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New Zealand thrash Zimbabwe
Published on: Aug 11, 2016 06:55 am IST
BULAWAYO: New Zealand cleaned up Zimbabwe’s lower order after lunch on the final day of the second test to dismiss the hosts for 132 and seal a 254run win on Wednesday,
BULAWAYO: New Zealand cleaned up Zimbabwe’s lower order after lunch on the final day of the second test to dismiss the hosts for 132 and seal a 254run win on Wednesday, clinching the two-match series 2-0. Zimbabwe lost its final five wickets in the space of 7.4 overs for just two runs, with spinners Ish Sodhi (3-19) and Martin Guptill (3-11) doing the damage. New Zealand set Zimbabwe a victory target of 387 after declaring its second innings on 166-2. Zimbabwe resumed Wednesday on 58-3, lost first-innings century-maker Craig Ervine (27) and nightwatchman Donald Tiripano (22) before lunch, and then collapsed in the second session as the wicket started to turn.
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