Harare, Zimbabwe: West Indies won another victory in ICC World Cup qualifiers against the USA yesterday, June 18, 2023. The Windies successfully defeated USA By 39 runs.
The match was played at Takashinga Cricked Ground in Harare, Zimbabwe. USA won the toss and elected to bowl first. The match’s beginning didn’t go well for West Indies as their opening batters returned to the pavilion.
Brandon King and Kyle Mayors were dismissed early, and the middle order needed to play patiently without losing further early wickets. Johnson Charles, the Saint Lucian cricketer, once again played the crucial innings for his team, scoring 66 runs in 88 balls.
Shai Hope, the Barbadian cricketer, also joined forces with Charles and scored 54 in 60 balls, hitting 6 fours and 1 six. The partnership of both contributed crucial 130 runs.
Later, the power hitter Nicholas Pooran boosted the Windies’ total by scoring 43 in 28 balls, taking the total score of Windies to 200. Roston Chase scored the third fifty of West Indies innings scoring 55 runs in 55 balls, hitting 4 fours and 1 six.
For the seventh wicket, Jason Holder scored fifty total-four fifties for West Indies. He scored astonishing 56 runs in 40 balls, hitting 2 fours and 3 sixes.
With the contribution of everyone, West Indies sets an immense target of 297 runs. Jason Holder remains the highest scorer from the Windies side, scoring 66 in 88 balls.
From the US side, Gujanand singh remained the top scorer with 101 runs in 109 balls. The rest of the team failed to build a partnership resulting in their loss. USA scored 257 in 50 overs, 39 runs behind the target.
West Indies has moved another step towards the ICC World Cup 2023 with their victory over USA. The team made it clear that, for now, their priority is to qualify for the World Cup, and they are confident to play and perform better in the most extensive cricket tournament.
