ZIMBABWE 298/9 (50) CANADA 123 (42.1)PLAYER OF THE MATCH TATENDA TAIBUZimbabwe notched up their first ICC Cricket World Cup win as they inflicted a 175-run defeat on Canada during their Group A clash.Tatenda Taibu (98 off 99 balls) and Craig Ervine (85 off 81 balls) helped Zimbabwe survive a torrid start with a 181-run stand and despite Balaji Rao's four wickets, they posted a commanding 298.In reply, spin claimed all 10 Canadian wickets, as Ray Price and Graeme Cremer picked up three apiece while Prosper Utseya and Greg Lamb each grabbed a brace to bowl the minnows out for 123, leaving Zimbabwe comfortable victors with eight overs left.
Zimbabwe open their account in the points table of ICC World Cup 2011 with a victory over Canada. It was a very good performance from the complete team to bat well in the first innings and also bowl well. The star bowler for Zimbabwe was Ray Price taking 3/16 in 8 overs. Canada on the other side were poor with their bowling as well as batting. They never looked good in the chase of the total set by the African team and hence were bowled out!
