adminunbeaten on 87 with the No.11 Ray Price for company.
Resuming on 38, the Zimbabweans lost the early wicket of Tino Mawoyo for 26. There was further trouble for them as they lost Foster Mutizwa and Hamilton Masakadza in quick succession. At 55 for 3, Taibu and Waller weathered the storm with a stand of 119 for the fourth wicket.
Neil Wagner, the left-arm fast bowler, removed them both, as well as Elton Chigumbura first ball to leave the tourists in need of another recovery at 186 for 6.
Both Taibu and Waller spent valuable time at the crease, hitting 11 and eight fours respectively. The tail rallied around Chakabva as he went on the attack, hitting 12 fours and two sixes.
Shingirai Masakadza put on 46 for the ninth wicket with Chakabva, before Price helped add 72, off 83 balls, for the final wicket to frustrate the hosts. Chakabva was slow to begin with but later dictated terms with his aggression.
Wagner picked up three wickets but was a tad expensive, going at 4.52 runs per over. Andy McKay and Chris Martin picked up two wickets each. Daniel Vettori, however, bowled just six overs.
Scorecard
New Zealand XI 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
MG Bracewell lbw b Jarvis 0 11 10 0 0 0.00
CFK van Wyk c †Taibu b Vitori 5 25 12 1 0 41.66
KS Williamson c †Taibu b SW Masakadza 26 87 63 3 0 41.26
LRPL Taylor* b Meth 7 34 11 1 0 63.63
DL Vettori c Waller b Chigumbura 49 96 63 5 0 77.77
BJ Watling† run out (Jarvis/Chakabva) 84 221 181 12 0 46.40
SR Wells c Chakabva b SW Masakadza 65 126 85 7 1 76.47
TS Nethula not out 17 38 29 2 1 58.62
Extras (lb 5, w 2, nb 12) 19
Total (7 wickets dec; 73.5 overs; 318 mins) 272 (3.68 runs per over)
Did not bat N Wagner, AJ McKay, BJ Arnel, CS Martin, TD Astle
Bowling O M R W Econ
KM Jarvis 8 4 27 1 3.37
BV Vitori 13 1 60 1 4.61 (8nb)
SW Masakadza 11 1 36 2 3.27 (1nb, 1w)
KO Meth 12 3 31 1 2.58
E Chigumbura 7 0 42 1 6.00 (2nb, 1w)
AG Cremer 11 2 38 0 3.45
MN Waller 2 0 6 0 3.00
RW Price 9.5 2 27 0 2.74
Zimbabwe 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
TMK Mawoyo c Taylor b Martin 26 88 65 4 0 40.00
H Masakadza* c Wagner b McKay 24 121 84 2 0 28.57
F Mutizwa c †Watling b Martin 0 7 3 0 0 0.00
T Taibu† c Williamson b Wagner 66 147 147 11 0 44.89
MN Waller c †Watling b Wagner 58 143 81 8 0 71.60
RW Chakabva not out 87 138 12 2 63.04
E Chigumbura c van Wyk b Wagner 0 6 1 0 0 0.00
AG Cremer c Taylor b Vettori 13 35 25 1 0 52.00
KO Meth c Taylor b Nethula 3 12 12 0 0 25.00
SW Masakadza c Martin b McKay 25 61 51 4 0 49.01
RW Price not out 19 45 2 1 42.22
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 4) 7
Total (9 wickets; 104 overs) 328 (3.15 runs per over)
To bat KM Jarvis, BV Vitori
Bowling O M R W Econ
AJ McKay 16 4 61 2 3.81
CS Martin 18 5 39 2 2.16
BJ Arnel 17 8 25 0 1.47
N Wagner 19 2 86 3 4.52 (1w)
TS Nethula 18 0 63 1 3.50 (4nb)
SR Wells 9 3 26 0 2.88
DL Vettori 6 3 15 1 2.50
KS Williamson 1 0 11 0 11.00
104 ov)-Cricinfo.
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