It was a see-saw battle on day 1 of the opening Test between the West Indies and Zimbabwe in Barbados .

The men from the African continent battled hard after winning the toss and electing to bat .

They started decently going to lunch on 91 for 2.But they were dismissed for 211with 50 from Tino Mowoyo .while Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford sharing 7 wickets between them. Samules with best career figures 4-13.

In reply, the Windies closed on 18 for 2 with Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo at the wicket.