Cricket
Zim bat first in Harare
2011-10-20 09:35
Harare - Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat in the first one-day international against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club on Thursday.
Zimbabwe
were boosted by the return of experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Tatenda
Taibu and batsman Vusi Sibanda, who missed two Twenty20 internationals
against the same opponents because of injury and a family bereavement
respectively.
New Zealand were without all-rounder Jacob Oram because of illness.
New Zealand go into the three-match series on the back of two convincing wins in the Twenty20 games.
Teams
Zimbabwe:
Brendan Taylor (capt), Vusi Sibanda, Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton
Masakadza, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Forster Mutizwa, Elton Chigumbura,
Prosper Utseya, Raymond Price, Kyle Jarvis, Chris Mpofu
New
Zealand: Ross Taylor (capt), Brendon McCullum (wk), Martin Guptill,
Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Rob Nichol, James Franklin, Nathan
McCullum, Doug Bracewell, Kyle Mills, Andy McKay.
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Russell Tiffin (ZIM)
TV umpire: Jeremiah Matibiri (ZIM)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)