Cricket: New Zealand Dominate Zimbabwe
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 06, 2016 | 08:07 PM
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th August, 2016) - Opening batsman Tom Latham closed in on his second consecutive century in Zimbabwe as New Zealand made a dominant start to the second Test in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Latham was unbeaten on 78 as New Zealand went to tea on the opening day on 206 for one after they won the toss and elected to bat. The left-hander scored 105 in the first Test, which New Zealand won by an innings and 117 runs, and continued that good form on the first day of the second and final Test. With Zimbabwe's pace-shy seamers failing to threaten on a placid pitch, Latham put on an opening partnership of 169 with Martin Guptill, who made 87.
The hosts finally made a breakthrough in the hour before tea, when Donald Tiripano snuck a delivery through Guptill's defences to trap him lbw. The only other drama on the opening day saw Zimbabwe's fans stage a peaceful protest against President Robert Mugabe's government when they rose as one at the end of the 36th over to sing the national anthem.
The action was an initiative of the #ThisFlag citizen movement that has brought stayaways and public demonstrations across the country over the past six weeks.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Dar for joint action to counter Islamophobia in context of Israeli aggression ag ..
Azam Tarar urges for effective implementation of Action Plan for Human Rights
PAF cadets' graduation ceremony held
One-day national seminar "Great Power Competition: Challenges and Opportunities ..
10 firms submit LoIs for PIA: Aleem Khan
Saudi Arabia launches Nusuk pilgrim card for the Hajj of 2024
High Commissioner Hawkins hosts reception to mark 'Australia Day in Spring'
PM forms inquiry committee to probe matter of wheat import
E-Evidence system inaugurated in Bahawalnagar district courts
Bitterness at UCLA as Gaza protest cleared
Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist
DC reviews seven-day anti-polio drive in Federal Capital
More Stories From World
-
Bitterness at UCLA as Gaza protest cleared
7 hours ago -
Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist
7 hours ago -
UK police arrest 45 at protest against migrant removals
7 hours ago -
Macron floats Ukraine troop deployment if frontline breached
7 hours ago -
Gaza needs biggest post-war reconstruction effort since WWII: UN
7 hours ago -
Kids study in overheated slum as Philippines shuts schools
8 hours ago
-
Macron floats Ukraine troop deployment if frontline breached
8 hours ago -
Biden says 'order must prevail' on US campuses amid protests
8 hours ago -
Death toll from rain, flooding in southern Brazil rises to 13
8 hours ago -
US says 'deeply concerned' by Georgia's 'foreign influence' bill
8 hours ago -
Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist
8 hours ago -
Gaza post-war reconstruction at scale unseen since WWII, UN says
8 hours ago