Kiwis Strike Back With Ten Wicket Win Over Zimbabwe

Harare: Openers Martin Guptill and Tom Latham both struck centuries as New Zealand crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the second one-day international in Harare on Tuesday to set up a series decider.

Chasing 236 to level the three-match series in the wake of Sikandar Raza Butt's unbeaten 100 for Zimbabwe who reached 235 for nine, Guptill finished unbeaten on 116 while Latham was 110 not out as New Zealand achieved the target with almost eight overs to spare.

The pair set a new record for the highest chase in an ODI without losing a wicket, bettering the 231 that Sri Lanka chased in a 10-wicket win over England in the 2011 World Cup quarter-final.

Earlier, Zimbabwe plummeted to the lows of 68 for 5 before Sikandar Raza's third ODI hundred ensured they saw out 50 overs and reached a total of 235.

Raza walked in to bat with Zimbabwe in a perilous situation, and rescued them with stands of 60 for the sixth wicket with Williams and 89 with Tinashe Panyangara for the ninth.

The series decider will take place at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.

Brief scores
Zimbabwe - 235/9 (Sikandar Raza 100*, Sodhi 3-38)
New Zealand - 236/0 (Martin 116*, Latham 110*)
Result - New Zealand won by 10 wickets
MOM - Martin Guptill and Tom Latham (New Zealand)

Scores	Upcoming	Results
Australia vs India - 1st Test West Indies vs Bangladesh - 1st Test 1st ODI - Zimbabwe v Pakistan - November 24, 07:30 GMT 2nd ODI - Zimbabwe v Pakistan - November 26, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Kandy No results 3rd T20I - Australia v Pakistan at Hobart Australia won by 7 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)

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