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Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand, 2011/12 / Scorecard

Zimbabwe in New Zealand T20I Series - 2nd T20I

New Zealand v Zimbabwe

New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

T20I no. 220 | 2011/12 season
Played at Seddon Park, Hamilton
14 February 2012 - day/night (20-over match)


Zimbabwe innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
H Masakadza	c de Grandhomme b Bates	62	52	42	3	4	147.61
13.1 and gets the important wicket of Hamilton with his first ball of the new spell, a slower ball which Hamilton mistimed down to long-on as the bat rolled in his hands, end of an excellent knock which has set his team on the way to a possible upset 121/2
S Matsikenyeri	c Southee b Hira	32	28	19	2	3	168.42
6.6 New Zealand finally break through after a brilliant start by Zimbabwe, Stuart couldn't get enough on this smash down the ground and picked out long-off but he has more than played his part 76/1
BRM Taylor*	not out	75	52	43	6	3	174.41

E Chigumbura	not out	29	28	16	5	0	181.25

Extras	(b 1, w 1)	2

Total	(2 wickets; 20 overs; 81 mins)	200	(10.00 runs per over)

Did not bat T Taibu†, MN Waller, SW Masakadza, KO Meth, P Utseya, RW Price, KM Jarvis

Fall of wickets 1-76 (Matsikenyeri, 6.6 ov), 2-121 (H Masakadza, 13.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
KD Mills	4	0	40	0	10.00

MD Bates	4	0	47	1	11.75	(1w)
13.1 to H Masakadza, and gets the important wicket of Hamilton with his first ball of the new spell, a slower ball which Hamilton mistimed down to long-on as the bat rolled in his hands, end of an excellent knock which has set his team on the way to a possible upset 121/2
TG Southee	4	0	35	0	8.75

NL McCullum	1	0	15	0	15.00

RM Hira	3	0	31	1	10.33
6.6 to Matsikenyeri, New Zealand finally break through after a brilliant start by Zimbabwe, Stuart couldn't get enough on this smash down the ground and picked out long-off but he has more than played his part 76/1
AM Ellis	1	0	10	0	10.00

KS Williamson	2	0	16	0	8.00

RJ Nicol	1	0	5	0	5.00


New Zealand innings (target: 201 runs from 20 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Nicol	c Meth b Chigumbura	56	42	37	4	4	151.35
10.1 and he strikes a vital blow for Zimbabwe with his first ball! Slices a ball outside off without the desired timing straight to the cover sweeper 103/1
JEC Franklin	run out (Meth)	60	60	37	3	5	162.16
14.2 from Chigumbura, again on the pads and he flicks it flat into the deep, the batsmen hesitate in the middle of the pitch before Franklin decides to go for the second, puts in the full-stretch dive but a brilliant throw from Keegan Meth on the boundary nails the stumps direct with Franklin well short 142/2
BB McCullum*†	c Waller b Jarvis	38	38	24	4	1	158.33
18.2 full toss on leg and he flicks it away again towards square leg but this one settles in the hands of Waller right on the rope and Zimbabwe wrestle back the initiative 180/4
C de Grandhomme	b Chigumbura	8	10	7	1	0	114.28
16.4 Zimbabwe get rid of the new boy with a full ball outside off, he tried to thrash it through the covers without moving the feet, gets a thick inside edge which careers into middle stump 160/3
NL McCullum	c Chigumbura b Jarvis	5	11	6	0	0	83.33
18.3 full outside off and he gets down a knee to slam it over the cover boundary but he slices it high into the air and it settles in the hands of Elton at deep cover, two wickets in two balls and Zimbabwe hold their catches at the crucial moments to get a firm grip on the game 180/5
AM Ellis	not out	2	9	2	0	0	100.00

KS Williamson	not out	20	7	5	3	1	400.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 6)	13

Total	(5 wickets; 19.4 overs; 91 mins)	202	(10.27 runs per over)

Did not bat KD Mills, RM Hira, MD Bates, TG Southee

Fall of wickets 1-103 (Nicol, 10.1 ov), 2-142 (Franklin, 14.2 ov), 3-160 (de Grandhomme, 16.4 ov), 4-180 (BB McCullum, 18.2 ov), 5-180 (NL McCullum, 18.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
KO Meth	3	0	30	0	10.00	(3w)

KM Jarvis	4	0	35	2	8.75
18.2 to BB McCullum, full toss on leg and he flicks it away again towards square leg but this one settles in the hands of Waller right on the rope and Zimbabwe wrestle back the initiative 180/4 18.3 to NL McCullum, full outside off and he gets down a knee to slam it over the cover boundary but he slices it high into the air and it settles in the hands of Elton at deep cover, two wickets in two balls and Zimbabwe hold their catches at the crucial moments to get a firm grip on the game 180/5
P Utseya	4	0	38	0	9.50	(1w)

RW Price	4	0	39	0	9.75	(2w)

SW Masakadza	1.4	0	30	0	18.00

E Chigumbura	3	0	23	2	7.66
10.1 to Nicol, and he strikes a vital blow for Zimbabwe with his first ball! Slices a ball outside off without the desired timing straight to the cover sweeper 103/1 16.4 to de Grandhomme, Zimbabwe get rid of the new boy with a full ball outside off, he tried to thrash it through the covers without moving the feet, gets a thick inside edge which careers into middle stump 160/3

Match details

Toss Zimbabwe, who chose to bat
Series New Zealand won the 2-match series 2-0

T20I debut AM Ellis (New Zealand)
Player of the match JEC Franklin (New Zealand)

Umpires CB Gaffaney and AL Hill
TV umpire BG Frost
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire EA Watkin

Match notes

Zimbabwe innings
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (H Masakadza 28, S Matsikenyeri 21, Ex 1)
H Masakadza: 50 off 26 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 2
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 2
BRM Taylor: 50 off 31 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (BRM Taylor 27, E Chigumbura 25, Ex 0)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 2
Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 200/2 in 20.0 overs (BRM Taylor 75, E Chigumbura 29)

New Zealand innings
New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.0 overs (36 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (RJ Nicol 34, JEC Franklin 12, Ex 4)
RJ Nicol: 50 off 34 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
New Zealand: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 58 balls (RJ Nicol 55, JEC Franklin 40, Ex 6)
JEC Franklin: 50 off 33 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
New Zealand: 150 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 7
New Zealand: 200 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 13

Series Results

New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Hamilton - Feb 14, 2012
New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Auckland - Feb 11, 2012
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

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