Summary

  • West Indies win by 73 runs (D/L)

  • Zimbabwe bowled out for 289

  • WI 372-2 (50): Gayle 215, Samuels 133*

  • Gayle hits first World Cup double century

  • Gayle & Samuels add ODI record 372

  • Pool B, Canberra; W Indies win toss

  1. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne:, external Can't get a review right today! Actually, the only thing I have got right today was in the pre show when I said Gayle would get a big score.

  2. Zim 20-1published at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Captain Jason Holder to continue, Sikandar Raza and Hamilton Masakadza are playing themselves back in with a couple of singles.

    And let us know what you think of that D/L readjustment - having lost that early wicket, I don't think Zimbabwe have done too badly out of it.

  3. Duckworth-Lewispublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Jerome Taylor resumes his over, with a slip in for the right-handed Hamilton Masakadza, who survives it unscathed.

    And we have a readjusted target on Duckworth-Lewis - having originally needed 373 from 50 overs, they now need 363 from 48.

  4. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Christophe Talbotski:, external Zimbabwe shouldn't worry about losing an early wicket, West Indies did OK after doing the same...

  5. Postpublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Even better - umpires are out, players have followed them and we're ready to resume.

  6. Postpublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Cross your fingers. It looks like some of the covers may be coming off.

    While Duckworth and Lewis may be sharpening their calculators in anticipation of a rain-affected innings, Zimbabwe need to face 20 overs for a match to be constituted.

  7. 'England swimming with armbands on'published at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    England are too predictable to succeed at the World Cup despite their thrashing of Scotland, according to former captain Michael Vaughan.

    Eoin Morgan's side, who lost their opening two games, beat Scotland by 119 runs in Christchurch on Monday.

    "One-day cricket has moved on," Vaughan said on the Tuffers and Vaughan show on BBC Radio 5 live. "It's almost like they are swimming with armbands on.

    "They are set in stone the way they are going to play. Everyone else is taking on a different leap, with more power, more aggression and more freedom."

    Read more from Michael Vaughan

    Eoin MorganImage source, Getty Images
  8. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Larry North:, external Just heard Dave Houghton on Tuffers & Vaughan say Zimbabwe aren't scared of chasing. As such, really looking forward to this!

  9. It's rainingpublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    If you're just joining us, I'm afraid the players are off for rain, but you've missed an astonishing West Indies innings earlier this morning.

    After Dwayne Smith fell to the second ball of the match, Chris Gayle (215 from 147 balls) and Marlon Samuels (133 not out from 156 balls) added 372 for the second wicket before Gayle fell to the last ball of the innings.

    It was the highest ODI partnership for any wicket (and indeed the highest List A limited-overs partnership for any wicket), while Gayle is now the proud owner of the highest World Cup score, the quickest ODI 200, and the joint highest number of sixes in an ODI innings (while breaking the World Cup record by a distance).

  10. Postpublished at 08:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Mark Higgs
    Ex-Australia A spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "I've just seen that with one wicket down, the Duckworth-Lewis par score after three overs is 44. It's going to be an uphill task."

  11. Postpublished at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    They had carried on in light drizzle on several occasions during West Indies' innings - some Zimbabwe bowlers might have hoped they hadn't done so - but now a man with a wheelbarrow races on with an enormous mat to cover the pitch.

  12. Rain stops playpublished at 08:06 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Masakadza pushes Taylor for two - and two balls later, the rain which has been threatening to disrupt play all day, finally calls a halt to proceedings for the first time.

  13. Better late than never!published at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Zimbabwe v West Indies
  14. Zim 16-1 (Raza 11*, Masakadza 1*)published at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Hamilton Masakadza is the new batsman - having to wait until his 145th ODI appearance for his World Cup debut, he's had a mixed tournament so far, hitting an excellent 80 against South Africa before falling for one against the UAE. After he's off the mark with a single, Raza gets under a delivery from Holder and the ball soars over extra cover for four.

  15. Postpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Mark Higgs
    Ex-Australia A spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "That nipped back. That foot hasn't gone far down the crease. It took a long time to make a decision on that. It's good that we have the referral system but we're dragging the time of the match out."

    Listen to ball-by-ball TMS commentary by clicking on the 'Live Coverage' tab.

  16. WICKETpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Now, there's no inside edge, he's back in the crease and it hits him below the knee-roll so height shouldn't be an issue. The ball-tracker shows it's hitting the top of the leg stump - so Davis reverses his decision and Chakabva walks.

    Scorecard

    West IndiesImage source, AP
  17. Umpire reviewpublished at 07:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    The lanky young West Indies captain Jason Holder gives himself the second over, his first ball is loose outside off stump and Raza smacks it for four past point. But then Chakabva is hit on the pad, umpire Davis shakes his head and Holder almost immediately calls for a review...

    Sikandar Raza and Regis ChakavbaImage source, Getty Images
  18. Zim 6-0 (target 373)published at 07:56 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Jerome Taylor takes the first over for West Indies - it's been a good day for the Jamaicans, can he strike early? Umpire Gould's arms must be tired from signalling all those Zimbabwe wides earlier today, and he has to do so again here. With a required rate of 7.46 for the innings, the openers start by picking up some ones and twos.

  19. Postpublished at 07:52 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Sikander Raza and Regis Chakabva opening up for Zimbabwe.

  20. Postpublished at 07:51 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Back in Canberra, the wicket was covered with matting as a precautionary measure during the interval, but remarkably, we still haven't lost any time to rain. West Indies have had their huddle, and out come Zimbabwe's batsmen.

    Safe to say, either West Indies are going to win this, or you're about to experience the second half of the most exciting World Cup game of all time. Stand by your beds...