Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat, but another poor start meant Hamilton Masakadza was out at the crease in the first over AFP
Masakadza shepherded Chamu Chibhabha through testing spells from New Zealand's pace attack but Zimbabwe imploded before lunch, going from 35 for 1 to 36 for 4 AFP
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Neil Wagner then ripped through the line-up, claiming three wickets in an over soon after lunch to leave Zimbabwe reeling at 72 for 8 AFP
The visitors, however, were kept at bay by a stubborn knock from debutant Prince Masvaure AFP
Donald Tiripano supported Masvaure and the pair added 85 for the ninth wicket to lead Zimbabwe to a relatively respectable total of 164. New Zealand were 32 for 0 at stumps AFP
