LONDON: Harry Kane mentioned netting his 267th Tottenham purpose to turn into the membership’s all-time report goalscorer is a second he’ll always remember after scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory over Manchester Metropolis on Sunday.

The England captain slotted dwelling the one purpose on quarter-hour towards the Premier League champions to maneuver previous Jimmy Greaves, who scored 266 objectives for Spurs between 1961 and 1970.

“It’s arduous to place into phrases and I’m so glad it got here in a win,” mentioned Kane. “To do it in entrance of the house followers it’s a second I’ll always remember.”

The 29-year-old is now additionally simply the third participant to web 200 Premier League objectives, after Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208).

“There was a lot discuss it during the last couple of weeks I needed to get it achieved as quickly as doable so to do it in an enormous recreation, towards the most effective groups on the earth, it’s a particular feeling,” added Kane.

“Once I began taking part in within the Premier League it wasn’t even in my wildest creativeness to attain 200 league objectives. To be there now’s thrilling, I’ve acquired loads extra years left so hopefully a couple of extra to come back.”

Kane can be stage with Rooney as England’s joint report goalscorer after bagging his 53rd worldwide purpose within the World Cup quarter-final defeat towards France in December.

Nevertheless, regardless of his heroics for membership and nation, he’s but to win a significant trophy in his profession.

Greaves, who died aged 81 in 2021, is considered one of the pure purpose scorers in soccer historical past.

A member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, who netted 44 instances for his nation, Greaves is the very best scorer in English top-flight historical past with 357 objectives.

“An entire hero,” mentioned Kane on Greaves. “Top-of-the-line strikers to ever play the sport so to even be in that firm is a particular feeling. I’m certain his household might be watching and be very proud.”

Tagenarine Chanderpaul struck his first Take a look at century and fellow opener Kraigg Brathwaite additionally reached three figures because the West Indies reached 221 with out loss on Sunday after a rain-affected second day of the primary Take a look at in opposition to Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.

Captain Brathwaite recorded his twelfth Take a look at ton as he made 116 whereas Chanderpaul, son of West Indies nice Shivnarine, closed on 101.

It’s the highest opening partnership by West Indians since Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell scored 254 in opposition to New Zealand in Antigua 11 years in the past.

Saturday’s play had been deserted due to rain quickly after lunch with the vacationers 112-0 and the inclement climate intervened once more.

Play was solely in a position to begin at 1500 native time (1300 GMT) on Sunday after sawdust had been scattered throughout the damp areas within the outfield.

As was the case on the opening day, the West Indies openers took few probabilities, scoring at fewer than two and half runs per over in opposition to some tight Zimbabwe bowling on a sluggish pitch.

Brathwaite, who has been in a wealthy run of kind, seemed the extra snug and was the primary to achieve his century. By the shut he had confronted 246 balls and hit seven fours.

Chanderpaul was extra circumspect though there have been moments when he performed like his father who solely retired from Take a look at cricket eight years in the past, having racked up 30 centuries in 164 Assessments.

Whereas it took his father 19 Assessments to achieve his first century, Chanderpaul junior has wanted simply three.

The 26-year-old left-hander solely made his debut in Perth in opposition to Australia in November when he scored 51 and 45. He adopted that with 47 and 17 in Adelaide and checked out house alongside Brathwaite in Bulawayo.

He struck 10 fours and a six throughout the course of his innings, citing his century with a neat tuck behind sq. for a single.

“He (Chanderpaul) appears to be like to be world-class and is a high opener,” stated Brathwaite on the shut. “Glad we’ve got acquired some huge partnerships to date and would like to proceed.”

Every of the Zimbabwe bowlers deserves credit score for conserving a good rein on the West Indies scoring, spinner Wellington

Masakadza conceding simply 30 runs from a good 16 overs which included six maidens.

The match, which is the primary for the West Indies with Brian Lara appearing as efficiency mentor, is the primary of two in a Take a look at collection in Bulawayo. The second is scheduled to begin on February 12.