Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score

Bulawayo is home to two of the three venues where Test cricket has been played in Zimbabwe in the past - the Queens Sports Club and Bulawayo Athletic Club. However, they have missed being witness to the traditional form of the game as the city last saw their national side in white flannels five years ago. It was New Zealand who played the last Test hosted by the city in November 2011, beating the hosts by 34 runs. The city has since, hosted 17 One-Day Internationals and four Twenty20 Internationals, but no Tests as Harare hosted all five.

With speculations surrounding the feasibility of the tour given the looming security concerns, the New Zealand series was under threat. If canned, it would have been a major disappointment for the Bulawayo residents. However, the second-largest city in Zimbabwe will rejoice in unison as Test cricket returns to the city when New Zealand kick-start a two-match series at the Queens Sports Club on Thursday (July 28).

Playing their first Test since their three-match whitewash at the hands of Bangladesh in 2014, Zimbabwe will want to make a fresh start under their new captain Graeme Cremer, who has been named skipper after having led the side against India in the limited-overs series. Brendon Taylor, who was skipper of the side then, announced his retirement from international cricket after the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.

In some sense, it will also be a fresh start for New Zealand as Kane Williamson takes over as full-time captain post the retirement of Brendon McCullum in February. However, the visitors seem to be far better prepared when compared to the hosts who not just are low on confidence, after having lost both the ODI and T20I series to India and their warm-up games - against South Africa A and the New Zealanders -comprehensively, but also have had a couple of injuries leading up to the series.

In the warm-up games, the Zimbabwe A side had their mainstay players from the Test squad looking at getting a handy hit-out. However, it was the New Zealanders that got a thorough, all-round game-time as both batsmen and bowlers made the most of the practice game.

Ish Sodhi, who last played a Test match against Pakistan in Sharjah in 2014, earned a recall and impressed with an all-round show of an unbeaten half-century and six wickets in the match. As many as four New Zealanders got half-centuries, of which two retired out and one remained unbeaten as New Zealanders scored 345 in the first innings in Harare.

Zimbabwe A, on the other hand, saw ducks from their top three as Tim Southee and Trent Boult ran through the top order and Sodhi skittled the lower one for not too many to bowl out the hosts for 114. Only Sean Williams (55) and Sikandar Raza (27) boasted of substantial scores. Their second innings' outing was slightly better but they eventually slipped to a 259-run loss.

The conditions and outfield in Bulawayo are touted to be similar to the ones in Harare. With successful acclimatising to those conditions, New Zealand will be confident heading into the series.

After having last played Zimbabwe in Napier way back in January 2012, where the hosts won by an innings and 301 runs, New Zealand will want to continue their domination over an opposition that has failed to beat them in the format thus far. New Zealand have toured the southern African nation five times, and have won four series and drawn the fifth.

This series also serves as a warm-up for New Zealand's two-Test series against South Africa, the first of which is slated to be played in Durban starting August 19 and the second in Centurion on August 27.

Team News:

Zimbabwe: Paceman Tendai Chatara complained of pain in his ankle in the three-day practice game and was subsequently ruled out of the series. Michael Chinouya has been named as his replacement. Opener Tinotenda Mawoyo was also hit on the thumb when playing against South Africa A, but scans cleared him of serious injury and he joined the Zimbabwe squad on Monday. His fitness will be assessed ahead of the first Test to confirm availability. Prince Masvaure, the 27-year-old batting all-rounder, is the only new face in Zimbabwe's squad.

New Zealand: Jeet Raval, the opening batsman, pipped Bharat Popli to be picked as the reserve opener after he netted in 780 runs at an average of 55.71 in the 2015-16 Plunket Shield. Corey Anderson was dropped and Ross Taylor returned after missing the Test series played at home against Australia due to a left side injury.

What they said:

Mike Hesson: I think in Bulawayo we're expecting something that's going to be relatively slow and not a heck of a lot of bounce, so taking 20 wickets will be a challenge. The Zimbabwe bowling attack is very disciplined, so from a batting point of view it's about committing to your plans for long periods of time.

Did you know?

-Kane Williamson has scored Test hundreds against all opposing teams except Zimbabwe; his highest score against them is 68 in three innings.

-Trent Boult needs three more wickets to become the first left-arm Kiwi pacer and seventh New Zealander overall to reach 150 wickets in Tests.

-If Chamu Chibhabha gets selected, he will hold the record of second most number of ODIs played before making his Test debut (96). Only Rohit Sharma (108) played more before his maiden appearance in whites for his country.

-At 25 years & 354 days, Kane Willaimson will become the third-youngest captain to lead New Zealand in Tests after Stephen Fleming (25y 319d) and John Parker (25y 252d).Teams:New Zealand (From): Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Kane Williamson(c), Mitchell Santner, Luke Ronchi, BJ Watling(w), Neil Wagner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Henry Nicholls, Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor, Matt Henry, Mark CraigZimbabwe (From): Brian Chari, Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton Masakadza, Peter Moor, Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Graeme Cremer(c), Richmond Mutumbami(w), Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva, Prince Masvaure, Taurai Muzarabani, N Ncube, Donald Tiripano

New Zealand Vs India 2nd ODI Today Match Prediction

New Zealand Vs India 2nd ODI  Today Match Prediction 25 October Wed 2017. Who Will Win NZ vs Ind 2nd One Day match? Get cricket score ball by ball.

 India has a strong batting side and they are really difficult to be defeated at home. King Kohli and his team are in great form. Kohli will play an important role for India. But, IN the 1st ODI match NZ won the match by 6 wickets. Tom Latham gets the Man of the Match award for his wonderful unbeaten hundred.

So New Zealand now have two chances to win the ODI series. Will they succeed in 2nd ODI OR will it be india hitting back with a won to level the series? Join us Cricbooth.com.

On the other hand, New Zealand has gained some momentum by playing well in the practice match.The Pitch of Pune stadium looks really good for the batting so it will be a high scoring game.

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Match Info:
 
NZ vs Ind 2nd ODI Match, 2017
Date – Wed, October 25, 2017
Time – 01:00  pm PST(12:30 pm Local)
Venue – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.

India ODI TeamSquad:

Virat kohli, Ms Dhoni, Kedar jadav, Rohit Sharma, Bhuwneshwar kumar, Jasprit bumrah, Hardik pandeya, D karthik, Ys chahal, Shikhar dhawan, kuldeep yadav,(Mk pandey, Ajinkya rihane,)

Maybe, in this Match Kedar jadav replace to Ajinkya rihane.

New Zeland ODI Teamsquad: 

M Guptill, C Munro, Williamson (c), R Taylor, R Latham (w), H Nicholls, C de Grandhomme, B Santher, A Milne, T Southee, T Boult.

Same Squad. No Change.