- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR114.1 Masakadza finally gets the breakthrough for Zimbabwe! That was on a length on off, spins away as Brathwaite came forward to sweep and he is struck in front. Brathwaite misses out on a double-century by 18 runs, but he leaves the crease having put West Indies in a commanding position here 336/1123.2 Jaffa from Mavuta and Mayers is bowled through the gates! That was tossed up full outside off, Mayers looks to drive, but the ball turns in sharply and clatters onto the stumps 373/2127.4 Reifer has picked the lone fielder deep on the on-side! Oh, Reifer is livid with himself. Was an absolute long-hop outside off. He goes back and drills the pull. Gets excellent connection but no elevation. Kaia steadies himself at deep midwicket and takes it reverse-cup. 383/3129.1 Massive top-edge and the wicket-keeper takes it with ease! Blackwood continues to go for his shots, but Mavuta bowls this very smartly. Tossed up outside off. Blackwood once again tries for the sweep, but the line means he has to fetch it form outside off. Can only get a massive top edge as the keeper runs around and takes it. 389/4133.2 Edged and Mavuta gets his fourth wicket. Fullish in length just outside off. There was a bit of width and Chase goes after it. He cuts it, but can only get a thick edge that flies to slip, who takes a god catch to his right. The ball was travelling there. 413/5141.1 Five-for for Mavuta and hasn't he deserved it! On a length spinning away from Holder outside off. Was quite slow as well. Holder gets half-forward looking to push it. Can only get a thin edge and the keeper hangs on to a good catch. 435/6Extras10 (b 6, nb 3, w 1)TOTAL447/6d (143 Overs, RR: 3.12, 596 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-336 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 114.1 ov), 2-373 (Kyle Mayers, 123.2 ov), 3-383 (Raymon Reifer, 127.4 ov), 4-389 (Jermaine Blackwood, 129.1 ov), 5-413 (Roston Chase, 133.2 ov), 6-435 (Jason Holder, 141.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB R Ngarava 20 4 69 0 3.45 0 1 VM Nyauchi 27 6 73 0 2.70 0 0 B Evans 24 3 74 0 3.08 1 2 WP Masakadza 31 8 85 1 2.74 0 0 B Mavuta 41 5 140 5 3.41 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR48.3 Huge appeal for lbw and given! That was on a length around off, tailing in slightly. Kaia looked to flick and missed as he was hit high on the front pad. That looked high, but remember, there is no DRS in this match so there's nothing doing for Zimbabwe 128/426.1 Strikes right away and that's a super catch at first slip! Gets that fuller and outside off. Makoni flashes at it hard looking for an expansive drive. But there is a little bit of nibble that forces an outside edge. The ball is flying to slip, who just about manages to hang on to it. 63/131.5 Edged, and taken! On a length outside off, he backed away and looked to punch it but just gets a thin edge that's gobbled up by Da Silva 84/241.4 Captain gets the captain! Cleans him up, through the gate. Fired in slightly quicker on a length on off and Ervine was stranded on the crease as he looked to defend but the ball sneaked in through the gap. Brathwaite's decision to bring himself on has proved to be a great one 114/350.6 Joseph strikes again! On a length outside off, and Tsiga is rapped on the back leg as the ball goes past his inside edge. Umpire raises his finger immediately. That did look quite plumb 132/553.5 This time, Roach has his man! Roach bangs it in short outside off and Evans edges it behind to Da Silva. He looked to drive, but could only manage a thin edge and the keeper gobbles it up. Zimbabwe are now six down 147/677.3 Oh, that's a soft soft dismissal! What was the need for that with lunch so close! Full on and around off stump. Masakadza backs away a touch and looks to loft over covers. The ball grips a bit and he can only find Mayers at mid-off. Walks back dejectedly and that will be lunch as well. 192/7116.2 Holder finally gets the breakthrough for West Indies. Bangs it in on a length and the ball stays low as Mavuta swipes across the line and it clatters into the stumps. A fine, fine innings comes to an end, with the lack of bounce doing him in 327/8118.2 Skied, and taken! Victor Nyauchi's enterprising cameo comes to an end. It's a bouncer around off, he looked to swivel and pull but got a top edge. Da Silva moved to his left to settle underneath it and took a simple catch in the end. Zimbabwe lose their ninth wicket with the deficit at 106 runs 341/9Extras8 (b 2, lb 5, nb 1)TOTAL379/9d (125 Overs, RR: 3.03, 506 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Tanunurwa Makoni, 26.1 ov), 2-84 (Chamu Chibhabha, 31.5 ov), 3-114 (Craig Ervine, 41.4 ov), 4-128 (Innocent Kaia, 48.3 ov), 5-132 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 50.6 ov), 6-147 (Brad Evans, 53.5 ov), 7-192 (Wellington Masakadza, 77.3 ov), 8-327 (Brandon Mavuta, 116.2 ov), 9-341 (Victor Nyauchi, 118.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 15 4 35 1 2.33 0 0 AS Joseph 26 2 75 3 2.88 0 0 KR Mayers 10 4 22 0 2.20 0 0 G Motie 33 10 110 2 3.33 0 0 JO Holder 17 2 55 2 3.23 0 1 RL Chase 14 1 45 0 3.21 0 0 KC Brathwaite 5 1 12 1 2.40 0 0 RA Reifer 3 0 7 0 2.33 0 0 J Blackwood 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR26.3 Loud appeal and up goes the umpire's finger! Oh, did get some bat on that first though? Nope, don't think so. Fuller on middle and leg. Brathwaite, in that defensive mindset prods forward to block. His bat, though, gets stuck behind his pad. And he is pinned right in front of leg stump. Important wicket for Zimbabwe. 50/221.6 Cleans him up with that line on off! Just a bit of movement around off stump. Even though Chanderpaul had the line covered, he gets a thin inside-edge back onto his stumps. Evans is pumped up and why wouldn't he be. He's just claimed his maiden Test wicket. The middle stump is pegged back. 32/152.2 Soft, soft dismissal and Masakadza gets his second! Tossed up just a touch outside off. Reifer shimmies down the track looking to loft it. But the ball stopped on him and Masakadza timed his jump decently to take a rather simple catch. 157/356.2 Another one bites the dust! Short and wide, he goes back looking to whack it away. But that turned and also bounced a touch. Blackwood ends up cutting under the bounce and can only get a thick edge to the keeper. Blackwood walks back for 57! 174/457.6 Has Evans got his second? He is confident, the umpire isn't and the third umpire has been called for. On-field soft signal is not out. Hmm! Very full outside off. Chase chases it, gets a thick outside edge, through to the keeper. The umpire might have been put off by the fact that Chase bat also hit the turf. But clearly, that was not a bump ball. 180/5Extras8 (b 3, lb 1, nb 4)TOTAL203/5d (60 Overs, RR: 3.38, 242 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 21.6 ov), 2-50 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 26.3 ov), 3-157 (Raymon Reifer, 52.2 ov), 4-174 (Jermaine Blackwood, 56.2 ov), 5-180 (Roston Chase, 57.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB VM Nyauchi 16 5 38 0 2.37 0 0 WP Masakadza 23 5 71 3 3.08 0 0 B Evans 12 2 41 2 3.41 0 1 B Mavuta 6 0 30 0 5.00 0 0 R Ngarava 3 0 19 0 6.33 0 3
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.4 Chipped to short midwicket and Motie has a second! That was on the rough outside leg. Kaia looked to whip it leg side but miscues it straight to the fielder. This stand was looking good, but Motie has again given West Indies a breakthrough 61/23.4 And there's the first wicket! Tosses this up well outside off. He is lured into the drive but the ball continues to spin away, and a thin edge is snapped up by Da Silva with glee. He played that well away from the body, and the front foot was planted in front. 14/122.1 And Chase strikes immediately! That was on a length outside off off, Chibhabha fends at it and gets a thick outside edge and Blackwood takes a sharp catch moving to his right. A fine knock from Chibhabha comes to an end. Is there a chance for West Indies to go for the win? 83/323.2 Gets his man this time! It spins sharply off that rough and Ervine looks to flick it fine, but gets only a feather on it and Da Silva does well to catch that. Two wickets in two overs and West Indies will have their tails up! 83/442.2 Has Chase got the breakthrough? The umpire thinks so and Ballance has to go! Chase tossed it up on a length on middle and leg and Ballance looked to nudge it on the leg side. He only managed a thin edge and Da Silva was quick to move across down leg and take that. This match is still alive! 119/543.4 This time it's given! Pitched up fuller and Evans was playing for the turn but it goes on straight and traps him in front. And now West Indies are four away! 120/6Extras11 (b 8, lb 3)TOTAL134/6 (54 Overs, RR: 2.48, 214 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Tanunurwa Makoni, 3.4 ov), 2-61 (Innocent Kaia, 17.4 ov), 3-83 (Chamu Chibhabha, 22.1 ov), 4-83 (Craig Ervine, 23.2 ov), 5-119 (Gary Ballance, 42.2 ov), 6-120 (Brad Evans, 43.4 ov)
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
2-match series level 0-0
Match number
Season
Match days
4,5,6,7,8 February 2023 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Sat, 4 Feb - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 112/0 (KC Brathwaite 55*, T Chanderpaul 55*, 51 ov)
- Sun, 5 Feb - day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 221/0 (KC Brathwaite 116*, T Chanderpaul 101*, 89 ov)
- Mon, 6 Feb - day 3 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 114/3 (I Kaia 59*, 41.4 ov)
- Tue, 7 Feb - day 4 - West Indies 2nd innings 21/0 (KC Brathwaite 11*, T Chanderpaul 10*, 13 ov)
- Wed, 8 Feb - day 5 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 134/6 (54 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- West Indies: 50 runs in 26.2 overs (158 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: West Indies - 53/2 in 31.0 overs (RA Reifer 9, J Blackwood 1)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 39.4 overs (242 balls), Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (RA Reifer 29, J Blackwood 15, Ex 6)
- Lunch: West Indies - 131/2 in 48.0 overs (RA Reifer 45, J Blackwood 38)
- RA Reifer: 50 off 96 balls (8 x 4)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 50.1 overs (305 balls), Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 146 balls (RA Reifer 47, J Blackwood 48, Ex 6)
- J Blackwood: 50 off 67 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 59.4 overs (362 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: West Indies - 203/5 in 60.0 overs (KR Mayers 17, J Da Silva 9)
- Zimbabwe 2nd innings
- Rain: Zimbabwe - 1/0 in 0.3 overs (I Kaia 0, T Makoni 0)
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 1/0 in 0.3 overs (I Kaia 0, T Makoni 0)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 61/2 in 17.4 overs (CJ Chibhabha 26)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 31.2 overs (188 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 104/4 in 34.0 overs (GS Ballance 10, TE Tsiga 11)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 54.2 overs (326 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 158/6 in 59.0 overs (GS Ballance 20, WP Masakadza 3)
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 192/7 in 77.3 overs (GS Ballance 38)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 80.6 overs (487 balls), Extras 8
- GS Ballance: 50 off 126 balls (4 x 4)
- New ball taken at 84.1 overs
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 240/7 in 92.5 overs (GS Ballance 57, B Mavuta 29)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (GS Ballance 20, B Mavuta 30, Ex 0)
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 95.3 overs (574 balls), Extras 8
- 8th Wicket: 100 runs in 164 balls (GS Ballance 55, B Mavuta 45, Ex 0)
- Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 107.1 overs (644 balls), Extras 8
- B Mavuta: 50 off 107 balls (9 x 4)
- GS Ballance: 100 off 190 balls (9 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 313/7 in 111.0 overs (GS Ballance 107, B Mavuta 52)
- Zimbabwe: 350 runs in 119.6 overs (721 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 361/9 in 123.0 overs (GS Ballance 128, R Ngarava 10)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 379/9 in 125.0 overs (GS Ballance 137, R Ngarava 19)
- West Indies 2nd innings
- End Of Day: West Indies - 21/0 in 13.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 11, T Chanderpaul 10)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 94.3 overs (570 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 250 runs in 570 balls (KC Brathwaite 142, T Chanderpaul 105, Ex 4)
- KC Brathwaite: 150 off 278 balls (15 x 4)
- Drinks: West Indies - 292/0 in 106.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 163, T Chanderpaul 123)
- West Indies: 300 runs in 106.5 overs (644 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 300 runs in 644 balls (KC Brathwaite 171, T Chanderpaul 123, Ex 6)
- T Chanderpaul: 150 off 390 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- West Indies: 350 runs in 119.3 overs (720 balls), Extras 10
- Lunch: West Indies - 374/2 in 125.0 overs (T Chanderpaul 161, RA Reifer 1)
- West Indies: 400 runs in 131.5 overs (794 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: West Indies - 435/6 in 141.1 overs (T Chanderpaul 198)
- T Chanderpaul: 200 off 465 balls (16 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Innings Break: West Indies - 447/6 in 143.0 overs (T Chanderpaul 207, J Da Silva 3)
- Zimbabwe 1st innings
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 21/0 in 10.0 overs (I Kaia 15, T Makoni 6)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 21.2 overs (128 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 128 balls (I Kaia 28, T Makoni 22, Ex 0)
- I Kaia: 50 off 98 balls (8 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 36.6 overs (222 balls), Extras 0
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 114/3 in 41.4 overs (I Kaia 59)
- L Rusere stood only for the first day and was replaced by I Chabi as the on field umpire
- Rain: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- Wet Ground: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- Lunch: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- Wet Ground: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- Tea: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- I Chabi replaced L Rusere as on-field umpire from the start of Day 2
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 399 balls (KC Brathwaite 77, T Chanderpaul 71, Ex 2)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 67.2 overs (406 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 406 balls (KC Brathwaite 77, T Chanderpaul 71, Ex 2)
- Drinks: West Indies - 163/0 in 71.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 81, T Chanderpaul 79)
- KC Brathwaite: 100 off 226 balls (5 x 4)
- New ball taken at 83.1 overs
- West Indies: 200 runs in 83.2 overs (502 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 502 balls (KC Brathwaite 105, T Chanderpaul 92, Ex 3)
- T Chanderpaul: 100 off 286 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 221/0 in 89.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 116, T Chanderpaul 101)
- West Indies 1st innings
- Drinks: West Indies - 28/0 in 14.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 20, T Chanderpaul 8)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 23.4 overs (144 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 144 balls (KC Brathwaite 30, T Chanderpaul 18, Ex 2)
- Lunch: West Indies - 54/0 in 27.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 32, T Chanderpaul 20)
- KC Brathwaite: 50 off 116 balls (2 x 4)
- Drinks: West Indies - 90/0 in 44.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 51, T Chanderpaul 37)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 46.6 overs (284 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 284 balls (KC Brathwaite 54, T Chanderpaul 45, Ex 2)
- T Chanderpaul: 50 off 165 balls (7 x 4)
- Rain: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- Tea: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- Rain: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- Wet Ground: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- Rain: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 112/0 in 51.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 55, T Chanderpaul 55)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMotie gives Zimbabwe a scare but debutant Tafadzwa Tsiga helps salvage draw
WI left-arm spinner takes career-best 4 for 50 but visitors run out of time in Bulawayo
Ballance 137*, Mavuta 53 help Zimbabwe fight back before sporting declaration
West Indies openers see off the day and extend their lead to 89
Records galore as Chanderpaul slams 207* and Brathwaite 182 in West Indies' domination
Brandon Mavuta claimed his maiden five-wicket haul, but Zimbabwe ended day three 333 runs behind
Brathwaite and Chanderpaul tons extend West Indies' grip on another curtailed day
Overnight showers led to a wet outfield, allowing only 89 overs of play in two days
Brathwaite, Chanderpaul help West Indies hold sway on rain-curtailed day
Only 51 overs were possible in the day with rain wiping out the entire final session