ZIM vs NZ | Twitter reacts as Kiwi bowlers run rampant in one-sided affair against Zimbabwe

‌Zimbabwe were put into bat by New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner at the Harare Sports Club in game number three of the T20I tri-series. The hosts started the powerplay well but lost their footing a bit towards the end as they finished the first six overs with the score at 39/1. The Kiwi bowlers continued to put the lid on the scoring through to the middle overs as well which eventually culminated in the hosts collaping from 62/1 in the 10th over to 98/6 by the end of the 16th. None of the Zimbabwe batters, apart from Wessly Madhevere, crossed the 30-run mark as they finished their innings on a modest total of 120/7. Right-arm quick Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers for the Black Caps as he took his second consecutive three-wicket haul in the series, while Adam Milne, Santner, Michael Bracewell, and Rachin Ravindra finished with a wicket apiece.

New Zealand also struggled a bit in the first six overs of the chase, with Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava containing the batters with some disciplined bowling. The former dropped a catch of Devon Conway in the first over itself but made up for it by scalping his opening partner Tim Seifert immediately after as the Kiwis ended the powerplay on a score of 43/1. Despite the nervy start, Conway steadied the innings with an unbeaten half-century, with a bit of support from Rachin Ravindra (30 off 19 deliveries) and Daryl Mitchell (26* off 19 deliveries). Conway fittingly finished the game with a pull shot which found the boundary rope at deep mid-wicket, thus completing the chase in just 13.5 overs.

This eight-wicket win takes New Zealand to the top of the points table with two consecutive wins in as many games.

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