Gudakesh Motie’s 7 for 37 places West Indies in command

West Indies 133 for 4 (Reifer 53, Mavuta 2-24) lead Zimbabwe 115 (Kaia 38, Motie 7-37) by 18 runs

Zimbabwe had been shot out for simply 115 within the forty first over, having misplaced eight wickets for 41 runs. Innocent Kaia top-scored with 38 and Donald Tiripano’s unbeaten 23 helped drag the hosts previous 100.

The day had begun with West Indies quick bowler Shannon Gabriel extracting appreciable bounce at excessive velocity from the gradual floor, however that shortly made approach for Motie’s left-arm spin troubling the batters out of the tough.

Motie had conceded 16 runs in his first 4 overs, however finally accounted for the final seven Zimbabwe wickets. His first sufferer was Milton Shumba inside-edging to brief leg, after the left-hander skipped all the way down to defend a ball turning into him. Two overs later, the gradual flip away from the right-hander Tafadzwa Tsiga had him ballooning a catch to level. And within the twenty seventh over, Craig Ervine was trapped in entrance when he missed an tried sweep.

When Wellington Masakadza inside-edged Motie to leg slip within the twenty ninth over, Zimbabwe had been 81 for 7, and he accomplished his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket by dismissing Brandon Mavuta. Perhaps making an attempt to take the assault to the bowler, Mavuta tried to loft a flighted supply that dipped round off stump. He obtained an outdoor edge that bounced off wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva’s pads in the direction of slip, the place Jermaine Blackwood caught it on the second try.

Motie bowled all his 14.5 overs unchanged; his spell interrupted by solely the lunch break.

In their reply, West Indies misplaced captain Kraigg Brathwaite within the eighth over – additionally to the left-arm spin of Wellington Masakadza – however Raymon Reifer and Tagenarine Chanderpaul added 73 for the second wicket. Despite dropping Chanderpaul for 36 – top-edging legspinner Mavuta to brief fantastic leg – West Indies had been properly positioned at 117 for two when a mix-up with Blackwood price Reifer his wicket shortly after mentioning his half-century.

The guests additionally misplaced Blackwood to Mavuta earlier than stumps, and completed the day on 133 for 4, main by 18 runs.