Zim's first in 12 years
Sikandar Raza's 89 and Regis Chakabva's unbeaten 71 allowed Zimbabwe to hold off the 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 seven in their second innings before the two teams shook hands on the draw.The West Indies had looked the likeliest side to secure victory on the final day, when Raza's dismissal left Zimbabwe on 210 for seven, leading by just 88 runs with nearly 64 overs still left in the day.
SCORES IN BRIEF
ZIMBABWE: First innings 326
WEST INDIES: First innings 448
ZIMBABWE: Second innings 301 for 7 (Ervine 22, Moor 42, Raza 89, Chakabva 71 not out, Cremer 28 not out; Gabriel 2-34, Roach 2-37, Bishoo 2-74)
Result: Match drawn and West Indies won the 2-match series 1-0.
Player-of-the-match: Sikandar Raza.
Player-of-the-series: Devendra Bishoo.
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