Spinner Shane Shillingford claimed his second 10-wicket haul at Windsor Park in less than a year as the West Indies cruised to a crushing innings and 65-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second Test Friday. Facing a huge deficit of 206 runs after skipper Darren Sammy declared his team's first innings at the overnight position of 381 for eight, the visitors were brushed aside for 141 in their second turn at the crease in less than 43 overs.
Shillingford claimed five for 34 to finish with match figures of 10 for 93 as the home side wrapped up the game on the afternoon of the third day. He was the unanimous choice as both man of the match and man of the series following on his figures of nine for 107 in the first Test in Barbados.
By taking 19 wickets in the brief series, the off-spinner shattered the West Indies record for the most wickets in a two-test series, 16, which was set by former fast bowler Courtney Walsh in New Zealand in 1995. He also became only the eighth Caribbean cricketer to capture 10 wickets in a Test match on two or more occasions. All of those landmarks were celebrated with gusto by his home fans, even as the hapless Zimbabweans capitulated. "It's a wonderful feeling to be enjoying this success and being mentioned among some of our former greats," said Shillingford.
"There was a bit of pressure of expectation on me coming into the match, but once we got on the field all of that was put aside and everything fell into place for me and the team." West Indies skipper Darren Sammy was delighted by Shillingford's efforts. "Shane's performance here has been tremendous but throughout the games different people have been called upon and they executed properly," said Sammy. West Indies also won the three one-day internationals as well as the two Twenty20 matches against a hapless and outclassed Zimbabwe. "It's been massively disappointing and we've been taught a lesson. It hurts," said Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor.
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