Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Second Test, Day 1, Harare
New Zealand decided to bat on winning the toss, an indication in itself thatthis Harare Sports Club pitch was of a better quality than many of thoseexperienced last season
19/09Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Sep 19-23 2000
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
465 & 74/2 (15.2 ov) -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
166 & 370 (f/o)
Player of the Match
19/09Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Sep 19-23 2000
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
465 & 74/2 (15.2 ov) -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
166 & 370 (f/o)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Records mount up as experience deepens
It's a sure sign of experience developing in any cricket side when the milestones begin to tumble with more regularity
New Zealand win the 2nd Test in Harare by 8 wickets
New Zealand won the Second Test against Zimbabwe by eight wickets at HarareSports Club today, with 3.4 overs to spare, despite a magnificent fightinginnings of 188 not out by Guy Whittall that came so close to saving thematch
Reality strikes for New Zealanders
After eight days of ducking off home early, the New Zealanders had to face a hard day at the office in Harare, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Second Test, Day 4, Harare
In another dour morning's play, Zimbabwe continued to slide slowly towards defeat, worn down by the persistent New Zealanders
Spirited bowling shuts Zimbabwe out
It was a sight to gladden Kiwi hearts
Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Second Test, Day 3, Harare
Zimbabwe set their minds on saving the match with a single-minded determination that rarely included scoring shots before lunch, when in 32 overs they added 40 runs without losing a wicket
Hunt for perfection will make New Zealand more effective
If New Zealand can score 465 runs with such a mixture of batting as it did in setting a record total against Zimbabwe in the second Test at Harare, what is it capable of when getting everything together
Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Second Test, Day 2, Harare
New Zealand made rather laborious progress on the second day at HarareSports Club, taking their overnight score of 226 for four to 465 all out, arecord total in the series
Interview with Guy Whittall
John Ward talks to Guy Whittall about the second day of the Testmatch against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club, after Zimbabwereplied to New Zealand's 465 all out with 31 for one
Should Nash concentrate on his batting?
Dion Nash has become such a crucial element in New Zealand's cricket equation he cannot afford to be lost at such an early stage of his career if back problems are likely to persist for him
Vettori agonises over having to watch from afar
New Zealand left-arm slow bowler Daniel Vettori faced a heavy day of medical examination in Christchurch today as he attempted to get to the bottom of the back injury which forced him out of the Zimbabwe tour
2nd Test, Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Statistical highlights
It was the 1511st Test in cricket history
Kiwi batsmen keep in touch back at home
New Zealand's top cricketers might have their minds otherwise focused for today's ICC KnockOut Trophy final in Kenya, but two of their team-mates back home showed they are keeping in good touch in preparation for their call-up to South Africa
Heath Streak on the final day of the 2nd Test
The Second Test match between Zimbabwe and New Zealand ended in aneight-wicket victory by the latter, but with fewer than four overs to spare,thanks to a superb Zimbabwean fightback by Guy Whittall (interviewedyesterday), Andy Flower and Heath
Mark Richardson's day will come
Don't worry too much about Mark Richardson's dismissal for 99 on the first day of the second Test
Vettori could be back for South African leg
New Zealand cricket coach David Trist is hopeful that left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori will be back in action in time for the tour of South Africa starting next month
Young spinners need to be more aggressive, Jenner
Australian leg-spin bowler and spin coach Terry Jenner says New Zealand's young spinners need to be more aggressive in their approach
Short trip left Richardson hankering for more
No sooner had Mark Richardson jetted into Zimbabwe to start his international cricket career than it felt like he was on his way home again
Guy Whittall on his century
Guy Whittall finished the day on 105 not out, a superb fighting innings, as Zimbabwe followed on