Zimbabwe vs West Indies, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: West Indies tour of Zimbabwe, 2023 Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Date & Time: Feb 12-Feb 14, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Craig Ervine 72(105)
47.1
Motie to Ervine, out Lbw!! There's the big wicket! Motie has another fifer as well! The Windies might not need to bat again after all. Length delivery just outside off, turns back in sharply and Ervine is caught in his crease looking to work it into the leg-side. He plays across his pads and misses, that was an easy decision for the umpire. Ervine lbw b Motie 72(105) [4s-4]
46.6
Roston Chase to Ervine, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Ervine presses forward and chips it over mid-off, timing was good but it just plugs in the slow outfield, just a single
46.3
Roston Chase to Ervine, 1 run, full on middle, Ervine leans in and turns it away towards square leg for one
45.6
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, full and wide outside off, Ervine lifts his bat and lets it go
45.2
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, 1 run, fuller on middle, Ervine prods half-forward and knocks it towards mid-wicket for a quick single
45.1
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, banged in short on middle, Ervine ducks under it easily
44.3
Brathwaite to Ervine, 1 run, full on middle, Ervine leans in and laps it towards long-leg for one
44.2
Brathwaite to Ervine, no run, floated up full just outside off, grips and turns before ripping past the outside edge, that was a beauty
44.1
Brathwaite to Ervine, 2 runs, flatter on a good length outside off, Ervine presses forward and knocks it through cover for a couple
43.4
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Ervine gets on top of the bounce and drops it into the leg-side with soft hands, they get an easy single
43.3
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, length delivery on off, Ervine is right behind it in defence
43.2
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, back of a length on off, Ervine gets on his toes and fends it back down the surface
43.1
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, length delivery on middle from around the wicket, angles into the left hander as he looks to work it into the leg-side, he misses and is struck on the thigh-pad
42.2
Motie to Ervine, byes, 1 run, length ball outside off, Ervine leaves it and Da Silva can't collect cleanly, they'll get a bye to fine-leg as it deflects off his gloves
42.1
Motie to Ervine, no run, length delivery outside off, Ervine presses back and offers his pad, it turns in sharply and there's appeal for leg before, would've missed the stumps though
41.6
Roston Chase to Ervine, 1 run, pitched up fuller on off, Ervine leans in and knocks it down to long-off for one
41.5
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, full on off, Ervine strides forward and defends
41.4
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, full on off, Ervine leans in and blocks
41.3
Roston Chase to Ervine, 2 runs, to deep mid-wicket, length delivery on middle, worked away towards deep mid-wicket for a couple
41.2
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, full on middle, Ervine presses forward and blocks it right under his eyes
41.1
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, pitched up full on off, Ervine to leans in and blocks
40.4
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, length delivery on middle, worked away towards deep backward square leg for one
40.3
Motie to Ervine, 2 runs, tossed up full outside off, Ervine leans in and plays a reverse-lap, it goes fine and they get back for two
40.1
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Ervine presses back and works it fine towards short fine-leg for one
39.4
Roston Chase to Ervine, 1 run, flatter on middle, turned away towards square leg for one
39.3
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, full on off, Ervine leans in and blocks
38.1
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, length delivery on middle, turned away towards deep backward square leg for one
37.1
Roston Chase to Ervine, 3 runs, tossed up full outside off, Ervine leans in and opens the face of the blade to guide it away past backward point for three
36.1
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, to backward square leg, length delivery on off, turned away towards long-leg for one
35.1
Roston Chase to Ervine, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, Ervine wrists it away down to long-on
34.5
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, bat-pad but just over short leg! Spins in with extra bounce and that's what undoes Ervine here on the forward defence. Lunged at it and nearly got into trouble
34.4
Motie to Ervine, no run, slower and fuller, Ervine gets across and defends
34.2
Motie to Ervine, 3 runs, reverse sweep again, Ervine plays this so well and it's broomed backward of square on the off-side. Massive gaps there and the sweeper tidies up. Will get three more and it's a solid fifty for Ervine! Been an important innings and he'll want to convert this into a big score, provided he gets support of course
34.1
Motie to Ervine, no run, tossed up nicely around off, Ervine lunges forward and defends
33.5
Gabriel to Ervine, 1 run, back of a length around off, extra bounce, Ervine rises on his toes and defends it onto the track
33.2
Gabriel to Ervine, 1 run, very full and on off, Ervine bunts it back past the bowler. Mid-on dives to prevent more runs
33.1
Gabriel to Ervine, no run, play and a miss! Slanting in from a wider line, tempts Ervine into a loose drive and he is beaten on the inside edge
32.6
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, tossed up well outside off, Ervine defends gently to the off-side
32.5
Motie to Ervine, byes, FOUR, lots of turn out there for Motie and it's causing problems not just for the batters but also for the fielders. This spins in big time, beats Ervine on the flick down leg and splits the keeper and leg gully
32.4
Motie to Ervine, 2 runs, back of a length on leg stump, Ervine brooms it away down the leg-side. Another brace
32.3
Motie to Ervine, no run, steps out, not quite to the pitch is Ervine as he tucks this to mid-wicket
31.1
Gabriel to Ervine, 1 run, very full and outside off, Ervine digs it out past cover
30.2
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, flatter and wider around off, Ervine dabs it towards cover and they pinch a run
30.1
Motie to Ervine, 2 runs, down the track comes Ervine and Motie goes wider in line, the Zimbabwe skipper adjusts with a push-drive past cover
29.6
Gabriel to Ervine, 1 run, fuller and wider, Ervine drives firmly to cover where there is a slight fumble
29.5
Gabriel to Ervine, no run, was that pad first? Gabriel feels so but he isn't that confident. Definitely bat as Ervine jams this near-yorker to the leg-side. Probably was the inside edge first, too close to call though
29.4
Gabriel to Ervine, no run, short of a length on off, Ervine stays back and defends
29.3
Gabriel to Ervine, no run, angling across from a much wider line, Ervine lets it pass
29.2
Gabriel to Ervine, no run, pacy and full but it's well down the leg-side
29.1
Gabriel to Ervine, 2 runs, angling into the pads, Ervine tucks it away through the gap at square leg
28.6
Motie to Ervine, 3 runs, steps out this time and works this away with the spin through mid-wicket. Mid-wicket lets it through and long-on had a lot of ground to cover, thereby allowing an easy three
28.5
Motie to Ervine, no run, fuller, tossed up, Ervine presses forward and blocks
28.4
Motie to Ervine, no run, flatter and turning in a it, Ervine clips it to mid-wicket
28.3
Motie to Ervine, no run, big appeal for LBW and also a catch at slip! Negative for both from the ump. Spun in sharply as Ervine lunged forward in defence, clipped the pad en route to first slip. Spun a bit too much
28.2
Motie to Ervine, no run, tossed up nicely well outside off, Ervine lunges forward in defence
28.1
Motie to Ervine, FOUR, poor ball and punished! Motie fires this well down leg, and Ervine isn't going to miss out. There is a leg gully in place but he gets the sweep squarer
27.2
Gabriel to Ervine, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length on leg stump, Ervine misses the flick and this goes off the pad
27.1
Gabriel to Ervine, no run, very full and angling into Ervine who overbalances a bit on the flick, nearly pops this to short mid-wicket
25.6
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, flatter and fuller on off, Ervine drives to cover
25.5
Roston Chase to Ervine, 2 runs, off the outside edge but Ervine plays with soft hands in defence against the spinning off break. Ensure that the edge doesn't go aerial. Backward point chases it down
25.4
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, tossed up nicely, fuller, Ervine defends off the front foot
25.3
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, flatter and fuller around off, Ervine drives past short cover
25.2
Roston Chase to Ervine, FOUR, brings out the paddle sweep now, it's flat and full on leg stump, and Ervine helps it away fine down the leg-side
25.1
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, wider off break, flatter, Ervine lets it pass
24.5
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, quicker delivery on leg stump, shortish, Ervine stays back and tucks it down to fine leg
24.4
Motie to Ervine, FOUR, brings out the reverse sweep and there is absolutely nobody behind square on the off-side, so Ervine makes merry to find the fence
24.3
Motie to Ervine, no run, fuller, turning into Ervine who tucks it to mid-wicket
24.1
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, floated up on off, Ervine steps out and flicks to silly mid-on where Brathwaite fumbles to allow the single
22.6
Motie to Ervine, FOUR, fine shot! Big gap on the off-side, inviting the drive and Ervine obliges with a controlled stroke off the front foot. Was hitting against the spin but he got a good stride in to get to the pitch of this one
22.5
Motie to Ervine, no run, flatter and turning in from outside off, Ervine defends from the crease
21.6
Roston Chase to Ervine, no run, quicker off break, wider line, Ervine defends gently towards gully on the bounce
20.6
Motie to Ervine, no run, drifting in from around off, Ervine gets forward and dead-bats this
18.6
Motie to Ervine, 2 runs, flatter, fuller and wider, Ervine gets a good stride forward and punches this through the big gap at cover
18.5
Motie to Ervine, no run, tossed up nicely, fuller, Ervine blocks
18.4
Motie to Ervine, no run, more flight and Ervine uses his feet, defends to silly mid-on
18.2
Motie to Ervine, 3 runs, spinning in sharply from a good length, but the line is too straight and Ervine clips it wide of leg gully. Excellent effort from deep backward square leg to chase all the way to his left
18.1
Motie to Ervine, no run, turning in from around off, Ervine looks to flick and gets an inside edge onto the pad
15.5
Roston Chase to Ervine, 1 run, tossed up well outside off, Ervine drives firmly down to long-off
15.4
Roston Chase to Ervine, 2 runs, finds the outside edge as Ervine lunges at the off break but he does so with soft hands and it's an educated edge of sorts. Beats backward point who chases it down
14.6
Motie to Ervine, no run, more flight, fuller, Ervine presses forward in defence
14.5
Motie to Ervine, no run, drifting in around off, Ervine gets across and blocks
13.6
Holder to Ervine, no run, fuller and straighter on middle, pushed into the leg-side. That will be lunch
13.5
Holder to Ervine, no run, length delivery just outside off from around the wicket, Ervine watches it closely as he defends and he does so with soft hands, it takes a thick outside edge and goes to gully
12.4
Motie to Ervine, 1 run, flatter and shorter on middle, worked away towards long-leg for one
12.3
Motie to Ervine, no run, pitched up full on off, Ervine presses forward and pushes it towards the bowler
12.2
Motie to Ervine, no run, flatter on off, Ervine looks to work it leg-side and misses, hits him high on the pad
12.1
Motie to Ervine, no run, full outside off, Ervine leans in and turns it away into the leg-side
10.6
Motie to Ervine, no run, full on off, Ervine watches it closely before bunting it into the leg-side
10.5
Motie to Ervine, no run, floated up full on off, Ervine looks to drive it through the off-side but gets a thick inside edge that goes towards the bowler
10.4
Motie to Ervine, 2 runs, fuller on middle, Ervine presses forward and turns it away towards long-leg for a couple
10.3
Motie to Ervine, no run, floated up full on off, Ervine leans in and defends
9.6
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, back of a length on leg-stump, Ervine is caught in two minds and ends up fending at it, he does so with soft-hands and a thick outside edge goes towards the slips along the ground
9.5
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, banged in short on leg-stump, Ervine ducks under it easily
9.4
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, length delivery on off, stroked towards point off the backfoot
9.3
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, full and angling across outside off, Ervine is happy to shoulder arms
9.2
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, length delivery sliding down the leg-side, Ervine looks to tickle it fine and misses
8.6
Holder to Ervine, no run, pitched up full on middle, punched straight back to the bowler
8.4
Holder to Ervine, 1 run, pitched up full on middle from around the wicket, angling into the left hander as Ervine pushes it towards point off a thick outside edge
7.6
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, Ervine looks to work it leg-side and misses
7.5
Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, banged in short on middle, Ervine took his eyes off that one and he's lucky to get away with that! It took a bit of glove and went on to his arm. Didn't pop up in the air
6.6
Holder to Ervine, no run, just a touch shorter outside off, Ervine is happy to let that go again
6.5
Holder to Ervine, no run, full and swinging away just outside off, Ervine is intent on not playing those
6.4
Holder to Ervine, no run, length delivery wide outside off, Ervine is happy to shoulder arms again
6.3
Holder to Ervine, no run, fuller and just outside off, Ervine watches it closely before letting it go
6.2
Holder to Ervine, no run, back of a length on middle, angling across, Ervine sways out of the way
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