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Kiwi opener Tim Ciphurt scored 75 runs.
New Zealand won the fourth consecutive match in the T20 TRAI series. The team defeated home team Zimbabwe by 60 runs and maintained their winning streak. New Zealand scored 190 runs in Harare on Thursday. Zimbabwe could only score 130 runs.
The tri -series has ended with the league stage. New Zealand and South Africa made it to the title match by staying at the top-2 position of the points table. The final will be held in Harare on 26 July.
Ciphurt and Rachin put fifty New Zealand won the toss and chose batting. Tim Robson was dismissed for 10 runs. Tim Sifart again picked a century partnership with Rachin Ravindra. Rachin was dismissed for 63 runs off 39 balls. After him, Mark Chapman also returned to the pavilion without opening an account.
Rachin Ravindra and Tim Sifart partnered 108 runs.
Cyphurt scored 75 runs Tim Sifart, who has imposed a fifty, along with Michael Bracewell, brought the team to 150. Ciphurt was dismissed for 75 runs. Bracewells remained until the end, he scored 26 runs and brought the team to 190 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Richard Nagarwa from Zimbabwe took 4 wickets and Tinotnda Maposa took 2 wickets.
Zimbabwe’s players celebrating the wicket.
Munyonga scored 40 runs from Zimbabwe The home team lost 5 wickets for 44 runs, chasing a big target of 191 runs. Brian Bennett 1, Clive Madande 2, Captain Sikander Raza 9 and Ryan Berl were dismissed for 5 runs. The witch Myers scored 22 runs. Tony Munyonga and Tashanka Mosekiva handled the team by fifty partnerships. Munyonga was dismissed for 40 and Mosekiva 21 runs.
Finally, Wellington Masakadja 2, Richard Nagarwa 6 and Trever Gwandu were dismissed for 2 runs. With this, the Zimbabwe team was reduced to 130 runs. Ish Sodhi from New Zealand took 4 wickets for 12 runs. Jackie Fox, William O’Rurek and Michael Bracewell got 1–1 wickets. Matt Henry took 2 wickets. A batter was run out.
Tony Munyonga and Tashanka Musekiva partnered 51 runs.
Final on 26 July New Zealand defeated both South Africa and Zimbabwe 2-2 times in the Tri-series. South Africa won 2, the team defeated Zimbabwe both times. On the other hand, the home team Zimbabwe suffered defeat in the four matches. Now the final of the Tri -series will be played between South Africa and Zimbabwe on 26 July in Harare.