New Zealand 426 (Guptill 109, Mpofu 4-92) and 252 for 8 dec. (R Taylor 76, Jarvis 5-64) beat Zimbabwe 313 (Sibanda 93, Vettori 5-70) and 331 (Taylor 117, Bracewell 5-85) by 34 runs
The currently unranked Zimbabwe went at the world No. 8 New Zealand ruthlessly on a fifth day saturated with Test-match brilliance, but they ran out of steam radically after tea to lose by 34 runs. It was a crushing result for the hosts who went for a win in a condition that would have forced many of the Test elite sides to play safe. Their spark was lit by Brendan Taylor, who hurries up to his third century in seven innings.
Taylor's brilliance put Zimbabwe on pole position at tea, but the game turned on its head once he exited after the break. Doug Bracewell and Daniel Vettori barged through, as Zimbabwe capsized from 265 for 3 to 331 all out, with less than six overs left in the match. The force was with Zimbabwe at tea, with the target down to 101 off a possible 29 overs. New Zealand's shoulders had visibly drooping a little earlier.
Taylor had cut Chris Martin uppishly to deep cover where BJ Watling dived forward to scoop it inches from the ground, but it was not possible to say from the camera angles on offer whether it was a clean catch. Incredibly, Taylor holed out to the same fielder in the first over after the break, and this time Watling pouched it clearly.
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The currently unranked Zimbabwe went at the world No. 8 New Zealand ruthlessly on a fifth day saturated with Test-match brilliance, but they ran out of steam radically after tea to lose by 34 runs. It was a crushing result for the hosts who went for a win in a condition that would have forced many of the Test elite sides to play safe. Their spark was lit by Brendan Taylor, who hurries up to his third century in seven innings.
Taylor's brilliance put Zimbabwe on pole position at tea, but the game turned on its head once he exited after the break. Doug Bracewell and Daniel Vettori barged through, as Zimbabwe capsized from 265 for 3 to 331 all out, with less than six overs left in the match. The force was with Zimbabwe at tea, with the target down to 101 off a possible 29 overs. New Zealand's shoulders had visibly drooping a little earlier.
Taylor had cut Chris Martin uppishly to deep cover where BJ Watling dived forward to scoop it inches from the ground, but it was not possible to say from the camera angles on offer whether it was a clean catch. Incredibly, Taylor holed out to the same fielder in the first over after the break, and this time Watling pouched it clearly.
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