Last Update on: February 12th, 2023 at 10:52 am
The ZIM vs WI second Test gets underway in Bulawayo on February 12, 2023. The first Test between Zimbabwe and West Indies ended in a draw and hence the second Test becomes a must-win for both teams to win the series.
West Indies is being led by Kraigg Brathwaite while Zimbabwe is being led by Craig Ervine. Both are very experienced players of their respective teams and a lot rests on their shoulders heading into this decider.
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West Indies and Zimbabwe have played 11 Test matches against each other so far with the Windies winning seven. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe are yet to win a Test match against the West Indies. Bot Zimbabwe are West Indies are out of the race for the WTC final to be played later this year. The Windies are placed sixth on the table with 54 points from 11 games. Zimbabwe are not even inside the top 10 teams.
Zimbabwe are missing Sikandar Raza from this ZIM vs WI Test series as he is busy playing in the ILT20 league for the Dubai Capitals. He scored 209 in 8 matches in the tournament averaging 52.25. This Zimbabwean side despite missing Raza managed to earn a draw in the first Test and fought it out across five days.
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The first ZIM vs WI Test between the two teams saw three centurions with Windies skipper Kraigg Braithwaite scoring 182 Tagenarine Chanderpaul scoring 207 and Zimbabwe middle-order batter Gary Ballance scoring an unbeaten 137. Ballance after not getting many opportunities for England has restored back to playing for Zimbabwe, his country of birth.
Overall, West Indies vs Zimbabwe rivalry dates back to 1983 when the two teams played first against each other in ODIs. Both teams played the first Test against each other in 1999 and the first T20I against each other in 2010.
ZIM vs WI Head To Head Overall Records
| Format | Test | ODI | T20I |
| Matches Played | 11 | 48 | 4 |
| WI Won | 7 | 36 | 3 |
| ZIM Won0 | 10 | 1 |
ZIM vs WI Head-to-Head In Test, Test Records, Player Stats, 2nd Test, 2023
Matches Played – 11
WI Won – 7
ZIM Won – 0
Most Runs For Zimbabwe- Hamilton Masakadza – 428
Most Wickets For Zimbabwe- Ray Price- 24
Most Runs For West Indies: Chris Gayle- 498
Most Wickets For West Indies- Shane Shillingford- 19
ZIM vs WI Head To Head In Test Matches
| Matches Played | 11 |
| WI Won | 7 |
| ZIM Won | 0 |
| Tied | 0 |
| Draw | 0 |
| %WI | 63.63 |
| %AUS | 0 |
| %Draw | 0 |
| First Played | 1999 |
| Last Played | 2022 |
ZIM vs WI Head To Head In ODIs
| Matches Played | 48 |
| WI Won | 36 |
| ZIM Won | 10 |
| Tied | 1 |
| No Result | 1 |
| %WI | 37.06% |
| %ZIM | 55.9% |
| First Played | 1983 |
| Last Played | 2018 |
ZIM vs WI Head To Head In ODIs
| Matches Played | 4 |
| WI Won | 3 |
| ZIM Won | 1 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 0 |
| %WI | 75 |
| %ZIM | 25 |
| First Played | 2010 |
| Last Played | 2022 |
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