The West Indies hold a slight advantage against Zimbabwe at stumps on Sunday’s first day of the second Test at Bulawayo.

Chasing Zimbabwe’s modest first-innings total of 115, the West Indies were 133-4, a lead of 18 heading into day two. Kyle Mayers and Roston Chase are at the crease on eight and five, respectively.

The hosts, who won the toss and chose to bat, were quickly in trouble when Alzarri Joseph got opener Tanunurwa Makoni out for a 24-ball duck with only 16 runs on the board.

Innocent Kaia and Chamu Chibhabha put on 32 for the second wicket before the latter was caught by Tagenarine Chanderpaul at backward point off a Jason Holder delivery for 10.

One run later, Holder picked up his second wicket when he Kaia caught by Mayers at first slip as Zimbabwe slipped to 49-3.

That’s when Gudakesh Motie took over dismissing Milton Shumba for three and wicketkeeper Tafadzwa Tsiga for a duck at 64 and 68, respectively to leave Zimbabwe tottering at 70-5 at lunch.

It only took the West Indies 15.5 overs after lunch to wrap up the innings, despite a stubborn unbeaten 23 from Donald Tiripano, who hit the only six of the innings.

Craig Irvine made 22.

Motie took all five wickets to end with career-best figures of 7-37. Holder finished with 2-18 while Joseph took 1-29.

In reply, West Indies lost Captain Kraigg Brathwaite for seven to Wellington Masakadza but Chanderpaul and Raymon Reifer repaired the early damage with a second-wicket partnership of 71 before Chanderpaul fell to Brandon Mavuta for 36.

Reifer went on to score 53 before was run out with the score at 117. Shortly after Jermaine Blackwood lost hi wicket for 22 giving Mavuta his second wicket of the innings leaving Mayers and Chase to see out the remaining overs.

Mavuta has so far taken 2-24 while Masakadza has figures of 1-32.