West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022–23
| West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022–23 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 4 February – 16 February 2022 | ||
| Captains | Craig Ervine | Kraigg Brathwaite | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Innocent Kaia(172) | Tagenarine Chanderpaul(258) | |
| Most wickets | Brandon Mavuta(8) | Gudakesh Motie(19) | |
| Player of the series | Gudakesh Motie(WI) | ||
TheWest Indies men's cricket teamtoured Zimbabwe in February 2023 to play twoTestmatches.[1]In December 2022, theZimbabwe Cricket(ZC) confirmed the fixtures.[2]The first game of the series was Zimbabwe's first Test match after an 18-month gap since they played a home seriesagainst Bangladesh in July 2021and the fourth time that the West Indies have toured Zimbabwe since 2000, with the most recent tour beingin 2017;the tourists had won the three previous series without losing a Test match.[3]West Indies won the series 1–0 after claiming an innings victory over Zimbabwe in the second Test.[4]
Squads
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Tour match
[edit]Before the start of the Test series, West Indies played a three-day warm-up fixture against a Zimbabwe XI side.[7]
28–30 January 2023
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- Zimbabwe XI won the toss and elected to field.
- 23.3 overs of play was lost on Day 2 due to rain.
Test series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]4–8 February 2023
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 39 and 52 overs of play was lost on Days 1 and 2 respectively due to rain.
- Brad Evans,Innocent Kaia,Tanunurwa MakoniandTafadzwa Tsiga(Zim) all made their Test debuts.
- Gary Ballancemade his Test debut for Zimbabwe after previously playing 23 Tests forEngland,becoming the 16th cricketer torepresent two international teams in Tests.[8]
- Kraigg BrathwaiteandTagenarine Chanderpaul(WI) scored thehighest opening partnershipfor the West Indies in Tests.[9]
- Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored his maiden century[10]and double-century in Tests.[11]
- Brandon Mavuta(Zim) took his firstfive-wicket haulin Tests.[12]
- Gary Ballance (Zim) became only the second player, afterKepler Wessels,to score a century for two different teams in Tests.[13]
- Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul became the first pair to bat on all five days of a Test match.[14]
2nd Test
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- 40.2 and 15 overs were lost on Days 2 and 3, respectively, due to rain.
- Tanaka Chivanga(Zim) made his Test debut.
- Gudakesh Motie(WI) took his firstfive-wicket haulin Tests.[15]
- Victor Nyauchi(Zim) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[16]
- Gudakesh Motie (13/99) recorded the best match figures by a spinner for the West Indies in Tests.[17][18]
Notes
[edit]- ^Iknow Chabi(Zim) replaced Langton Rusere as the on-field umpire from the start of the second day of the match.
- ^While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the second Test reached a result in three days.
References
[edit]- ^"West Indies to face Zimbabwe in two Tests in Bulawayo".Cricket West Indies.Retrieved29 December2022.
- ^"ZC confirms schedule for Test series against West Indies".Zimbabwe Cricket.Retrieved29 December2022.
- ^"West Indies to tour Zimbabwe for two Tests in February 2023".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved29 December2022.
- ^"Motie takes 13-for; West Indies clinch series".Cricbuzz.Retrieved14 February2023.
- ^"Gary Ballance set for Zimbabwe Test bow against West Indies".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 January2023.
- ^"West Indies Test squad named for two-Test series in Zimbabwe".Cricket West Indies.Retrieved17 January2023.
- ^"ZC announces Zimbabwe XI squad for West Indies warm-up game".Zimbabwe Cricket.Retrieved25 January2023.
- ^"Records: Combined Test, ODI and T20I records. Individual records (captains, players, umpires), Representing two countries".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved4 February2023.
- ^"Records galore as Chanderpaul slams 207* and Brathwaite 182 in West Indies' domination".ESPNcricinfo.6 February 2023.Retrieved7 February2023.
- ^"Maiden Test ton for Chanderpaul against Zimbabwe".Jamaica Observer.6 February 2023.Retrieved7 February2023.
- ^"First Test against Zimbabwe Chanderpaul stars with double century as 33-year-old opening record falls".Guyana Chronicle.7 February 2023.Retrieved7 February2023.
- ^"Mavuta, Kaia give Zimbabwe hope... as West Indies dominate play on day 3".The Herald.7 February 2023.Retrieved7 February2023.
- ^"Gary Ballance: Zimbabwe's ex-England batter is second man to hit Test centuries for two teams".BBC Sport.7 February 2023.Retrieved7 February2023.
- ^"West Indies' Brathwaite-Chanderpaul become first pair to bat on all five days of a Test match".Sportstar.8 February 2023.Retrieved8 February2023.
- ^"Motie's bags seven to bowl Zimbabwe out for 115".Cricbuzz.Retrieved12 February2023.
- ^"Motie takes 13 to spin West Indies to 1-0 series win against Zimbabwe".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved14 February2023.
- ^"Gudakesh Motie breaks 73-year-old record in his third Test match, takes third-place in West Indies all-time list".Wisden.Retrieved14 February2023.
- ^"Record-breaking Motie spins WI to dominant series win".Jamaica Observer.Retrieved15 February2023.