OWN CORRESPONDENT, Port of Spain | Monday 10.00am.
WEST Indies faced the prospect of a 10th defeat in 12 tests when they collapsed from 115 for three to 147 for nine in their second innings against Zimbabwe on Sunday.
They ended the rain-hit fourth day of the first test just 98 runs ahead.
It had looked so much brighter for the beleaguered West Indies earlier in the day when Shivnarine Chanderpaul and skipper Jimmy Adams were putting together a fourth wicket stand of 78.
But then it all went wrong. Chanderpaul became Heath Streak’s third victim of the innings when he was trapped leg before for 49, Adams fell to pace bowler Henry Olonga for 27 and Ridley Jacobs went in the same over for nought.
When Curtly Ambrose was dismissed by leg spinner Brian Murphy for one West Indies had lost four wickets for four runs.
Paceman Streak had given his side a huge boost at the start of the morning’s play by capturing two wickets in his opening over.
He trapped Adrian Griffith leg before with his third delivery to hand the left-handed opener a ”pair” and bowled debutant Chris Gayle with his next delivery to leave West Indies on nought for two.
Sherwin Campbell led a counter-attack after the early dismissals but with the score on 37 he was run out for 23 by a smart bit of fielding by Murray Goodwin at short leg.
He threw down the wicket with Campbell still scrambling to regain his crease.
Wavell Hinds became a second run out victim just before the close to complete a miserable day for the home side.
Streak, who took four wickets in the first innings, ended with four for 23 from 15 overs. — Reuters
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