New Zealand in Zimbabwe

[Sureshot]

Well they lost five wickets at lunch...

Must've been poor caterers

 

[irottev]

From Day 1:

Zimbabwe won toss, elected to field.

New Zealand 452-9

Batting:

D Vettori - 127 (98 Balls, 20 Fours, 2 Sixes)
B McCullum - 111 (112 Balls, 15 Fours, 1 Sixes)
S Fleming - 73 (132 Balls, 12 Fours)

Bowling:

Mahwire - 115-3 (26 Overs)
Streak - 102-2 (23.4 Overs)
Mpofu - 100-2 (16.2 Overs)

Mpofu suffered a leg injury which is why he only bowled part an over.

Zimbabwe couldn't of bowled better at the start really. They got NZ to 113-5 believe it or not.

 

[the twin]

I rekon Bond can make one as well if Martin can stay in.

That is one big IF, considering Martin bats 11 for his CLUB team, wheras Bond bays 4 or 5.

200th post!

 

[Sando]

Great to see Bond back. In my opinion if he can get back to his top strength/form he will be the second best seamer in world cricket until Pidge retires. The bloke is just amazing, and has performed like a champ against Australia both at home and away.

Good luck to him and the keewees.

 

[Ryand]

Great fightback by the kiwis.McCullum & Vettori both will bve in the world XI against the aussies later this year

 

[m_vaughan]

I would expect Sangakkara to pip McCullum in the starting XI

 

[jdbais]

Oh dear 51/8. What an embarrassing display by Zimbabwe even by their own poor standards.

 

[jeromedascorp]

This could probably be the first tour in Cricket history where the first test looked worse than a Practice match. This even beats Bangladesh's performance in Aus.(Its much worse is wat i mean)

 

[angryangy]

zimbabwe are the most overrated club side ever.

 

[Sureshot]

Zimbabwe are a school team more like. Challenge the top school team in one of the other test playing nations and they could challenge the Zimbabweans.

 

[anakwalajinn]

why did they declare? =(
they could let bond get 50...
anyway it hink that icc should take their test status.. this is joke...
and they shud play qualification 2 world cup
i think in the next match nz should declare their first inning
and zimbabwe play 2, then might it will be a match

 

[ZexyZahid]

Let's see what kind of comments Boycott now makes of Zimbabwe.

Everybody knows here what he said about Bangladesh? 'My mum would have scored runs and got wickets against Bangladesh ... she'd have wanted to bat and bowl at both ends' :laugh

http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/213829.html

 

[angryangy]

i think in the next match nz should declare their first inning
and zimbabwe play 2, then might it will be a match

That's probably what will happen if NZ win the toss.

I think the team probably decided they had a pretty good chance of getting three days off.

 

[irottev]

I kinda feel sorry for Zimbabwe, poor guys. What an absolute thrashing. BOND IS BACK muwhahaha

 

[fardin]

This is crazy

i have never seen some thing like this before

Zimbabwe is really being punished.