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Stari Grad vs Dreux

STG vs DRX T10 Group A - Match 4, ECL, 2025 - Match Info

Group A - Match 4

Cartama

105/3 (10.0)

109/5 (7.0)

Dreux beat Stari Grad by 5 wickets

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Player of the match

Mike Jones - STG

Match Summary

Player of the Match

Mike Jones

STG - All-Rounder

Runs

51 - 27

Wickets

2 - 13

105/3 (10.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

109/5 (7.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

Detailed Commentary

All

Wickets

4s

6s

STG

DRX

Right then, Kraigg Brathwaite collects the trophy for winning the series 1-0 and the whole team gets together for a team photograph. The celebrations continue in the Windies camp but for now, that is it from our side for this game and this series as well. West Indies will now shift their focus to the South African tour starting on the 28th of February with a two-game Test series. As for Zimbabwe, they have a bit of a breather before getting back to white-ball cricket. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, take care and goodbye!

The West Indies skipper, Kraigg Brathwaite says that he is very proud of the outcome. Adds they had a plan coming into this Test match and it came out really well. Informs that it was good to see the bowlers get 10 wickets today. Adds Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph added the pressure really well for Gudakesh Motie to express himself better. Mentions they just need to keep moving in the right direction from here. Ends by saying that they need to be even sharper for their upcoming series against the Proteas.

Gudakesh Motie is the Player of the Match and also the Player of the Series for his total tally of 19 wickets across the two games (13 for 99 in this game). Motie says that he is very happy about his performance and reckons that he worked hard for it. Says that he had a lot of practice coming into the series and says the wickets here were similar to those back home.

Craig Ervine, the captain of Zimbabwe is in for a chat. He says that after winning the toss, they needed to bat well but that did not go as per their plan. Informs that they were put on the back foot from the get-go. Adds that he hopes they prepared really well for this series. Mentions the batters have been really well and Victor Nyauchi has been incredible in this Test match. Mentions they will shift their focus on a domestic tournament and later get in the groove for the series against the Netherlands.

The Presentation ceremony...

Let's do a quick recap of what happened in the game. Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bat first on a track that had something to offer for the spinners right from the start. Gudakesh Motie ran riot through the Zimbabwean batting order and picked up 7 wickets as the hosts were bowled out on the first day itself for just 115 runs. Once again, Innocent Kaia looked good at the top and scored 38 runs but no one else did enough to help the scoreboard. Day 1 saw West Indies lose a few wickets as well but Raymon Reifer scored a half-century and put them in command. On a rain-hit second day of the Test, West Indies struggled a bit but an 85-run stand between Joshua Da Silva and Roston Chase made sure that the visitors had a sizeable first-innings lead. Victor Nyauchi and Brandon Mavuta bowled well for the hosts with the former picking up a maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket as well. West Indies got bundled out early on Day 3 which started two hours later than the scheduled time due to a wet outfield but the visitors were able to bowl out Zimbabwe once again before the day ended thanks to another sublime performance with the ball by Gudakesh Motie.

West Indies are absolutely elated and rightly so because an innings victory is always special. They had the overnight lead of 175 runs but could only add 2 runs to it but this proved to be just enough for their bowlers to work their magic and ensure that the Windies didn't need to bat again. Once again, Gudakesh Motie was the pick of the bunch as he picked up 6 wickets to go with his 7 wickets in the first innings, a total of 13 wickets in the game, absolutely impressive from him. The likes of Alzarri Joseph, Shannon Gabriel, Roston Chase and Jason Holder all got one wicket each and they never really let the opposition have a breather. An all-round top-class bowling effort and they have won the series here.

Zimbabwe went into the Tea interval having 3 wickets in hand and trailing by 19 runs. They came out and played their shots but this offered the opposition bowlers chances. Brandon Mavuta was the first to be dismissed after the interval as he was caught at short leg and after this skipper, Craig Ervine and Victor Nyauchi both fell in the very next over. Zimbabwe were outplayed and outclassed in this game and they will be a bit disappointed here as they couldn't avoid the innings defeat. Their skipper though showed his class and scored 72 runs, the highest individual score of this game but it was never going to be enough.

The frustration and misery of the first Test match have turned into pure joy for West Indies as they seal a big win here by an inning and 4 runs. The Windies also seal the two-game Test series 1-0!

173/10 (47.3)

72 (105)

43 (57)

6/62 (17.3)

1/16 (4)

Over 48

W

3

W

Victor Nyauchi*

2 (4)

Tanaka Chivanga

3 (1)

Gudakesh Motie

6/62 (17.3)

ZIM

173/10

Tanaka Chivanga is the last man in for Zimbabwe.

Over 47

1

1

0

1

1

W

Craig Ervine*

72 (104)

Victor Nyauchi

2 (3)

Roston Chase

1/30 (11)

ZIM

170/8

Victor Nyauchi comes in now.

Chase to bowl from the other end.

Over 46

0

1

4

2

1

0

Craig Ervine*

70 (102)

Brandon Mavuta

16 (29)

Alzarri Joseph

1/23 (7)

ZIM

166/7

The final session on the moving day is set to begin. West Indies' players take the field. Followed by Craig Ervine and Brandon Mavuta who walk out with their blades. It will be Alzarri Joseph to start with the ball.

... Day 3, Session 3 ...

The Zimbabwe skipper, Craig Ervine has certainly played a captain's knock here. He has kept motoring along really well and kept the runs ticking. Craig Ervine walks out at the Tea break on 69 runs,although he has found it diffuclt to find an able partner at the other end. The hosts still trail the game by 19 runs. It is really important for them for their skipper to stick around for long. For West Indies, it is only about a matter of time before they get over the line here. The visitors will surely be delighted to seal the game without coming out to bat once again. Gudakesh Motie has been the difference for them in this session. The spinners did exceptionally well to keep things tight in the post-Lunch session. Will Zimbabwe be able to bat till stumps on Day 3? Join us at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) to find out.

It has been all about West Indies but also a slight spotlight is on Craig Ervine who has been a difference in this Zimbabwean innings. Without a doubt, the afternoon session has tilted in favour of the visitors.

Over 45

0

0

0

1

0

2

Brandon Mavuta*

9 (26)

Craig Ervine

69 (99)

Kraigg Brathwaite

0/3 (1)

ZIM

158/7

Match Details

Date & Time:

24th Feb 2025, 9:30 PM

Match Number:

Group A - Match 4

Match Results:

DRX Won By 5 wickets

Head to Head

Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand

DRX vs STG

*Last 3 years

0

No. of Matches

0

DRX

0

STG

0

Tie

Last Overs

over 7

6

1

W

1nb

2

0

4

Runs 15

over 6

wd

6

0

0

4

1

6

Runs 18

over 5

6

6

W

W

1

0

Runs 13

over 4

1wd

6

0

1

0

6

0

Runs 15

over 3

1

0

6

6

6

W

Runs 19

Venue/Pitch Details

Cartama Oval, Cartama

Batting Friendly

Toss Agnostic

Pace Friendly

119

1st Batting Average

185

Highest Score Chased

733

No. of Matches

Won by team

1st Batting

48%

2nd Batting

52%

Wicket Split

Pacer

74.97% | 5124W

Spin

25.03% | 1711W

Match Officals

Umpire:

Steffan Gooch (EST ), Shubh Navjot Anand (HUN )

Third Umpire:

Suleman Saeed (PAK)

Match Referee:

Ian Ramage (SCO)