Zimbabwe Opt to Bowl Against New Zealand in 2nd ODI

Whangarei: Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and elected to bowl in the second one-day international against New Zealand at Cobham Oval on Monday.

A shower of rain swept across the field just after the toss was taken and with the prospect of further rain during the day Taylor said the Duckworth-Lewis adjustment could be important in a rain-shortened match.

New Zealand lead the three-match series 1-0 after their comprehensive 90-run victory in the opening encounter in Dunedin on Friday.

Zimbabwe have made one change from that side with Prosper Utseya replacing Keegan Meth while New Zealand have included debutant Tarun Nethula giving the hosts a leg-spinner for the first time in 10 years.

Teams:

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (captain & wk), Martin Guptill, Rob Nicol, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Dean Brownlie, Andrew Ellis, Jacob Oram, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Tarun Nethula.

Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor (captain), Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Regis Chakabva, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbura, Prosper Utseya, Shingi Masakadza, Ray Price, Kyle Jarvis.

Scores	Upcoming	Results
Australia vs India - 4th Test South Africa vs Pakistan - 1st Test Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan - 1st Test 1st T20I - New Zealand v Sri Lanka - December 28, 06:15 GMT 2nd T20I - New Zealand v Sri Lanka - December 30, 06:15 GMT 3rd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg Pakistan won by 36 runs (DLS method) 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining)

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