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Only Test

New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 34 runs in the only Test

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, . New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.

Zimbabwe313 & 331108.1 ov
New Zealand426 & 252/8d71 ov
New Zealand won by 34 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. New Zealand were bowled out for 426, Martin Guptill 109 from 236 balls and Ross Taylor 76 from 165 balls. Christopher Mpofu took 4 for 92.

Zimbabwe were bowled out for 313, Vusi Sibanda 93 from 193 balls and Malcolm Waller 72 not out from 133 balls. Daniel Vettori took 5 for 70.

New Zealand made 252 for 8 declared, Ross Taylor 76 from 130 balls and Kane Williamson 68 from 140 balls. Kyle Jarvis took 5 for 64.

Zimbabwe were bowled out for 331, Brendan Taylor 117 from 147 balls and Tatenda Taibu 63 from 163 balls. Doug Bracewell took 5 for 85.

New Zealand won by 34 runs.

Key performers

New Zealand 1st innings

426(143.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Martin Guptillc †T Taibu b H Masakadzac †T Taibu b H Masakadza10923611246.19
Brendon McCullum †b KM Jarvisb KM Jarvis14272051.85
Kane Williamsonrun out (RW Price/RW Chakabva)run out (RW Price/RW Chakabva)49926053.26
Ross Taylorc RW Chakabva b N Ncubec RW Chakabva b N Ncube761659046.06
BJ Watlingc RW Chakabva b CB Mpofuc RW Chakabva b CB Mpofu39965040.63
Dean Brownliec BRM Taylor b RW Pricec BRM Taylor b RW Price631337047.37
Daniel Vettoric BRM Taylor b CB Mpofuc BRM Taylor b CB Mpofu40585168.97
Reece Youngnot outnot out9*351025.71
Doug Bracewellb CB Mpofub CB Mpofu02000.00
Jeetan Patelc TMK Mawoyo b CB Mpofuc TMK Mawoyo b CB Mpofu12171170.59
Chris Martinb RW Priceb RW Price03000.00
Extras(b 7, lb 3, w 2, nb 3)(b 7, lb 3, w 2, nb 3)15
Total143.3 Ov (RR 2.97)143.3 Ov (RR 2.97)426
Fall of wickets: 40-1 (BB McCullum, 10.4 ov), 115-2 (KS Williamson, 37.3 ov), 247-3 (MJ Guptill, 81.4 ov), 275-4 (LRPL Taylor, 91.5 ov), 320-5 (BJ Watling, 113 ov), 401-6 (DG Brownlie, 131.4 ov), 407-7 (DL Vettori, 136.5 ov), 407-8 (DAJ Bracewell, 138.1 ov), 425-9 (JS Patel, 142.5 ov), 426-10 (CS Martin, 143.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kyle Jarvis2869813.5013014013
Njabulo Ncube2548013.2011611000
Christopher Mpofu34109242.7116010010
Ray Price42.3711822.7819210400
Hamilton Masakadza1142011.82552000
Malcolm Waller30802.67110000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMJ Guptill 20(38) & BB McCullum 14(27)4064
2ndKS Williamson 49(92) & MJ Guptill 26(69)75161
3rdLRPL Taylor 65(136) & MJ Guptill 63(129)132265
4thBJ Watling 16(32) & LRPL Taylor 11(29)2861
5thDG Brownlie 20(64) & BJ Watling 23(64)45127
6thDG Brownlie 43(69) & DL Vettori 36(44)81112
7thRA Young 2(17) & DL Vettori 4(14)631
8thDAJ Bracewell 0(2) & RA Young 0(6)08
9thJS Patel 12(17) & RA Young 6(11)1828
10thCS Martin 0(3) & RA Young 1(1)14

Zimbabwe 1st innings

313(121.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tino Mawoyoc BJ Watling b DL Vettoric BJ Watling b DL Vettori5430011.63
Vusi Sibandac LRPL Taylor b DG Brownliec LRPL Taylor b DG Brownlie9319311148.19
Hamilton Masakadzab DAJ Bracewellb DAJ Bracewell22851025.88
Brendan Taylorlbw b DL Vettorilbw b DL Vettori50753266.67
Tatenda Taibu †c JS Patel b DL Vettoric JS Patel b DL Vettori20472042.55
Malcolm Wallernot outnot out72*1339154.14
Regis Chakabvarun out (RA Young/DAJ Bracewell)run out (RA Young/DAJ Bracewell)371153032.17
Ray Pricelbw b DL Vettorilbw b DL Vettori06000.00
Kyle Jarvisc LRPL Taylor b CS Martinc LRPL Taylor b CS Martin6201030.00
Christopher Mpofuc KS Williamson b DL Vettoric KS Williamson b DL Vettori05000.00
Njabulo Ncubeb CS Martinb CS Martin3100030.00
Extras(lb 3, w 1, nb 1)(lb 3, w 1, nb 1)5
Total121.5 Ov (RR 2.57)121.5 Ov (RR 2.57)313
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (TMK Mawoyo, 12.5 ov), 83-2 (H Masakadza, 42 ov), 159-3 (V Sibanda, 62 ov), 193-4 (BRM Taylor, 72.4 ov), 198-5 (T Taibu, 74.5 ov), 284-6 (RW Chakabva, 110.3 ov), 286-7 (RW Price, 112.3 ov), 299-8 (KM Jarvis, 117.5 ov), 300-9 (CB Mpofu, 118.5 ov), 313-10 (N Ncube, 121.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Martin25.567422.861219000
Doug Bracewell23125112.221208011
Daniel Vettori43137051.632196000
Jeetan Patel2319103.96956400
Dean Brownlie401313.25130000
Kane Williamson20904.5061000
Martin Guptill10202.0040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTMK Mawoyo 5(43) & V Sibanda 18(34)2477
2ndH Masakadza 22(85) & V Sibanda 36(90)59175
3rdV Sibanda 39(69) & BRM Taylor 36(51)76120
4thBRM Taylor 14(24) & T Taibu 19(40)3464
5thMN Waller 4(6) & T Taibu 1(7)513
6thRW Chakabva 37(115) & MN Waller 48(100)86214
7thRW Price 0(6) & MN Waller 2(6)212
8thKM Jarvis 6(20) & MN Waller 7(12)1332
9thCB Mpofu 0(5) & MN Waller 1(1)16
10thN Ncube 3(10) & MN Waller 10(8)1318

New Zealand 2nd innings

252/8d(71 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Brendon McCullum †lbw b RW Pricelbw b RW Price11141078.57
Martin Guptillb KM Jarvisb KM Jarvis03000.00
Kane Williamsonlbw b KM Jarvislbw b KM Jarvis681408148.57
Jeetan Patelb KM Jarvisb KM Jarvis9240037.50
Ross Taylorlbw b KM Jarvislbw b KM Jarvis761304258.46
BJ Watlingc BRM Taylor b RW Pricec BRM Taylor b RW Price3220013.64
Daniel Vettoric N Ncube b CB Mpofuc N Ncube b CB Mpofu31423073.81
Dean Brownlieb KM Jarvisb KM Jarvis9130169.23
Reece Youngnot outnot out35*375194.59
Doug Bracewellnot outnot out1*40025.00
Extras(b 3, lb 3, nb 3)(b 3, lb 3, nb 3)9
Total71 Ov (RR 3.55)71 Ov (RR 3.55)252/8d
Did not bat: Chris Martin
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (MJ Guptill, 0.5 ov), 23-2 (BB McCullum, 5.1 ov), 36-3 (JS Patel, 11 ov), 155-4 (KS Williamson, 48.5 ov), 167-5 (BJ Watling, 53.4 ov), 179-6 (LRPL Taylor, 56.5 ov), 199-7 (DG Brownlie, 60.5 ov), 236-8 (DL Vettori, 68.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kyle Jarvis1816453.56765103
Njabulo Ncube1004104.10415000
Ray Price2958723.001327300
Christopher Mpofu1415413.86544100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBB McCullum 5(2) & MJ Guptill 0(3)55
2ndKS Williamson 12(14) & BB McCullum 6(12)1826
3rdJS Patel 9(24) & KS Williamson 3(11)1335
4thKS Williamson 53(115) & LRPL Taylor 64(114)119227
5thBJ Watling 3(22) & LRPL Taylor 8(8)1229
6thDL Vettori 8(11) & LRPL Taylor 4(8)1219
7thDG Brownlie 9(13) & DL Vettori 11(11)2024
8thRA Young 25(27) & DL Vettori 12(20)3747
9thRA Young 10(10) & DAJ Bracewell 1(4)16*14

Zimbabwe 2nd innings

331(108.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tino Mawoyob MJ Guptillb MJ Guptill521544033.77
Vusi Sibandalbw b DAJ Bracewelllbw b DAJ Bracewell13272048.15
Hamilton Masakadzac DG Brownlie b DAJ Bracewellc DG Brownlie b DAJ Bracewell19473040.43
Brendan Taylorc BJ Watling b CS Martinc BJ Watling b CS Martin1171478579.59
Tatenda Taibu †c MJ Guptill b DL Vettoric MJ Guptill b DL Vettori631636138.65
Malcolm Wallerlbw b DL Vettorilbw b DL Vettori29623046.77
Regis Chakabvac RA Young b DAJ Bracewellc RA Young b DAJ Bracewell5180027.78
Njabulo Ncubeb DAJ Bracewellb DAJ Bracewell141301107.69
Ray Pricec RA Young b DAJ Bracewellc RA Young b DAJ Bracewell491044.44
Kyle Jarvisnot outnot out2*70028.57
Christopher Mpofulbw b DL Vettorilbw b DL Vettori06000.00
Extras(b 5, lb 4, nb 4)(b 5, lb 4, nb 4)13
Total108.1 Ov (RR 3.06)108.1 Ov (RR 3.06) · Target 366331
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (V Sibanda, 8.2 ov), 61-2 (H Masakadza, 23.4 ov), 157-3 (TMK Mawoyo, 48.2 ov), 265-4 (BRM Taylor, 85.2 ov), 287-5 (T Taibu, 94.3 ov), 303-6 (RW Chakabva, 99.4 ov), 321-7 (N Ncube, 103.5 ov), 329-8 (RW Price, 105.5 ov), 329-9 (MN Waller, 106.1 ov), 331-10 (CB Mpofu, 108.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Martin2238513.869510100
Doug Bracewell2528553.401048004
Daniel Vettori38.1147131.861927100
Jeetan Patel1315103.92541400
Martin Guptill902813.11371100
Dean Brownlie10202.0040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTMK Mawoyo 11(23) & V Sibanda 13(27)2550
2ndH Masakadza 19(47) & TMK Mawoyo 16(46)3692
3rdBRM Taylor 66(63) & TMK Mawoyo 25(85)96148
4thT Taibu 54(140) & BRM Taylor 51(84)108222
5thMN Waller 12(32) & T Taibu 9(23)2255
6thRW Chakabva 5(18) & MN Waller 10(14)1631
7thN Ncube 14(13) & MN Waller 4(12)1825
8thRW Price 4(9) & MN Waller 3(3)812
9thKM Jarvis 0(1) & MN Waller 0(1)02
10thCB Mpofu 0(6) & KM Jarvis 2(6)212

Commentary

End of innings: ZIM 331 (108.1 ov)
108.1W
DL Vettori to CB Mpofu, OUT
CB Mpofu lbw b DL Vettori 0(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 331/10 (108.1 ov)
End of over 1082 runsZIM 331/9200000
KM Jarvis 2(7)CB Mpofu 0(5)DAJ Bracewell 25-2-85-5
107.60
DAJ Bracewell to KM Jarvis, no run
107.50
DAJ Bracewell to KM Jarvis, no run
107.40
DAJ Bracewell to KM Jarvis, no run
107.30
DAJ Bracewell to KM Jarvis, no run
107.20
DAJ Bracewell to KM Jarvis, no run
107.12
DAJ Bracewell to KM Jarvis, 2 runs
End of over 1070 runs, 1 wktZIM 329/9W00000
CB Mpofu 0(5)KM Jarvis 0(1)DL Vettori 38-14-71-2
106.60
DL Vettori to CB Mpofu, no run
106.50
DL Vettori to CB Mpofu, no run
106.40
DL Vettori to CB Mpofu, no run
106.30
DL Vettori to CB Mpofu, no run
106.20
DL Vettori to CB Mpofu, no run
106.1W
DL Vettori to MN Waller, OUT
MN Waller lbw b DL Vettori 29(62) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 329/9 (106.1 ov)
End of over 1063 runs, 1 wktZIM 329/811Lb10W0
KM Jarvis 0(1)MN Waller 29(61)DAJ Bracewell 24-2-83-5
105.60
DAJ Bracewell to KM Jarvis, no run
105.5W
DAJ Bracewell to RW Price, OUT
RW Price c RA Young b DAJ Bracewell 4(9) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 329/8 (105.5 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for DAJ Bracewell
105.40
DAJ Bracewell to RW Price, no run
105.31
DAJ Bracewell to MN Waller, 1 run
105.21Lb
DAJ Bracewell to RW Price, 1 leg bye
105.11
DAJ Bracewell to MN Waller, 1 run
End of over 1051 runZIM 326/7100000
RW Price 4(6)MN Waller 27(59)DL Vettori 37-13-71-1
104.60
DL Vettori to RW Price, no run
104.50
DL Vettori to RW Price, no run
104.40
DL Vettori to RW Price, no run
104.30
DL Vettori to RW Price, no run
104.20
DL Vettori to RW Price, no run
104.11
DL Vettori to MN Waller, 1 run