Welcome back for the second innings. Doug Bracewell to open up to Mawoyo

0.1

Bracewell to Mawoyo, no run, defends solidly to start off

0.2

Bracewell to Mawoyo, no run, is beaten outside off as he comes forward looking to defend, just nips past the grope

0.3

Bracewell to Mawoyo, no run, outside off and he flashes at it without moving the feet and doesn't make contact

0.4

Bracewell to Mawoyo, FOUR, this is on the hips and he flicks it fine past a diving Baz to the fence

0.5

Bracewell to Mawoyo, no run

0.6

Bracewell to Mawoyo, no run, another nice ball to finish, outside off and it holds its line in the corridor of uncertainty to beat Mawoyo's prod

Michael Bates to bowl his first ODI delivery

1.1

Bates to Matsikenyeri, no run, starts with a 132kph delivery on the stumps, defends down with the outer edge as he is squared up

1.2

Bates to Matsikenyeri, no run, 135kph, gets it angling across and he thinks about flirting with it before lifting the bat high above the head

1.3

Bates to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs, on the pads and he clips it through backward square to open his account

Martin Guptill off the field with a groin strain

1.4

Bates to Matsikenyeri, 1 run, outside off and nicely eased through backward point into the deep

1.5

Bates to Mawoyo, no run, lovely ball pitching on middle at 137kph, holds its line and bounces a touch, past the outer edge

1.6

Bates to Mawoyo, no run, big appeal as there is a noise when Mawoyo attempts to drive and the ball goes through to Baz, but the noise was bat hitting pad

2.1

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, good length outside off and punched to cover

2.2

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, 1 run, terrible call there, he dropped it into the off side and set off, Bracewell was already ahead of the non-striker in his follow through and missed the stumps at the striker's end with Mawoyo gone by half the pitch

2.3

Bracewell to Mawoyo, no run, 144kph bouncer arrowing in at Mawoyo's head and jerks out of the way to avoid being decapitated

2.4

Bracewell to Mawoyo, 1 run, played behind point and they rush another tight single, superb dive to curt off the boundary

2.5

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, banged in on leg and Stuart ducks underneath

2.6

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, comes forward tentatively and plays to point with a hint of outside edge

3.1

Bates to Mawoyo, no run, squared up and gets a leading edge which almost carries to Bates

Colin de Grandhomme on the field for Guptill, fielding in the slips

3.2

Bates to Mawoyo, no run, stays in the crease and defends to short mid-off

de Grandhomme is originally from Zimbabwe and played for them at Under-19 level

3.3

Bates to Mawoyo, FOUR, on the pads and the first stroke of real authority, flicked nicely in the air one bounce out to the square leg boundary

3.4

Bates to Mawoyo, no run, gets forward and defends solidly

3.5

Bates to Mawoyo, no run, this angle across him is troubling Mawoyo who is again squared up and gets another leading edge back down the wicket

3.6

Bates to Mawoyo, no run, this is pushed wider of off and a bit shorter, he waves the bat at it and misses

4.1

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, goes back and punches to point

4.2

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run

4.3

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, is stuck in the crease as he defends to off

4.4

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, 1 run, opens the face and plays to third man, rode the bounce quite nicely there as it got up nicely on off

4.5

Bracewell to Mawoyo, no run, gets forward and defends down the pitch

4.6

Bracewell to Mawoyo, no run, Nathan McCullum again saves a boundary at point to cut off a nicely timed push

5.1

Bates to Matsikenyeri, OUT, crazy running, it nipped into the pad and dropped right at the stumps, they decide late to go for it, Latham races in from midwicket and hits the stumps direct from a foot away with Mawoyo well out even after the dive

TMK Mawoyo run out 9 (20m 18b 2x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

5.2

Bates to Taylor, no run, the skipper lets his first ball go outside off

5.3

Bates to Taylor, no run, defends from the crease into the leg side

5.4

Bates to Taylor, no run, lets this ball angling across him through to Baz

Michael Bates is the brother of former All Black rugby international Steven Bates

5.5

Bates to Taylor, no run, defends into the covers

5.6

Bates to Taylor, no run, stays back and plays towards midwicket

6.1

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, outside off and nips past the outer edge

6.2

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, defends down into the pitch

6.3

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, goes back and defends a good length 143kph delivery into the covers

6.4

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, again hangs back and blocks back to Bracewell

Ryan: "Michael Bates is also the brother of Suzie Bates, captain of the New Zealand women's team."

6.4

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, again hangs back and blocks back to Bracewell

Ryan: "Michael Bates is also the brother of Suzie Bates, captain of the New Zealand women's team."

6.5

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, no run, defends again

6.6

Bracewell to Matsikenyeri, OUT, nips this back in from outside off past the tentative defensive stroke, given out after a long appeal, they think of reviewing but decide against it, replays show they should have as it struck him outside the line of off

S Matsikenyeri lbw b Bracewell 5 (28m 19b 0x4 0x6) SR: 26.31

7.1

Bates to Taylor, no run, Taylor defends solidly

7.2

Bates to Taylor, no run, again goes back and drops it down into the pitch

7.3

Bates to Taylor, 1 run, gets off the mark with a work into the leg side

7.4

Bates to Taibu, 1 run, drives a half-volley on middle back past the bowler to get off the mark

Hawk-eye replay would have gone with the umpire's call at the point of impact for that Matsikenyeri lbw

7.5

Bates to Taylor, no run

7.6

Bates to Taylor, FOUR, gives a bit of room and drives powerfully past the bowler to the straight boundary, that was in the slot

Mark: "Catching, running between the wickets, bowling one side of the wicket - it is poor performances with these basics that is consistently putting Zimbabwe behind the 8 ball. Those lapses have help lift the chase from a tough ask to a near impossible one. If there is one lesson that they need to take away from this tour it is to concentrate on getting the basics right. They have some potentially exciting players and it would be great to see them succeed."

7.6

Bates to Taylor, FOUR, gives a bit of room and drives powerfully past the bowler to the straight boundary, that was in the slot

Mark: "Catching, running between the wickets, bowling one side of the wicket - it is poor performances with these basics that is consistently putting Zimbabwe behind the 8 ball. Those lapses have help lift the chase from a tough ask to a near impossible one. If there is one lesson that they need to take away from this tour it is to concentrate on getting the basics right. They have some potentially exciting players and it would be great to see them succeed."

8.1

Bracewell to Taibu, 1 run, opens the face and plays it down to third man

8.2

Bracewell to Taylor, 2 runs, draws an outside edge out of Taylor but he managed to use soft hands to keep it down past third man

8.3

Bracewell to Taylor, no run, goes back and plays into the point region, sets off for a run and Taibu sends him back quick smart

8.4

Bracewell to Taylor, 1 run, tucked to fine leg off the pads

8.5

Bracewell to Taibu, no run, gets another outside edge out of the batsmen, de Grandhomme dives in the slips and cuts it off with one hand

8.6

Bracewell to Taibu, no run, angling into the pads and he is taken on the thigh pad trying to work

9.1

Oram to Taylor, no run

9.2

Oram to Taylor, 1 run, tucks into the leg side and rushes through with the stroke

9.3

Oram to Taibu, no run, nips back in from outside off and bounces a bit to catch Taibu high on the back pad

9.4

Oram to Taibu, no run, played to cover

9.5

Oram to Taibu, 1 run, pushed down to mid-on

9.6

Oram to Taylor, no run

10.1

Bracewell to Taibu, no run, defends down into the off side

10.2

Bracewell to Taibu, no run

10.3

Bracewell to Taibu, no run, goes back and defends down

10.4

Bracewell to Taibu, no run, gets forward and plays down to mid-off

10.5

Bracewell to Taibu, 1 run, full on the stumps and Taibu inside edges the drive through square leg

10.6

Bracewell to Taylor, no run, again hangs back and punches into the off side

11.1

Oram to Taibu, no run, big appeal for lbw, good length outside off nipping back in and hits the pad but outside the line of off

11.2

Oram to Taibu, 2 runs, an adventurous stroke out of nowhere, flicks airily to the left of the fine leg boundary rider

11.3

Oram to Taibu, no run, drops it down on the edge of the wicket

11.4

Oram to Taibu, no run, goes for a massive mow to a full ball outside off and the ball nips back once more past the heave

11.5

Oram to Taibu, no run, lets it go outside the off stump

11.6

Oram to Taibu, no run, gets forward to defend to off

Cleaz: "26 runs from 10 overs. That's not exactly how one goes about chasing something in the range of 374." I don't think they ever really considered chasing the target, as was the case in Whangarei

11.6

Oram to Taibu, no run, gets forward to defend to off

Cleaz: "26 runs from 10 overs. That's not exactly how one goes about chasing something in the range of 374." I don't think they ever really considered chasing the target, as was the case in Whangarei

12.1

Nethula to Taylor, no run, defends nicely

12.2

Nethula to Taylor, FOUR, uses the feet to good effect and gets to the pitch, lofts through the line to the long-on fence

12.3

Nethula to Taylor, 1 run, goes back and cuts a short ball into the deep

12.4

Nethula to Taibu, 1 run, well outside off, Taibu reaches for it and paddle sweeps out to backward square

12.5

Nethula to Taylor, no run, again comes down but doesn't get to the pitch this time and has to adjust and defend

12.6

Nethula to Taylor, no run, beaten outside off as he tried to defend, just turned past the balde

13.1

Oram to Taibu, 2 runs, top-edges the bouncer outside off over the keeper's head with absolutely no control over the shot

13.2

Oram to Taibu, 1 wide, another bouncer outside off which is wided for height

13.2

Oram to Taibu, no run, gets forward and defends

13.3

Oram to Taibu, no run, defends into the off side

13.4

Oram to Taibu, 2 runs, inside edges past the stumps down to fine leg, could have easily chopped on there

13.5

Oram to Taibu, 1 run, wristily cuts from outside off through backward point

13.6

Oram to Taylor, no run, hangs back before coming forward to defend

14.1

Nethula to Taibu, 2 runs, lap sweeps once more from outside the off stump

14.2

Nethula to Taibu, no run, does so again but doesn't connect well this time and Baz was across to cut it off

14.3

Nethula to Taibu, 2 runs, and for the third time in a row he lap sweeps, Baz moved across quickly but it snuck through his pads

14.4

Nethula to Taibu, 1 run, sweeps past the umpire conventionally this time

14.5

Nethula to Taylor, 2 runs, Taylor joins in on the lapping and pats it fine

14.6

Nethula to Taylor, no run, comes forward and defends

Bowling Powerplay taken

15.1

Oram to Taibu, no run, gets forward and defends down under his eyes

15.2

Oram to Taibu, 1 run, heaves into the leg side

15.3

Oram to Taylor, no run, Taylor defends off the back foot

15.4

Oram to Taylor, 1 wide, gets out of the way of a bouncer by swaying and gets an extra run as it is called for height

15.4

Oram to Taylor, no run, defends solidly down the pitch

15.5

Oram to Taylor, FOUR, goes downtown once more and doesn't time it awfully well but the loft has enough legs to get to long-on, 50 up for Zimbabwe

15.6

Oram to Taylor, 1 run, worked off the hips through midwicket

16.1

Nethula to Taylor, 1 run

16.2

Nethula to Taibu, no run, short outside off and Taibu misses out, cuts straight to point

16.3

Nethula to Taibu, no run, drives into the covers

16.4

Nethula to Taibu, 1 run, turned through midwicket with the wrists

16.5

Nethula to Taylor, FOUR, moves across and sweeps over square leg and out to the fence

16.6

Nethula to Taylor, 1 run, worked through midwicket again

Mayank Jain: "I dont understand ZIM tactics here. Hit out and Get out rather than standing there for 50 overs and scoring 210 runs. We saw they played attacking cricket against NZ in ZIM and won the one day chasing 300+ and got very close to wining the test." Their strategy is understandable but nevertheless disappointing. I'm not convinced that batting out the 50 overs really achieves all that much

16.6

Nethula to Taylor, 1 run, worked through midwicket again

Mayank Jain: "I dont understand ZIM tactics here. Hit out and Get out rather than standing there for 50 overs and scoring 210 runs. We saw they played attacking cricket against NZ in ZIM and won the one day chasing 300+ and got very close to wining the test." Their strategy is understandable but nevertheless disappointing. I'm not convinced that batting out the 50 overs really achieves all that much

17.1

Ellis to Taylor, FOUR, starts with a full ball outside off, he moves across and hits over mid-on and to the fence

17.2

Ellis to Taylor, 1 wide, fires this in very wide of off and it is called, marginal but the angle goes against the bowler

Back over the wicket now

17.2

Ellis to Taylor, 3 runs, gets a thick edge through the slips, Nethula gives a valiant chase from third mand and dives on the rope to cut it off

17.3

Ellis to Taibu, FOUR, great diving effort from Baz, Taibu got a thick edge straight to where first slip would have gobbled it, Baz almost got a hand to it

17.4

Ellis to Taibu, no run, defends into the pitch after coming forward

17.5

Ellis to Taibu, 1 run, opens the face and guides to third man

17.6

Ellis to Taylor, 1 run, hit to cover who is standing a bit deep to allow them a run

Dan: "Mayank is right, this is pointless. Yes their bowling/fielding let them down badly today, but regardless of how much improvement they make in those areas there are still going to be days when they have to try and chase big totals, and there's only one way to learn to do that. Back yourself and have a go. If you aren't going to even try and chase, you ought to walk off the field and let the opposition and the umpires get back to their lives and their families. What are they really hoping for, NZ to bowl 200 wides?"

Zimbabwe batting better than they did in Whangarei, with their skipper in particular looking good, but they are still miles from the target as drinks are taken.

18.1

Bates to Taylor, 1 run, moved across and worked it to the side of the pitch, Bates ran across and threw the stumps down at the bowler's end, after many replays Taylor is in by a fraction of a frame

18.2

Bates to Taibu, no run

18.3

Bates to Taibu, 1 run, cuts a short ball outside off to deep cover off the back foot

18.4

Bates to Taylor, no run, defends to leg and it was a similar shot to the first ball of the over. He wasn't going to take a chance this time on Bates' arm

18.5

Bates to Taylor, 1 run, almost another run-out, Taylor dropped it just short of extra cover and set off, Taibu put in a full stretch dive and had the throw hit, he was gone by miles

18.6

Bates to Taibu, 1 run, played down to third man

19.1

Ellis to Taibu, no run, beats the bat outside off as he limply hangs the defensive stroke out to dry

19.2

Ellis to Taibu, no run, comes down the track and across looking to flick, loud lbw appeal but it hit him well outside

19.3

Ellis to Taibu, no run

19.4

Ellis to Taibu, no run, gets forward to defend

19.5

Ellis to Taibu, no run, opens the face and defends into the covers

19.6

Ellis to Taibu, no run, full on the stumps and he leans forward to defend

Ben: "I'm not sure its fair to be criticalof Zimbabwes tactics. Yes, its boring for us, but if they have any chance of turning into a team that can win, throwing all their wickets away with poor cricket shots is not a great way to get there. If I was the coach, I'd be making sure they focussed on fundamentals more than the win at this point."

19.6

Ellis to Taibu, no run, full on the stumps and he leans forward to defend

Ben: "I'm not sure its fair to be criticalof Zimbabwes tactics. Yes, its boring for us, but if they have any chance of turning into a team that can win, throwing all their wickets away with poor cricket shots is not a great way to get there. If I was the coach, I'd be making sure they focussed on fundamentals more than the win at this point."

19.6

Ellis to Taibu, no run, full on the stumps and he leans forward to defend

Ben: "I'm not sure its fair to be criticalof Zimbabwes tactics. Yes, its boring for us, but if they have any chance of turning into a team that can win, throwing all their wickets away with poor cricket shots is not a great way to get there. If I was the coach, I'd be making sure they focussed on fundamentals more than the win at this point."

20.1

Bates to Taylor, 1 run

20.2

Bates to Taibu, OUT, comes down the track and skies the heave all the way out to third man where de Grandhomme takes the catch to give his Auckland team-mate Bates his first ODI wicket

T Taibu c sub (C de Grandhomme) b Bates 26 (58m 46b 1x4 0x6) SR: 56.52

20.3

Bates to Taylor, no run, gets forward and defends to cover

20.4

Bates to Taylor, 2 runs, tapped through midwicket and hit softly enough that they can safely come back for a couple

20.5

Bates to Taylor, no run, outside off and he lets it go

20.6

Bates to Taylor, 1 run, nicely forced off the back foot to the cover sweeper

21.1

Ellis to Taylor, no run, defended with soft hands down into the slip region

21.2

Ellis to Taylor, FOUR, slower ball is well picked by Taylor and he drags this from outside off over midwicket to the cow corner boundary

21.3

Ellis to Taylor, 1 run, gets forward and pushes down to long-on

21.4

Ellis to Waller, no run, comes forward to defend down the pitch

21.5

Ellis to Waller, no run, smacks a cut off the back foot straight to the fielder

21.6

Ellis to Waller, no run, another well-timed cut finds the point fielder

22.1

NL McCullum to Taylor, 1 run, worked through square leg

22.2

NL McCullum to Waller, 1 run, worked through midwicket to get off the mark

22.3

NL McCullum to Taylor, 1 run, again plays softly through square leg

22.4

NL McCullum to Waller, 1 run, goes back and plays to the right of point

22.5

NL McCullum to Taylor, SIX, charges down the track and swings high and into the upper stand at square leg to bring up a positive and fighting fifty

22.6

NL McCullum to Taylor, no run, goes back and plays to short midwicket

23.1

Ellis to Waller, no run, drives to mid-on

23.2

Ellis to Waller, 2 runs, OUT, nicely timed drive through the covers ends in disaster for the visitors as Waller wants the third and Taylor sends him back after he is more than halfway down, Waller doesn't bother to get back and is run out by half the pitch

MN Waller run out 4 (11m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

23.3

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, beaten outside off trying to defend

23.4

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, lets it go outside off

23.5

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, forward to defend to mid-on

23.6

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, defends to point

24.1

NL McCullum to Taylor, 1 run, goes back and works to leg

24.2

NL McCullum to Chakabva, 1 run, chips this full ball outside off down to long-on

24.3

NL McCullum to Taylor, no run, worked to fine leg off the pads

24.4

NL McCullum to Taylor, SIX, comes down the track and swings through the line and out over the fence, hits the ambulance on the full!

24.5

NL McCullum to Taylor, 1 run, worked through square leg

24.6

NL McCullum to Chakabva, no run, defends down the pitch

25.1

Ellis to Taylor, no run, nips back in past the push and hits him on the back pad

25.2

Ellis to Taylor, no run, gets forward to defend into the covers

25.3

Ellis to Taylor, 1 run, comes forward and pushes to long-on

25.4

Ellis to Chakabva, 1 run, worked through midwicket

25.5

Ellis to Taylor, no run, pops forward and defends

25.6

Ellis to Taylor, no run, goes back and works to midwicket

26.1

Williamson to Chakabva, no run, goes back and plays down the pitch

26.2

Williamson to Chakabva, 1 run, worked down to long-on

26.3

Williamson to Taylor, 2 runs, outside off and he laps it to the right of deep backward square

26.4

Williamson to Taylor, no run, comes down and works straight to fine leg in the circle

26.5

Williamson to Taylor, OUT, skied high towards long-on after he came down the pitch and de Grandhomme runs around to take the catch

BRM Taylor c sub (C de Grandhomme) b Williamson 65 (88m 62b 6x4 2x6) SR: 104.83

26.6

Williamson to Chakabva, no run, comes forward and defends

27.1

Ellis to Chigumbura, 1 run, goes back and inside edges through square leg

27.2

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, comes forward and defends to wide mid-on

27.3

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, comes forward and defends to cover

27.4

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, Chakabva is watchful once more and plays back to Ellis

27.5

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, lets it go outside the off stump

27.6

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, gets forward to defend

28.1

Bracewell to Chigumbura, 1 run, worked off the pads through midwicket

28.2

Bracewell to Chakabva, 1 run, hangs back and plays it down through where short leg would have been

28.3

Bracewell to Chigumbura, 3 runs, nicely times the drive through the covers and Nethula does well to haul it back in

28.4

Bracewell to Chakabva, 1 run, worked through square leg

28.5

Bracewell to Chigumbura, 2 runs, punched into the covers and they are able to nick a second

28.6

Bracewell to Chigumbura, no run, bangs in the bouncer well outside off and Elton lets it go

29.1

Nethula to Chakabva, 1 run, goes back and pulls from outside off down to long-on

29.2

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, gets one to go almost straight on and beats the attempted defence

29.3

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, tossed up outside off and he misses the cut

29.4

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, props forward to defend and sets off, Chakabva wisely sends him back

29.5

Nethula to Chigumbura, 1 run, horrible heave-ho from Elton there, turning away from the bat and skews an outer edge high to where cover would have been

29.6

Nethula to Chakabva, no run, defends to leg, bowler and keeper are quick to converge on it and prevent the single

30.1

Bracewell to Chigumbura, no run, outside off, swings away late and beats Elton who doesn't move his feet

30.2

Bracewell to Chigumbura, FOUR, gets a thick outside edge which beats the diving slip fielder and goes down to the third man fence

30.3

Bracewell to Chigumbura, 1 run, worked off the pads through square leg

30.4

Bracewell to Chakabva, no run, gets forward to defend to point

30.5

Bracewell to Chakabva, 1 run, squeezes a 141kph delivery through square leg

30.6

Bracewell to Chigumbura, no run, short on off and he goes back to defend

31.1

Nethula to Chakabva, no run, outside off and wristily hit on the up to mid-on but it bounces short

31.2

Nethula to Chakabva, no run, goes right through him as he looked to flick through midwicket, ball goes over the top of the stumps

31.3

Nethula to Chakabva, 1 run, played to the empty space at midwicket

31.4

Nethula to Chigumbura, 1 run, full outside off and driven to the cover sweeper

31.5

Nethula to Chakabva, no run, turning away from the bat outside off and he misses an ambitious cut

31.6

Nethula to Chakabva, no run, drives straight to cover

32.1

Bates to Chigumbura, no run, beats him outside off with a ball angling across, limp poke makes no contact

32.2

Bates to Chigumbura, no run, stays back in the crease and defends

32.3

Bates to Chigumbura, no run, again hangs back and taps the short ball down into the off side

32.4

Bates to Chigumbura, 1 run, this is a good length ball outside off and Elton punches to the cover sweeper

32.5

Bates to Chakabva, no run, comes forward and defends back to Bates

32.6

Bates to Chakabva, no run, gets forward nicely and defends to short cover

33.1

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, digs out a full ball back to Nethula

33.2

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, outside off and again Elton misses the cut as it turns away sharply

33.3

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, came down and was beaten in the flight, went back and drove to point

33.4

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, lovely ball, dipping in before turning away and beating the block

33.5

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, again beaten, this time Elton played well within the line as this one turned appreciably

33.6

Nethula to Chigumbura, no run, maiden for Nethula who is bamboozling Elton with the turn he is getting, again rips this past the befuddled outside edge

34.1

Bates to Chakabva, 1 run, worked through square leg

34.2

Bates to Chigumbura, no run, Elton goes for a big pull on middle and misses as it goes over the top of the stumps through to Baz

34.3

Bates to Chigumbura, no run, New Zealand's turn to catch the Zimbabwean catching virus, Kane DROPS it at backward point as Elton cut straight to him

34.4

Bates to Chigumbura, no run

34.5

Bates to Chigumbura, no run, gets forward and plays to cover

34.6

Bates to Chigumbura, 1 run, goes back and punches past the diving point fielder into the deep

35.1

Nethula to Chigumbura, OUT, first ODI wicket for Nethula and well-deserved, he had Elton in a real tangle, Elton goes for the sweep to a full ball on middle and misses, is struck dead in front

E Chigumbura lbw b Nethula 16 (29m 30b 1x4 0x6) SR: 53.33

Drinks are taken. Both teams generally going through the motions, with occasional bursts of action.

Vishwajeet Marathe: "On 3rd March 1992 at Napier , Andy waller played against Rod Latham in World Cup 1992 ......today at same venue Son of Andy waller ... Malcolm Waller is playing against Son of Rod Latham.... Tom Latham !!!!!!!"

Veez: "I think de Grandhomme should get MOTM!" Zimbabwe would certainly wish he had been fielding for his country of origin, they would have held onto their catches as a result!

35.2

Nethula to Utseya, no run, forward and slices a drive to cover

35.3

Nethula to Utseya, no run, again forward and drives more assuredly but straight to cover

35.4

Nethula to Utseya, no run, beats the attempted cut outside off

35.5

Nethula to Utseya, 1 run, driven into the deep on the off side

35.6

Nethula to Chakabva, 1 run, driven past the short cover into the deep

36.1

Ellis to Chakabva, 1 run, worked behind square on the leg side

36.2

Ellis to Utseya, no run, hands back and defends to point

36.3

Ellis to Utseya, no run, digs out a full ball straight to short cover

36.4

Ellis to Utseya, no run, gets forward and defends back down the pitch

36.5

Ellis to Utseya, 2 runs, pulls from off stump out to deep backward square

36.6

Ellis to Utseya, no run, gets forward and plays to the off side

37.1

Nethula to Chakabva, 1 run, works a quicker ball to wide mid-on

37.2

Nethula to Utseya, 1 run, drives through the off side

37.3

Nethula to Chakabva, no run, almost caught there, just got the drive over the leaping short cover, gets to orthodox cover on the bounce

37.4

Nethula to Chakabva, no run, uses the feet and drives firmly to mid-off

37.5

Nethula to Chakabva, no run, slides this through and gets an outer edge to point

37.6

Nethula to Chakabva, 1 run, swept on one knee into the deep at square leg

38.1

Ellis to Chakabva, 1 run, comes down and heaves through to deep midwicket

38.2

Ellis to Utseya, no run, gets forward and plays down to mid-off

38.3

Ellis to Utseya, no run, gets this delivery to seam back in sharply from outside off, Utseyas gloves it into his back pad and it goes just past the stumps

38.4

Ellis to Utseya, 1 run, gets forward and works it past the square leg umpire

38.5

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, gets forward and is surprised by the nip back as he tries to guide to third man, is cramped and can't beat the fielder

38.6

Ellis to Chakabva, no run, defends back down the pitch to the bowler

39.1

Nethula to Utseya, OUT, tossed up outside off and Prosper goes after it, gets a thick edge and Kane juggles at slip but holds on to give Nethula his second wicket

P Utseya c Williamson b Nethula 5 (16m 14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 35.71

39.2

Nethula to Price, no run, almost gets his third, this is full on off and spins past the groping Price's bat, kept low too

39.3

Nethula to Price, no run, driven back firmly to Nethula who does well to field off his own bowling

39.4

Nethula to Price, no run, loose drive outside off and he is beaten by the turn

39.5

Nethula to Price, 1 run, gets off the mark by flicking a full ball wide of mid-on

39.6

Nethula to Chakabva, 1 run, tucks off the pads into the leg side

40.1

Williamson to Chakabva, no run, defends down the pitch

40.2

Williamson to Chakabva, no run, defends to leg

40.3

Williamson to Chakabva, no run, plays back down the pitch

40.4

Williamson to Chakabva, 1 run, worked through the leg side

40.5

Williamson to Price, 1 run, wristed from outside off to midwicket

40.6

Williamson to Chakabva, no run, played back down the pitch

41.1

Nethula to Price, SIX, massive hit to give Zimbabwe a bit of cheer, full on off and Price gets down to swing high and handsome to cow corner

41.2

Nethula to Price, 1 run, brings the reverse sweep out to a full toss on leg and hits to deep point

41.3

Nethula to Chakabva, 1 run, heaves another full toss to deep midwicket

41.4

Nethula to Price, 1 run, pulls along the ground towards cow corner, Bates runs round quickly from long-on to prevent the second

41.5

Nethula to Chakabva, 1 run, goes back and cuts into the deep on the off side

41.6

Nethula to Price, no run, almost bowled there as Price tried to repeat his six at the start of the over, misses and the ball bounces over the top of off stump, good way to finish for Nethula who bowled with more control tonight

42.1

Williamson to Chakabva, 2 runs, heaves a short ball just over the close midwicket fielder

42.2

Williamson to Chakabva, 1 run, played out to deep square leg

42.3

Williamson to Price, 2 runs, gets down outside off and paddles to fine leg, big lbw appeal but he got bat on ball there

42.4

Williamson to Price, 2 runs, has a big swing out to cow corner and Latham running round from long-on taps it back into the field of play as he is heading over the rope

42.5

Williamson to Price, OUT, full on middle and leg, plays a reverse pull, or more accurately a switch hit, but skies it straight to the cover sweeper, who gets under it and nervously juggles it before holding on

RW Price c Bates b Williamson 14 (11m 12b 0x4 1x6) SR: 116.66

42.6

Williamson to Chakabva, 1 run, turning into the pads and worked through square leg

43.1

NL McCullum to Chakabva, 2 runs, gives a bit of room and launches over short cover, almost got a hand to it

43.2

NL McCullum to Chakabva, no run, flicked wide of mid-on who runs round and cuts it off

43.3

NL McCullum to Chakabva, no run, gets a leading edge which falls just short of the bowler as he tried to defend

43.4

NL McCullum to Chakabva, OUT, tries to loft inside out but slices a full ball straight to Southee at deep cover, on as a sub

RW Chakabva c sub (TG Southee) b NL McCullum 24 (74m 54b 0x4 0x6) SR: 44.44

43.5

NL McCullum to Vitori, no run, beaten outside off looking to drive

43.6

NL McCullum to Vitori, OUT, New Zealand have wrapped up a comprehensive 3-0 clean sweep of the series as Vitori skies a sweep high up without any distance, Baz settles under it to give his brother a second wicket

BV Vitori c †BB McCullum b NL McCullum 0 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

That concludes our coverage of the third successive one-sided international series in recent times, after the drubbings suffered in Tests by India and England against Australia and Pakistan respectively. Andrew Fernando's final match report will be up soon. Thanks very much for all the mails today, enjoyed the feedback as always. Hoping that the Auckland Twenty20 on Saturday sees a more competitive effort from Zimbabwe, this is Avi Singh signing off on behalf of Andrew, Venkat Raghav on the scoring desk and Nitin Sundar on the editorial desk. See you in two days' time!

New Zealand are presented with the series trophy as reward for their efforts. Zimbabwe have disappointed on their first overseas tour since their reintroduction to Test cricket in the two longer forms of the game. Their last chance to rectify the mistakes made so far will begin in two days' time in Auckland in a short and sweet Twenty20.

Brendan Taylor: "Congratulations to the New Zealand side who have outclassed us, we can learn a lot from them. There is a lot we can take out of the series even though things haven't gone our way. We now need to get something out of these Twenty20s."

Man of the Match is also the Kiwi captain Brendon McCullum for his destructive 119 from 88 balls: "It was nice to come in with a few runs on the board. Martin and Rob played outstandingly as they have all series. Some guys have had opportunities they haven't had to play for the country and have put their hands up. The environment we've got and the belief are really good at the moment. I just wanted to settle things down with Jake and Kane and then managed to get a few away at the end. Thanks to the fans for coming out, we love coming out to play for you and the support since the Hobart Test has been fantastic."

Post-Match Presentations: New Zealand Cricket president Denis Currie thanks the visitors and the home side for their efforts.

Zimbabwe desperately need to regroup and salvage some pride out of the upcoming Twenty20 Internationals in Auckland on Saturday and Hamilton on Tuesday. Their bowlers have been treated with less respect than ants, and today Brian Vitori suffered the ignominy of bringing up a century - with the ball. He could have broken Mick Lewis' record for most expensive figures had he had the opportunity to bowl his final over. The batting has been fragile, but in the last two games has been given no chance to recover due to the bowling and fielding shortcomings. Too many simple chances were put down by a side that has to take every opportunity presented in order to compete with otherwise superior opponents.

The Test match saw the Kiwi Taylor triumph over the visiting Taylor. The ODI series has seen Brendon dominate his opposite number Brendan. New Zealand were only remotely troubled during the 1st ODI when they batted averagely and were threatened by a Brendan Taylor fifty when chasing, but the last two ODIs in Whangarei and Napier have followed pretty much the same script. The New Zealand batsmen have made merry and have completely demoralised the Zimbabwean bowlers and fielders with relentless hitting. Tonight they have wrapped up a victory by 202 runs, and the series result has been just as emphatic as they could have hoped for.