Chris Gayle and Brian Lara blazed their way to a century each and helped West Indies to a 51-run win againt Zimbabwe in a rain-affected match

West Indies enjoyed a gentle warm-up match in preparation for the five-match ODI series, beating a rather disappointing Zimbabwe A side at Kwekwe Sports Club in the Midlands by seven wickets

It took just 40 minutes on the final morning for West Indies to take the final Zimbabwean wicket and seal, by 128 runs, a win

West Indies require only one more wicket to beat Zimbabwe after an astonishing day at Bulawayo in which 18 wickets fell

Mark Vermeulen scored his maiden Test century to help Zimbabwe to 377 on the third day against West Indies, who ended on 13 for 1, with a lead of 117

After Brian Lara put West Indies into a dominating position with a breathtaking 191, Zimbabwe recovered from a poor start to reach 173 for 3 at the close of the second day

A dazzling innings from Brian Lara put the Zimbabwe bowling to the sword andestablished West Indies' dominance on the shortened first day of the second Test of this short series, at Queen's Sports Club in Bulawayo

Ray Price is becoming an increasingly respected bowler in international cricket and is Zinbabwe's leading spin bowler

Zimbabwe were denied a rare Test victory as the last-wicket pair of Ridley Jacobs and Fidel Edwards successfully played out the last 32 minutes and 71 deliveries to secure a thrilling draw at Harare

Zimbabwe took their overall lead to 266 by the close of a rain-shortened fourth day of the first Test at Harare, after bowling West Indies out for 335, a first-innings lead of 172

The first Test between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Harare Sports Club almost came to an untimely ending before the start of the third day's play, thanks to a freakish incident that seriously damaged the pitch

Three wickets from Ray Price gave Zimbabwe the edge against West Indies, who still require another 68 runs to avoid the follow-on with four wickets remaining

The first Test between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Harare Sports Club almost came to an untimely ending before the start of the third day's play, thanks to a freakish incident that seriously damaged the pitch

The second day at Harare was perhaps the best day Zimbabwe has enjoyed in Test cricket for some years

Tatenda Taibu and Stuart Matsikenyeri helped Zimbabwe to recover from a precarious 154 for 5 to a strong position of 284 for 6 at the close of the opening day of the first Test against West Indies

Zimbabwe are without the injured Grant Flower, Sean Ervine and Douglas Hondo for their first Test against West Indies at Harare

A devastating spell of reverse-swing bowling by Jerome Taylor almost broughtthe West Indian tourists an unexpected victory over Zimbabwe A after the match had looked dead and buried at tea, but the determination of GavinEwing, dropped from the Test

The West Indians dominated the second day of their match against Zimbabwe A,finishing the day with a lead of 408 with five second-innings wickets still in hand

Two contrasting centuries were the highlight of the first day's play between Zimbabwe A and the touring West Indians at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare

Zimbabwe predictably struggled on the first day of the inaugural Test on Australian soil, at Perth