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WI vs Zim, 1st Test: Gary Ballance's Century Led Zimbabwe to Draw in the First Test Match Against West Indies
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WI vs Zim, 1st Test: Gary Ballance's Century Led Zimbabwe to Draw in the First Test Match Against West Indies

WI vs Zim, 1st Test: Gary Ballance's Century Led Zimbabwe to Draw in the First Test Match Against West Indies  Zimbabwe and West Indies faced each other in the first test match at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first. In the first innings, Kraigg Brathwaite and T Chanderpaul came to bat, and Ngarava opened the bowling attack. Tagenarine Chanderpaul hit the first boundary of the match in the 7th over. West Indies reached 50 runs in the 24th over. After 25 overs, WI was 51-0. In the 44 overs, Kraigg Brathwaite reached his fifty. In 47 overs, Tagenarine Chanderpaul hit back-to-back two fours, and WI reached 100 runs. He reached his half-century with a four, and it was his 2nd half-century. West Indies reached 150 runs in the 68th over. Kraigg Brathwaite took a double and reached his 12th century in a test. In the 84th over, West Indies reached 200 runs. In the 100th over, Kraigg Brathwaite hit a four and reached his 150 runs. In the 107th over, Kraigg Brathwaite hit a four, and West Indies reached 300 runs. Both the opener had made a partnership of 300 runs, and it is the highest-ever opening partnership by West Indies in the test. Kraigg Brathwaite got out after scoring 182(312) in the 114.1 overs. Tagenarine Chanderpaul reached his double century with a bang as he hit a six. West Indies declared his innings on 447 runs on 6 wickets. Zimbabwean batters Innocent Kaia and Tanunurwa Makoni came to open, and Kemar Roach opened the bowling attack. Zimbabwe reached 50 runs in the 22nd over. Tanunurwa Makoni got out after scoring 33(81). Innocent Kaia scored his half-century in the 36th over. In the 37th over, Zimbabwe reached 100 runs. Zimbabwe reached 150 runs in the 55th over. Zimbabwe scored 200 runs in the 81st over. Gary Ballance reached his century with a six. Zimbabwe declared his innings on 379-9. In the second innings, Kraigg Brathwaite and T Chanderpaul came to bat, and Victor Nyauchi opened the bowling attack. West Indies reached 50 runs in the 27th over. In the 41st over, West Indies reached 100 runs. Raymon Reifer hit a four and scored his half-century. In the 52nd over, Blackwood scored his 17th half-century. West Indies reached 200 runs in the 60th over. West Indies declared his innings on 203-5. In the second innings, Tanunurwa Makoni and Innocent Kaia came to bat, and Roach opened the bowling attack. Zimbabwe reached 50 runs in the 15th over. In the 32nd over, Zimbabwe reached 100 runs. In 54 overs, Zimbabwe scored 134-6, and the game ended in a draw. Stay tuned with us and get the latest cricket news and live scores of the upcoming matches.