Zimbabwe fall for 141 after Bravo's spurt March 13, 2010
Zimbabwe suffered another batting meltdown, when Dwayne Bravo undermined them with four wickets for 21 runs from nine overs, leaving West Indies to chase 142 for victory in the fourth one-day International on Friday.
The Zimbabweans, sent in to bat on a lively Arnos Vale Multiplex pitch, were dismissed for 141 in 48.2 overs to enhance West Indies' chances of taking an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
Elton Chigumbura hit the top score of 42 from 78 balls, but no other Zimbabwe batsman passed 20.
After Zimbabwe dipped to 88 for seven in the 31st over, Chigumbura added a valuable 41 for the eighth wicket with Graeme Cremer, but there was little substance and stability from the rest of the visitors' batting.
Chigumbura was caught at deep square leg off Darren Sammy in the 44th over, as Zimbabwe lost their last three wickets for 12 runs in the space of 28 balls.
The Zimbabweans had suffered an early setback, when Hamilton Masakadza was caught behind off Ravi Rampaul for a duck in the second over.
The dismissals of Tim Maruma and Brendan Taylor in the space of eight balls left them wobbling on 38 for three in the 10th over.
Maruma was caught low down at gully for nine off Bravo, and Taylor was spectacularly bowled for one with an off-cutter from Rampaul which extracted the leg-stump.
Zimbabwe were then left reeling on 53 for five, when Vusimuzi Sibanda was run out for 11 in the 14th over, and three overs later, Stuart Matsikenyri was also bowled for one with an off-cutter from Bravo.
The slide continued for Zimbabwe, when Tatenda Taibu was caught at third man off Bravo for 14 in the 19th over, and Greg Lamb made 12 before he gave a simple return catch to left-arm spinner Nikita Miller.
Chigumbura entered to halt the slide, but West Indies made sure the comeback story was not too memorable.
Both sides were unchanged from Wednesday's match here which West Indies won by 141 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Zimbabwe won the first ODI by two runs last Thursday at the Guyana National Stadium, where West Indies rebounded to win the second ODI by four wickets last Sunday.
Zimbabwe have never beaten West Indies in a bilateral ODI series.
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