Coventry scores highest ODI score

[chandikagunawardhana]

A blockbuster of an innings from Charles Coventry, the joint-highest individual score in ODIs, raised Zimbabwe's chances of leveling the series against Bangladesh. Coventry was involved in two substantial partnerships, with Hamilton Masakadza and Stuart Matsikenyeri, on either side of a middle-order collapse to power Zimbabwe to their second consecutive 300-plus total.

It was a superbly paced innings from Coventry; he provided the impetus after the early dismissal of Mark Vermeulen, then tempered his aggression when the wickets tumbled around him in the middle overs, before finishing off with an awesome display of power hitting. What made it even more astonishing was that the next highest score was 37, 157 less than Coventry.

 

[chandikagunawardhana]

He's made 194, the 12-year record has been equalled. Saeed Anwar got the same score against India in Chennai during the Independence Cup in 1997. Coventry should have received more strike at the end, that couple by Utseya, in hindsight, was perhaps not the right call. Coventry leads the players off the field, his team congratulates him with a guard of honour as he walks towards the pavilion. It is worth adding that Coventry gets to top the listof highest run-getters in ODIs as he's remained unbeaten. Anwar was dismissed after making 194.

"It's a great feeling. I had a bit of luck early on, I suppose thats the way things go. It's staying a bit low, I'm sure we can defend it." Coventry's short of words as he speaks, he can't contain his excitement. Zimbabwe have got themselves into an excellent position to level this series, thanks largely to a stupendous batting effort from Coventry. He took a short while to get used to the track and conditions, coming in after the early loss of Vermeulen. But once he had his eye in, it didn't take him too long to open up and he ended up scoring 106 of his runs in boundaries and sixes. The last ten overs yielded 105 and Bangladesh now have a mammoth task ahead of them to scale this down. Coventry was dropped twice during his innings, both simple chances, and the visitors have learnt little from their lapses in the previous game

 

[gayan288399]

Watched that innings. awesome power hitting by Coventry.

 

[chandikagunawardhana]

Watched that innings. awesome power hitting by Coventry.

, But he should have scored the first ever double century. He didn't wanted the strike in last over.