Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after setting a brand new West Indies file of 336 for the primary wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday earlier than the vacationers declared at 447-6 within the first Check towards Zimbabwe. The opening stand on the Queens Sports activities Membership within the southwestern metropolis of Bulawayo surpassed the 298-run partnership shared by Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes towards England in 1990.

Zimbabwe have been 114-3 in reply at stumps on the third day — 333 runs behind — with Harmless Kaia, one among 5 Check newcomers within the staff, unbeaten on 59 having struck 9 fours. The ultimate supply of the day noticed one skipper dismiss one other as Brathwaite clear bowled Craig Ervine for 13 with a deceptively fast ball.

“The fellows performed effectively and congrats to Tage on his maiden century. Good to see him convert it to a double. It was a extremely good partnership with the captain,” mentioned all-rounder Jason Holder.

“Good to see them not solely lay down the muse but additionally take it actually deep. I do not wish to speak in regards to the staff plan, we simply want wickets.

“We must be ruthless. Want to start out effectively tomorrow, get just a few early wickets and hopefully press them,” he added.

Brathwaite made 182 earlier than being trapped leg earlier than whereas Chanderpaul, the son of former West Indies skipper Shivnarine, completed on 207 not out after hitting a six to achieve a double ton in solely his third Check outing. Each batsmen started day three with a whole bunch below their belts as West Indies resumed on 221 with out loss after two rain-affected days.

The scoring price had been below two and half till that time, however Brathwaite, 116 not out in a single day, instantly set in regards to the assault with the run price early on standing at 5 per over. Brathwaite clattered his solution to 182 earlier than being trapped by spinner Wellington Masakadza.

The captain failed when attempting to comb a full-length supply on off stump, ending an innings which spanned 312 balls and included 18 fours. It was a welcome return to kind for Brathwaite, who made solely 19 and three towards Australia in his final Check, two months in the past in Adelaide.

It was small reward for the Zimbabwe bowlers who had toiled 114 overs earlier than making the breakthrough. They obtained a second wicket earlier than lunch when Kyle Mayers was bowled via the gate for 20 by leg-spinner Brandon Mavuta, who went on to take 5 wickets at a price of 140 runs. However the wicket that eluded Mavuta and 4 different Zimbabwean bowlers was that of Chanderpaul who, choosing up the tempo from a sluggish first two days, struck three sixes and 16 fours.

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