Tea West Indies 219 and 244 for 6 (Chase 38*, Jarvis 2-42, Williams 2-54) lead Zimbabwe 159 by 304 runs
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West Indies continued their progress on the third day at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, extending the lead over Zimbabwe to 304 at tea. Kraigg Brathwaite soaked up the early pressure to score 86, while Kyle and Shai Hope’s forties were a study of composed batting and West Indies reached the interval at 244 for 6.
The patience exhibited by Brathwaite and the Hope brothers stood in stark contrast to Zimbabwe’s jittery effort yesterday, and allowed them to deny the hosts quick wickets despite the reverse swing, spin and inconsistent bounce available for the bowlers. Brathwaite was also aided by Zimbabwe’s lapses in the field: he was dropped twice in consecutive overs off Graeme Cremer’s bowling before lunch.
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Liam Brickhill is a freelance journalist based in Cape Town
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