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West Indies defeated Zimbabwe in a must-win game to stay alive in the ꦜongoing T20 World Cup 2022 at Bellerive Ova🐻l in Hobart on Wednesday.
Defending 153, the bowling duo of Alzarri Joseph and Jason Holder sizzled with their splendid performance🍃s, bundling Zimbabwe for 122 to win the contest by 31 runs. The duo did✃n’t allow Zimbabwean batters to settle as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
Joseph picked up four wickets for just 16 runs in his quota of 4 overs, while Holder bagged 3 for 12 in 3.2 overs. Luke Jongwe top-scored fo𒉰r Zimbabwe with 29 off 22 balls, including three fours and a six.
Earlier, Zimbabwean all-rounder, Sikander Raza dismantled the Caribbean’s middle order to restrict the Nicholas Pooran-led side from marching towards the big total.
The Men in Maroon were sailing comfortably at one stage with 77/1 in 9.4 overs before Raza dismissed Even Lewis (15). He then struck twice in the 14th over, removing Shamarh Brooks (0) and Jason Holder (4) to reduce the Windies to 101/6.
After the consistent fall of wickets, Rovman Powell (28 off 21) and Akeal Hussain (23 off 18) anchored the West Indies innꩵi♋ngs, forming a crucial partnership of 28 runs for the seventh wicket and taking their side to 153/7 in 20 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
𓆏When needed something special, Alzarri Joseph provided it.
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
A fiery spell of 4/16 🔥
Alzarri Joseph is the Player of the Match for his sensational bowlin𝓀g display! |
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)
Alzarri Joseph and Jason Holder turned the game around for West Indies. S♋uperb comeback from the extremely talented team.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
One could envisage that 'feel' in Alzarri's confident strides to shatter the timber.
Top spell.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12)
Super bowl꧂ing from Joseph tonight. Damn this group is tight.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
West Indies stay alive!
They've bowled Zimbabwe out for 122 and win by 31 runs
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
𝙅 for 𝙅𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙖𝙧 💥
𝙅 for 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙝 💥What a stunning spell! 💥💥💥💥
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)
MATCH OVER | 🇿�� (122 in 18.2 overs) go down to West In🦂dies (153-7 in 20 overs)𓄧 by 31 runs |
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— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv)
"Alzarri Joseph, too good too good. It's a fabulous yorker. Alzarri Joseph, the West Indian hero in Hobart"
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan)
Alzarri Joseph is i🌟mmense. WI had no right to win that match. Huge game up now on Friday.
— Dave Donnelly (@YeSecondPost)
