New Zealand have Zimbabwe on the ropes in first Test

BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE: Centuries from Ross Taylor and BJ Watling and a three-wicket haul from Trent Boult moved New Zealand closer to a huge win over Zimbabwe in the

BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE: Centuries from Ross Taylor and BJ Watling and a three-wicket haul from Trent Boult moved New Zealand closer to a huge win over Zimbabwe in the first Test here.

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After Taylor scored an unbeaten 173 and Watling made 107 in a New Zealand total of 576 for six declared, Boult struck three times in six deliveries to send Zimbabwe crashing to 17 for four in their second innings.

Craig Ervine’s unbeaten 49 helped the hosts recover to 121 for five at the close of day three, but Zimbabwe still need 291 runs to make New Zealand bat again in the match.

BRIEF SCORES Zimbabwe 164 &121 for 5 (C Ervine 49*, S Raza 37; Boult 3-33) vs New Zealand 576 for 6 decl (Latham 105, R Taylor 173 no, Watling 107).