New Zealand continue winning streak at Auckland – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980, cruising to a seven-wicket win at Eden Park, Auckland, on February 11, 2012.
The visitors won the toss, and elected to bat. The innings got off to a shaky start, with two wickets falling in quick succession. Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Bates-c1947
at 3.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/T-Taibu-c2630, which yielded 62 runs.
Despite the below average performance of the middle-order, the Rhodesians managed to run up a healthy score of 159, their first fighting total in the series.
The Kiwi bowlers launched an effective attack, with Michael Bates taking 3 scalps, followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813 earning a wicket apiece.
The day belonged to Martin Guptill, who continued his impressive scoring streak against the opponents, dismantling the new ball bowlers, and prompting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 to introduce spin as early as the fifth over. However, it did little to affect his flow, as he finished
off the innings earning his fifth consecutive half-century in the current series, as well as his third Twenty20 fifty.
His opening partner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 also failed to deliver, and departed without opening his account.
However, Kane Williamson managed a substantial 48, and established a winning partnership with Guptill, contributing 137 runs to the final total of 160, which was easily accomplished with more than three overs left.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/E-Chigumbura-c1411 (0/16), and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Utseya-c2145 (0/18).
Guptill was declared Player of the Match, for his outstanding knock. Zimbabwe remain winless in the series, and have their last chance to salvage a victory as they battle it out in the last T20I against New Zealand on February 14, at Hamilton.
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