The West Indies men's cricket team toured Zimbabwe in February 2023 to play two Test matches.[1] In December 2022, the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures.[2] The first game of the series was Zimbabwe's first Test match after an 18-month gap since they played a home series against Bangladesh in July 2021 and the fourth time that the West Indies have toured Zimbabwe since 2000, with the most recent tour being in 2017; the tourists had won the three previous series without losing a Test match.[3] West Indies won the series 1–0 after claiming an innings victory over Zimbabwe in the second Test.[4]
| West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022–23 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 4 February – 16 February 2022 | ||
| Captains | Craig Ervine | Kraigg Brathwaite | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Innocent Kaia (172) | Tagenarine Chanderpaul (258) | |
| Most wickets | Brandon Mavuta (8) | Gudakesh Motie (19) | |
| Player of the series | Gudakesh Motie (WI) | ||
Squads edit
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Tour match edit
Before the start of the Test series, West Indies played a three-day warm-up fixture against a Zimbabwe XI side.[7]
28–30 January 2023
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- Zimbabwe XI won the toss and elected to field.
- 23.3 overs of play was lost on Day 2 due to rain.
Test series edit
1st Test edit
4–8 February 2023
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 39 and 52 overs of play was lost on Days 1 and 2 respectively due to rain.
- Brad Evans, Innocent Kaia, Tanunurwa Makoni and Tafadzwa Tsiga (Zim) all made their Test debuts.
- Gary Ballance made his Test debut for Zimbabwe after previously playing 23 Tests for England, becoming the 16th cricketer to represent two international teams in Tests.[8]
- Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (WI) scored the highest opening partnership for the West Indies in Tests.[9]
- Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored his maiden century[10] and double-century in Tests.[11]
- Brandon Mavuta (Zim) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[12]
- Gary Ballance (Zim) became only the second player, after Kepler Wessels, to score a century for two different teams in Tests.[13]
- Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul became the first pair to bat on all five days of a Test match.[14]
2nd Test edit
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- 40.2 and 15 overs were lost on Days 2 and 3, respectively, due to rain.
- Tanaka Chivanga (Zim) made his Test debut.
- Gudakesh Motie (WI) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[15]
- Victor Nyauchi (Zim) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[16]
- Gudakesh Motie (13/99) recorded the best match figures by a spinner for the West Indies in Tests.[17][18]
Notes edit
- ^ Iknow Chabi (Zim) replaced Langton Rusere as the on-field umpire from the start of the second day of the match.
- ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the second Test reached a result in three days.
References edit
- ^ "West Indies to face Zimbabwe in two Tests in Bulawayo". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "ZC confirms schedule for Test series against West Indies". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "West Indies to tour Zimbabwe for two Tests in February 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Motie takes 13-for; West Indies clinch series". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Gary Ballance set for Zimbabwe Test bow against West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "West Indies Test squad named for two-Test series in Zimbabwe". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "ZC announces Zimbabwe XI squad for West Indies warm-up game". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Records: Combined Test, ODI and T20I records. Individual records (captains, players, umpires), Representing two countries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Records galore as Chanderpaul slams 207* and Brathwaite 182 in West Indies' domination". ESPNcricinfo. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Maiden Test ton for Chanderpaul against Zimbabwe". Jamaica Observer. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "First Test against Zimbabwe Chanderpaul stars with double century as 33-year-old opening record falls". Guyana Chronicle. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Mavuta, Kaia give Zimbabwe hope... as West Indies dominate play on day 3". The Herald. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Gary Ballance: Zimbabwe's ex-England batter is second man to hit Test centuries for two teams". BBC Sport. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "West Indies' Brathwaite-Chanderpaul become first pair to bat on all five days of a Test match". Sportstar. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Motie's bags seven to bowl Zimbabwe out for 115". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Motie takes 13 to spin West Indies to 1-0 series win against Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Gudakesh Motie breaks 73-year-old record in his third Test match, takes third-place in West Indies all-time list". Wisden. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Record-breaking Motie spins WI to dominant series win". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 February 2023.