*Official* Zimbabwe vs Westindies 2 Test : Feb 04-16, 2023 at Bulawayo

[Nintendo]

Not a bad effort from mavuta so far. 5-fer and 28* walking out at 180-7 with a follow on looming is solid as it gets. Does he make this team when burl returns though? Doubt they'de want to field two leg-spinners in the same lineup.

 

[Howe_zat]

Follow on avoided so that's about it

Ballance with a great chance to be the first player in 30 years to make test hundreds for multiple nations

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Top partnership this in the context of the game: hope both of them get to their respective upcoming landmarks

 

[CricAddict]

This is a great fightback from Zimbabwe and Ballance.

 

[CricAddict]

Not a bad effort from mavuta so far. 5-fer and 28* walking out at 180-7 with a follow on looming is solid as it gets. Does he make this team when burl returns though? Doubt they'de want to field two leg-spinners in the same lineup.

Mavuta has been by far their best performer in the domestic first class competition. Certainly deserves a place. In tests, Burl is more of a batsman than a bowler. Hence, they could both potentially play in a first team full of spinning all-rounders in a spinning pitch.

Innocent Kaia
Makoni/Madhevere
Ballance
Ervine
Williams
Raza
Burl/Brad Evans
Chakabva
Mavuta
Chatara
Muzarabani

 

[CricAddict]

Follow on avoided so that's about it

Ballance with a great chance to be the first player in 30 years to make test hundreds for multiple nations

And only the second player in test history.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Mavuta 1st Zimbabwean with 5 fer (5 for 140) & test 50* in same . congratulation!


Many players took 5 fer or more & 100 in same test. Botham did that 5 times.

 

[ashley bach]

@CricAddict more of a batsman than bowler batting at 9 seems odd.

 

[Prince EWS]

@CricAddict more of a batsman than bowler batting at 9 seems odd.

He was talking about Burl when he said that, not Mavuta.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Century on Test Debut

(Vishy 0 & 137)

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[CricAddict]

Century with a six. WAG. Love it.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Damn good knock that

 

[ashley bach]

Mavuta's really improved his batting so the next partnership could still get them over the line.

PEWS to the fore.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Root's only scored test centuries for one nation. My Ballance > Root take vindicated.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Mavuta /Ballance Equal
Dennis Crompton & Alec Bedser for 8th wicket stand

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[ashley bach]

Root's only scored test centuries for one nation. My Ballance > Root take vindicated.

This is overrated insanity.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

@CricAddict more of a batsman than bowler batting at 9 seems odd.

Minimum 100
Maximum 173
By #9 in test

Position 9

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s		Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IDS Smith	173	237	136	23	3		New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
SCJ Broad	169	426	297	18	1		England	v Pakistan	Lord's	26 Aug 2010	Test # 1971
C Hill	160	319	-	18	0		Australia	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908	Test # 98
Asif Iqbal	146	200	244	21	2		Pakistan	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1967	Test # 623
DL Vettori	137*	223	170	23	1		New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
JEC Franklin	122*	359	268	14	1		New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
GOB Allen	122	170	-	14	1		England	v New Zealand	Lord's	27 Jun 1931	Test # 209
JT Murray	112	266	260	13	0		England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
SM Pollock	111	123	106	16	3		South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
Mohammad Rafique	111	230	152	11	3		Bangladesh	v West Indies	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
AC Parore	110	308	243	14	1		New Zealand	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
JO Holder	110	281	198	9	2		West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	29 Oct 2017	Test # 2280
SM Pollock	106*	240	195	13	0		South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
J Yadav	104	244	204	15	0		India	v England	Wankhede	8 Dec 2016	Test # 2239
L Klusener	102*	141	100	13	1		South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
JM Gregory	100	137	115	12	0		Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920	Test # 136
RR Lindwall	100	113	90	13	1		Australia	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1947	Test #

Mavuta 54 not out now

Zim 137/6
324/7*

 

[ashley bach]

Mavuta inching towards Ian Smith.

 

[ashley bach]

Was at Eden park on Smithy's day out, was a feast to watch. NZ were about 80/6 when he came out to bat.

 

[Howe_zat]

Zimbabwe's most recent first innings declaration before this was in 2003