Who will win Zim vs WI 1st Test?
The first test of the two-match series between Zimbabwe and West Indies gets underway from October 21 at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM local time each day of the match.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Zim vs WI 1st Test....
Zimbabwe Team News & Playing 11
Brendan Taylor and Kyle Jarvis have returned to the team after their respective county stints while Tendai Chatara, Ryan Burl and Donald Tiripano are among a few others to have been left out. Hamilton Masakadza is the leading run-getter in tests for Zimbabwe from the current squad. He will be the team's key batsman along with Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza who scored 160 and 127 respectively against Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe's last test.
Fast bowler Kyle Jarvis has 30 wickets from eight test matches and the team will look to him for providing the early breakthroughs. Chris Mpofu too has decent bowling figures in this format and he will be another one to watch out for.
Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11
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Graeme Cremer (c), Hamilton Masakadza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Peter Moor, Chris Mpofu, Brendan Taylor, Kyle Jarvis
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
West Indies have retained the same squad that recently toured England for the test series. Shai Hope topped the runs charts with 375 runs at an average of 75 and he will be crucial to the team's chances in Zimbabwe. Kraigg Brathwaite cracked a hundred and a fifty in that series and a lot is going to depend on him as well when it comes to batting. Kemar Roach was fast and furious in England picking up 11 wickets that included one five-wicket haul and the Windies will back their frontline seamer to run through Zimbabwe's batting order. Shannon Gabriel has also been impressive in this format and he too is likely to trouble the hosts with his pace.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
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Jason Holder (c), Kraigg Brathwaite, Kyle Hope, Shai Hope, Kieran Powell, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wk), Jermaine Blackwood, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Devendra Bishoo
Zimbabwe vs West Indies 1st Test Betting Odds
Zimbabwe have never won a test match against the West Indies. Moreover, they have a very poor record in the longest format at this ground with just one win from 21 matches. The hosts are therefore huge underdogs for the first test at odds of 4 on Betfair and 5 on Bet365. West Indies are the bookmakers' favorites to win this match at a short price of 1.59 on 1xbet and 1.53 on Bet365. A drawn game is up 7 and 4.75 respectively.
Zimbabwe vs West Indies 1st Test Prediction
Since 2014, Zimbabwe have not been able to win a single test match. They will be coming into this game after having faced defeats in their last nine matches which means that they will surely be short of confidence. West Indies too have been struggling in this format but they have far better results to show than Zimbabwe. The Windies lost their previous series 2-1 in England but they succeeded in giving the hosts a run for their money. We thus predict the visitors to win this match. The Queens Sports Club has not produced a drawn test in a very long time which is why we don't suggest backing a draw here.
Final Verdict: Back West Indies to beat Zimbabwe in the first test at 1.59 with 1xbet and 1.53 with Bet365.
Oct 21, 2017
13:00 IST / 7:30 GMT
Queens Sports Club - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
ZIM vs WI 
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