ZIM VS WI - 1st Test, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe, 2017

That's it from this game. What a game Bishoo had, was literally at loss of words during the presentations. Cremer, though, was pretty vocal about how there are certain areas that his team needs to work on. But this Test match once again showed that Zimbabwe are growing slowly but steadily. Should be interesting to see how they turn up in the next game. The second Test match starts on 29th of this Month. Do join us then. Bye. Good night

Bishoo (Man of the Match): I am very happy. I was pleased to play a part. I stay patient, the wicket was spinning a lot. Did not try to do much. I was more than disappointed yesterday. Hopefully, in the next Test match, I will use my brain a bit more (on missing the fifty).

Holder: I thought we started well with the bat but lost our way in the middle. Credit to Zimbabwe bowlers and fielders. We backed out bowlers to build some pressure. It was a tough pitch on the first day, gripped a lot and then got slower and slower. Hoping there is something for the faster bowlers in the second Test. The way he came here and bowled, brilliant. That is what we expect from him (Bishoo). He is highly underrated (Chase). He is done it before and he got wickets for us today as well.

Cremer: Little bit disappointing. We went really well on the first day. Second day we lost our way with the bat. Windies came back in the second innings, were really patient. We started well with the bat in the second innings but we knew it was going to be tough. Bit of complacency, loss of concentration; few soft wickets, I thought. Mire will get better and better. Hamilton (Masakadza) has been great for us. Good to see BT (Taylor) get some runs. Our seamers bowled really well. We will go back and see what pitch we are going to get. Sometimes, you don't realize how much time there is in Test match. Hopefully, we will get better.

Presentations coming up...

17:37 Local Time, 15:37 GMT, 21:07 IST: Zimbabwe fought in parts today. They kept losing wickets but were clinging to a thin layer of hope. However, once there were a couple of run-outs in the middle, that hope came crashing down. Bishoo once again proved to be the pick of the bowlers. More than anything Zimbabwe were done by the pressure of the scoreboard and some horrible running. The last wicket partnership was nothing more than the flicker of a lamp that had already run out of oil.

Roston Chase to Mpofu, out Caught by K Powell!! Finally Roston Chase gets rid of Mpofu. Flighted on the stumps and Mpofu cleared the left leg and cracked it over the bowler's head. Long-on had to jump a bit to grab it from above his head. Windies win by 117 runs. Mpofu c K Powell b Roston Chase 33(25) [4s-4 6s-1]

Roston Chase to Mpofu, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Roston Chase to Mpofu, 2 runs, swings again and with the turn. Keeps it along the ground to deep mid-wicket

Roston Chase to Mpofu, FOUR, Mpofu clears the front leg and launches it over the bowler's head. Brings the fifty-partnership

Roston Chase to Jarvis, 1 run, waits on the back foot. Jarvis tucks to backward square leg

Devendra Bishoo to Mpofu, no run, tries to push towards the off-side off the front foot, beaten by the turn

Devendra Bishoo to Jarvis, 1 run, goes on the back foot and works towards fine leg for a single

Devendra Bishoo to Jarvis, no run, spins sharply outside off. Jarvis wants to defend off the back foot, beaten

Devendra Bishoo to Mpofu, 1 run, short ball. Mpofu whips off the back foot to deep backward square leg

Devendra Bishoo to Jarvis, 1 run, tossed up ball. Jarvis drives towards mid-off

Devendra Bishoo to Jarvis, no run, stays on the back foot and works to short leg

Roston Chase to Jarvis, 1 run, stays on the back foot. Tucked to fine leg for a single

Roston Chase to Jarvis, no run, hit hard back to the bowler

Roston Chase to Mpofu, 1 run, dropped at mid-wicket by Holder. Mpofu slogged across the line, and because he had hit it too hard, it popped out of the fielder's hands