Zimbabwe were dismissed for 144 in 46.2 overs chasing a victory target of 243.

Lara had called on his team, particularly the new-ball bowlers Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards, to show a drastic improvement on their performance from Saturday and they responded.

Zimbabwe never recovered from the nightmare of losing their first three wickets -- all to Taylor -- for 11 runs inside the first six overs.

Taylor was the pick of the bowlers with a career-best 4-24 from his allotment of 10 overs to earn the man-of-the-match award for the second straight day.

Justice Chibhabha, playing in only his third limited-overs international, was again the rock upon which Zimbabwe built their total.

The 19-year-old hit the top score of 67 from 100 balls which contained eight boundaries, and added 56 for the fourth wicket with Elton Chigumbura.

West Indies had mounted a late charge to reach 242 for nine from their 50 overs, after purposeful bowling from the Zimbabweans had kept a tight rein on their batsmen.