T20 World Cup Super 8s, Group 1, Mumbai
West Indies seal dominant 107-run win - fifth victory from five in this tournament
Windies post 254-6 - second-highest total in T20 World Cups
Hetmyer smashes 19-ball fifty before falling for 85 off 34; Powell smacks 59 off 35
Zimbabwe 147 (17.4 overs): Evans 43 (21) ; Motie 4-28; Hosein 3-28
Windies go top of Group 1 on net run-rate
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West Indies captain Shai Hope: "We all enjoyed that batting performance. When everyone is firing like that, it is such a joy to watch. It is amazing to see everyone contributing now, getting us a high run tally. Maybe there is just one batter left to get that big score, but it will all come in time.
"I didn't think the ball would spin as much as it did today, especially because the surface is a bit tougher than the rest, but it was good to see the spinners in our innings utilise it at the backend."
On Gudakesh Motie's performance: "We tend to neglect how important time away from the game is, especially when you are playing so much cricket. He has been one of our best bowlers in all formats. It is great to see him coming back after using his time wisely and working on his skills. It is great to see him contributing. Hopefully he can continue that going into the rest of the games."
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Re: my earlier prediction for an Eng v Zim final. In retrospect, perhaps not.
Gary, London
Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raza: "The plan of action is to go for an extra tomorrow and hopefully everything will be fine, but we will see how it goes.
"I don't want to think about the venues. If we think like that then we will learn nothing from this game. For me and for Zimbabwe, it is very important that we take at least something out of this result. It is very nice to play here but we can only learn something if we have an attitude where we actually want to learn rather than look for excuses that won't help us.
"I'm not really bothered about the change in venues. If we want to go through then we have to play our best cricket at any venue, whether it is here in India or in Sri Lanka. That is the challenge."
On the challenge of facing India in Chennai: "Even with the bruises that we have received today, we will still look to win and look to earn a good performance. Two teams have lost two games, so both teams have something to prove."
Shimron Hetmyer certainly pulled things out of the bag with the bat, but Gudakesh Motie should certainly receive some plaudits for his exploits with the ball in hand.
Let's relive his wickets...
'Lovely bit of bowling!' - Motie's wickets
Player of the match, West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer: "I'm trying to replicate the things I've been doing for the last month and so far it's been working.
On his move back up the order to number three: "It's nice to have the backing of the team."
"I've been doing a lot of overthinking previously with my batting and now I'm trying to think less and let the bat do the talking."
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
West Indies remain unbeaten in this World Cup and that stands them in good stead going forwards.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Indies complete an impressive 107-run victory over Zimbabwe.
It is a confidence-inducing result for Shai Hope's team, who remain unbeaten at the 2026 T20 World Cup.
They won the only previous T20 World Cup fixture between these two sides in 2022, and absolutely cruised to victory once again in Mumbai.
It was a nightmare outing for Zimbabwe in the end, who concede their unbeaten run in the tournament in astonishing fashion.
Evans c Hosein b Forde 43 (Zim 147 all out)
Brad Evans punts for a half-century after being brought back on strike thanks to a single from Richard Ngarava.
However, he top edges the ball and is caught out by Matthew Forde. That's that - West Indies with a huge victory,
Melissa Story
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Evans is playing a gem of an innings here!
He's hit three sixes in this over - the last one was a remarkable shot, bending back and uppercutting Joseph over the ropes.
Brad Evans keeps on muscling sixes into the stands!
The batter takes a big swing to carry his shot over the boundary rope at long-on before levering Sharmar Joseph over third man for another six.
This is the sort of rhythm Zimbabwe needed in the early stages of this run chase.
Melissa Story
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
A ramp shot from Evans and he's hit it into the West Indies' dugout for six!
Brad Evans scoops another six over the boundary rope!
He takes his side to 133-9 and he is finally giving the Zimbabwe fans something to cheer about.
Where has he been for the rest of this innings?
Michael Carberry
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That length again. It's into the pitch, waist high and Evans has collected that. It's an even bigger it than the first one.
Brad Evans has found his hitting arc now!
He manages to fire back-to-back sixes off, both towards deep square leg, as Zimbabwe take 18 runs at the tail end of this innings.
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I hope that chap didn't put money on Zimbabwe winning the WC in the end
Kieran, Wolverhampton
Richard Ngarava takes this Super 8s fixture into a 16th over with a fantastic six over deep cover.
Akeal Hosein will be more than pleased with his bowling performance today, having taken three wickets and conceded just 28 runs off his four overs with the ball in hand.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Hosein has gone shopping and he's got his rewards by dismissing Muzarabani.
Muzarabani c Joseph b Hosein 0 (Zim 103-9)
What's the definition of getting your ducks in a row?
Because the West Indies are taking that saying to a different meaning today!
Blessing Muzarabani is the latest batter to fall foul of Akeal Hosein, who claims his third wicket of the match for just 22 runs.
Michael Carberry
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That's a ridiculous reach from Holder. Spiderman-esque.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King,caught Musekiwa, bowled Ngarava King, caught Musekiwa, bowled Ngarava | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 75.00 |
Hope,caught Bennett, bowled Evans Hope, caught Bennett, bowled Evans | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 116.67 |
Hetmyer,caught Bennett, bowled Cremer Hetmyer, caught Bennett, bowled Cremer | 85 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 250.00 |
Powell,caught Musekiwa, bowled Muzarabani Powell, caught Musekiwa, bowled Muzarabani | 59 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 168.57 |
Rutherford,not out Rutherford, not out | 31 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 238.46 |
Shepherd,caught Burl, bowled Ngarava Shepherd, caught Burl, bowled Ngarava | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 210.00 |
Holder,caught Munyonga, bowled Muzarabani Holder, caught Munyonga, bowled Muzarabani | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 325.00 |
Forde,not out Forde, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 21 Extras, no balls 1, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 21 | |||||||
Total,254 for 6 20.0 overs Total,254 for 6 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ngarava | 4.0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11.75 |
Muzarabani | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10.50 |
Evans | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.50 |
Cremer | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.50 |
Raza | 3.0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17.33 |
Myers | 1.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
17 for 1(2.4 overs) | King |
54 for 2(5.5 overs) | Hope |
176 for 3(14.3 overs) | Hetmyer |
194 for 4(16.1 overs) | Powell |
229 for 5(18.4 overs) | Shepherd |
248 for 6(19.3 overs) | Holder |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marumani,caught Hetmyer, bowled Forde Marumani, caught Hetmyer, bowled Forde | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 175.00 |
Bennett,bowled Hosein Bennett, bowled Hosein | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 100.00 |
Myers,bowled Motie Myers, bowled Motie | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 186.67 |
Burl,caught Hetmyer, bowled Hosein Burl, caught Hetmyer, bowled Hosein | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Raza,bowled Motie Raza, bowled Motie | 27 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 135.00 |
Munyonga,caught Joseph, bowled Motie Munyonga, caught Joseph, bowled Motie | 14 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 87.50 |
Musekiwa,bowled Motie Musekiwa, bowled Motie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Evans,caught Hosein, bowled Forde Evans, caught Hosein, bowled Forde | 43 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 204.76 |
Cremer,caught and bowled Holder Cremer, caught and bowled Holder | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Muzarabani,caught Joseph, bowled Hosein Muzarabani, caught Joseph, bowled Hosein | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Ngarava,not out Ngarava, not out | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 116.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 9 | |||||||
Total,147 all out 17.4 overs Total,147 all out 17.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosein | 4.0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.00 |
Forde | 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.36 |
Motie | 4.0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.00 |
Joseph | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11.66 |
Holder | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8.33 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
20 for 1(1.6 overs) | Marumani |
20 for 2(2.1 overs) | Bennett |
20 for 3(2.4 overs) | Burl |
52 for 4(6.4 overs) | Myers |
94 for 5(10.3 overs) | Raza |
94 for 6(10.4 overs) | Musekiwa |
101 for 7(12.2 overs) | Munyonga |
102 for 8(13.3 overs) | Cremer |
103 for 9(14.3 overs) | Muzarabani |
147 for 10(17.4 overs) | Evans |
