8th Match: UAE vs Zimbabwe at Nelson, Feb 19, 2015
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
UAE 285/7 (50)
Zimbabwe 286/6 (48)
RR: 5.96
Last 12 Balls: . 2 1 . 4 . | 1 1 2 4 4 4
Current Partnership: 36 runs, 5 overs, RR: 7.2 (E Chigumbura, SC Williams )
Last Wicket: Craig Ervine 42(32)
Chigumbura: Disappointed about the fielding today, I think we are a better side than that. I thought the guys played well with the bat. We lost five wickets, but we still had batters in the hut so there was not much of pressure. When Ervine went in to bat, he was positive. That's where we went wrong against South Africa, but today we got it right. It's good to take the momentum from this game into our next match against West Indies.
Tauqir: Firstly, congratulations to Zimbabwe for winning the game. I think even 300 is not enough on this wicket, but we know our restrictions. They bowled and batted well, and they won the game. I think overall the bowlers bowled well. One crucial partnership got them past the line. It was a good learning experience for both the batters and the bowlers
Sean Williams: I tried not to feel the pressure. We lost wickets at the wrong stages of the game. We focused on having wickets at the end and rotating the strike as much as possible and the plan worked for us. It was difficult to play across the line on this surface. It's a learning curve for us, I haven't played many games and hopefully I'll get better.
Sean Williams is the Man of the Match
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets.This is the highest successful run chase for Zimbabwe in World Cup cricket.
47.6
4
4
Over 47.6 Mohammad Naveed bowls a pitched up delivery to SC Williams, Boundary! Leans forward and punches it beautifully off the front foot, it almost hit the stumps at the bowler's end and raced away to the boundary.
47.5
4
4
Over 47.5 Mohammad Naveed bowls it short of length to SC Williams, Boundary! Goes deep in the crease and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket fence for another boundary.
47.4
4
4
Over 47.4 Mohammad Naveed bowls it short of length to SC Williams, Boundary! Swivels and helps it away fine, the ball hit the splice of the bat, but it went fine enough to beat the fielder in the deep.
