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Sun Aug 2 (50 ovs) 09:00 local (07:00 GMT | 08:00 BST)
1st ODI - Zimbabwe v New Zealand
Harare Sports Club

Tue Aug 4 (50 ovs) 09:00 local (07:00 GMT | 08:00 BST)
2nd ODI - Zimbabwe v New Zealand
Harare Sports Club

Fri Aug 7 (50 ovs) 09:00 local (07:00 GMT | 08:00 BST)
3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v New Zealand
Harare Sports Club

Sun Aug 9 (50 ovs) 13:00 local (11:00 GMT | 12:00 BST)
Only T20I - Zimbabwe v New Zealand
Harare Sports Club

Fri Aug 14 (20 ovs) 18:00 local (16:00 GMT | 17:00 BST)
1st T20I - South Africa v New Zealand
Kingsmead, Durban

Sun Aug 16 (20 ovs) 14:00 local (12:00 GMT | 13:00 BST)
2nd T20I - South Africa v New Zealand
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Wed Aug 19 (50 ovs) 12:30 local (10:30 GMT | 11:30 BST)
1st ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Sun Aug 23 (50 ovs) 10:00 local (08:00 GMT | 09:00 BST)
2nd ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

Wed Aug 26 (50 ovs) 12:30 local (10:30 GMT | 11:30 BST)
3rd ODI - South Africa v New Zealand
Kingsmead, Durban

Squad (first two ODIs): Elton Chigumbura (captain), Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton Masakadza, Craig Ervine, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Regis Chakabva (wk), Graeme Cremer, Prosper Utseya, Tinashe Panyangara, Christopher Mpofu, John Nyumbu, Vusi Sibanda, Luke Jongwe, Neville Madziva

New Zealand squad
Kane Williamson (capt), Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Ross Taylor, Ben Wheeler, Doug Bracewell (South Africa only), Ish Sodhi (Zimbabwe only)

No Brand-on, Trent or Southee?

Kiwis scoring well, Williamson and Taylor continuing their good form.

Zimbabwe are cruising.

Zimbabwe win!

Ach!

Kiwis under strength!

Everyone re-evaluates new England's ODI series win v the Kiwis.

Ervine hits 130 not out and Mazakadza makes 84....

Centuries for Raza, Guptill and Latham, but NZ win by 10 wickets. It seems ODI cricket has become a batsman's game....

mikesiva wrote:Centuries for Raza, Guptill and Latham, but NZ win by 10 wickets. It seems ODI cricket has become a batsman's game....

Zimbabwe only scored 235 (after being 146/8) with Ish Sodhi taking 3/38 in 10 overs so it can't be that batsman friendly...

Kane Williamson hits 90...this should be a challenging total for Zimbabwe.

Half-centuries from Mazakadza and Williams were just not enough...NZ win by 38 runs.

Only T20i today.

Zimbabwe win the toss and will bowl.

Big win for the Black Caps.

Nice to see George Worker make runs for the Kiwis. Keeping Sebastian Toff, Victor Proletariat, Albert Striver and Michael Artisan out of the side.

Worker is at the crease. Good start for the Kiwis in the T20.