Lunch Zimbabwe 296 for 7 (Masakadza 147, Raza 68*) v West Indies
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West Indies’ spinners struck repeatedly with the old ball to peg Zimbabwe back on the second morning in Bulawayo, Devendra Bishoo and Kraigg Brathwaite sharing three wickets to send the hosts to lunch at 296 for 7. Hamilton Masakadza and Sikandar Raza had threatened to take the game away from Zimbabwe with a stand that stretched to 90 runs, but Masakadza’s dismissal for 147 started the hosts’ slide and by lunch Raza was the only top-order batsman still standing, on 68 not out.
Despite the bleak weather, the picture had been much rosier for Zimbabwe for much of the morning. Masakadza cracked the very first ball of the day, from Kemar Roach, through the covers for four and though there were half chances, the luck was with Zimbabwe. Jason Holder found the inside edge of Masakadza’s bat in the 12th over of the morning, but the ball ricocheted past the stumps, and a bat-pad chance against Raza off Chase fell just in front of short leg.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo