NZ spinners cap off Zimbabwe capitulation for 2-0 win
After wondering whether they could pick up 20 wickets on unresponsive Zimbabwean surfaces before the series began, New Zealand did it twice to seal the rubber 2-0
After wondering whether they could pick up 20 wickets on unresponsive Zimbabwean surfaces before the series began, New Zealand did it twice to seal the rubber 2-0
New Zealand's coach Mike Hesson has said his side's 2-0 sweep of the Test series in Zimbabwe is important as they look to establish themselves as a top team
Despite losing 0-2, that Zimbabwe showed improvement from one Test to the next, which spoke to their ability and desire to keep playing at the highest level, even as world cricket regularly ignores them
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was pleased with the way his spinners came through after the seamers and the batsmen set the match up in the three previous innings
Craig Ervine could not prevent Zimbabwe from failing to reach the follow-on target but Kane Williamson chose not to enforce it, opting instead for New Zealand to add to their 220-run lead
Zimbabwe batting coach Lance Klusener is eagerly anticipating the final day of the second Test against New Zealand, even with his side three down and still 329 runs adrift
Craig Ervine's maiden Test ton and 148-run sixth-wicket stand with debutant Peter Moor took Zimbabwe to within 77 runs of avoiding the follow-on
If there were questions of commitment and ability hanging around Craig Ervine, he dismissed them skilfully during the course of his maiden Test ton in Bulawayo
New Zealand did not bowl as well as they should have with the second new ball on day three in Bulawayo, according to their bowling coach Shane Jurgensen, but they are still in with a good chance of winning
Another day of Test cricket in Bulawayo belonged to New Zealand as they piled on the runs on Zimbabwe with three batsmen scoring centuries and two notching half-centuries in their first-innings total of 582 for 4
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Stats highlights from the second day in Bulawayo, where Kane Williamson joined the elite club of batsmen with tons against all nine other Test countries
Tom Latham scored a second successive century in this series as New Zealand built the foundations of an imposing first-innings total against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Zimbabwe's problem was that they did not manage to keep it tight for long enough to make it consistently tough for the batsmen. And Tom Latham showed enough patience to cash in on that
The absence of DRS meant there was extra focus on the on-field umpires. As many as ten errors, including four on the final morning, with Zimbabwe battling to save the Test, did them no favours
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Zimbabwe opener Tino Mawoyo, who has recovered from injury, has called for more grit from the batsmen, ahead of the side's second Test against New Zealand in Bulawayo
Even though most of the Zimbabwe squad members have recovered, Hamilton Masakadza, their most experienced batsman, has picked up a back injury and was ruled out of the second Test
As Zimbabwe seek to level the two-match series, they will have to overcome persistent failings with bat and ball