WI vs ZIM: West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul created historical past through the first Test in opposition to Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, as they turned the primary opening pair within the twenty first century to bat in extra of 100 overs in an inning.
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Continuing their batting into the third day of a rain-affected Test, the duo additionally turned solely the second opening pair to face over 600 deliveries in a Test innings. Despite their spectacular efficiency, they fell simply wanting breaking the earlier report held by Sri Lanka’s Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, who had performed 114.2 overs in opposition to Pakistan in Kandy in July 2000, amassing 335 for the primary wicket.
Unfortunately, Wellington Masakadza trapped Brathwaite lbw on 182, bringing an finish to the opening stand at 338 in 114.1 overs, one ball wanting equalling the report. Brathwaite, who had already scored his twelfth Test century, reached 150 runs off 278 balls. Tagenarine, son of West Indies nice Shivnarine Chanderpaul, smashed his first Test century in his third sport on Day 2.
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The opening duo reached 300 runs in 644 deliveries in opposition to Zimbabwe, breaking the earlier report for the very best opening Test partnership for West Indies, set by Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Hayne (298 in opposition to England in 1990).
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