A seven-wicket haul for Gudakesh Motie and a half-century for Raymon Reifer headlined a dominant day for West Indies at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday (February 12). Motie finished with 7 for 37 to bag his first seven-for in first-class cricket, helping West Indies skittle Zimbabwe out for 115. Reifer (53) then put on useful partnerships with Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Jermaine Blackwood as West Indies ended Day 1 at 133/4, leading by 18.
Brief scores:
Zimbabwe 115 (Innocent Kaia 38; Gudakesh Motie 7-37, Jason Holder 2-18) trail West Indies 133/4 (Raymon Reifer 53, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 36; Brandon Mavuta 2-24) by 18 runs.