***Official*** New Zealand in Zimbabwe and South Africa 2015

[CaptainGrumpy]

Really disappointed with Neesh. When I criticised him, he then scored a 4 and 6 with the next balls. Then just dabbed to point and third man, thereafter.

KW inexplicably lost momentum in his innings as well.

Not a good day with the bat.

Bowlers may well still win the game for NZ but ZImbabwe would have taken this score at the start of the day if offered it to chase I suspect.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Go Zimbabwe! You can do it.

 

[Kippax]

now that the next important thing is 4 years away we should rotate watling and ronchi imo. all for getting the most out of our elderly but like we're doing with the spinners we should also groom the batting/keeping

Yeah if Hesson's really never going back to Watling, he should definitely try to get Phillips keeping for Auckland in the next domestic season. Brad Cachopa's a very error-prone keeper anyway, in all the vault video. Put an onus on Auckland to draw up a nice solid medium-term plan for one of their youngsters, for once.

 

[Meridio]

Ooh, I like that from Wheeler. Think it swung the other way.

 

[Zinzan]

I know it's not a T20 and you can play catch-up later, but Chibhabha, 0 off 16?


Edit: he's off the mark off his 17th delivery.

 

[Flem274*]

if henry can rediscover his ***y length he and wheeler are going to be an orgasmic opening duo in ods.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Looking good for Zimbabwe

Masa hammered that to second tier

 

[TheJammyTurtle]

Reckon Zims have progressed enough in this chase where Chibhabha can afford to hit out as he wouldnt be a huge loss.

 

[Athlai]

FFS we are going to lose.

 

[BeeGee]

Come on Zimbabwe, you've got this.

 

[CM Punk]

This ones done...

Don't look like taking a wicket...

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

201 runs to win off 200 balls.

If Zimbabwe win this, NZ will have learnt a further valuable lesson this tour in its approach to batting.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

This ones done...

Don't look like taking a wicket...

Chibhabha is keeping NZ in the contest. But he may hit out sooner or later.

 

[CM Punk]

201 runs to win off 200 balls.

If Zimbabwe win this, NZ will have learnt a further valuable lesson this tour in its approach to batting.

Batting can't do much when you bowl like this.

 

[CM Punk]

Need to take wickets, no way we're restricting this.

 

[TheJammyTurtle]

NMac bowling pies.When do New Zealand cut ties with this guy?

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

Batting can't do much when you bowl like this.

The bowling has increased the run rate required to 6.

Its not the bowling to blame so far.

 

[Meridio]

Wheeler bowled well imo. Sodhi and McCullum been poor so far though.

 

[CM Punk]

The bowling has increased the run rate required to 6.

Its not the bowling to blame so far.

Bowling hasn't been able to pick up a single wicket, if they were 2 or 3 down you'd have NZ as favorites.

 

[Flem274*]

201 runs to win off 200 balls.

If Zimbabwe win this, NZ will have learnt a further valuable lesson this tour in its approach to batting.

take wickets?