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Summary New Zealand bowled out Zimbabwe for 313 on the third day of the one-off Test at Queens Sports Club.
New Zealand led by 141 runs despite slumping to 28-2 at stumps after bowling out Zimbabwe for 313 on the third day Thursday of the one-off Test at Queens Sports Club.Vusi Sibanda scored 93, just short of his maiden Test century. The opener played fluently for his 11 fours and a six until he mis-hit a short and wide Dean Brownlie delivery to Ross Taylor at gully before lunch.After lunch, Malcolm Waller hit an undefeated half-century on debut to revive Zimbabwe from 193-4 in response to New Zealands first-innings total of 426.Waller, whose father Andy played two tests for Zimbabwe against England in 1996, faced 133 balls and smashed nine fours and a six in an innings in which he punished anything short or wayward.Waller and fellow debutant Regis Chakabva repaired the innings with a mature partnership of 86 runs for the sixth wicket before Chakabva was run out on 37 by a combination of Doug Bracewell and Reece Young.Zimbabwe slipped to 193-4 after losing captain Brendan Taylor on 50 and former skipper Tatenda Taibu for 20 soon after the lunch break.Experienced New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori ended with figures of 5-70 at the expense of the Zimbabwe tail after tea, and seamer Chris Martin grabbed two wickets to clean up and reach the 200-wicket mark in Tests.In New Zealands second innings, Zimbabwe pace bowler Kyle Jarvis produced a brilliant full delivery to clean-bowl first-innings centurion Martin Guptill for a duck before spinner Ray Price trapped Brendon McCullum lbw plumb in front for 11.
