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Matt Henry and Zakari Folks run the riot as New Zealand, Zimbabwe Cricket News on Day 1

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New Zealand fast bowlers dominated Zimbabwe on the day of the second Test in Bulwayo, with Matt Henry 5-40 and Debutant Zacist Flax 4-38 claimed that they were rejecting the hosts for 125.Matt Henry continued his extraordinary form from the first Test, where he claimed nine wickets, leading the bowling attack against a struggling Zimbabwe batting lineup.Will Young scored 74 runs with 11 fours before he was dismissed, while Davon Conway remained unbeaten on 79. Both shared the inaugural partnership of 162 runs before the short ball from the young chopped Trevor Gwandu on their stumps.Brendon Taylor, returning to test cricket after a 3 The -year ban to violate the code of conduct of several ICC code, managed 44 runs off 107 balls, which he described as a “debut”.Despite the disappearance of bowlers Nathan Smith and Will O’Rurke in New Zealand, Zimbabwe’s batting continued with a nine -wicket defeat in the first Test.Zimbabwe captain Craig Erwin won the toss and three debutants New Zealand Fast Bouler – Folks, Jacob Dafi and Matthew Fisher – supplied Henry’s bowling masterclass and selected to bat.Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman Tafdzwa Tsiga remained unbeaten on 33 and Fisher rejected Tanaka Chivanga and participated in the final wicket partnership of 25 runs before claiming his debut wicket.Taylor, who converted Ben Curan into a top order, showed flexibility, while the wickets collided around him in the initial season. His return came when Dafi’s short ball came out of his bat and flew on the wicketkeeper for a border.

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Henry hit quickly, Brian Bennett caught Young for zero in the second slip. He then trapped Nick Welch leg with a delivery for 11 before the wicket, which came back.Foleux constantly harassed the batsmen, eventually caught by Young in the second slip. He also rejected Erwin for 7, Young took his third catch in the slip.After lunch, Zimbabwe’s condition deteriorated as they lost three wickets in eight delivery, falling to 83–7. Taylor’s resistance ended when he took a simple catch to Captain Mitchell Santner on an additional cover from Henry.Alexander Raza fell on a short ball from Folkes, which was caught by Rachin Ravindra in leg slip, while Trevor Gwandu was given a leg without scoring before the wicket.Fisher completed his five wickets by bowling Vincent Masecesa in consecutive overs before wrapping Zimbabwe’s innings and blessing Mizarabani in consecutive overs.New Zealand’s inaugural pair dominated the final season to establish a strong position for their team by the end of the day’s game.

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