four wickets in four balls, it's all over, good length ball and he tries to go over the top on the leg side, gets a leading edge towards third man and Aldridge there makes no mistake
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I at Harare, Oct 17 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Another comfortable win for New Zealand. They've taken the T20 series 2-0. The win was set up by that explosive opening stand between McCullum and Guptill, and although Zimbabwe fought well in the chase, it proved too daunting. Three wickets for Bracewell and three as well for Nathan McCullum. We'll get you the presentation in the bit.
Ross Taylor: "Zimbabwe came at us hard and I'm sure the ODI series will be a great series. Chibhabha and Chigumbura put us under pressure. Still a long way to go on this tour."
Martin Guptill is Man of the Match: "Feeling very good at the moment. The way Brendon is playing, it takes the pressure off me. We're in good stead going into the one-day series."
That's all we have for today, folks. Do tune in for our ODi coverage. The first game is in Harare on October 20. See you then. Don't forget to read Firdose Moonda's bulletin for this game before you sign off...
gone! It's a team hat-trick for New Zealand, short of a good length on the off, makes room does Jarvis and feathers it to the keeper, three wickets in three balls
shortish on middle, pulled to midwicket, both want the single but Utseya backs out at the last moment and runs back, Price has run halfway down the pitch by then, it's an easy run-out at the striker's end
Ray Price is hte new man
good length on middle, pulls it hard over square leg but can't find the ropes, there's confusion in the middle and it's a good throw from Oram in the deep, McCullum collects well and takes down the stumps to find Mutizwa well short, run-out
low full toss, whipped away to deep square leg for a single
short on middle, pulled to deep midwicket, just the single
goes for the paddle, tries to scoop him over short fine, is struck on the pads
Waller has to go, full toss outside off, smashed but straight to Ross Taylor at extra cover
Zimbabwe are putting up a fight, slower one bowled short outside off, cut away over point for a boundary
slower one bowled short outside leg stump, goes for the pull, clips his thighs and McCullum does well to get some body behind that, just the single in the end
full toss from Oram, whipped away hard past square leg for a boundary, tough chance for Bracewell there and he didn't get his body behind it
aiming for the blockhole, pushed wide of long-on and completes the second in time
found the gap, slower one bowled full outside off, made a bit of room and crashed it through extra cover for a boundary
yorker length, dug out into the leg side towards long-on for a single
sweetly struck, full toss and it's struck meatily over midwicket to beat Nathan McCullum at long-on
dropped by Bracewell, was the slower one, tried to swing it over midwicket, got a leading edge and Bracewell at short third tried to take it running back but couldn't hold on
shortish outside off, cut down to third man for a single
slightly short outside off, pushed past point for a single
Waller's the new man
A spirited knock by Chibhabha but looks like it's going to be in vain
stumped, that one was fired in outside off and it didn't turn, Chibhabha hopped out of the track to play it into the off side, he expected it to turn but it didn't, missed and Brendon McCullum did the rest
slower through the air this time, lands full outside off and he drags it handsomely over the wide long-on boundary