Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raja won the toss and decided to bowl first. That decision boomeranged. In the beginning Cy Hope and Brandon King did not get big runs, but Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell played a devastating bat. The power hitting of the two Caribbean stars had no answer for the Zimbabwean bowlers. In the blink of an eye, Hetmyer and Powell built the foundation of West Indies’ big score with a partnership of 122 runs.

Shimron Hetmyer got out after playing an innings of 85 runs from 34 balls. The Caribbean star hit 7 sixes and fours. Rovman Powell did not go short. He played an innings of 59 runs off 35 balls. His innings consisted of 4 fours and 4 sixes. In the end Sherfan Rutherford (31), Romario Shepherd (21) and Jason Holder (13) Mercatori batted to take the team’s score past 250. West Indies scored 254 runs after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Which is the second highest score in the history of T20 World Cup.

Chasing a big target, Zimbabwe’s batting collapsed from the start. Sikandar Raja’s team looked disoriented under the pressure of Pahar equal runs. Brad Evans 43, Dion Myers 28, Sikandar Raja 27 runs would have faced a more embarrassing score if not for Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean batters surrendered helplessly in front of the Caribbean spinners. Gudakesh Moti alone took 4 wickets and Akil Hossain 3 wickets. Zimbabwe were all out for 147 runs in 17.4 overs.

With West Indies scoring 254 runs, the pressure on India had already increased. On top of that, the Caribbean team topped South Africa in India’s group after winning by 107 runs. Their net run rate is currently +5.350. Second South Africa +3.800, India -3.800, Zimbabwe -5.350. All have played one match each. As a result West Indies vs South Africa match became very important for India. If South Africa win all their matches and India win 2 matches then there will be no run rate story. But if the West Indies beat South Africa, the pressure on India will increase a lot. Because the Proteas’ last match is against Zimbabwe. Hopefully they will win. And even if India defeats Zimbabwe and West Indies, 3 teams will have 2 wins each. Then the question of runrate will come. India is far behind there. As a result, the great victory of West Indies increased the worry on India’s forehead.