1st Test: Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, 4-8 Nov 2003
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first
latest score
*Zimbabwe 156/5 (45.4 ov)
WI will most probably win this 2 test series 2-0 ....
sofar ZIM is doing really good Zimbabwe 242/6 (70.0 ov)
WOW .... Zimbabwe 284/6 (90.0 ov)
and little *T Taibu (RHB) 75 155 8 0 48.39 * .... not bad .... but the WI attack isn't that threatning in comparison to what Zim had to face in AUS ......
Zimbabwe finished the day at 284/6.
Taibu is not out 75.
Other good contributions came from Gripper 41, Wishart 47 and Matsikenyeri 57.
Overall a good start by Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe 372/7 at lunch on the second day.
A great performance by Zimbabwe so far.
zimbabwe cross 400 runs
127.2 Drakes to Streak, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
wide of the mid off fielder, ball races away to the extra cover
fence, 400 up for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe 424/7 (133.2 ov)
138.5 Edwards to Streak, (noball) one run, First Test Hundred! pitched up outside the off stump, played uplishly but well wide of the gully fielder, huge cheers all around, well played
A Captains inning at his best :k: :k: :k: :k: :k:
Zimbabwe 463/7 (139.0 ov)
H Streak 100 not out
A Blignaut 78 not out
Blignaut gone on 91 :( and a wonderful partnership of 168 runs comes to an end
150.5 Edwards to Price, OUT: five wickets haul! fulltoss on the middle
and leg, Prices tries to play it away but misses, ball hits the
pad, huge appeal and the finger goes up,** Edwards gets a well
deserved five wicket haul, his second in as many Tests!**
Zimbabwe 497/9
latest score day 2 Zimbabwe 507/9 (152.3 ov) declared (152.3 overs)
West Indies 1/0 (0.1 ov) West Indies RR: 6.00
West Indies trail by 506 runs with 10 wickets
remaining in the 1st innings
Minimum overs remaining today: 24.5
major contributions for zimb' with the bat :
H. Streak = 127* (12 * 4)
T. Taibu = 83 (9 * 4)
A. BLignaut = 91 (8 * 4)
Major contributions for windies with the ball:
F Edwards 5 for 133
Are there any good bowlers in WI ? 507 is a big total :k:
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*Originally posted by Zero_one: *
WI will most probably win this 2 test series 2-0 ....
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ahemmm......
since the deadly duo (walsh and ambrose) retired the windies bowling attack has been gr8tly exposed with so many bowlers being tried by the windies cric board over the last 2 years, but thus far a winning combination like walsh and ambrose has not being found.
although there seem to be 2 promising natural quickies for the future, lawson and edwards who seem to be good quality wicket taking bowlers.
The only good bowler in the Windies team currently is Jermaine Lawson and he too is injured, other then him you got bunch of Black Umar Guls.
ah - this sets a good match up between West Indies and Zimbabwe - bookies have gone 2-0 in favor of West Indies but Heath Streak century ton - Tatenda Taibu and Andy Blignaut's remarkable resistance has lifted up Zimbabwe side - without Flower Brothers Zimbabwe are pretty much without experience players.
i think the first Test match will be drawn.
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well said:k:
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*Originally posted by UMAIR316: *
The only good bowler in the Windies team currently is Jermaine Lawson and he too is injured, other then him you got bunch of Black Umar Guls.
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or black Junaid Zias? I think Umar is ahead of Junaid.
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A freak mishap involving a cricket ball and a pitch roller held up play in the first Test between Zimbabwe and the West Indies here on Thursday.
The incident occurred as a roller was being used on the wicket shortly before the match was due to resume on the third morning.
A practice ball hit from the outfield landed under the roller’s massive cast-iron barrel and was squashed into the turf at the city end of the ground.
It left a deep hole in the hard, dry pitch, near the batting crease.
Groundstaff hoped to borrow an auger from a nearby golf club so that they could plug the hole with a lump of turf.
The match was not expected to resume before the scheduled lunch break.
At the close of play on the second day, West Indies were 11 without loss in reply to Zimbabwe’s first-innings total of 507 for nine declared.