Player of the Match
Player of the Match

1.33pm The pacers didn't waste much time after lunch to wrap Zimbabwe's tail up. Gabriel was fierce with the new ball, and West Indies will bat under sunny skies when Powell and Brathwaite open the innings in ten minutes. See you then.

109.1
W
Roach to Chisoro, OUT, slower ball on middle stump, deceives the batsman and hits him on the pad in front of middle. Loud appeal and out says the umpire. Chisoro quick to review. It was full-pitched, goes under the bat and hits him in front of leg stump. Would've gone on to break leg stump. Zimbabwe are all out for 326.

TS Chisoro lbw b Roach 9 (26m 15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

Gustav: "I'm pretty sure that from 14/3 Zimbabwe would have taken 326/9 if you offered it to them."

END OF OVER:
109 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 326/9

  • Chris Mpofu4 (2b)
  • Tendai Chisoro9 (14b)
  • Shannon Gabriel22-4-64-2
  • Kemar Roach18-5-44-2
108.6
4
Gabriel to Mpofu, FOUR, steered between the cordon and gully for a boundary! Just gets his bat to meet the fullish delivery outside off stump and takes a nice outside edge off the blade and flies past the gap. Useful runs
108.5
0
Gabriel to Mpofu, no run, full outside off, prods forward looking to defend, goes past the outside edge and the keeper plus slips are interested for a caught-behind. Umpire says no, and neither did the bowler look convinced

James: "Poor old Cremer. There's a lot of Shannon Gabriel to avoid!"

108.4
1
Gabriel to Chisoro, 1 run, pulled straight to fine leg. Short on leg stump and confidently hit to the fielder in the deep
108.3
2
Gabriel to Chisoro, 2 runs, full on off stump, slogged past midwicket, muscled away really and midwicket's dive can't stop the ball

Big-hitting Mpofu now. Zimbabwe's last man

108.2
W
Gabriel to Cremer, OUT, full outside off, crunched to mid off and it's a direct hit at the non-striker's! Time for the third umpire. Cremer took off for the run, but he was running straight towards Gabriel, and had to deviate from his path and ran diagonally to get to the other end. Holder's direct hit is good, Cremer is short by a few inches. He's got to go

AG Cremer run out 11 (68m 44b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

108.1
1
Gabriel to Chisoro, 1 run, driven uppishly past extra cover for a run, full outside off and entices him to drive. Falls for the trap, but falls between extra cover and wide id off

Ayush Parakh: "Cremer has to "cream" some shots now to get Zim to 350." -- He's got a good defense. Maybe Chisoro for that role instead? Now Gabriel around the wicket

END OF OVER:
108 | 2 Runs | ZIM: 318/8

  • Graeme Cremer11 (43b)
  • Tendai Chisoro5 (11b)
  • Kemar Roach18-5-44-2
  • Shannon Gabriel21-4-56-2
107.6
0
Roach to Cremer, no run, back of a length on off stump, uses his wrists to work this towards midwicket. Can't take the single that would've given him strike

Rare Occurence

1908

Previous and only other instance in Test Cricket in which both No 8 & 9 have scored a century in the same innings. Clem Hill and Roger Hartigan did it for Aus v England at Adelaide Oval.

Century of Wickets

100

Wickets for Devendra Bishoo in Tests - Fifth spinner and First Leg Spinner from West Indies to this feat.

Long time coming

2011

Last instance of an opener from Zimbabwe before Masakadza to score a Test century. - First century by a Zimbabwe opener in 19 Tests.

Two Thousand and Counting

5

Batsmen to cross 2000 Test runs for Zimbabwe. Hamilton Masakadza joined the Flower brothers, Alastair Campbell and Guy Whittal to this landmark.