Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 3: Hosts reach 107/3 at Lunch

Chamu Chibhabha fell on the stroke of lunch as New Zealand chipped away at the Zimbabwean order on the third morning of the second Test at Bulawayo on Monday. Chibhabha had resisted the New Zealand bowlers for four hours to score a maiden Test fifty, but his dismissal left Zimbabwe 107 for three in response to the visitors’ 582 for four declared. The hosts had been able to keep New Zealand at bay on the second evening as openers Chibhabha and Tino Mawoyo saw them to stumps on 55 without loss, but the tourists enjoyed more success on Monday. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 2016, 2nd Test at Bulawayo

Mawoyo played on from the bowling of Tim Southee early in the day to depart for 26, and a poor stroke from Sikandar Raza Butt after the drinks break saw him edge to slip off Neil Wagner. Chibhabha continued to anchor the Zimbabwe knock in a 170-ball innings, but his dismissal for 60 at the end of the first session left the hosts’ middle order exposed.

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Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner made the breakthrough, inducing a drive from Chibhabha that was well caught by Kane Williamson at short cover. Newe Zealand have put a total of 582 for 4, which included centuries from Ross Taylor, Tom Latham and Kane Williamson. New Zealand are already leading the two Test series with a win in the first with an innings and 117 runs