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(c)Cricinfo en-gb A stunning 5-ball 20 from Kane Williamson saw New Zealand over the line in Hamilton, as the hosts chased down 201, with five wickets and two balls to spare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142512.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/553242.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/553242.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553242 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second Twenty20 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe, in Hamilton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142372.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/553154.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/553154.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553154 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 54-ball unbeaten 91 from Martin Guptill - his fifth straight half-century on tour - made light work of Zimbabwe's first fighting total in New Zealand, as the hosts sauntered past Zimbabwe's 159 with more than three overs to spare at Eden Park https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142369.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first Twenty20 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe in Auckland https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142297.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552792.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552792.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552792 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum, New Zealand's stand-in captain, has praised the contributions of young and old players against Zimbabwe, and said the "attitude is outstanding" within the squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142298.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552700.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552700.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552700 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Canterbury allrounder Andrew Ellis, who made his international debut in the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, will replace the injured in the New Zealand Twenty20 squad to face Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A violent opening stand and a superbly-paced Brendon McCullum ton handed New Zealand their third huge win in as many one-dayers, as Zimbabwe fell 202 runs short of their gargantuan target of 374 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142284.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552611.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552611.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552611 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between New Zealand and Zimbabwe in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138400/138407.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552552.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552552.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552552 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dean Brownlie has been diagnosed with a fractured finger and is likely to miss the rest of the limited-overs matches against Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139900/139944.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552418.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552418.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552418 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, has given his team a "ten out of ten" rating for their 141-run victory against Zimbabwe in the second ODI at Cobham Oval, Whangarei https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142183.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/552317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/552317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand cruised to a 141-run victory after amassing 372 for 6 at Whangarei's Cobham Oval, and with it took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142189.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142000/142056.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second ODI between New Zealand and Zimbabwe in Whangarei https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97100/97117.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552202.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552202.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552202 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Mills has warned against underestimating Zimbabwe, after the tourists suffered heavy defeats in the one-off Test and the first ODI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138000/138053.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/552166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum was "pretty happy" with New Zealand's comprehensive win over Zimbabwe in the first ODI but said he was left frustrated by some soft dismissals during his team's innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142000/142077.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendan Taylor's 58 was the only resistance the New Zealand bowlers faced, as they bowled Zimbabwe out cheaply to secure a 90-run win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142000/142053.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Legspinner Tarun Nethula has said he was surprised to know he'd been picked in the New Zealand squad for the three-ODI series against Zimbabwe starting on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97100/97117.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between New Zealand and Zimbabwe in Dunedin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138300/138305.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the innings and 301-run defeat in the one-off Test against New Zealand, Zimbabwe are preparing skill-wise and mentally to compete in the limited-overs leg of the tour, Regis Chakabva has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141900/141922.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551693.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551693.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551693 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, has said the ruthlessness the Test team showed in beating Zimbabwe in three days in Napier was a sign that New Zealand cricket was developing depth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130500/130540.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551690.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551690.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551690 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Doug Bracewell has said that New Zealand expect a more competitive limited-overs leg of the series against Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140000/140078.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551599.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551599.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551599 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has said his players were embarrassed by their loss inside three days to New Zealand in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141900/141913.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Southee hopes New Zealand will build on their hammering of Zimbabwe and get to celebrate many more Test wins https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141900/141935.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Martin, who claimed career-best figures of 6 for 26 against Zimbabwe in Napier, has said New Zealand's success in the Test had much to do with a four-pronged pace attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141900/141911.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Wright has said New Zealand will be "in a better position to pick a side to play South Africa" after trying out several uncapped players against Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97100/97117.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551419 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum will lead New Zealand in the ODI and T20 series against Zimbabwe, in place of Ross Taylor who has been ruled out due to a calf injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113020.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551288.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551288.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551288 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a manic third day New Zealand pulled off their biggest Test win sending Zimbabwe to their biggest Test defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141900/141920.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551285.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551285.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551285 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ross Taylor, the New Zealand captain, has been ruled out for three to four weeks after picking up a calf strain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141800/141854.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551186.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551186.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551186 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 15.2 overs were bowled on the second day of the Test between New Zealand and Zimbabwe at McLean Park before light, but persistent, rain set in to make further play impossible https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141800/141855.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand will target a total of at least 450 after being sent in by Zimbabwe in the one-off Test in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141800/141816.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/551021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551021 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ross Taylor reached a risk-free unbeaten sixth Test hundred towards stumps on day one to put New Zealand in command https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141800/141816.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550935.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550935.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550935 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum has said BJ Watling has got "natural ability" as a wicketkeeper, and has backed him to do well with the gloves in New Zealand's one-off Test against Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123600/123690.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550900.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550900.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550900 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the only Test between New Zealand and Zimbabwe, in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138776.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Wells, the 27-year-old Otago allrounder, has been added to the New Zealand squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe after impressing in the warm-up match in Gisborne https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141700/141726.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While the three-day tour match in Gisborne ended in an expected draw, the New Zealand XI top order that had failed in the first innings came good this time round, scoring freely against the Zimbabweans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138743.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550570.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550570.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550570 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Zimbabwe batsmen gave a good account of themselves on the second day at Harry Barker Reserve, taking a 56-run lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138725.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550493.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550493.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550493 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT BJ Watling's focus in the tour game may be to prove that he is good enough with the gloves to be New Zealand's full-time Test wicketkeeper, but a stodgy 84 would not have hurt his confidence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111420.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand captain Ross Taylor is expecting a green top for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Napier, starting on January 26 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139900/139981.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/550341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zimbabwe have the courage and confidence to compete with and beat New Zealand in the one-off Test in Napier starting on January 26, according to the head coach Alan Butcher https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138700/138758.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/549861.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/549861.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549861 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's selectors have dropped the wicketkeeper Reece Young from the side that defeated Australia in Hobart for the one-off Test to be played against Zimbabwe in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139600/139677.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/549598.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/549598.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549598 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vusi Sibanda has not been selected for the upcoming tour to New Zealand because he chose to play grade cricket in Australia and declined a Zimbabwe Cricket contract https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136900/136973.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/549425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/549425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Top-order batsman Stuart Matsikenyeri has made a comeback to the Zimbabwe squad for their upcoming tour of New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121800/121819.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/549137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/549137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Mpofu has been ruled out of Zimbabwe's tour of New Zealand with a lower back injury. He pulled out of the Stanbic Bank T20 series in November and has failed to recover in time which begins on January 17. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138600/138674.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/547934.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/547934.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-547934 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zimbabwe's bowling options will be replenished with Brian Vitori and Graeme Cremer will both making comebacks. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136700/136705.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/541929.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-zimbabwe-2012/content/story/541929.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-541929 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Test cricket could see its first day/night fixture as soon as January next year after the MCC said it was in discussions with Cricket New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115500/115582.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/mcc/content/story/531499.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/mcc/content/story/531499.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531499 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Whangarei's Cobham Oval has been handed its first international fixture, a Waitangi Day ODI against Zimbabwe next summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134300/134363.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/520573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/520573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cobham Oval in Whangarei has become the latest addition to the rota of international cricket venues https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/88300/88393.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/520431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/520431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT