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ICC World Cup 2015: West Indies vs Zimbabwe - Five match facts

Five match facts for Tuesday`s World Cup Pool B game between West Indies and Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval, Canberra.

ICC World Cup 2015: West Indies vs Zimbabwe - Five match facts

Canberra: Five match facts for Tuesday`s World Cup Pool B game between West Indies and Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval, Canberra.

  • West Indies have won their last seven one-day internationals against Zimbabwe and all five of their World Cup meetings.
  • Chris Gayle is the leading run-scorer in ODIs between these teams, with 1,317 runs in 28 innings. His average of 57.3 is his highest against Test-playing nation.
  • Gayle averages just 14.9 in 17 ODI innings in Australia, reaching double figures only twice in his last nine innings.
  • West Indies` Andre Russell (80.2%) has the highest boundary run percentage in ODIs between Test-playing nations since January 2014, minimum 100 balls faced.
  • Against the United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor took his run aggregate in World Cups from 2003 onwards to 344 runs, more than any other Zimbabwe batsman.