New Zealand have decided to bat again
11.10am The New Zealand openers run off. Not sure what the decision is yet. A brief 10-minute period before lunch. Really good effort from Zimbabwe there. Got quite close to the follow-on target, but close enough to make them think of batting again.
143.4
W
Sodhi to Ervine, OUT, taken. That will be the innings. The googly is well delivered, flight on middle. Ervine comes down and looks to flick over long-on but the ball skews off the outside half. Goes straight up and taken by long-off. End of a spectacular innings from Ervine
CR Ervine c Wagner b Sodhi 146 (404m 272b 18x4 1x6) SR: 53.67
143.3
0
Sodhi to Ervine, no run,
143.2
2
Sodhi to Ervine, 2 runs, short and wide this time, another drag-down. This cannot get worse. Ervine scythes it in front of cover for a couple
143.1
6
Sodhi to Ervine, SIX, full toss and launched over deep midwicket. Sodhi continues to dish up freebies. Not good bowling at all. Ervine comes down and heaves it well over the boundary
END OF OVER:143 | 2 Runs | ZIM: 354/9
- Michael Chinouya0 (2b)
- Craig Ervine138 (268b)
- Neil Wagner31-8-61-2
- Ish Sodhi21-9-52-3
142.6
0
Wagner to Chinouya, no run, full and straight but capably defended
142.5
0
Wagner to Chinouya, no run, full and wide outside off, moves away late. Chinouya has a drive at that but is beaten. Shadow practices many leaves after the fact
Two balls to face. A short leg
142.4
1
Wagner to Ervine, 1 run, heaved down to fine leg. Full and straight, takes the run this time
142.3
0
Wagner to Ervine, no run, bouncer on middle, Ervine hurries underneath
142.2
0
Wagner to Ervine, no run, full and wide outside off, slapped towards cover who parries to mid-off
142.2
1nb
Wagner to Ervine, 1 no ball, whoa, what happened there? Ervine backs away, Wagner tries to take some pace off the ball but the ball ends up as a head-high full toss near the adjacent pitch.
142.1
0
Wagner to Ervine, no run, 129 kph, low full toss down leg, nudged to fine leg. But Ervine rightly declines the single
END OF OVER:142 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ZIM: 352/9
- Craig Ervine137 (263b)
- Ish Sodhi21-9-52-3
- Neil Wagner30-8-59-2
141.6
W
Sodhi to Nyumbu, OUT, oh my, oh my. Of the many deliveries to get a wicket. Another awful long-hop outside off. So slow, sits up for Nyumbu to hit anywhere he likes. Tries to drag it from well outside off after rocking back deep in his crease, but ends up top-edging his tentative pull. Straight to Santner at midwicket
J Nyumbu c Santner b Sodhi 8 (29m 30b 0x4 1x6) SR: 26.66
141.5
0
Sodhi to Nyumbu, no run, flight on middle, 85 kph. Defended
AshNZ : "On comes Sodhi, off comes the pressure."
