<p>Another day another piece of history!</p>

<p>A day after former Windies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s son, Tagenarine Chanderpaul scripted history by scoring a double hundred in the first innings of the ongoing first Test in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s very own Gary Ballance on Tuesday, February 7th, entered record books with his maiden Test ton for his new team. With his hundred on day four, Ballance became only the second batter in Test history to score two centuries for two different countries (England and Zimbabwe) -&nbsp;Kepler Wessels was the first one to achieve this feat for South Africa and Australia.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">CENTURY! A maiden Test ton for Gary Ballance! 🙇‍♂️Wonderful innings.<br />
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Only the second player after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries!<br />
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<p>On day four, Ballance came out to bat in the 42nd over and took his time before settling down in his debut Test for his birth-country. After he jammed his feet, he went about his business and completed his fifty in 126 balls. It was about time before he converted a&nbsp;good start into a landmark figure – as he completed his maiden Test century for Zimbabwe inside 189 balls.</p>

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<p>Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Ballance even represented them at the junior level during the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. He then moved to England where he joined&nbsp;Yorkshire before making his international debut for England in January 2014. Since then till 2017, he played 23 Tests scoring 1498 runs at an average of 37.45. However, following a controversy surrounding 'institutional racism’ at the Yorkshire Cricket Club, Ballance’s contract was terminated.</p>

<p>It was then he decided to return&nbsp;to where it all began for him and signed a new two-year contract with Zimbabwe Cricket who welcomed him with open arms. Earlier this year, he made his white-ball debut for Zimbabwe in the home series against Ireland.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the left-handed Ballance remained unbeaten on 137 off 231 balls as Zimbabwe declared their first innings on 379 for nine.</p>


Another day another piece of history! A day after former Windies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s son, Tagenarine Chanderpaul scripted history by scoring a double hundred in the first innings of the ongoing first Test in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s very own Gary Ballance on Tuesday, February 7th, entered record books with his maiden Test ton for his new team.

Another day another piece of history! A day after former Windies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s son, Tagenarine Chanderpaul scripted history by scoring a double hundred in the first innings of the ongoing first Test in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s very own Gary Ballance on Tuesday, February 7th, entered record books with his maiden Test ton for his new team. With his hundred on day four, Ballance became only the second batter in Test history to score two centuries for two different countries (England and Zimbabwe) - Kepler Wessels was the first one to achieve this feat for South Africa and Australia. CENTURY! A maiden Test ton for Gary Ballance! 🙇‍♂️Wonderful innings. Only the second player after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries! Watch every ball live and FREE on https://t.co/IYzYrrprg4 📺#ZIMvWI | #VisitZimbabwe | #FillUpQueensSportsClub pic.twitter.com/jWP1r8nz43 — Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) February 7, 2023 × On day four, Ballance came out to bat in the 42nd over and took his time before settling down in his debut Test for his birth-country. After he jammed his feet, he went about his business and completed his fifty in 126 balls. It was about time before he converted a good start into a landmark figure – as he completed his maiden Test century for Zimbabwe inside 189 balls. ALSO READ: Like father, like son! Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shivnarine's son creates history with maiden double ton vs ZIM Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Ballance even represented them at the junior level during the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. He then moved to England where he joined Yorkshire before making his international debut for England in January 2014. Since then till 2017, he played 23 Tests scoring 1498 runs at an average of 37.45. However, following a controversy surrounding 'institutional racism’ at the Yorkshire Cricket Club, Ballance’s contract was terminated. It was then he decided to return to where it all began for him and signed a new two-year contract with Zimbabwe Cricket who welcomed him with open arms. Earlier this year, he made his white-ball debut for Zimbabwe in the home series against Ireland. Meanwhile, the left-handed Ballance remained unbeaten on 137 off 231 balls as Zimbabwe declared their first innings on 379 for nine.

Zimbabwe's Gary Ballance becomes second batter in Test history to score hundreds for two countries

<p>Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of former Windies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul emerged on the international scene with little history to his name. Having made his Test debut against the mighty Aussies last year only, Tagenarine impressed one and all with his technique and composure - giving glimpses of his father, who carried Windies’ middle-order burden on his shoulder for over two decades. Meanwhile, in the ongoing first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, Tagenarine alongside his opening partner and captain Kraigg Brathwaite entered record books with respective tons.</p>

<p>Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the pair went about their innings slowly with both reaching their half centuries on day one. Kraigg and Tagenarine then started accelerating and found themselves chasing a world record that wasn’t touched for the last 33 years. The young Chanderpaul slammed his maiden hundred and became only the second opener after Kraigg Brathwaite to compete a three-digit score for the Windies in Tests for the first time since 2013.</p>

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<p>Braithwaite, on the other hand, also completed his 12th Test century in 226 balls. Both in no time came close on breaking the record for the highest opening stand for a Windies pair in Tests; and as soon as they crossed 298 – the previous highest opening-wicket record held by the legendary pair of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes in 1990, they entered the record books. They both stitched a 336-run stand for the 1st wicket.</p>

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<p>Tagenarine Chanderpaul then eyed his maiden double hundred in only his third Test match. While wickets were falling regularly on the other end, the left-handed Chanderpaul looked determine to break his father’s highest Test score of 203. And well, the moment came when Tagenarine Chanderpaul completed his maiden Test double ton that too with a six. With this, they became the second&nbsp;father-son duo to hit double centuries in Test cricket.</p>

<p>Windies declared their first innings on 447 for six with Tagenarine remaining unbeaten on 207 off 467 balls with 16 fours and three sixes. At stumps on day two, Zimbabwe was 21 for zero.</p>


Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of former Windies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul emerged on the international scene with little history to his name. Having made his Test debut against the mighty Aussies last year only, Tagenarine impressed one and all with his technique and composure - giving glimpses of his father, who carried Windies’ middle-order burden on his shoulder for over two decades.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of former Windies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul emerged on the international scene with little history to his name. Having made his Test debut against the mighty Aussies last year only, Tagenarine impressed one and all with his technique and composure - giving glimpses of his father, who carried Windies’ middle-order burden on his shoulder for over two decades. Meanwhile, in the ongoing first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, Tagenarine alongside his opening partner and captain Kraigg Brathwaite entered record books with respective tons. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the pair went about their innings slowly with both reaching their half centuries on day one. Kraigg and Tagenarine then started accelerating and found themselves chasing a world record that wasn’t touched for the last 33 years. The young Chanderpaul slammed his maiden hundred and became only the second opener after Kraigg Brathwaite to compete a three-digit score for the Windies in Tests for the first time since 2013. ALSO READ: 'India is the hardest place to travel; win in India is bigger than winning Ashes' - Oz cricketers ahead of BGT Braithwaite, on the other hand, also completed his 12th Test century in 226 balls. Both in no time came close on breaking the record for the highest opening stand for a Windies pair in Tests; and as soon as they crossed 298 – the previous highest opening-wicket record held by the legendary pair of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes in 1990, they entered the record books. They both stitched a 336-run stand for the 1st wicket. Record Breaking.#MenInMaroon #MaroonMaGic #History #CaptainsInnings #YoungTiger https://t.co/cLYiBzY8ew pic.twitter.com/v9J5doTloN — Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) February 6, 2023 × Tagenarine Chanderpaul then eyed his maiden double hundred in only his third Test match. While wickets were falling regularly on the other end, the left-handed Chanderpaul looked determine to break his father’s highest Test score of 203. And well, the moment came when Tagenarine Chanderpaul completed his maiden Test double ton that too with a six. With this, they became the second father-son duo to hit double centuries in Test cricket. Windies declared their first innings on 447 for six with Tagenarine remaining unbeaten on 207 off 467 balls with 16 fours and three sixes. At stumps on day two, Zimbabwe was 21 for zero.

Like father, like son! Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shivnarine's son creates history with maiden double ton vs ZIM

<p>Former England batter Gary Ballance will be making a return to the Test side after almost six years, but this time for Zimbabwe - his birth country, during the first of the two-match Test series against Windies, starting on Saturday, February 4th in Bulawayo. In December last year, Ballance got released from Yorkshire following getting involved in a controversy for using racial slur against his former team-mate Azeem Rafiq. After his contract got terminated, the former English batter decided to return to his home country, who welcomed him with open arms by giving him a two-year contract.</p>

<p>After representing England in 23 Tests from 2014 to 2017&nbsp;that included four hundreds at an average of 37.45, Ballance will be back wearing the whites at the Queens Sports Club. Earlier this month, he made his white-ball debut for Zimbabwe during the home series against Ireland – where scored 75 runs across two ODIs and 30 in the one T20I played.</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, the regular captain Sean Williams will miss the Test series as he’s recovering from a fractured finger. In his absence, Craig Ervine, who is playing his first Test in three years, will be leading the side.&nbsp;Not only this, the hosts will also be without star all-rounder Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl due to their franchise commitments, whereas, fast bowlers Tendai Chatara and Blessing Muzarabani are also out injured.</p>

<p>This means several new faces are part of the squad&nbsp;including Tafadzwa Tsiga, Joylord Gumbie, Kudzai Maunze and Tanunurwa Makoni – all of who got rewarded for their performances in the Logan Cup.</p>

<p>The first Test against the Windies in Bulawayo will mark Zimbabwe's return to Test cricket after a gap of 18 months.</p>

<p><strong>Here’s Zimbabwe 16-man squad for Windies Test –</strong></p>

<p>Gary Ballance, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Tanaka Chivanga, Craig Ervine (capt), Bradley Evans, Joylord Gumbie, Innocent Kaia, Tanunurwa Makoni, Wellington Masakadza, Kudzai Maunze, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Milton Shumba, Donald Tiripano, Tafadzwa Tsiga</p>


Former England batter Gary Ballance will be making a return to the Test side after almost six years, but this time for Zimbabwe - his birth country, during the first of the two-match Test series against Windies, starting on Saturday, February 4th in Bulawayo.

Former England batter Gary Ballance will be making a return to the Test side after almost six years, but this time for Zimbabwe - his birth country, during the first of the two-match Test series against Windies, starting on Saturday, February 4th in Bulawayo. In December last year, Ballance got released from Yorkshire following getting involved in a controversy for using racial slur against his former team-mate Azeem Rafiq. After his contract got terminated, the former English batter decided to return to his home country, who welcomed him with open arms by giving him a two-year contract. After representing England in 23 Tests from 2014 to 2017 that included four hundreds at an average of 37.45, Ballance will be back wearing the whites at the Queens Sports Club. Earlier this month, he made his white-ball debut for Zimbabwe during the home series against Ireland – where scored 75 runs across two ODIs and 30 in the one T20I played. ALSO READ: Tentative dates for Women's Premier League player auction is out, Mumbai could host the tournament Meanwhile, the regular captain Sean Williams will miss the Test series as he’s recovering from a fractured finger. In his absence, Craig Ervine, who is playing his first Test in three years, will be leading the side. Not only this, the hosts will also be without star all-rounder Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl due to their franchise commitments, whereas, fast bowlers Tendai Chatara and Blessing Muzarabani are also out injured. This means several new faces are part of the squad including Tafadzwa Tsiga, Joylord Gumbie, Kudzai Maunze and Tanunurwa Makoni – all of who got rewarded for their performances in the Logan Cup. The first Test against the Windies in Bulawayo will mark Zimbabwe's return to Test cricket after a gap of 18 months. Here’s Zimbabwe 16-man squad for Windies Test – Gary Ballance, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Tanaka Chivanga, Craig Ervine (capt), Bradley Evans, Joylord Gumbie, Innocent Kaia, Tanunurwa Makoni, Wellington Masakadza, Kudzai Maunze, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Milton Shumba, Donald Tiripano, Tafadzwa Tsiga

Ex-England batter Gary Ballance to make Test debut for Zimbabwe against Windies