West Indies left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie has taken seven wickets to assist dismiss Zimbabwe for 115 within the second Test earlier than the guests completed the primary day on 4-133 for an 18-run lead.
The hosts had been lacking batter Gary Ballance by means of sickness on Sunday and their first innings lasted solely 40.5 overs after they selected to bat first.
Opener Innocent Kaia prime scored with 38 as Motie took full benefit of the spin-friendly situations at Queens Sports Club, having fun with career-best figures of 7-37 in 14.5 overs.
“It’s a great feeling, it means a lot to me,” the 27-year-old Guyanese stated.
“I really enjoyed bowling in these spin-friendly conditions. Hopefully we can get a good total tomorrow.”
Motie’s seven victims had been Zimbabwe interim captain Craig Ervine (22), Milton Shumba (3), Tafadzwa Tsiga (0), Wellington Masakadza (1), Brandon Mavuta (1), Victor Nyauchi (2) and Tanaka Chivanga (6).
Zimbabwe’s batting lineup, weakened by the absence of allrounder Sikandar Raza and common captain Sean Williams, was dealt one other blow after former England batter Ballance, who scored an historic century on debut final week, was dominated out due to migraine.
“It’s a challenge not having your senior guys, Sikandar, Sean and now Gary Ballance after the way he batted in the first test,” Ervine stated.
“It’s challenging but it’s opportunities for others. It’s a privilege for them to play Test cricket and see how it’s like.”
Left-hander Raymon Reifer (53) led his facet’s reply, sharing a second-wicket partnership of 73 with opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul (36).
“It’s a great feeling, we want to build a lead as big as possible,” Reifer stated.
But Reifer, who was run out after a mix-up with Chanderpaul, conceded it was “disappointing not to be coming back tomorrow to get that hundred.”
Zimbabwe’s gradual bowlers had been additionally comparatively profitable within the situations, with Mavuta and Masakadza sharing the opposite three wickets.
Ervine, whose facet drew the primary Test with the West Indies, defended his choice to bat first.
“When we looked at the wicket we knew it was going to turn,” Ervine stated.
“West Indies hit the right areas and made it difficult for us to score.
“We selected to bat first as a result of the wicket was dry and batting final was going to be tough. We are hoping to maintain their lead beneath 100 runs.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
