Matt Henry took three wickets, and Devon Conway hit an unbeaten half-century as New Zealand outclassed host Zimbabwe by eight wickets of their tri-series match at Harare Sports activities Membership on Friday.
Zimbabwe made a promising begin however may solely rating 120 for seven after being despatched in. Quick bowler Henry took three for 26.
New Zealand wanted solely 13.5 overs to safe the win, with left-handed opening batter Conway making 59 not out off 40 balls.
New Zealand’s quick bowlers, led by Henry, made good use of short-pitched deliveries whereas left-arm spinners Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra gained bounce and switch from a dry pitch.
Wessly Madhevere and Brian Bennett placed on 37 for the primary wicket earlier than Bennett (21) top-edged a brief ball from Henry to sq. leg within the sixth over.
Madhevere took 11 runs off Henry’s first over however struggled for fluency in making 36 runs off 32 balls, whereas not one of the batters had been in a position to grasp New Zealand’s spin bowlers.
“They got here out fairly aggressive within the PowerPlay however we tailored effectively with the ball,” stated New Zealand captain Santner.
Participant of the match Conway was dropped on one at backward level off Richard Ngarava within the first over of New Zealand’s reply and opening companion Tim Seifert was caught at cowl for 3 off Blessing Muzarabani within the subsequent over.
However Conway and Ravindra placed on 59 for the second wicket earlier than Daryl Mitchell joined Conway to take the Black Caps to a victory which just about ensures them a spot within the remaining on July 26.
“I obtained a bit fortunate early on,” admitted Conway. He stated Ngarava and Muzarabani bowled effectively on a “difficult” floor. “It was good to get by way of that interval,” he stated.
Zimbabwe should win its remaining matches towards South Africa and New Zealand by large margins to have any probability of reaching the ultimate.