Windies, Kiwis crush rivals
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March 5, 2011, Saturday
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RUTHLESS West Indies humiliated Bangladesh with the bat and ball in front of their own fans in Dhaka yesterday, skittling the World Cup co-hosts for their lowest ever ODI score of 58 before chasing down the target in 12.2 overs.
Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn claimed four wickets while Kemar Roach and Darren Sammy bagged three scalps each as Bangladesh was flattened in 18.5 overs.
The crowd reacted by throwing placards, caps, logos and team jerseys on to the field, while there were reports that the West Indies team bus was stoned after the match.
The boos around the stadium could still be heard when the West Indian openers Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo came out to bat but Shakib Al Hasan's men were powerless to stop the visitors winning by nine wickets. Bangladesh's score of 58 was the lowest total in this year's World Cup.
"The wicket seemed to be doing a bit, I mean for the spinners, but Kemar Roach did a brilliant job," Gayle tried to explain the Bangladesh collapse.
"In fact, all our players stepped up to restrict Bangladesh to 60 runs."
"I think this win will take us to the quarterfinal but we still can't relax as we have couple of crucial games coming up against Ireland, India and England," he said.
In Ahmedabad, India, the New Zealand thrashed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in a one-sided match to notch up its second World Cup win.
Paceman Tim Southee led a disciplined New Zealand bowling show to skittle Zimbabwe for 162 runs after the Africans chose to bat first in the Group A match.
Southee bowled full and fast to pick up three wickets for 29 while captain Daniel Vettori and Kyle Mills, who returned from a back injury in place of batsman Jamie How, picked up two wickets apiece.
Openers Martin Guptill (86 not out) and Brendon McCullum (76 not out) then came back and swatted away whatever Zimbabwe threw at them and reached the target in under 34 overs.
New Zealand captain Vettori appeared a satisfied man after their second 10-wicket triumph in the tournament.
"I think this was the performance we were looking for. Right from the start... the way we bowled, the discipline we showed... the performance with the bat from Guptill and McCulllum... this was what we have been looking for from a long time," he said.
The lopsided win, however, denied the Kiwi middle-order batsmen to get a workout before their crunch match against Pakistan on Tuesday.
Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn claimed four wickets while Kemar Roach and Darren Sammy bagged three scalps each as Bangladesh was flattened in 18.5 overs.
The crowd reacted by throwing placards, caps, logos and team jerseys on to the field, while there were reports that the West Indies team bus was stoned after the match.
The boos around the stadium could still be heard when the West Indian openers Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo came out to bat but Shakib Al Hasan's men were powerless to stop the visitors winning by nine wickets. Bangladesh's score of 58 was the lowest total in this year's World Cup.
"The wicket seemed to be doing a bit, I mean for the spinners, but Kemar Roach did a brilliant job," Gayle tried to explain the Bangladesh collapse.
"In fact, all our players stepped up to restrict Bangladesh to 60 runs."
"I think this win will take us to the quarterfinal but we still can't relax as we have couple of crucial games coming up against Ireland, India and England," he said.
In Ahmedabad, India, the New Zealand thrashed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in a one-sided match to notch up its second World Cup win.
Paceman Tim Southee led a disciplined New Zealand bowling show to skittle Zimbabwe for 162 runs after the Africans chose to bat first in the Group A match.
Southee bowled full and fast to pick up three wickets for 29 while captain Daniel Vettori and Kyle Mills, who returned from a back injury in place of batsman Jamie How, picked up two wickets apiece.
Openers Martin Guptill (86 not out) and Brendon McCullum (76 not out) then came back and swatted away whatever Zimbabwe threw at them and reached the target in under 34 overs.
New Zealand captain Vettori appeared a satisfied man after their second 10-wicket triumph in the tournament.
"I think this was the performance we were looking for. Right from the start... the way we bowled, the discipline we showed... the performance with the bat from Guptill and McCulllum... this was what we have been looking for from a long time," he said.
The lopsided win, however, denied the Kiwi middle-order batsmen to get a workout before their crunch match against Pakistan on Tuesday.
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