Related Links : New Zealand’s Tour of Zimbabwe 2011/12 : New Zealand Players : Zimbabwe Players
Venue : Harare Sports Club, Harare
Toss : Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first
Umpires : Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Russell Tiffin
Match Result : New Zealand won by 9 wickets to lead the 3-match Series 1-0
Man of the Match : Rob Nicol
Zimbabwe (50 Overs Maximum)
Vusi Sibanda c Brendon McCullum b Bracewell 5 (13) 1 ‘4s’
Justice Chibhabha c Brendon McCullum b Bracewell 6 (20) 1 ‘4s’
Hamilton Masakadza b Bracewell 0 (11)
Brendan Taylor (C) not out 128 (120) 7 ‘4s’ 5 ‘6s’
Tatenda Taibu (WK) c Williamson b Franklin 4 (12)
Forster Mutizwa c Brendon McCullum b Franklin 69 (98) 3 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
Elton Chigumbura c Brendon McCullum b McKay 9 (13) 1 ‘4s’
Prosper Utseya not out 7 (13)
Ray Price
Kyle Jarvis
Chris Mpofu
Extras : 3 (2 lb, 1 w)
Total : 231/6 (50.0 Overs)
Fall of Wickets : 1-5 (Sibanda, 3.1 ov), 2-7 (Masakadza, 5.6 ov), 3-12 (Chibhabha, 7.3 ov), 4-21 (Taibu, 10.6 ov), 5-177 (Mutizwa, 41.5 ov), 6-192 (Chigumbura, 44.6 ov)
New Zealand Bowling
Mills 10-1-29-0
Bracewell 10-2-55-3
Franklin 7-0-37-2 (1w)
McKay 9-0-36-1
Nicol 5-0-23-0
Nathan McCullum 9-0-49-0
New Zealand (Target : 232 from 50 Overs)
Rob Nicol not out 108 (131) 11 ‘4s’
Martin Guptill c Jarvis b Masakadza 74 (97) 5 ‘4s’ 2 ‘6s’
Brendon McCullum (WK) not out 39 (35) 3 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
Jesse Ryder
Ross Taylor (C)
Kane Williamson
James Franklin
Nathan McCullum
Doug Bracewell
Kyle Mills
Andy McKay
Extras : 11 (2 lb, 2 nb, 7 w)
Total : 232/1 (43.3 Overs)
Fall of Wickets : 1-153 (Guptill, 29.3 ov)
Zimbabwe Bowling
Mpofu 10-1-46-0 (2w)
Jarvis 6-0-59-0 (2w 2nb)
Price 10-0-45-0 (1w)
Utseya 9-0-41-0 (1w)
Chigumbura 4-0-21-0 (1w)
Masakadza 3-0-13-1
Chibhabha 1-0-4-0
Sibanda 0.3-0-1-0
- ODI debuts for Doug Bracewell and Rob Nicol (both for New Zealand)