Zimbabwean cricket team in the West Indies in 1999–2000

The Zimbabwe national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to April 2000 and played a two-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–0. Zimbabwe were captained by Andy Flower; the West Indies by Jimmy Adams.[1]

Test series summary

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First Test

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16–20 March 2000
(5-day match)
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187 (80.4 overs)
WW Hinds 46* (117)
HH Streak 4/45 (24 overs)
236 (107 overs)
A Flower 113* (290)
CEL Ambrose 4/42 (25 overs)
147 (75 overs)
S Chanderpaul 49 (174)
HH Streak 5/27 (17 overs)
63 (47 overs)
GW Flower 26 (126)
FA Rose 3/8 (11 overs)
West Indies won by 35 runs
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and G Sharp (ENG)
Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WI)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zimbabwe's target of 99 is the second-lowest target successfully defended in Test cricket history.[2]
  • CH Gayle and WW Hinds (both WI) and BA Murphy (ZIM) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

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24–28 March 2000
(5-day match)
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308 (115.4 overs)
MW Goodwin 113 (239)
RD King 5/51 (23 overs)
339 (164.1 overs)
JC Adams 101* (372)
NC Johnson 4/77 (37 overs)
102 (59.5 overs)
NC Johnson 29 (76)
CA Walsh 3/21 (15.5 overs)
75/0 (12.4 overs)
AFG Griffith 54* (41)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Athar Zaidi (PAK) and EA Nicholls (WI)
Player of the match: JC Adams (WI)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "Zimbabwe in the West Indies 2000". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. ^ Kalamegam, Pradeep (30 October 2014). "Top 10 lowest targets defended in Test cricket". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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