Published: Aug 10, 2016, 11:00 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 10, 2016, 10:21 AM (IST)
Day Five at Bulawayo promises to be an entertaining one, after New Zealand came back with two wickets in the last 3 balls of Day Four, to rock Zimbabwe’s chase at 58-3. You can catch the live cricket streaming of the match on tensports.com, while the live telecast of the match is available on Ten 2. Also enjoy the live streaming of the match on your mobile through Ozee.com and Ditto TV app.Chamu Chibhabha’s first wicket stand of 45 runs with Tino Mawayo looked promising but then Neil Wagner’s breakthrough to send Chibhabha back to the pavilion, started Zimbabwe’s collapse. Trent Boult and Tim Southee too chipped in with a wicket each. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 2016, 2nd Test at Bulawayo
Zimbabwe if they can keep the New Zealand’s pacers and spinner at bay on Day Five, on a pitch that is showing signs of deterioration, will achieve a moral victory for sure. Batting coach Lance Klusener’s words,”We are pretty confident that we can bat for the day”, might come as an encouragement for the Zimbabwe batsmen on Day Five, but they will still have to strive in the middle and save the Test, thereby not allowing the visitors to get a 2-0 win.
All eyes will be first innings’ centurion Craig Ervine, Sean Williams and Peter Moor to lead Zimbabwe’s fightback. The first session of play on Day Five will be crucial from both team’s point of view. If Zimbabwe can put in a good resilient fight in the first session and not lose wickets they could pull out a remarkable draw. It won’t be an easy job against a quality fast-bowling attack though.
