Mini-session Analysis 1st Test, WI Zim, Bridgetown Barbados 2013

Here is the final mini-session analysis for the first test between West Indies and Zimbabwe at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

A mini-session is (normally) half a session, either between the start of the session and the drinks break or the drinks break and the end of the session. Occasionally a long session will have 3 mini-sessions where it will be broken up with 2 drinks breaks.

Mini-Session	Score	Winner
1-1a	Zimbabwe 30/1 off 14	West Indies
1-1b	Zimbabwe 61/1 off 13	Zimbabwe
1-2a	Zimbabwe 38/2 off 15	West Indies
1-2b	Zimbabwe 33/2 off 15	West Indies
1-3a	Zimbabwe 34/1 off 15.5	draw
1-3b	Zimbabwe 15/3 off 3.5	Zimbabwe
	West Indies 18/2 off 11
2-1a	West Indies 63/1 off 9.3	West Indies
2-1b	West Indies 63/2 off 20.1	Zimbabwe
2-2a	West Indies 73/1 off 15.2	West Indies
2-2b	West Indies 48/1 off 15	West Indies
2-3a	West Indies 42/3 off 13.2	Zimbabwe
2-3b	Zimbabwe 41/3 off 14	West Indies
3-1a	Zimbabwe 36/3 off 16	West Indies
3-1b	Zimbabwe 30/4 off 10.2	West Indies
	West Indies 9/1 off 3

Final update, click here
West Indies win the match by 9 wickets and the mini-session count 9 - 4


Lunch, Day 1: The mini-session count is tied up, 1-1

A reasonable start from Mawoyo, it's good to see him hitting some form again. - Mykuhl

Stumps, Day 1: West Indies lead the mini-session count 3-2

When Kyle Jarvis was playing for Central Districts he produced a couple of magic spells. This is certainly a good start from him.

Lunch, Day 2: West Indies lead the mini-session count 4-3

Zimbabwe have an opening here. If they can wrap up the tail cheaply they could be back in this match.

Final drinks, Day 2: West Indies lead the mini-session count 6-4

Darren Sammy is an interesting cricketer. Not quite a batsman, not quite a bowler, and yet he's capable of turning a match with either. That was a sensational innings in the context of this match.

Stumps, Day 2: West Indies lead the mini-session count 7-4

Things are suddenly looking very grim for Zimbabwe. They desperately need a big partnership.

End of match, Day 3: West Indies lead the mini-session count 9-4

The big partnership never came. Shane Shillingford has done this to a couple of teams now, he's starting to look a little like West Indies version of Abdul Rehman, generally doesn't look particularly special, but has days where he is almost unplayable. Despite generally being good at playing spin, the Zimbabwe batsmen were all at sea against him here.