- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR48.3 gone. Plumb in front. Tiripano has the wicket. Full delivery on off but the ball darts back in sharply to beat Guptill's forward prod on the inside edge. Struck Guptill in front of off and middle, no doubt about that one. Always looked the most likely way to get Guptill. Planted his front foot forward and a bit of movement did for Guptill 169/189.5 big appeal, has it carried? The Zimbabwe players are celebrating. Tossed up outside off, has Latham bunted it straight back to Williams? Is it a bump ball. Straight off the full face of the bat, on the full and Latham will have to go. Bounced just before Latham connected with his drive, and given. Latham has chipped his wicket away off the penultimate (now last) delivery of the day. 329/298.1 Williamson falls. Full and wide outside off, the ball is moving away slightly. Williamson has a flirt at it and gets a thick outside edge and picks out the one man behind the wicket on the off side. Straight to gully who takes a good, low catch. Throws his head back in disgust does KW 369/3104.5 gone. Yup, looked good. Nicholls misses a sweep and Cremer strikes. Flatter trajectory from Cremer on off, the ball doesn't spin a lot but spins enough to beat Nicholls' sweep. Struck him right in front and the umpire has no hesitation. Easy call. Nicholls throws away another opportunity 389/4Extras24 (b 12, lb 3, nb 8, w 1)TOTAL582/4d (150 Overs, RR: 3.88, 599 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-169 (Martin Guptill, 48.3 ov), 2-329 (Tom Latham, 89.5 ov), 3-369 (Kane Williamson, 98.1 ov), 4-389 (Henry Nicholls, 104.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DT Tiripano 25 4 102 1 4.08 0 5 MT Chinouya 22 6 64 1 2.90 0 0 CJ Chibhabha 12 2 45 0 3.75 0 1 AG Cremer 36 2 147 1 4.08 0 1 J Nyumbu 34 3 107 0 3.14 0 0 SC Williams 13 0 62 1 4.76 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 17 0 4.25 0 0 PS Masvaure 4 0 23 0 5.75 1 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR35.6 bowled im. Finally, NZ have struck. Southee reaps reward for some toil and hardwork. Full, on a fifth-stump line, moves away late. Mawoyo plants his front foot forward belatedly and decides to tentatively withdraw his stroke as late as possible. Sigh, he does so too late and the ball clatters into the stumps via the inside edge of the bat. NZ strike after plenty of patience this morning. 65/156.2 superb catch. Superb bowling. Great stuff from NZ. Slowed up beautifully just outside off, but not too full. Chamu is not to the pitch but goes through with his drive. Chamu drives with hard hands towards short cover but not to him. Williamson dives to his left like a horizontal breaching shark and pouches it, both feet off the ground. His landing is good too and is ecstatic with the end. Nice effort from Chamu though, has thrown it away just before lunch. Hard hands all day, this time pays the price 107/345.3 edged and gone. Was always going to happen the way these two were playing. Full and wide outside off, the ball moves away late, like it has been doing for the last 10 overs. Raza drives lazily, sloppily, feet away from the bat. The ball moves away late to take the outside edge. He drove so hard that the ball carries to KW's head at gully and he takes it in front of his face, hands reverse-cupped. 83/2143.4 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 362/1062.3 bowled. Poor batting from Masvaure, throws his head back but should have been more aware. Zimbabwe lose their fourth. Soft, soft dismissal. Quite a flat delivery outside off, turns back in. Masvaure goes back in his crease to defend and does so. But does so with excessively soft hands. That ball spins back and hits the leg stump. Was always going to move backwards if you play a spinning ball with soft hands. Realised the backspin too late did Prince 115/474.1 given by umpire Reiffel. A very very flat, full delivery on middle and leg. Williams brings out the reverse sweep, but the ball is way too full to be playing that stroke. The ball sneaks under the bat and strikes Williams plumb in front. Struck the glove after hitting the pad. Easy call and Williams falls after looking so comfortable. Poor shot selection, premeditation does for Williams 147/5114.6 what a tame end. Moor cannot believe that. Just cannot. A short nothing delivery. Long hop outside off, Moor picks the length early and pulls. Times it so badly that it goes straight to Guptill at midwicket, who takes it and looks skyward in relief. Well played though, 71 on debut against a quality attack is something he will never forget 295/6126.6 that looked plumb. Superb bowling and Boult strikes. Excessively full on middle, the ball swings back late and Cremer plays all around his front pad. Had been plugging away all morning and now has the wicket to show for it. Late swing again. Pitched in line - check. Hit in front - check. Umpire's decision - check. Easy decision. Missed his flick there did Cremer 319/7134.5 given again. Tiripano is lbw. The only decision is whether that pitched in line.Nope, that did not. Pitched just outside leg. Tiripano cannot believe the decision by umpire Reiffel but has to trudge off. That was rather full, but pitched just outside leg. Certainly struck Tiripano in front and would have hit the stumps. Tiripano misses his nudge and falls over on the stroke, but is unlucky. 327/8141.6 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 352/9Extras19 (b 12, lb 6, nb 1)TOTAL362 all out (143.4 Overs, RR: 2.51, 603 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Tino Mawoyo, 35.6 ov), 2-83 (Sikandar Raza, 45.3 ov), 3-107 (Chamu Chibhabha, 56.2 ov), 4-115 (Prince Masvaure, 62.3 ov), 5-147 (Sean Williams, 74.1 ov), 6-295 (Peter Moor, 114.6 ov), 7-319 (Graeme Cremer, 126.6 ov), 8-327 (Donald Tiripano, 134.5 ov), 9-352 (John Nyumbu, 141.6 ov), 10-362 (Craig Ervine, 143.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 28 14 73 1 2.60 0 0 TA Boult 27 13 45 1 1.66 0 0 MJ Santner 35 8 105 2 3.00 0 0 N Wagner 31 8 61 2 1.96 0 1 IS Sodhi 21.4 9 60 4 2.76 0 0 MJ Guptill 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 edged and gone this time. Good length outside off, the ball moves away just enough and Latham has a poke at that. Did not look to drive but wanted one to deep point. The movement is responsible for an edge and the keeper accepts 24/16.1 another one gone. Shortish and wide outside off, not a great delivery. Guptill looks to cut but the ball is too close to him. Hits it uppishly and straight to the sole gully fielder. Big wicket, could slow down this rate significantly 26/2Extras7 (lb 4, w 3)TOTAL166/2d (36 Overs, RR: 4.61, 156 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Tom Latham, 5.2 ov), 2-26 (Martin Guptill, 6.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MT Chinouya 9 2 45 1 5.00 2 0 DT Tiripano 6 1 14 1 2.33 1 0 CJ Chibhabha 3 0 22 0 7.33 0 0 AG Cremer 11 0 59 0 5.36 0 0 J Nyumbu 7 0 22 0 3.14 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR24.6 superb bowling and Boult strikes. Sensational stuff. A full length on off, the ball shapes back in late, vert late. Enough to beat the inside edge of Mawoyo and hit both pads, front first, the back later. Plumb as it gets. Not much Mawoyo could do, he tried to get forward and cover the line but that was a jaffa 58/216.5 taken this time. Wagner's persistence pays off. Guptill takes the catch at third slip. Lovely bowling. Good length on off, the ball moves away late again and Chibhabha pokes at that. To be fair, he had to play that. A thick outside edge is nicely taken by Guptill in front of his chest 45/125.2 another one. NZ strike again. Southee strikes. Another superb delivery. Full length outside off, comes back prodigiously and strikes Raza in front of leg. Raza beaten by some late inward shape. Was that sliding down leg? No says umpire Reiffel. That will be stumps too. 58/347.4 given! Tiripano is distraught. Maybe he ought to be. Looked like sliding down leg, but umpire Reiffel gives him. A flat delivery on leg, Tiripano plays back but the ball skids on with the arm and strikes him in front of leg, but with no turn on that, was it even clipping leg stump? Doubt it, Tiripano unlucky again. Two in two. 97/455.3 ooh, given again by umpire Reiffel. Another shocking call. Take nothing away from the delivery, an absolutely superb length - full but not overpitched, not short enough for Ervine to go back. Ervine lunges forward, plays and misses. A big appeal and given! Maybe the bat clipped pad. But definitely no bat. And Zimbabwe lose two wickets to two bad calls in that session 112/568.2 given. One more. How though? Flat delivery on leg, Masvaure gets forward and looks to defend. The ball beats the inside edge and hits Masvaure in front of leg. But was that sliding down leg? Yes, it was. But he has been given out caught. The ball lobbed up off the pad and taken by Taylor at slip. Another bad decision, the ball did not hit the inside edge. Zimbabwe unravelling quickly. Umpire Gough this time 132/961.1 got him. Horrible shot from Williams. Guptill scything through Zimbabwe. Lots of flight outside off from Guptill, an overpitched half-volley. Williams drills his drive, which was fine, but failed to keep it down. A short cover - KW - takes the catch by his face. Stuck in his hands but can';t tempt fate by just smashing drives in the air with fielders in place. The plan has worked 130/662.3 that looked out. A flat delivery on off, skids on with the arm and strikes Moor in front of off. Moor played for some spin, but there was none there. The ball went on with the arm and beat the inside edge. Umpire Gough raises the finger. Zimbabwe sink quickly 131/767.5 tossed up outside off, Cremer comes forward and smashes one into his pad. Umpire Reiffel has another shocker. Guptill doesn't care, he celebrates in joy. Right in front but there was a lot of bat on that. Plenty of flight outside off from around the wicket and Cremer plays with bat close to pay. Only call was if there was pad first, certainly did not look like it 132/868.4 no doubt about that one. Zimbabwe bowled out for 132. NZ win by 254 runs and wrap up the series 2-0. Another googly outside off, Chinouya gets forward and pops a catch to short cover. Hard hands, but he is No. 11 for a reason. Zimbabwe players shake hands with the New Zealand players, but can hold their heads high after a strong reply after the first Test 132/10Extras3 (b 1, lb 2)TOTAL132 all out (68.4 Overs, RR: 1.92, 274 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Chamu Chibhabha, 16.5 ov), 2-58 (Tino Mawoyo, 24.6 ov), 3-58 (Sikandar Raza, 25.2 ov), 4-97 (Donald Tiripano, 47.4 ov), 5-112 (Craig Ervine, 55.3 ov), 6-130 (Sean Williams, 61.1 ov), 7-131 (Peter Moor, 62.3 ov), 8-132 (Graeme Cremer, 67.5 ov), 9-132 (Prince Masvaure, 68.2 ov), 10-132 (Michael Chinouya, 68.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 14 7 35 1 2.50 0 0 TA Boult 12 4 26 1 2.16 0 0 N Wagner 12 5 23 1 1.91 0 0 MJ Santner 12 4 15 1 1.25 0 0 IS Sodhi 11.4 5 19 3 1.62 0 0 MJ Guptill 7 4 11 3 1.57 0 0
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Close of Play
- Sat, 6 Aug - day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 329/2 (KS Williamson 95*, 89.5 ov)
- Sun, 7 Aug - day 2 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 55/0 (TMK Mawoyo 20*, CJ Chibhabha 31*, 30 ov)
- Mon, 8 Aug - day 3 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 305/6 (CR Ervine 115*, AG Cremer 2*, 120 ov)
- Tue, 9 Aug - day 4 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 58/3 (DT Tiripano 0*, 25.2 ov)
- Wed, 10 Aug - day 5 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 132 (68.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 78/3 in 40.0 overs (DT Tiripano 10, CR Ervine 10)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 50.6 overs (306 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 112/5 in 55.3 overs (PS Masvaure 4)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 327/8 in 134.5 overs (CR Ervine 128)
- Zimbabwe: 350 runs in 139.6 overs (840 balls), Extras 18
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 362/10 in 143.4 overs (MT Chinouya 0)
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- Lunch: New Zealand - 6/0 in 3.0 overs (TWM Latham 6, MJ Guptill 0)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: New Zealand - 56/2 in 16.0 overs (KS Williamson 20, LRPL Taylor 11)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (KS Williamson 30, LRPL Taylor 20, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (160 balls), Extras 1
- KS Williamson: 50 off 85 balls (4 x 4)
- Tea: New Zealand - 118/2 in 32.0 overs (KS Williamson 53, LRPL Taylor 36)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 158 balls (KS Williamson 54, LRPL Taylor 41, Ex 5)
- LRPL Taylor: 50 off 70 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 34.4 overs (208 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 166/2 in 36.0 overs (KS Williamson 68, LRPL Taylor 67)
- Zimbabwe 2nd innings
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 34/0 in 13.0 overs (TMK Mawoyo 14, CJ Chibhabha 19)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 1
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 58/3 in 25.2 overs (DT Tiripano 0)
- CJ Chibhabha: 50 off 128 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 83/1 in 45.0 overs (CJ Chibhabha 50, Sikandar Raza 3)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 53.2 overs (320 balls), Extras 4
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 107/3 in 56.2 overs (CR Ervine 14)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 140/4 in 73.0 overs (CR Ervine 36, SC Williams 9)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 76.2 overs (458 balls), Extras 4
- New ball taken after 84 overs
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 185/5 in 87.0 overs (CR Ervine 48, PJ Moor 25)
- CR Ervine: 50 off 110 balls (5 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (CR Ervine 22, PJ Moor 28, Ex 1)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 89.2 overs (536 balls), Extras 5
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 142 balls (CR Ervine 54, PJ Moor 46, Ex 1)
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 97.6 overs (588 balls), Extras 5
- PJ Moor: 50 off 75 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 264/5 in 101.0 overs (CR Ervine 91, PJ Moor 61)
- CR Ervine: 100 off 178 balls (14 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 116.3 overs (699 balls), Extras 10
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 305/6 in 120.0 overs (CR Ervine 115, AG Cremer 2)
- New ball taken at 91st over
- KS Williamson: 100 off 136 balls (9 x 4)
- New Zealand: 350 runs in 93.6 overs (571 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: New Zealand - 381/3 in 102.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 22, HM Nicholls 10)
- New Zealand: 400 runs in 108.6 overs (661 balls), Extras 14
- LRPL Taylor: 50 off 71 balls (5 x 4)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 436/4 in 117.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 50, BJ Watling 18)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (LRPL Taylor 27, BJ Watling 23, Ex 3)
- New Zealand: 450 runs in 121.2 overs (735 balls), Extras 18
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 152 balls (LRPL Taylor 50, BJ Watling 46, Ex 4)
- BJ Watling: 50 off 92 balls (7 x 4)
- New Zealand: 500 runs in 131.6 overs (799 balls), Extras 18
- Drinks: New Zealand - 515/4 in 136.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 84, BJ Watling 61)
- LRPL Taylor: 100 off 142 balls (7 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 217 balls (LRPL Taylor 76, BJ Watling 70, Ex 5)
- New Zealand: 550 runs in 143.3 overs (869 balls), Extras 20
- Tea: New Zealand - 582/4 in 150.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 124, BJ Watling 83)
- Zimbabwe 1st innings
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 15/0 in 14.0 overs (TMK Mawoyo 2, CJ Chibhabha 13)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 24.6 overs (150 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 150 balls (TMK Mawoyo 20, CJ Chibhabha 31, Ex 0)
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 55/0 in 30.0 overs (TMK Mawoyo 20, CJ Chibhabha 31)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (75 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (MJ Guptill 28, TWM Latham 18, Ex 5)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 59/0 in 14.0 overs (MJ Guptill 32, TWM Latham 22)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 26.3 overs (165 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls (MJ Guptill 49, TWM Latham 41, Ex 10)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 101/0 in 28.0 overs (MJ Guptill 49, TWM Latham 42)
- MJ Guptill: 50 off 93 balls (7 x 4)
- TWM Latham: 50 off 96 balls (6 x 4)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 43.6 overs (270 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 270 balls (MJ Guptill 77, TWM Latham 64, Ex 10)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 156/0 in 45.0 overs (MJ Guptill 80, TWM Latham 66)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 57.4 overs (353 balls), Extras 11
- Tea: New Zealand - 206/1 in 59.0 overs (TWM Latham 78, KS Williamson 30)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (TWM Latham 17, KS Williamson 33, Ex 0)
- TWM Latham: 100 off 190 balls (10 x 4)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 67.4 overs (413 balls), Extras 11
- KS Williamson: 50 off 74 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 260/1 in 75.0 overs (TWM Latham 109, KS Williamson 53)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 164 balls (TWM Latham 41, KS Williamson 62, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 83.4 overs (509 balls), Extras 11
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 235 balls (TWM Latham 59, KS Williamson 91, Ex 0)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 329/2 in 89.5 overs (KS Williamson 95)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsHesson wants NZ to maintain form on the road
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
Confident Williamson hopes to build on Zimbabwe gains
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
Cremer pleased with Zimbabwe's fight
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
Umpiring blunders leave Zimbabwe shortchanged
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