West Indies Tour Of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe VS West Indies | 2nd Test , 12 Feb , 1:30 PM | Match Preview

Series: West Indies tour of Zimbabwe, 2023

Zimbabwe vs West Indies, 2nd Test 12 Feb 2023 1.30 Pm

Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Zimbabwe and West Indies will lock horns in the second game of the two-match Test series from Sunday (February 12) at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.

The opening Test between the two teams ended in a draw, but there was excitement till the last session of the fifth day. After being asked to chase down 272 to win, Zimbabwe were reduced to 120-6.

Tafadzwa Tsiga and Wellington Masakadza’s 14-run partnership off 10.2 overs, though, saved the day for the hosts. Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase picked up four and two wickets
respectively to give West Indies a realistic chance in the rain-marred game.

Earlier in the Test, Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s 336-run opening stand laid the platform for the West Indies. Chanderpaul racked up his maiden Test hundred,
while Brathwaite missed out on a well-deserved double, scoring 182.

Gary Ballance became only the second batter after Kepler Wessels to score hundreds for two nations in Test cricket. Brandon Mavuta had an excellent outing as well,
picking up a five-wicket haul and registering a 56-run knock.

Pitch Report
The pitch in Bulawayo is expected to be good for batting in the first three days. Spinners are likely to play a part
as was seen in the first Test. Batting first after winning the toss should be the way forward.

Weather Report:
Clouds and thunderstorms could be there on all five days of the Test. There’s a decent chance of rain, which could lead to delays
and interruptions. The temperature should be around the 27-degree Celsius mark.

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BATSMEN Kraigg Brathwaite , Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Craig Ervine , Gary Ballance

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BOWLERS Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava

Prediction: West Indies agonizingly missed out on winning the opening Test. Gary Ballance’s fifth Test century and some stern resistance from Zimbabwe’s lower order denied
the visitors victory. Brathwaite’s men, though, are expected to win the second Test.

Prediction: West Indies to win

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