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Chigumbura slammed an unbeaten 103 to propel Zimbabwe
15 Feb 2011 at 05:34hrs | Views
Skipper Elton Chigumbura slammed an unbeaten 103 to propel Zimbabwe to a healthy 244-8 in a World Cup warm-up game against Ireland on Tuesday.
Chigumbura, 24, hit eight fours and three sixes in his 81-ball knock to lift his side from a shaky 74-4 after they won the toss and elected to bat at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur.
Former captain Tatenda Taibu chipped in with a valuable 45 up the order after the early dismissals of openers Brendan Taylor and Charles Coventry.
Ireland seamers Trent Johnston and Andre Botha picked up two wickets each in what was their last practice match ahead of the tournament beginning in Dhaka on Saturday.
Zimbabwe and Ireland have been placed in different groups for the mega-event which has 14 teams in fray.
Teams:
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (capt) , Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Terry Duffin, Craig Ervine, Greg Lamb, Shingi Masakadza, Chris Mpofu, Ray Price, Ed Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams.
Ireland: William Porterfield (capt), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, Ed Joyce, John Mooney, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson (wk), Andrew White.
Umpires: Marais Erasmus, South Africa, and Buddhi Pradhan, Nepal.
Reserve umpire: Sanjay Hazare, India.
Chigumbura, 24, hit eight fours and three sixes in his 81-ball knock to lift his side from a shaky 74-4 after they won the toss and elected to bat at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur.
Former captain Tatenda Taibu chipped in with a valuable 45 up the order after the early dismissals of openers Brendan Taylor and Charles Coventry.
Ireland seamers Trent Johnston and Andre Botha picked up two wickets each in what was their last practice match ahead of the tournament beginning in Dhaka on Saturday.
Teams:
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (capt) , Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Terry Duffin, Craig Ervine, Greg Lamb, Shingi Masakadza, Chris Mpofu, Ray Price, Ed Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams.
Ireland: William Porterfield (capt), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, Ed Joyce, John Mooney, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson (wk), Andrew White.
Umpires: Marais Erasmus, South Africa, and Buddhi Pradhan, Nepal.
Reserve umpire: Sanjay Hazare, India.
Source - Super Sport
