West Indies draw practice match after good showing with bat

West Indies closed day three of their tour match against Zimbabwe XI in Bulawayo on 82-2, a lead of 477 as they continue to prepare for their upcoming Test series against Zimbabwe, resulting in a draw of the match.

Resuming from their overnight score of 52-5, in reply to the West Indies' mammoth first innings total of 517, Zimbabwe XI were bowled out for 122.

Timycen Maruma, who was on 15 overnight was eventually dismissed by Gudakesh Motie for 37 while Milton Shumba, who was on nine added only four before he was bowled by Shannon Gabriel for 13.

Tafadzwa Tsiga scored an unbeaten 21 and number 11 batter Faraz Akram added 19, managing to get the score past 100 after Zimbabwe XI had slumped to 87-9.

Alzarri Joseph took 2-12, while Motie returned figures of 2-24. Gabriel, who is returning from an extended break because of injury, finished with 2-21.

Choosing not to enforce a follow-on, West Indies opened with Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Raymon Reifer, in an apparent bid to provide time in the middle for other batters in the squad. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite scored an unbeaten 116 in the West Indies first innings.

However, Reifer failed to take advantage of the opportunity when he got out caught behind off

Akram's bowling for one, having faced four balls.

Nkrumah Bonner’s poor run of form continued when he was dismissed caught behind off the bowling of William Mashinge for a mere 13.

Chanderpaul, who made 46 in the West Indies first innings, retired not out on 23. Meanwhile, Jermaine Blackwood, who only man-

` SCOREBOARD

Zimbabwe XI 1st Innings

Tanunurwa Makoni c

Bonner b Mayers 13

Kudzai Maunze c †Da Silva b Joseph 0

Joylord Gumbie c †Da Silva b Joseph 11

Timycen Maruma c

Blackwood b Motie 37

Wessly Madhevere lbw b Holder 0

Tony Munyonga c Chase b Gabriel 1

Milton Shumba b Gabriel 13

Tafadzwa Tsiga † not out 21

William Mashinge lbw b Motie 0

Donald Tiripano (c) b

Blackwood 37

Faraz Akram c Blackwood b Chase 19

Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 1) 5

TOTAL 56.3 Ov (RR: 2.15, 235 Mts) 122 aged 17 in the West Indies first innings was unbeaten on 34, with Jason Holder not out on two at the other end as the match approached its fourth and final day. It ended that way on day three with a draw.

Akram had 1-4 from his three overs while Mashinge took 1-6 from the three overs he bowled.

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Did not bat: Priviledge Chesa, Tanaka Chivanga, Tapiwa

Mufudza, Carl Mumba

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kudzai Maunze, 1.2 ov), 2-12 (Joylord Gumbie, 5.3 ov), 3-30 (Tanunurwa Makoni, 10.3 ov), 4-31 (Wessly Madhevere, 11.6 ov), 5-36 (Tony Munyonga, 14.1 ov), 6-60 (Milton Shumba, 25.1 ov), 7-83 (Timycen Maruma, 33.2 ov), 8-83 (William Mashinge, 35.3 ov), 9-87 (Donald Tiripano, 47.5 ov), 10122 (Faraz Akram, 56.3 ov)

BOWLING O-M-R-W

Kemar Roach 11-3-25-0

Alzarri Joseph 4-1-12-2

Shannon Gabriel 7-3-21-2

Kyle Mayers 1-1-0-1

Jason Holder 4-2-2-1

Gudakesh Motie 14-8-24-2

Jomel Warrican 9-6-11-0 not bat: Kyle Mayers, Devon Thomas, Joshua Da Silva †, Roston Chase, Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Jomel Warrican Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Raymon Reifer, 3.1 ov), 2-38 (Nkrumah Bonner, 10.1 ov)

BOWLING O-M-R-W Carl Mumba 3-0-13-0 Faraz Akram 3-1-4-1 William Mashinge 3-0-6-1 Wessly Madhevere 8-0-28-0