Rookie Gudakesh Motie notched a record-breaking 13-wicket match haul to spin dominant West Indies to a crushing innings and four-run victory over minnows Zimbabwe within the decisive remaining Check in Zimbabwe Tuesday.
The 27-year-old, in solely his third Check, claimed six for 62 to observe up his career-best seven-wicket haul within the first innings as Zimbabwe, trailing by 177 on first innings, collapsed to 173 all out of their second innings, about quarter-hour after tea on the third day of the competition at Queens Sports activities Membership.
Motie completed with Man-of-the-Match figures of 13 for 99 – the very best ever by a West Indies spinner in Exams – whereas surpassing the legendary trio of Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine, and Lance Gibbs, all of whom claimed career-best 11-wicket hauls.
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The Guyanese, who additionally earned Man-of-the-Sequence honours, turned the primary West Indies left-arm spinner since Valentine 60 years in the past to take ten wickets in a Check.
With the victory, West Indies earned a 1-0 sequence outcome, to maintain intact their document of getting by no means misplaced a Check to the African nation. Resuming the morning on 290 for eight, the Caribbean aspect managed so as to add only a additional two runs, the innings lasting solely 11 extra deliveries.
Jason Holder (3) edged the very first ball of the day from seamer Victor Nyauchi (5-56) to be caught on the wicket and Motie holed out within the bowler’s subsequent over for 12, to depart the 30-year-old along with his maiden five-wicket haul in Exams.
Armed with a useful lead, West Indies pressed house their benefit when seamer Alzarri Joseph induced Tanunurwa Makoni (1) to nick a drive behind and Holder obtained Chamu Chibhabha (1) to play on at 15 for 2. Captain Craig Ervine then got here to his aspect’s rescue with a defiant 72 whereas opener Harmless Kaia counter-attacked in a breezy 43 from 57 balls, the pair taking Zimbabwe to lunch on 46 for 2, throughout a stand of 41 for the third wicket.
The 37-year-old Ervine struck 4 fours off 105 balls in simply over 2¾ hours on the crease whereas Kaia hammered seven fours, together with three in a row in a single over from Holder.
Motie broke the stand within the third over after lunch when Kaia feathered a sweep to wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva and he claimed his second wicket when he drew Milton Shumba down and bowled him for seven, after the left-hander placed on 32 for the fourth wicket with Ervine.
With Motie on the forefront, Zimbabwe misplaced 4 wickets for 46 runs to tumble to 132 for seven earlier than Ervine discovered an ally in Brandon Mavuta (16) with whom he added 34 for the eighth wicket, rallying the hosts to tea on 158 for seven.
Nevertheless, issues fell aside shortly following the resumption. Mavuta squeezed a ahead defensive stroke to Raymon Reifer at quick leg off off-spinner Roston Chase within the second over and Rookie Gudakesh Motie mopped up within the subsequent over with the wickets of Ervine and Nyauchi. Ervine’s resistance ended when he performed again and throughout and was lbw and Nyauchi (2) missed a heave and was stumped by Da Silva.
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