ZIM vs WI 1st Test Highlights: The Zimbabwe vs West indies 1st Test ended in a draw but not without a fightback from the Windies. Chasing 272 for win on Day 5 Zimbabwe started cautiously denying West Indies early wickets. However the second half of the match saw the hosts lose 6 wickets on a slowish track. The ball did keep low and provided substantial turn as well. However For Zimbabwe Tsiga and Masakadza manage to hold fort to deny the West Indies victory.
West Indies has lost three wickets on the final day, but their overall lead has gone past 230. Raymon Reifer and Jermaine Blackwood are still at the crease. On Day 4, West Indies was leading by 89 runs. This was after Zimbabwe debutant Gary Ballance scored an unbeaten century on debut to lead the hosts in a sterling fightback. He scored 137 runs to help them declare on 379-9 in reply to West Indies’ first innings tally of 447 for six declared. Follow ZIM vs WI Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
Brathwaite made 182 before being trapped leg before while Chanderpaul, the son of former West Indies skipper Shivnarine, finished on 207 not out after hitting a six to reach a double ton in only his third Test outing. It is the ninth highest opening Test partnership. Both batsmen began day three with hundreds under their belts as West Indies resumed on 221 without loss after two rain-affected days.
Innocent Kaia, one of five Test newcomers in the team, unbeaten on 59 having struck nine fours. The final delivery of the day saw one skipper dismiss another as Brathwaite clean bowled Craig Ervine for 13 with a deceptively quick ball.
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Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Innocent Kaia, Tanunurwa Makoni, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine(c), Gary Ballance, Tafadzwa Tsiga(w), Brandon Mavuta, Wellington Masakadza, Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava
West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach
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ZIM vs WI LIVE: Five of Zimbabwe’s starters are out due to injuries, including regular skipper Sean Williams , all-rounders Sikandar Raza and Ryal Burl, pacers Tendai Chatara and Blessing Muzarabani, and all-rounders Sikandar Raza and Ryal Burl, who are on franchise commitments. However, Zimbabwe does have a veteran of the Test format in their squad in the form of Gary Ballance.
Ballance had a productive debut with the senior Zimbabwe team, scoring two 30-plus runs, including a fifty, in three Twenty20 internationals against Ireland. He will benefit from having 23 Test matches under his belt for England when the hosts take on West Indies in the sixth series between the two nations and the first in more than five years.
On the other side, the West Indies have experienced their own problems. The Kraigg Brathwaite-led team has a chance to rebound under the direction of the new performance mentor Brian Lara after a disappointing showing in the T20 World Cup and in the Test series against Australia.
The two games will provide the visitors a chance to discover their strongest playing lineup and give the players some game time against a depleted Zimbabwe side before a significant series, all before the West Indies travel to the other and stronger African nation, South Africa.
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Match Details
Zimbabwe vs West Indies, 1st Test
Date & Time: 04-08 February, 01:30 PM IST
Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
ZIM vs WI 1st Test: Live Streaming
A 1:30 PM IST kickoff time has been set for the opening Test between Zimbabwe and the West Indies. In India, the Fancode app and website will stream the game live.
ZIM vs WI: Squads
Zimbabwe: Innocent Kaia, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine(c), Gary Ballance, Milton Shumba, Joylord Gumbie(w), Brad Evans, Donald Tiripano, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza, Tanaka Chivanga, Brandon Mavuta, Tanunurwa Makoni, Kudzai Maunze, Tafadzwa Tsiga
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Nkrumah Bonner, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva(w), Alzarri Joseph, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican, Devon Thomas, Raymon Reifer, Gudakesh Motie
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