BULAWAYO: Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after environment a brand new West Indies document of 336 for the primary wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday sooner than the vacationers declared at 447-6 within the first Take a look at towards Zimbabwe. The outlet stand on the Queens Sports activities Membership within the southwestern town of Bulawayo surpassed the 298-run partnership shared through Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes towards England in 1990.
Zimbabwe have been 114-3 in answer at stumps at the 3rd day – 333 runs behind-with Blameless Kaia, certainly one of 5 Take a look at novices within the group, unbeaten on 59 having struck 9 fours. The overall supply of the day noticed one skipper brush aside some other as Brathwaite blank bowled Craig Ervine for 13 with a deceptively fast ball. Brathwaite made 182 sooner than being trapped leg sooner than whilst Chanderpaul, the son of former West Indies skipper Shivnarine, completed on 207 now not out after hitting a six to achieve a double ton in simplest his 3rd Take a look at day trip.
It’s the 9th best possible opening Take a look at partnership, some distance wanting the total document of 415 added through South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie towards Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2008. Each batsmen started day 3 with masses below their belts as West Indies resumed on 221 with out loss after two rain-affected days. The scoring fee were below two and part till that time however Brathwaite, 116 now not out in a single day, instantly set concerning the assault with the run fee early on status at 5 in line with over.
Brathwaite clattered his technique to 182 sooner than being trapped through spinner Wellington Masakadza. The captain misinterpret the size and attempted to comb a full-length supply on off stump, finishing an innings which spanned 312 balls and integrated 18 fours. It was once a welcome go back to shape for Brathwaite, who made simplest 19 and 3 towards Australia in his remaining Take a look at, two months in the past in Adelaide.
It was once small praise for the Zimbabwe bowlers who had toiled 114 overs sooner than making the leap forward. They have been rewarded with a 2nd wicket sooner than lunch when Kyle Mayers was once bowled in the course of the gate for 20 through leg-spinner Brandon Mavuta, who went directly to take 5 wickets at a price of 140 runs. However the wicket that eluded him and 4 different Zimbabwean bowlers was once that of Chanderpaul who, choosing up the pace from a slow first two days, struck 3 sixes and 16 fours sooner than West Indies declared quickly after lunch. – AFP