Powell falls for 90 as Zimbabwe chip away

Lunch West Indies 188 for 4 (Shai Hope 23* Chase 16*, Raza 2-30, Mpofu 1-20) trail Zimbabwe 326 by 138 runs
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Three wickets on the third morning helped Zimbabwe reassert themselves in the field, in second Test in Bulawayo. Sikandar Raza made excellent use of the old ball, nipping out nightwatchman Devendra Bishoo and Kyle Hope in quick succession, while Chris Mpofu struck with the new ball to deny Kieran Powell a century. Shai Hope and Roston Chase survived a probing few minutes before lunch, and West Indies went to the interval at 188 for 4, still 138 runs adrift of Zimbabwe’s effort in the first dig.

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Liam Brickhill is a freelance journalist based in Cape Town

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