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Henry takes five again as returning Taylor can't inspire insipid Zimbabwe
NZ's openers Conway and Young surpassed Zimbabwe's total of 125 on their own
Firdose Moonda
07-Aug-2025
New Zealand 174 for 1 (Conway 79*, Young 74, Gwandu 1-31) lead Zimbabwe 125 (Taylor 44, Henry 5-40, Foulkes 4-38) by 49 runs
Matt Henry's sixth Test five-for eclipsed Brendan Taylor's international comeback, and entrenched questions over Zimbabwe's batting in the longest format. Zimbabwe were bowled out for their lowest total in nine innings, and second-lowest since 2023, with Taylor's 44 and Tafadzwa Tsiga's 33 the only individual scores over 11. That Taylor and Tsiga never batted together further underlines the issue, as Zimbabwe mustered a best partnership of only 29 on a surface where they chose to bat first.
There was some early movement but with less bounce on offer than last week, and the quality of New Zealand's seamers shone through. Henry led the attack, but debutants Zakary Foulkes, Jacob Duffy and Matthew Fisher were also impressive. They varied lengths well, and bowled tight lines to a plan to give New Zealand's line-up the best of the batting conditions.
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