan 65, Ray Price 5-199)

Zimbabwe 1st innings 377 (Mark Vermeulen 118, Craig Wishart 96; Corey Collymore 4-70)

West Indies 2nd innings (overnight 13-1)
Wavell Hinds c Carlisle b Price 28
Chris Gayle lbw b Streak 0
Daren Ganga c Carlisle b Blignaut 8
Brian Lara b Streak 1
Ramnaresh Sarwan c Wishart b Blignaut 9
Shivnarine Chanderpaul lbw b Streak 15
Ridley Jacobs c Blignaut b Price 10
Omari Banks c Vermeulen b Price 16
Mervyn Dillon not out 27
Corey Collymore b Price 0
Fidel Edwards b Blignaut 0
Extras (5b, 3lb, 2nb, 4w) 14
Total 128

Fall: 1-0, 2-17, 3-21, 4-51, 5-51, 6-82, 7-82, 8-127, 9-128
Bowling: Streak 15-2-39-3 (1w), Blignaut 14.4-6-29-3, Mahwire 2-0-16-0 (3w, 2nb), Price 21-7-36-4)

Zimbabwe 2nd innings
Vusi Sibanda c Lara b Dillon 0
Trevor Gripper c Ganga b Banks 8
Mark Vermeulen b Hinds 24
Craig Wishart c Jacobs b Hinds 13
Stuart Carlisle c Jacobs b Banks 9
Andy Blignaut lbw b Banks 3
Stuart Matsikenyere run out (Edwards) 5
Tatenda Taibu lbw b Collymore 1
Heath Streak not out 19
Ray Price b Collymore 4
Blessing Mahwire not out 4
Extras 0
Total (for 9 wkts) 90 

Fall: 1-0, 2-32, 3-33, 4-54, 5-56, 6-62, 7-63, 8-67, 9-75

Bowling: Mervyn Dillon 4-0-13-1, Corey Collymore 11-5-19-2, Wavell Hinds 9-2-20-2, Omari Banks 15-2-35-3, Sarwan 2-1-3-0

Toss: West Indies
Umpires: R Koertzen (RSA) and S Taufel (AUS)
TV Umpire: I Robinson
Match Referee: G Viswanath (IND) 

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