da bet nacional： The clash between lesser giant Zimbabwe and Americas proved to be alacklustre affair
Anand Vasu13-Jan-2000The clash between lesser giant Zimbabwe and Americas proved to be alacklustre affair. When the Zimbabwe captain won the toss he had nohesitation in sending Americas in to bat. The opening bowlers, SErvine and T Friend, had no trouble choking the Americans. Runs werehard to come by and the Americans could not do anything to increasethe scoring rate. Their captain Ashish Bagai looked the mostcomfortable but even he could manage only 26 before he was bowled byEwing. The rest of the American batsmen floundered and were rolledover for 95 in 42.1 overs.The Zimbabwe team came out to bat even before it was time for lunch.The Americans looked keen on the field in the beginning of theinnings. After G Croxword (34) and A Maragwede (24) established theirsupremacy, it was only a matter of time before the small score wasoverhauled. In the 24th over Croxford tonked a 4 and settled theissue. Zimbabwe won easily with 8 wickets and over 25 overs to spare.