Guptill’s partnership with Brendon McCullum (87) proved enough to overhaul Zimbabwe’s target of 259 with ten balls to spare. Earlier, Brendan Taylor hit a sparkling 107 off just 105 balls in Zimbabwe’s 259 for eight.
Score board
Zimbabwe
Sibanda c Oram b Aldridge 19
Masakadza c W’son b McKay 20
Taylor (not out) 107
Taibu b McKay 2
Mutizwa c Franklin b Oram 6
Waller b McKay 42
Chigumbura b McKay 14
Meth c Nicol b Oram 20
Utseya McCullum b Oram 7
Price (not out) 5
Extras (LB-3, W-13, NB-1) 17
Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 259
Fall of wickets: 1-41, 2-47, 3-53, 4-83, 5-169, 6-209, 7-238, 8-245. Bowling: Bracewell 10-1-48-0, Aldridge 10-1-45-1, McKay 10-0-53-4, Oram 10-0-48-3, Franklin 7-0-32-0, Nicol 2-0-23-0, Williamson 1-0-7-0.
NEW ZEALAND
Nicol c Mutizwa b Meth 9
Guptill b Waller 105
B McCullum c Sibanda b Meth 87
Taylor c Mutizwa b Utseya 11
Williamson (not out) 14
Watling (run out) 19
Franklin c Mutizwa b Mpofu 1
Oram (not out) 4
Extras (LB-3, W-8) 11
Total (for 6 wkts, 48.2 overs) 261
Fall of wickets: 1-49, 2-206, 3-222, 4-222, 5-253, 6-257.
Bowling: Mpofu 7.2-0-49-1, Meth 10-1-52-2, Price 10-1-42-0, Utseya 10-0-53-1, Chigumbura 7-0-40-0, Masakadza 1-0-5-0, Waller 3-0-17-1.
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