# West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2003–04

The West Indian national cricket team toured Zimbabwe in October and November 2003 and played a two-match Test series against the Zimbabwean national cricket team. West Indies won the Test series 1–0. West Indies were captained by Brian Lara and Zimbabwe by Heath Streak. In addition, the teams played a five-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which West Indies won 3–2. Before the test series, the West Indian team practiced at the Takashinga Cricket Club, which was officially opened by West Indian captain Brian Lara and a plaque to commemorate the moment was hung at the club house.

## Test series summary
### 1st Test

* 4–8 November 2003 Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and SJA Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: HH Streak (ZIM)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* S Matsikenyeri and V Sibanda (both ZIM) made their Test debuts.

### 2nd Test

* 12–16 November 2003 Scorecard
* West Indies won by 128 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and SJA Taufel (AUS) Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

## ODI series summary
### 1st ODI

* 22 November 2003 Scorecard
| West Indies 347/6 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 173/3 (34.5 overs) |
| CH Gayle 153* (160) S Matsikenyeri 1/31 (3 overs) | | CB Wishart 72* (81) CH Gayle 2/21 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 51 runs (D/L method) Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and RE Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: CH Gayle (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* When play was halted Zimbabwe needed to have scored 225 runs to win.
* R Rampaul (WI) and V Sibanda (ZIM) made their ODI debuts.

### 2nd ODI

* 23 November 2003 Scorecard
| West Indies 125 (42.3 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 128/4 (29.4 overs) |
| MN Samuels 36* (53) RW Price 2/16 (10 overs) | | MA Vermeulen 66* (79) CD Collymore 2/27 (7 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: MA Vermeulen (ZIM)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd ODI

* 26 November 2003 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 229/5 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 208 (47.2 overs) |
| MA Vermeulen 66 (70) WW Hinds 2/43 (10 overs) | | CH Gayle 61 (112) AM Blignaut 4/43 (10 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 21 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and EAR de Silva (SL) Player of the match: HH Streak (ZIM)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

### 4th ODI

* 29 November 2003 Scorecard
| West Indies 256/3 (45 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 150/7 (32 overs) |
| WW Hinds 127* (141) HH Streak 1/46 (8 overs) | | T Taibu 66 (85) FH Edwards 6/22 (7 overs) |
* West Indies won by 72 runs (D/L method) Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: EAR de Silva (SL) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: FH Edwards (WI)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* West Indies innings was reduced to 45 overs.
* Zimbabwe's target was 223 runs in 32 overs.
* FH Edwards (WI) made his ODI debut.

### 5th ODI

* 30 November 2003 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 196 (47.5 overs) | v | West Indies 197/2 (25.4 overs) |
| MA Vermeulen 36 (54) RL Powell 2/32 (7 overs) | | CH Gayle 112* (75) SM Ervine 1/35 (4.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and EAR de Silva (SL) Player of the match: CH Gayle (WI)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* A Maregwede (ZIM) made his ODI debut.