Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul have set a brand new West Indies report for the opening partnership in Test matches.
The pair placed on 336 earlier than being parted within the first Test towards Zimbabwe on the Harare Sports Ground on Monday.
The vacationers went on to 6-447 earlier than declaring halfway via day three with Chanderpaul unbeaten on 207. Captain Brathwaite had made 182.
Chanderpaul, 26, is the son of former West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul. This, his maiden Test century in his third match, surpassed the 203 his father made twice, every time unbeaten in his 164-Test profession.
Rain meant simply 89 overs had been attainable on the primary two days of the match after West Indies had opted to bat, however the guests accelerated the scoring on Monday.
The stand beat the earlier report of 298 set by Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes towards England at St John’s, Antigua, in 1990.
The partnership was damaged when Brathwaite was out leg earlier than wicket making an attempt a sweep towards left-arm spinner Wellington Masakadza. It was his twelfth Test century.
Legspinner Brandon Mavuta then took 5-42 as West Indies went for fast runs with blended success, Mavuta ending with 5-140 having bowled 41 of the innings’ 143 overs.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
