Zimbabwe vs West Indies, 2nd Test: Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva’s resistance helps hosts earn 1st draw in 12 years

West Indies won the Test series 1-0 after victory in the first Test versus Zimbabwe.

Sikandar Raza’s 89 and Regis Chakabva’s unbeaten 71 allowed Zimbabwe to hold off West Indies in the second Test and earn their first draw in 12 years on Thursday. With Raza making his third major contribution of the match and Chakabva batting out almost 50 overs in an unbroken stand of 91 with captain Graeme Cremer, Zimbabwe reached 301 for 7 in their second innings before the two teams shook hands on the draw.

West Indies had looked the likeliest side to secure victory on the final day, when Raza’s dismissal left Zimbabwe on 210 for 7, leading by just 88 runs with nearly 64 overs still left in the day. But Chakabva and Cremer shut up shop and the West Indies were unable to break the partnership, forcing them to be content with a 1-0 series victory.

Brief scores

Zimbabwe 326 & 301 for 7 (Sikandar Raza 89, Regis Chakabva 71*, Graeme Cremer 28*; Shannon Gabriel 2 for 34, Kemar Roach 2 for 37) lead West Indies 448 (Kieron Powell 90, Shane Dorwich 103, Jason Holder 110; Sikandar Raza 5 for 99) by 179 runs.

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