Zimbabwe v West Indies 1st Test

West Indies in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2022/23) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 4 February 2023

Match drawn

Match drawn. Tagenarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 207* for West Indies. Brandon Mavuta took 5/140.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2022/23)
Ground: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Dates: 4 February 2023 to 8 February 2023
Toss: West Indies, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Tagenarine Chanderpaul
Captains: Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies), Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe)
Debuts: Innocent Kaia (Zimbabwe), Tanunurwa Makoni (Zimbabwe), Tafadzwa Tsiga (Zimbabwe), Brad Evans (Zimbabwe)
Umpires: I Chabi and L Rusere
Match referee: JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Innocent Kaia, Tanunurwa Makoni, Tafadzwa Tsiga and Brad Evans played their first Tests.

West Indies batted first and made 447 for 6 declared. Tagenarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 207 not out off 467 balls, and Kraigg Brathwaite made 182. Brandon Mavuta took 5 for 140 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 336-run stand for the first wicket between Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 75% of the total.

Zimbabwe replied with 379 for 9 declared. Gary Ballance top-scored with 137 not out off 231 balls, and Innocent Kaia made 67. Alzarri Joseph took 3 for 75 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the eighth wicket between Gary Ballance and Brandon Mavuta. West Indies led by 68 on first innings.

West Indies made 203 for 5 declared in their second innings. Raymon Reifer top-scored with 58 off 106 balls, and Jermaine Blackwood made 57. Wellington Masakadza took 3 for 71 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the third wicket between Jermaine Blackwood and Raymon Reifer, 53% of the total.

Set 272 to win, Zimbabwe made 134 for 6. Chamu Chibhabha top-scored with 31 off 60 balls. Gudakesh Motie took 4 for 50 for West Indies.

Match drawn.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 447 FOR 6 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Kraigg Brathwaite	lbw b Wellington Masakadza	182	312
Tagenarine Chanderpaul	not out	207	467
Kyle Mayers	b Brandon Mavuta	20	24
Raymon Reifer	c Innocent Kaia b Brandon Mavuta	2	17
Jermaine Blackwood	c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brandon Mavuta	5	4
Roston Chase	c Craig Ervine b Brandon Mavuta	7	8
Jason Holder	c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brandon Mavuta	11	23
Joshua Da Silva	not out	3	6

Did not bat: Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach

Extras 10 · Total 447 for 6 declared

Bowler (Zimbabwe)	O	M	R	W
Richard Ngarava	20	4	69	0
Victor Nyauchi	27	6	73	0
Brad Evans	24	3	74	0
Wellington Masakadza	31	8	85	1
Brandon Mavuta	41	5	140	5

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Kraigg Brathwaite (182) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (148)	336	688
second	Kyle Mayers (20) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (13)	37	55
third	Raymon Reifer (2) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (8)	10	26
fourth	Jermaine Blackwood (5) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (1)	6	9
fifth	Roston Chase (7) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (17)	24	25
sixth	Jason Holder (11) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (11)	22	47
seventh	Tagenarine Chanderpaul (9) and Joshua Da Silva (3)	12	11

ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 379 FOR 9 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Innocent Kaia	lbw b Alzarri Joseph	67	132
Tanunurwa Makoni	c Kyle Mayers b Alzarri Joseph	33	81
Chamu Chibhabha	c Joshua Da Silva b Gudakesh Motie	9	22
Craig Ervine	b Kraigg Brathwaite	13	32
Gary Ballance	not out	137	231
Tafadzwa Tsiga	lbw b Alzarri Joseph	2	6
Brad Evans	c Joshua Da Silva b Kemar Roach	7	9
Wellington Masakadza	c Kyle Mayers b Gudakesh Motie	15	76
Brandon Mavuta	b Jason Holder	56	132
Victor Nyauchi	c Joshua Da Silva b Jason Holder	13	10
Richard Ngarava	not out	19	20

Extras 8 · Total 379 for 9 declared

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Kemar Roach	15	4	35	1
Alzarri Joseph	26	2	75	3
Kyle Mayers	10	4	22	0
Gudakesh Motie	33	10	110	2
Jason Holder	17	2	55	2
Roston Chase	14	1	45	0
Kraigg Brathwaite	5	1	12	1
Raymon Reifer	3	0	7	0
Jermaine Blackwood	2	0	11	0

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Innocent Kaia (30) and Tanunurwa Makoni (33)	63	157
second	Chamu Chibhabha (9) and Innocent Kaia (12)	21	34
third	Craig Ervine (13) and Innocent Kaia (17)	30	59
fourth	Gary Ballance (6) and Innocent Kaia (8)	14	41
fifth	Gary Ballance (2) and Tafadzwa Tsiga (2)	4	15
sixth	Gary Ballance (4) and Brad Evans (7)	15	17
seventh	Gary Ballance (26) and Wellington Masakadza (15)	45	143
eighth	Gary Ballance (79) and Brandon Mavuta (56)	135	233
ninth	Gary Ballance (1) and Victor Nyauchi (13)	14	12
tenth	Gary Ballance (19) and Richard Ngarava (19)	38	40

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 203 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Kraigg Brathwaite	lbw b Wellington Masakadza	25	77
Tagenarine Chanderpaul	b Brad Evans	15	66
Raymon Reifer	c & b Wellington Masakadza	58	106
Jermaine Blackwood	c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Wellington Masakadza	57	84
Roston Chase	c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans	14	14
Kyle Mayers	not out	17	13
Joshua Da Silva	not out	9	4

Did not bat: Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach

Extras 8 · Total 203 for 5 declared

Bowler (Zimbabwe)	O	M	R	W
Victor Nyauchi	16	5	38	0
Wellington Masakadza	23	5	71	3
Brad Evans	12	2	41	2
Brandon Mavuta	6	0	30	0
Richard Ngarava	3	0	19	0

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Kraigg Brathwaite (15) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (15)	32	132
second	Kraigg Brathwaite (10) and Raymon Reifer (8)	18	27
third	Jermaine Blackwood (51) and Raymon Reifer (50)	107	159
fourth	Roston Chase (11) and Jermaine Blackwood (6)	17	24
fifth	Kyle Mayers (3) and Roston Chase (3)	6	10
sixth	Kyle Mayers (14) and Joshua Da Silva (9)	23	12

ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 134 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Innocent Kaia	c Kraigg Brathwaite b Gudakesh Motie	24	46
Tanunurwa Makoni	c Joshua Da Silva b Gudakesh Motie	9	12
Chamu Chibhabha	c Jermaine Blackwood b Roston Chase	31	60
Craig Ervine	c Joshua Da Silva b Gudakesh Motie	17	17
Gary Ballance	c Joshua Da Silva b Roston Chase	18	63
Tafadzwa Tsiga	not out	24	83
Brad Evans	lbw b Gudakesh Motie	0	7
Wellington Masakadza	not out	0	36

Did not bat: Brandon Mavuta, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava

Extras 11 · Total 134 for 6

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Kemar Roach	3	0	16	0
Gudakesh Motie	24	6	50	4
Alzarri Joseph	5	0	19	0
Jason Holder	5	1	13	0
Kraigg Brathwaite	4	0	10	0
Roston Chase	12	6	9	2
Kyle Mayers	1	0	6	0

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Innocent Kaia (3) and Tanunurwa Makoni (9)	14	22
second	Chamu Chibhabha (26) and Innocent Kaia (21)	47	84
third	Craig Ervine (17) and Chamu Chibhabha (5)	22	27
fourth	Craig Ervine (0) and Gary Ballance (0)	0	7
fifth	Gary Ballance (18) and Tafadzwa Tsiga (14)	36	114
sixth	Brad Evans (0) and Tafadzwa Tsiga (0)	1	8
seventh	Wellington Masakadza (0) and Tafadzwa Tsiga (10)	14	62

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