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West Indies vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI at St George's, , Feb 26 2013 - Match Result

RESULT
3rd ODI, St George's, February 26, 2013, Zimbabwe tour of West Indies
(46.2/50 ov, T:212) 215/5

West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
72* (103)
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Player Of The Series
172 runs
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Match centre 
Scores: S Balasubramanian | Comms: Liam Brickhill
Scorecard summary
Zimbabwe 211/9(50 overs)
41 (60)
2/38 (9)
West Indies 215/5(46.2 overs)
1/54 (10)

West Indies win the third and final one-day international by five wickets to seal a 3-0 series whitewash. Though Zimbabwe challenged them at times today, the visitors never had enough runs on the board after their middle order stumble. The pair of 22-year-old legspinners, Mutombodzi and Mushangwe, both showed plenty of promise in their spells, but Zimbabwe's seamers once again lacked penetration. Darren Bravo once again powered his team's chase, playing to his strengths and waiting for inevitable loose deliveries to compile a cool, unbeaten 72 from 103 deliveries. In fact, he may well be the Man of the Match for his sparkling effort. Stick with us for the presentations to find out, and also see what the two captains have to say for themselves.

Haniff Yusuf: "I agree, it is nice to see these promising bowlers. However, how can they get better when they don't get enough matches to play per year? They'll grow in confidence despite the losses, but practice makes perfect. ZIM needs more International matches."

Alistair Campbell chats to Brendan Taylor first. "I probably put this down to myself and Vusi getting out at the wrong time, 210 was never enough and we were outplayed." He has some kind words for his two young legspinners: "The wicket helped them, but they turn out good results all the time at home so I'm not surprised. They certainly have a good future for us. But this series is behind us now, and we've got to look to the t20s. Our heads will be high, and we'll bounce back in the t20s. This is a great place to play cricket, and hopefully we give the people back home something to smile about it."

Dwayne Bravo dedicates the win to Everton Weekes, whose birthday it is today. "We gave credit to the Zimbabwe boys on Sunday, and we regrouped as a team and we decided we had to bowl straighter on this wicket. Roach and Best led the way for us, and then Permaul and Narine backed them up really well. I'm really happy to get a chance to lead the West Indies team, but we are looking forward to Darren Sammy coming back for the twenty20s."

Darren Bravo is the man of the match, as expected. What's more, he's also the man of the series for his 172 runs in the series. "It was nice going out there and scoring my first century in the first game, and also to do it in a game we won. I backed my ability, and it was nice to perform for West Indies. We always have a goal for someone to bat through the innings, and I managed to do that today. I just want to apologize to Kieron Pollard for running him out. I probably deprived the crowd of some entertainment! But it's always great to win."

And that's all from me today. Your commentary today was provided by Liam Brickhill, and I'll be back for the Twenty20s this weekend. I hope you'll join me once again! Before you go, don't forget to have a look at Abhishek Purohit's report. Until next time, goodbye!

46.2
4
Mpofu to Ramdin, FOUR runs

and there's the game, Ramdin swivels into a pull to seal the result with a pull down to the fine leg boundary.

46.1
1
Mpofu to Darren Bravo, 1 run

the scores are leveled as Bravo taps the ball down towards point and they set off. The point fielder runs in with Bravo not really rushing to make his ground at the non-striker's end, and a direct hit would've had him!

end of over 466 runs
WI: 210/5CRR: 4.56 RRR: 0.50
Denesh Ramdin20 (25b 1x4)
Darren Bravo71 (102b 5x4)
Chamu Chibhabha 1-0-6-0
Chris Mpofu 8-0-34-0
45.6
Chibhabha to Ramdin, no run

nicely straight from Chibhabha, and Ramdin stays deep in his crease to play the ball back to him.

45.5
Chibhabha to Ramdin, no run

a late cut rolls straight to Mpofu at short third man.

45.4
4
Chibhabha to Ramdin, FOUR runs

a slower ball, an offcutter, lands very short and Ramdin puts the long hop away with a hoick over deep midwicket for four.

45.3
1
Chibhabha to Darren Bravo, 1 run

hacked down to long off for one more.

45.2
1
Chibhabha to Ramdin, 1 run

Ramdin comes forward to drive through extra cover.

45.1
Chibhabha to Ramdin, no run

full and straight, tapped back to the bowler.

Chibhabha comes on to administer the last rites, just eight runs needed.

end of over 458 runs
WI: 204/5CRR: 4.53 RRR: 1.60
Denesh Ramdin15 (20b)
Darren Bravo70 (101b 5x4)
Chris Mpofu 8-0-34-0
Hamilton Masakadza 6-0-38-1
44.6
1
Mpofu to Ramdin, 1 run

placed into the gap at square leg.

44.6
1w
Mpofu to Ramdin, 1 wide

hurled down the leg side. I think he was aiming for another bouncer there.

44.5
1
Mpofu to Darren Bravo, 1 run

another short one, and again it's quite quick at 134.3kph. Nudged off the armpit for one.

44.4
4lb
Mpofu to Darren Bravo, 4 leg byes

Mpofu is going to end up on the losing side, but he may well leave the batsmen with a few bruises too. This is his quickest ball of the tour, at 136.4kph, and Bravo takes his eyes off it as it spits up at him. The ball strikes the front of the helmet and loops over Taylor.

44.3
Mpofu to Darren Bravo, no run

another short one, and Bravo bottom-edges the pull straight into the ground at his feet.

44.2
1
Mpofu to Ramdin, 1 run

whipped off the pads for a single.

44.1
Mpofu to Ramdin, no run

Mpofu begins with a bouncer, at just over 128kph, which actually hurries Ramdin a touch as he fends to leg. The ball bounces through to Taylor.

end of over 446 runs
WI: 196/5CRR: 4.45 RRR: 2.66
Darren Bravo69 (98b 5x4)
Denesh Ramdin13 (17b)
Hamilton Masakadza 6-0-38-1
Kyle Jarvis 10-1-54-1
43.6
Masakadza to Darren Bravo, no run

driven to extra cover, where Bravo picks out a fielder.

43.5
1
Masakadza to Ramdin, 1 run

Masakadza offers width outside off, and Ramdin cuts out to deep point.

43.4
2
Masakadza to Ramdin, 2 runs

Ramdin finds the middle of the bat with a leg glance, the fine leg fielder running round as they rush back for the second.

43.3
1
Masakadza to Darren Bravo, 1 run

a much slower one, under 100kph, is eased down to long off for an ambled single.

43.2
1
Masakadza to Ramdin, 1 run

the angle takes the ball towards Ramdin's leg stump, and he helps it on its way to pick up a single and take West Indies target for a series whitewash down to just 20.

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
DM Bravo
72 runs (103)
5 fours0 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
35 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
93%
CJ Chibhabha
48 runs (62)
3 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
16 runs
0 four1 six
Control
83%
Best performances - bowlers
V Permaul
O
10
M
0
R
40
W
3
ECO
4
CT Mutombodzi
O
10
M
0
R
35
W
2
ECO
3.5
Match details
National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada
TossZimbabwe, elected to bat first
Series
Season2012/13
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultWest Indies won the 3-match series 3-0
Match numberODI no. 3340
Hours of play (local time)09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days26 February 2013 - day (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee