Zimbabwe vs West Indies Test series 2022
1st Test:
First Test of the 2 match series between Zimbabwe and West Indies is going to be played at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo starting from February 4th 2023.
Zimbabwe vs West Indies History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the sixth bilateral series between the teams, The host never won the series, yet. Whereas the opponent won all 5 times.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 5 series in a span of 23 years, from 1999-00 to present, where the Zimbabwe team won 0 times and West Indies won 5 times.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 5 series from 1999–00 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 5 series from 1999–00 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe against West Indies are LLLLL.
Matches:
The teams completed 10 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 0 times, whereas the opponent won 7 times with 3 draws.
The teams played 4 consecutive tests without any draw in the span of 14 years from 2003 to 2017, in which Zimbabwe never won and West Indies won all 4 matches.
The teams played 2 consecutive draws in the span of 2 years from 2001 to 2003.
The consecutive winning streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 matches, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 2 matches from 2001 to 2003.
The consecutive winning streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 4 matches from 2003 to 2017.
The longest unbeaten streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 10 matches from 2000 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against West Indies are DLLLL.
Clive Lloyd Trophy:
The test series between the teams was named Clive Lloyd Trophy since the 2001 series.
Series:
This is going to be the fifth bilateral series between the teams, The host never won the series, yet. Whereas the opponent won all 4 times.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in a span of 21 years, from 2001 to present, where the Zimbabwe team won 0 times and West Indies won 4 times.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 4 series from 2001 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 4 series from 2001 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe against West Indies are LLLL -.
Matches:
The teams completed 8 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 0 times, whereas the opponent won 5 times with 3 draws.
The teams played 4 consecutive tests without any draw in the span of 14 years from 2003 to 2017, in which Zimbabwe never won and West Indies won all 4 matches.
The teams played 2 consecutive draws in the span of 2 years from 2001 to 2003.
The consecutive winning streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 matches, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 2 matches from 2001 to 2003.
The consecutive winning streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 4 matches from 2003 to 2017.
The longest unbeaten streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 10 matches from 2000 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against West Indies are DLLLL.
Zimbabwean Backyard:
Series:
At Zimbabwean backyard, the teams met to play bilateral series 3 times. Out of them, Zimbabwe won the series 0 times and the visitors won the series thrice.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series in a span of 21 years, from 2001 to present, where Zimbabwe won 0 series and West Indies won all three (3).
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 3 series from 2001 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 3 series from 2001 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe against West Indies are LLL – -.
Matches:
On the soil of Zimbabwe, the teams faced each other 6 times. Out of them, Zimbabwe never received any victory, yet, and defeated 3 times with 3 draws.
The teams played 2 consecutive tests without any draw in the span of 14 years from 2003 to 2017, where the home side won 0 times and the opponent won both times.
The teams played 2 consecutive draws in the span of 2 years from 2001 to 2003.
The consecutive winning streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 matches, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 2 matches from 2001 to 2003.
The consecutive winning streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 2 matches from 2003 to 2017.
The longest unbeaten streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 6 matches from 2001 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against West Indies are DLLDD.
Clive Lloyd Trophy at Zimbabwean Backyard:
Series:
At Zimbabwean backyard, the teams met to play bilateral series 3 times. Out of them, Zimbabwe won the series 0 times and the visitors won the series thrice.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series in a span of 21 years, from 2001 to present, where Zimbabwe won 0 series and West Indies won all three (3).
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 3 series from 2001 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 3 series from 2001 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe against West Indies are LLL – -.
Matches:
On the soil of Zimbabwe, the teams faced each other 6 times. Out of them, Zimbabwe never received any victory, yet, and defeated 3 times with 3 draws.
The teams played 2 consecutive tests without any draw in the span of 14 years from 2003 to 2017, where the home side won 0 times and the opponent won both times.
The teams played 2 consecutive draws in the span of 2 years from 2001 to 2003.
The consecutive winning streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 0 matches, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Zimbabwe team against West Indies was 2 matches from 2001 to 2003.
The consecutive winning streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 2 matches from 2003 to 2017.
The longest unbeaten streak for the West Indies team against Zimbabwe was 6 matches from 2001 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against West Indies are DLLDD.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the tenth rank (Zimbabwe (25)) and eighth rank (West Indies (79)) teams. The host is 54 points behind the visitors.
Zimbabwe:
The team completed 115 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 13 times and lost 74 times. 28 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the home team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 4 points without impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 30 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will gain a couple (2) of points without impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 24 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain 13 points without impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe are LLDLL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe are LLLLW.
West Indies:
The team completed 567 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 181 times and lost 206 times. 1 game concluded as a tie. 179 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the visiting team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 9 points without impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 8 points without impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will lose a (1) point without impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 4 points without impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies are LWWLD.
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Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies are LLWWW.
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Weather:
Weather forecast of Bulawayo shows thunderstorms would be expected on the first day, evening thunderstorms would be expected on the second and last day of the engagement, the weather would be mostly sunny on the third day and partly cloudy on the fourth day. There would be less chances of rain during the middle three days, as the precipitation percentage would be between 9% to 35% and high to very high chances on the first and the last day, as the precipitation percentage would be 94% and 54%, respectively. The temperature would be between 25 to 28 Celsius during play. The wind would be between 10 to 20 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 18 times in 23 games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 4 times and lost 8 times. Six (6) engagements resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are DWWLW.
The teams never lost any battle after choosing to bat first since 2016.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 3 times and without any loss with a couple (2) of draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWDWD.
The teams never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2011.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was a 8 match run in a span of 13 years, from 2004 to 2017.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 4 matches from 1996 to 2000.
The first batting team won the matches 4 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 11 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are DWWLW.
The home team never won a match after having batted first, till date.
Overall, 7 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 8 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are DWWLW.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Zimbabwe, the team won the toss 16 times in 23 played games. The team won once and lost 8 times with 7 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue, while winning the toss, are DLLLD.
The team never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2004.
The side never won any outing after choosing to bat first, till date.
The team never won any outing after winning the toss since 2001.
The team never lost any battle after choosing to field first, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue, while losing the toss, are LLLLL.
The host has never been sent to bat after losing the toss since 2011.
The home side never won any match after losing the toss, till date.
The home team lost every game after losing the toss since 1999.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 233 in 2003, and the highest successful chase was 184 runs in 2001.
The first innings lowest total was 155 runs in 2001, and the highest total was 582 runs (declared with 6 wickets in hand) in 2016. For the second innings, the lowest total was 159 runs in 2017, whereas the highest was 713 runs (declared with 7 wickets in hand) in 2004. For the third inning, the lowest total was 119 runs (completed innings) in 2000, whereas the highest was 373 runs in 2017. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 104 runs (completed innings) in 2003, whereas the highest was 331 runs in 2011.
The batting average of the first innings is 32.18 and 45.00 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 26.76, and 30.60 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 4 times at the venue. The home team is still searching for the first win against the opponent. The foreign team won thrice. One (1) encounter resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against West Indies at the venue are DLLL -.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has a horrendous record at the venue. The team won 1 time and lost 14 times with 8 draws in 23 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue are DLLLL.
The only win for the team was in 2001.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a dreams record, as the team won thrice without any loss with a (1) draw in 4 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue are DWWW -.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
Zimbabwe:
The side comes with a couple (2) of paces and a (1) spinner, as the team includes a couple (2) of all-rounders, one with spin and the other with pace.
Zimbabwe Eleven: I. Kaia, T. Makoni, C. Chibhabha, C. Ervine, G. Ballance, T. Tsiga, B. Mavuta, B. Evans, W. Masakadza, V. Nyauchi, R. Ngarava
West Indies:
The team comes with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team includes a couple (2) of all-rounders, one with pace and the other with spin, a (1) batting all-rounder and a (1) bowling all-rounder, both with pace.
West Indies Eleven: K. Brathwaite, T. Chanderpaul, R. Reifer, J. Blackwood, K. Mayers, R. Chase, J. Da Silva, J. Holder, A. Joseph, G. Motie, K. Roach
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://hindi.opoyi.com/sports/queens-sports-club-bulawayo-pitch-report-in-hindi-cricket-records-stats-zimbabwe/ *Notes: https://www.cricadium.com/zim-vs-wi-dream-11-prediction-zim-vs-wi-1st-test-dream11-team-tips-for-today-match-february-4th-2023/
