Darren Bravo guides WI to series sweep

Earlier,Chamu Chibhabha topscored with an unbeaten 48 after Vusi Sibanda 41 and Brendan Taylor 39 failed to capitalise on good starts. Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul took 3-40 in his first match of the series,while Tino Best 2-38 and Dwayne Bravo 2-58 also help limit the visitors.

Zimbabwe were kept in check after choosing to bat. Tino Mawoyo,included in place of the ill Craig Ervine,fell for nine at 23-1 in the ninth over. The right-hander was lbw to Sunil Narine. Zimbabwe fell to 30-2 a few overs later when Hamilton Masakadza lost his middle stump trying to hit Dwayne Bravo over the top. Sibanda and Taylor revived the innings with a third wicket stand of 55 off 51 balls. But both departed with a half century in sight to further derail Zimbabwes progress.

Sibanda was squared up by Tino Best and skewed a catch to mid-off. He struck three fours and a six off 60 balls. When Taylor fell,chipping an off drive to extra cover off Permaul,it was 104-4 in the 25th over. Permaul also accounted for Malcolm Waller 15,lbw to a straighter one,and Regis Chkabva 17,bowled by a similar delivery. But Chibhabha counterattacked toward the end to give the innings some respectability. AFP

Brief scores:Zimbabwe 211/9 in 50 overs C Chibhabha 48 n.o,V Sibanda 41,V Permaul 3/40,T Best 2/38 lost to West Indies 215/5 in 46.3 overs DM Bravo 72 n.o,K Powell 42,T Mutombodzi 2/35,H Masakadza 1/38 by 5 wickets