Shimron Hetmyer dropped catch to be turning point: Shimron Hetmyer’s dropped catch in the match against Zimbabwe proved to be the turning point for West Indies’ victory.

New Delhi: Zimbabwe, which performed strongly in the group stage, was defeated by West Indies by 107 runs in its first match of Super-8. Due to the defeat by such a big margin, the path to the semi-finals has also become difficult for the team, because it now has to face India and South Africa. Talking about Zimbabwe’s first match played in Super-8, it flopped miserably against West Indies.

Especially in bowling and fielding, the players of the team suffered a lot. This is the reason why the West Indies team made the second highest score in T20 World Cup history by scoring 254 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Although the Zimbabwe team could have stopped the West Indies storm in the beginning, but there were some mistakes in fielding which not only led to their defeat but also became the turning point of the match.

Hetmyer’s missed catch became the turning point

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza had decided to bowl first after winning the toss at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai. The team made a good start in bowling and sent Brendan King back to the pavilion on the score of just 17 runs. After this, Shimran Hetmyer, who was in great form, came out to bat at number three. Hetmyer had just scored 9 runs when he was caught easily by Zimbabwe. Let us tell you that when Hetmyer was caught, West Indies’ score was only 26 runs.

In such a situation, where was Hetmyer going to miss? Taking advantage of the lease of life, he thrashed the Zimbabwean bowlers and scored fifty in just 19 balls. It also became the fastest fifty for West Indies in T20 World Cup history. Even after completing his half-century, Hetmyer got a lease of life, after which he was out after scoring 85 runs in 34 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 7 fours. After Hetmyer’s dismissal, the remaining gap was filled by Rovman Powen by scoring a fifty, due to which West Indies made a huge score and in response, Zimbabwe could only score 147 runs.