Offspinner Shane Shillingford claimed5-59 and opener Chris Gayle followed with an unbeaten 61 as West Indies tookcontrol of the second cricket test against Zimbabwe on day one Wednesday atWindsor Park.
Shillingford's third five-wicket haul in tests helped toskittle Zimbabwe for 175, with fellow offspinner Marlon Samuels supporting wellwith 3-15. Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel began the collapse with 2-10.
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor top-scored with 33 whileopener Vusi Sibanda (32) and debutant Sean Williams (31) also got starts.
Gayle's solid innings then lifted West Indies to 114-2 inreply. The powerful left-hander forged an unbroken third-wicket stand of 79with fellow Jamaican Samuels, who ended a good all-round day on 26 not out.
Fast bowler Kyle Jarvis took 2-35 for the Zimbabweans.
Zimbabwe started the day brightly after being sent in byDarren Sammy once persistent drizzle cleared and play finally got going ahalf-hour late.
Sibanda and Tino Mawoyo added 42 for the first wicket beforethe strapping Gabriel struck twice in his first two overs to derail thetourists.
Mawoyo battled through 30 deliveries for 8 before hemisjudged an inswinger from Gabriel and had his off stump rattled as he playedno stroke.
One run later, Gabriel claimed the dangerous Sibanda, theright-hander gifting his wicket by driving a full toss hard and low to KemarRoach at mid-on. Sibanda struck six boundaries.
Taylor and Hamilton Masakadza rebuilt briefly in athird-wicket stand of 21 before Shillingford, loudly acclaimed by a home crowdof a few thousand, made a breakthrough with his sixth delivery.
Masakadza compiled 14 off 35 balls before he played allaround a doosra and was bowled.
Taylor countered the threat of Shillingford with someauthentic sweep strokes but perished to a reverse sweep off the same bowlersoon after lunch at 105-4. Taylor hit five fours off 62 balls before he wasbowled when the delivery deflected off his body.
Left-hander Craig Ervine and Williams provided some defiancein a fifth-wicket stand of 31 before Samuels broke through by claiming Ervinelbw to a straighter ball for 18.
Just before tea, Zimbabwe slumped further as Malcolm Waller(9) holed out to deep midwicket off Shillingford and Samuels removed GraemeCremer for a duck, Kieran Powell snaring a brilliant, low catch at short leg.
Zimbabwe's last six wickets tumbled for 34 runs and thecollapse was completed soon after tea.
Samuels ended an encouraging debut innings from Williams,who top-edged a sweep into his helmet and straight to short leg.
Shillingford, who earned the man of the match award for hisnine wickets in the first test win in Barbados, completed his five-wicket haulby removing Prosper Utseya and last man Tendai Chatara, both lbw.
Gayle and opening partner Powell gave the hosts a rousingstart to their reply before Jarvis struck twice in two overs to lift Zimbabwe'shopes.
Powell, after striking five fours in 24 off 22 balls,deflected a yorker back onto his stumps, while Darren Bravo departed for hisfirst duck in test cricket, chasing a wide delivery and edging to thewicketkeeper.
But Gayle grew in confidence as the day wore on and he andSamuels pulled the Caribbean side from the uncertainty of 35-2 to within 61runs of the visitors by the close.
Gayle lashed nine fours and two sixes off 84balls while Samuels hit two fours and a six off 52 deliveries.