Cricket: New Zealand Dominate Zimbabwe
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 06, 2016 | 08:07 PM
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th August, 2016) - Opening batsman Tom Latham closed in on his second consecutive century in Zimbabwe as New Zealand made a dominant start to the second Test in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Latham was unbeaten on 78 as New Zealand went to tea on the opening day on 206 for one after they won the toss and elected to bat. The left-hander scored 105 in the first Test, which New Zealand won by an innings and 117 runs, and continued that good form on the first day of the second and final Test. With Zimbabwe's pace-shy seamers failing to threaten on a placid pitch, Latham put on an opening partnership of 169 with Martin Guptill, who made 87.
The hosts finally made a breakthrough in the hour before tea, when Donald Tiripano snuck a delivery through Guptill's defences to trap him lbw. The only other drama on the opening day saw Zimbabwe's fans stage a peaceful protest against President Robert Mugabe's government when they rose as one at the end of the 36th over to sing the national anthem.
The action was an initiative of the #ThisFlag citizen movement that has brought stayaways and public demonstrations across the country over the past six weeks.
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