Zimbabwe vs West Indies, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, low full-toss on middle, defended back at the bowler

Alzarri Joseph to Nyauchi, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Nyauchi comes down the pitch, backs away and then gets a big edge on the drive, bounces down to Roach at third man

Alzarri Joseph to Nyauchi, FOUR, more runs for Nyauchi - short of a length and well outside off - Nyauchi stays leg-sided and then throws his hands on the cut, didn't get it off the middle of the bat, but he found the gap past point

Alzarri Joseph to Nyauchi, FOUR, hammered, another full-toss from Joseph - Nyauchi backs away and then clubs the drive through extra-cover, runs away to the ropes in a hurry

Alzarri Joseph to Nyauchi, no run, Nyauchi doesn't want to block around, comes down the pitch, backs away and then misses the full-toss, didn't miss the leg-stump by much

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven down to long-off for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, back of a length and angling across the left-hander, dabbed straight to the fielder at backward point

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, 1 run, on a length and angling into the right-hander, nudged wide of mid-on for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, short and angling across the left-hander, tucked past square leg for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, 1 run, short of a length and at the hips, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, short and at the stumps, Mavuta ducks under it and cops a blow on his shoulder, didn't bounce as much as he expected

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off - Mavuta drops his gloves and sways away from the line

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, 1 run, full and angling into the pads, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, Joseph shortens the length on off, punched off the back-foot to backward point

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, banged in short and angling down leg, Mavuta ducks under and lets it go

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, short of a length and well wide of off, steered behind square on the off-side for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, FOUR, full, wide and four, width on offer and Ballance went hard on the drive, wasn't in control and spooned a thick edge that went flying wide of gully

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Ballance rides with the bounce and pushes it back at the bowler

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, banged in short and sailing over the left-hander, Ballance ducks under it

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Ballance gets half-a-stride forward on the defensive push

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, Joseph shortens the length and angles one across the left-hander, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Ballance gets right behind the line in defence

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, banged in short and swirling away - Ballance took his eyes off the ball and then tried to duck under, lobbed off his back to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Ballance gets half-forward and defends it to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, 1 run, gets it in the blockhole but the line is down the leg-side. Mavuta flicks it behind square

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, FOUR, wow! He was struggling before going off air. And now he stands tall to a length ball and punches it firmly through the covers - a shot any batter would be proud of against Joseph

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, length ball straying down the leg-side, Mavuta lets it go

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, length ball on off, Mavuta hangs back and defends from the crease

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, overpitched on off, Mavuta squeezes it to mid-off

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, short of length on middle and leg, climbs on Mavuta as he tries clipping it through the on-side and raps him on the glove. The ball didn't pop up for long enough to bring short leg into play. He was standing a bit deep as it is

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, pitched right up and slanted in on middle and leg, Mavuta defends

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, spots the bouncer early and ducks underneath it

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, 2 runs, length ball bending in on off, Mavuta looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge behind square. It fetches him a couple of runs

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, length ball outside off, Ballance taps it from the crease into the cover region

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, banged in short, Ballance bends underneath it

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, 2 runs, straying into the pads, flicked away through square leg

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, overpitched on middle, Mavuta squeezes it out

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, oh my! Another close leave, and this has bounced over the stumps! Length ball nipping in around off and middle, Mavuta shoulders arms and the bounce saves him

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, full ball tailing in and hammering the pad as Mavuta falls over on the flick. But it's going down leg

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, oh tight leave! Length ball bending in from outside off, Mavuta makes his mind early and lets it go. But it wasn't far from taking off stump

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, back of a length delivery cutting in towards middle and leg, Mavuta tries clipping it through the on-side but it goes off his thigh pad to the slip cordon. There's an appeal for a catch, but the umpire doesn't think there's any bat involved

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, full ball speared down leg, strikes Mavuta on the pad as he's late on the flick. Got the line wrong there, did Joseph

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, FOUR, Mavuta living dangerously! An inside edge goes zipping past the stumps and into the fine leg boundary! Back of a length around off, zips through off the surface, and Mavuta dangles his bat at it while rooted to the crease. Ends up chopping it for four

Alzarri Joseph to Brandon Mavuta, no run, uff that's hit him on the arm! A fiery short ball from Joseph and Mavuta didn't know too much about it. He tries fending it off, but it cuts in, climbs on him and strikes the left arm

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, full ball slanted in and straying on the pads. Ballance flicks it to long leg

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, banged in short, Ballance gets underneath it as he bends his head

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, overpitched outside off, driven to cover

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, no run, back of a length on middle, Masakadza is right behind it in defence

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, no run, banged in short on middle, Masakadza ducks under it easily

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, no run, quick yorker outside off, Masakadza looks to drill it out towards cover and gets a thick outside edge that goes to gully, all along the ground though

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, good length on off, Ballance moves across and knocks it towards mid-wicket for one

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, banged into the track on middle, well directed bouncer but Ballance does well to drop his hands and duck under it

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length angling into the left hander from around the wicket, ends up on leg-side and Masakadza ends up deflecting it off his thigh pad as he looks to tuck it away towards square leg

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, no run, fires in a yorker just outside off, Masakadza is late to bring his bat down and it zips through to the keeper

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, no run, oh that's a tight leave! Length delivery on off, slants across and Masakadza elects to leave, just about goes past the top of off

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, no run, fuller on middle, Masakadza pushes it into the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, no run, good length slanting across on off, Masakadza presses back and blocks

Alzarri Joseph to W Masakadza, no run, length delivery outside off, angling away from the left hander, Masakadza hangs back and knocks it into the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, full and just outside off, Ballance is drawn forward and he defends with soft hands, a thick outside edge goes towards gully for one

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, fraction fuller and straightening with the angle, Ballance plays with an open face and defends it to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, defended with a straight bat to mid-on

Alzarri Joseph to Brad Evans, 1 run, short of a length and on the pads, tiucked behind square on the on-side for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Brad Evans, leg byes, FOUR, Joseph loses his line once again, spills it full and at the pads, past Evans's flick and runs away to the long leg boundary

Alzarri Joseph to Brad Evans, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Evans covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Alzarri Joseph to Brad Evans, 2 runs, tad too straight from Joseph, on the pads and it's flicked away to long leg for a couple

Alzarri Joseph to Tafadzwa Tsiga, out Lbw!! This looked a better shout and Tsiga has been trapped in front. The nip-backer doing the trick once again, came back sharply into the right-hander and caught him half-forward on the defensive prod - Tsiga plated his front-foot forward and was then looking to get his bat around it, beaten on the inside edge and crashed into the back-pad, in front of off and middle, would've been crashing into the off-stump and it's a simple call for umpire Reiffel. Tafadzwa Tsiga lbw b Alzarri Joseph 2(6)

Alzarri Joseph to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Tsiga plays wih soft hands and defends it to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, dropped with soft hands and to the right of cover for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, full and well down leg, Ballance was looking to whip it away and missed

Alzarri Joseph to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, short of a length and at the stumps, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, looking to target Tsiga's stumps, he shuffles across on the flick and misses

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, 1 run, short and on the body, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, first Test run for Tsiga - yorker length delivery at the stumps, he jams the bat down in time and squirts an inside edge to long leg, that would make him feel a lot better

Alzarri Joseph to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, another loud shout, and this time umpire Paul Reiffel says NO. This was definitely going down leg, nipped back in and Tsiga played all around it on the flick, missed and was struck in front of middle and leg

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, out Lbw!! Loud shout and Joseph has struck for West Indies. Kaia looks very unhappy, but he'll have to go back. Did look a tad high, but with no DRS available, there's very little he could do. The nip-backer from Joseph, burst back into the right-hander at pace and caught him on the hop - struck in front of middle and leg, was it bouncing down leg? We'll have to see the replays, but an impressive innings has been cut short. Kaia lbw b Alzarri Joseph 67(132) [4s-9]

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, full and a hint of tail back into the right-hander, Kaia gets a good stride forward, covers for the movement and finds mid-off with the drive

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, driven straight to the fielder at mid-on

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, shout for LBW, but the angle was taking it down leg, full and shaping back into the right-hander, Kaia fell across on the flick and missed. The impact was in front of middle and leg, would've been going down

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, Kaia stands tall and steers it to backward point

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven crisply and straight to the fielder at cover

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, tad fuller and around off, Kaia prods across, closes the bat-face and defends it back at the bowler

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, short of a length and at the hips, tucked to backward square leg

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, 2 runs, cracking shot, short of a good length and well wide of off, Kaia gets on top of the bounce and punches it square past cover-point, comes back for the second

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, on a length and at the stumps, Ballance plays the angle and turns it to the on-side

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Ballance gets half-forward and defends it to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, 1 run, on a good length and at the stumps, nudged with a closed bat-face past mid-wicket for a single

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, Joseph shortens the length outside off, Kaia plays half-forward and with an angled bat, gets an inside edge back at the bowler

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, pushed off the back-foot to the off-side

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, fuller length delivery and angling across the left-hander, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, Ballance plays with soft hands and the edge rolled to the slip cordon

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Gary Ballance, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, left alone

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, 3 runs, nicely played, short of a good length and well wide of off, Kaia rides the bounce and punches it backward of square on the off-side, runs hard and comes back for the third

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, beaten! Gets the away-angler perfect this time, on off stump and slanting across, Ervine pokes and gets beaten

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, slanting across again, wider line, Ervine lets it pass

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, short of a length outside off, Ervine stays on the back foot and punches to cover

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, angling across from around off, Ervine leans across and blocks

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, fuller and slower outside off, Ervine gets across and defends

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, 2 runs, tight single! Shortish and outside off, Ervine dabs it gently to the leg-side and they steal a risky single. Wayward throw at the bowler's end and it allows a bonus run. Last thing Zimbabwe need here is a run out

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, stifled appeal for LBW but there was bat there! Was it pad first? Don't think so. Very full and angling into Ervine who digs it out just in time

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, short of a good length around off, Ervine defends from the crease

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, pitched right up around off, Ervine is on the move as he defends

Alzarri Joseph to Ervine, no run, play and a miss! Full and angling across Ervine who is quite loose on the drive. Wanted to play away from the body and got beaten

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, 1 run, very full and straight, dug out to mid-on and they pinch a single

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, back of a length around off, Kaia stays on the back foot and defends

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, slightly fuller now, Kaia gets across and defends

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, appeal for a leg-side strangle but no glove/bat there. Came off the forearm. Dug in short by Joseph, surprised Kaia who took his eyes off while trying to duck. This didn't bounce as much and he's lucky not to get bat/glove here

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, slanting in from around off, Kaia hangs back and defends

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, short of a good length outsie off, Kaia stays back and defends

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, FOUR, runs flowing here! Joseph strays down leg, shortish, Kaia whips it away backward of square. Timed it well

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, back of a length around off, Kaia stays back and defends

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, 1 run, yorker length delivery on off, Chibhabha knocks it towards cover off the toe end, they'll sneak through for one

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, back of a length on off, Chibhabha goes on the back foot and blocks it solidly

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, banged into the track and good pace, line isn't great though as it sails down the leg-side, allows Chibhabha to duck under it easily

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, fuller and attacking the pads, Chibhabha flicks it away into the leg-side, there's an appeal for leg before but it was more bat than pad there

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, length delivery on middle stump, punched towards mid-on

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, oh he could've easily chopped that on! Good length just outside off, Chibhabha is caught in his crease as he fends at it, it takes the inside edge and just about goes past leg-stump

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, full and outside off again, Chibhabha shoulders arms

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, fuller and just outside off, Chibhabha watches it closely and lets it go

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, length delivery just outside off, Chibhabha lets it go through to the keeper

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, FOUR, length delivery wide outside off, too wide and Chibhabha feasts on it as he smacks it through to the deep point fence

Alzarri Joseph to Chibhabha, no run, good length just outside off, Chibhabha presses forward and blocks

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, out Caught by Mayers!! Makoni's hard work has been undone and he only has himself to blame! Joseph's introduction yields instant rewards for the West Indies. He pitches it up full and wide outside off, Makoni goes for a flashing drive away from his body and all he can manage is a thick outside edge that's safely pouched by Mayers at first slip. Tanunurwa Makoni c Mayers b Alzarri Joseph 33(81) [4s-4]

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, dug in really short, Kaia ducks under it

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, pacy and nips in off the seam, rushes Kaia who gets a faint inside edge onto the body. Gets deflected to first slip but well short of the boundary

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, angling in from a length, Kaia presses forward and blocks

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, FOUR, Kaias turn to find the fence now! Joseph overpitches, in the slot and it's been dismantled through the covers by Kaia

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, 1 run, short and wide, Makoni stays back to cut and hits this well but backward point makes a great stop

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, FOUR, confidently struck! A mere push from Makoni but he has timed this really well. An effortless on-drive, textbook stuff from the young man and it races away past the bowler

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, short of a length outside off, Makoni stays on the back foot and shoulders arms

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, back of a length on leg stump, Makoni misses the flick and is struck on the thigh

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, 1 run, short ball and it's almost an afterthought from Kaia to play the pull, controls it well down to fine leg

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, play and a miss! Short of a good length outside off, Kaia is cramped on the back foot cut and he misses

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, 2 runs, edged, sneaks through the slip cordon! Fortune for Kaia as he pokes at this one away from the body. Good thing was that he didn't go hard at it, which meant that the edge didn't really fly off the blade. Third slip got a hand on this to take some sting out of the shot

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, no run, pitched up on a fourth stump line, tempting the drive but Kaia ignores the bait

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, short of a length on leg stump, Makoni hops a bit and defends

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, dug in really short and at pace, Makoni evades the bumper

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, taken at short leg but the appeal isn't that confident! Probably came off the thigh. Makoni was rushed at this hard length delivery, bounced extra and he is fortunate not to get any bat/glove on this one

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, another in-angler, tighter lines, Makoni makes a leave this time

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, angling in from just outside off, Makoni plays well inside the line

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, slanting in from a fourth stump channel, Makoni lets it pass

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, sharp bumper, well-directed, Makoni ducks under it

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, back of a length on leg stump, Makoni stays back and defends to mid-wicket

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, beaten! Lovely from Joseph, angles this in around off and gets it to straighten off the pitch. Makoni plays inside the line and sees this whiz past the outside edge

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, slash and a miss! Shorter and wider, hint of away movement, Makoni has a wild go at this and doesn't connect. Immediately curses himself for the choice of shot

Alzarri Joseph to Tanunurwa Makoni, no run, not sure if this was an intentional leave or not! Makoni gets away with it though. Back of a length, fourth stump line and it comes in with the angle. Makoni was in two minds whether to play or leave, in the end appears to have gotten his bat out of the way

Alzarri Joseph to Kaia, 1 run, back of a length slanting into Kaia's hips, he tucks gently past mid-wicket