On Day 3, Windies will resume with a headstart of 148 and with nine wickets in hand, with an aim to give Zimbabwe as big a target as possible. Even 250 can prove to be an uphill task on a track like this which has seen ample turn from as early as in the second session of the opening day. Do join us tomorrow same time to find out how the game pans out. Till then, goodbye!
ZIMBABWE VS WINDIES 1ST TEST, DAY 2
Live cricket score - Zimbabwe vs Windies, 1st Test, Day 2
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Zimbabwe 159-10 & 316-10 (90.4 Ovs)
Kyle Jarvis 23 (41)
West Indies 219-10 & 373-10
Roston Chase 13.4-2-61-2
Windies won by 117 runs
Bishoo picks up fourth five-fer in Test career. © Getty
STUMPS:A thoroughly dominating day for the Windies. Barring an hour in the morning session, Zimbabwean batsmen dug their own grave and folded for 159 in their first innings. Bishoo led the way with a five-fer - his fourth in Test cricket. He bowled 23 overs on the trot - on either side of the Lunch break - and triggered a collapse. Holder and Roach complimented him from the other end, albeit in shorter spells, as they picked up two wickets apiece to help Windies manage a crucial lead of 60 runs. Kirean Powell fell early in the second innings but Kraigg Brathwaite and Kyle Hope have since then added 63 runs for the unbeaten second-wicket stand and taken Windies lead well past 100.
50 PARTNERSHIP:Brathwaite brings up the 50 of his partnership with Kyle Hope. Windies thoroughly dominating the day. The lead is now 135, and we have another 7 overs to go before stumps. Can Zimbabwe break this partnership today?
Windies stretch their lead past 100 runs now.
BREAKTHROUGH:Graeme Cremer brings himself on and is on a hat-trick. Brathwaite negotiates it well to deny him a rare hat-trick spread over two innings but the captain does get his team the opening. He gets out Powell right after the batsman hit him for a four. Powell looked to defend this one but the ball sneaks past the outside edge to crash into the stumps. Off stump goes for a walk, in fact. What a pleasing sight for any bowler! Kyle Hopecomes in to bat.
Seven overs into the innings and Zimbabwe have brought on the spinners already. No surprise there. Here's left-armer Sean Williams.
Mpofu begins with a maiden.
We're back on!Windies openers in the middle for their second innings. Jarvis with the new ball. Brathwaite and Windies are off the mark straightaway. Powell could have been out first ball. Cremer puts in a commendable forward-dive at mid-off but fails to latch on to the leading edge. Good over to begin with.
TEA:Shannon Gabriel opens his account finally and that will be the end of Zimbabwe's first innings. They fold for 159 to hand the visitors a crucial 60-run lead. Bishoo keeps the ball.Join us back in 20 for the final session of Day 2.
UPDATE: Tea extended as Windies are one wicket away from wrap up Zimbabwe's first innings.Bishoo continues for his 23rd over on the trot!
WICKET:Cremer drags a thick inside edge onto his stumps and Windies bag their ninth wicket. Windies are on a roll! Second wicket for Holder.. he gets his Zimbabwean counterpart. Windies atill 72 ahead and on a wicket like this, even 50 would be a healthy lead to have. Chris Mpofu is the last man in.
FIFER:Here comes the fifth wicket for Devendra Bishoo. Chakabva goes for a half-hearted cut shot and Roston Chase laps up the top-edge at backward point quite comfortably to help his teammate complete a fourth five-for in Tests. New batsman in the middle - Kyle Jarvis.
Big heave over mid-on and Chakabva helps the crowd find its voice back with that six. He's taking on the most-successful Windies bowler, who is one away from claiming a fiver-for here.
HOLDER JOINS THE PARTY:Waller s clean bowled by Jason Holder and that's wicket No. 7 for the visitors. Middle stump goes for a walk.. what a pleasant sight for the bowler. 50th Test wicket for Windies captain.That brings Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremerat crease.
BISHOO STRIKES AGAIN:Fourth wicket for the legspinner. He's trapped Ervine plumb in front of the stumps. no need to consider a review for that one. And he doesn't. Walks off a brief chat with the non-striker. Wise decision. That was as straightforward as it could get. Bishoo one away from a five-fer and Zimbabwe still trail by 84 runs. Out walks Regis Chakabva.
Time for drinks. Zimbabwe have brought the deficit down to 86 runs but have lost two wickets in the process, too. Two extremely ill-advised shots.
WICKET:Oh Raza, what have you done? Poor, poor shot selection. There was pressure building on him and he loses his patience. Goes after Bishoo.. was probably trying to go over long-on but completely miscued. Gabriel settles under it and takes an easy catch. Zimbabwe five down now. Malcolm Walleris the new batsman in the middle.
Meanwhile in Mumbai, Kohli has notched up
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