ZIM vs NZ Match 6 Results

2:38 PM IST Ish Sodhi wins the PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD. He says it was a great win and nice to contribute to the team. Tells he had a new role to bowl in the Powerplay. Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell have done it previously, so it was good for him to bowl in the Powerplay. Mentions he tried to bowl in the right areas and hoped the wickets would keep on coming.

2:37 PM IST Earlier, New Zealand opted to bat first! They suffered an early blow with the dismissal of Tim Robinson, but Rachin Ravindra and Tim Seifert steadied the innings superbly by registering a 108-run stand for the second wicket. Both fell and New Zealand were in tatters for a while as they lost a couple of more wickets but Michael Bracewell ensured they ended on a high as his innings of 26 off 16 balls gathered a lot of momentum back.

2:37 PM IST Zimbabwe struggled throughout the chase to build a partnership. Tony Munyonga looked good for his 40 but just when he started to accelerate, Ish Sodhi came back to roll the dice for the final time and got the big wicket to put the game to bed. New Zealand had the runs to play with, more than enough actually, on a wicket which was not easy to bat on. However, credit to their bowlers as they executed their plans perfectly. Ish Sodhi was the pick for his four-fer.

2:36 PM IST Zimbabwe have fallen once again! That's four consecutive losses for the hosts and they end the Tri-Series with a sorry-looking performance. For the first time, they were chasing a score in this series. The first couple of overs were good for them but New Zealand realised the pitch was on the slower side and brought in Ish Sodhi straightaway, who didn't wait long to break the stand. He went on to dismiss the top three however, the big heartbreak for Zimbabwe was the wicket of Sikandar Raza who was dismissed cheaply.