MATCH THREAD! West Indies vs Zimbabwe 2nd test @ Queens Bulawayo

[TapsC]

Amazing effort by Raza.. man of the match if there is a draw here.. very very tricky.. I guess these 2 should just hang around for as long as possible then we can give Bobby a full license..

That's the thing about test cricket.. you play for so long and eventually a good ball will come along. I guess all you can do in that situation is to get as big a stride as possible to get hit outside the line but Raza is a short man unfortunately.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

And an umpiring error goes in our favour, as Cremer clearly gloved that...amazing!

Yay

Windies' fault for wasting reviews.

Well the umps do owe us 200 runs for that plumb lbw Raza bowled which wasn't given.

Amazing effort by Raza.. man of the match if there is a draw here.. very very tricky.. I guess these 2 should just hang around for as long as possible then we can give Bobby a full license..

That's the thing about test cricket.. you play for so long and eventually a good ball will come along. I guess all you can do in that situation is to get as big a stride as possible to get hit outside the line but Raza is a short man unfortunately.

I'd send Mpofu out before Chisoro, and tell him to swing the bat.

[Jemisi]

Yeah, that might be a good way to go

[Andybligzz]

Just thought I'd say tino is a lovely commentator and seems a very humble man , absolutely have loved his coverage and views on the game. Vusi needs to get back to cricket as he is a shocker. Hopefully the boys can bat till tea , Regis showing some good character . He's got fight about him and that's what I love , i know many are over his keeping and low scores but I think he's jusy lacking confidence. Amazing what it can do to a player , look at raza at the moment.special mention to PJ as well , showed he's got what it takes at this level and is learning all you can ask.

[Jemisi]

They need 2 rpo if we are all out now. Another 30 off 15 and they will need 3 rpo.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

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Zimbabwe are going to get bowled out, that's inevitable. The only question is how many overs will we survive?

I don't think we could defend anything less than 5 an over.

As I write this 56 overs remain and we're

A few scenarios I can think of:

WI need 140 from 35 overs - not enough
WI need 150 from 30 overs - borderline
WI need 160 from 25 overs - might be enough

Cremer's doing a good job of stonewalling while Chakabva is keeping the score ticking over. I think these 2 need to find a way to hang around for another 20 overs, if they don't we're going to really struggle. It's all about time.

Interesting situation, it's a shame we're 7 down instead of 6 down. I think it's 80/20 in WI's favour right now (a draw being the 20).

[herb]

Regis head earned his spot for the next test in my opinion. Has looked really solid in this innings. Just needs a few more runs in the Logan cup to boost his confidence.

[herb]

Regis head earned his spot for the next test in my opinion. Has looked really solid in this innings. Just needs a few more runs in the Logan cup to boost his confidence.

[clikcspeed]

On the edge here, need to get to tea and get lead up to 150...

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Regis head earned his spot for the next test in my opinion. Has looked really solid in this innings. Just needs a few more runs in the Logan cup to boost his confidence.

He may yet do enough to keep his spot, but 34 - when he still needs to bat for a lot longer to save this game - isn't enough. Particularly when Moor grabbed his opportunity in both innings.

If Chakabva continues to show resolve, and is like 50 off 180 half an hour after tea - then he'll have done enough I think.

Some good grit by Cremer, 5 off 58. This is what I like to see in a Test match.