Zimbabwe stay in contention with last-ball win

Mar 19, 2014

Zimbabwe put Netherlands in to bat and Prosper Utseya struck in the first over of the match•ICC

Ben Cooper steadied the innings, scoring 20 and adding 52 with his brother Tom•ICC

He added 62 with Brendan Taylor, who scored a 39-ball 49•ICC

Netherlands' start was hardly ideal as they slumped to 35 for 4. Tinashe Panyangara picked up one of those wickets, bowling a dangerous-looking Wesley Barresi•ICC

Tom Cooper scored 72 off 58 balls to lift Netherlands to a respectable 146 for 5•ICC

Zimbabwe wobbled a little after Timm van der Gugten dismissed Taylor in the 19th over•ICC

Zimbabwe lost an early wicket but Hamilton Masakadza kept their chase on track with a solid 43•ICC

It came down to one run needed from one ball, and Vusi Sibanda kept his cool to smash Ahsan Malik for six to win it for Zimbabwe•ICC