WI vs Zim 1st Test: Chanderpaul hits unbeaten double ton as Windies dominate third day

Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double-century after setting a brand new West Indies file of 336 for the primary wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday earlier than the vacationer declared at 447 for six within the first Test in opposition to Zimbabwe.

The opening stand on the Queens Sports Club within the southwestern metropolis of Bulawayo surpassed the 298-run partnership shared by Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes in opposition to England in 1990.

Zimbabwe was 114 for 3 in reply at Stumps on the third day – 333 runs behind – with Innocent Kaia, one in all 5 Test newcomers within the workforce, unbeaten on 59 having struck 9 fours.

The closing supply of the day noticed one skipper dismiss one other as Brathwaite clear bowled Craig Ervine for 13 with a deceptively fast ball.

Brathwaite made 182 earlier than being trapped leg earlier than whereas Chanderpaul, the son of former West Indies skipper Shivnarine, completed on 207 not out after hitting a six to succeed in a double ton in solely his third Test outing.

It is the ninth highest opening Test partnership, a good distance in need of the general file of 415 added by South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie in opposition to Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2008.

Both batters started day three with a whole bunch below their belts as West Indies resumed on 221 with out loss after two rain-affected days.

The scoring charge had been below two and half till that time however Brathwaite, 116 not out in a single day, instantly set concerning the assault with the run charge early on standing at 5 per over.

Brathwaite clattered his approach to 182 earlier than being trapped by spinner Wellington Masakadza.

The captain misinterpret the size and tried to brush a full-length supply on off-stump, ending an innings which spanned 312 balls and included 18 fours.

It was a welcome return to kind for Brathwaite, who made solely 19 and three in opposition to Australia in his final Test, two months in the past in Adelaide.

It was small reward for the Zimbabwe bowlers who had toiled 114 overs earlier than making the breakthrough.

They had been rewarded with a second wicket earlier than Lunch when Kyle Mayers was bowled by the gate for 20 by leg-spinner Brandon Mavuta, who went on to take 5 wickets at a price of 140 runs.

But the wicket that eluded him and 4 different Zimbabwean bowlers was that of Chanderpaul who, choosing up the tempo from a sluggish first two days, struck three sixes and 16 fours earlier than West Indies declared quickly after Lunch.