New Zealand bowled Zimbabwe out twice in a day on Monday to break several Test records in winning by an innings and 294 runs on the second day of the first cricket Test.
It was the eighth-largest defeat in Test history; it was Zimbabwe's worst result since first playing Test cricket 13 years ago; and it was New Zealand's biggest victory over any country.
It was also the first time a host had been dismissed twice in a day. The only other time 20 wickets had fallen in one day was when England dismissed India for 58 and 82 at Old Trafford, Manchester, in 1952.
New Zealand declared on its overnight score of 452 for nine after centuries by Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori. Zimbabwe was subsequently all out for 59 in its first innings and 99 in its second. The Kiwis still had eight overs to spare in the day.
Only four of Zimbabwe's batsmen reached double figures in the match. Only No. 4 Hamilton Mazakadza (42) showed any resistance in the second innings, with debutant opener Neil Ferreira next best with 16 at the Harare Sports Club.
Zimbabwe was 37 for two in its second innings at tea after New Zealand enforced the follow on.
Left-arm fingerspinner Vettori claimed 4-28 from 13.5 overs, with pace trio Shane Bond, Chris Martin and James Franklin picking up two wickets apiece in the second innings.
Vettori, who scored New Zealand's fastest ever Test century -- from 82 balls -- on his way to 127, also picked up 2-1 off 2.4 overs in the first innings to win the man-of-the-match award.
In the first innings, Franklin had taken three wickets in as many legitimate deliveries. Ferreira (5) edged to wicketkeeper McCullum and Dion Ebrahim was trapped leg before wicket, but Franklin's hat-trick delivery was ruled a no ball.
Franklin then dismissed Mazakadza lbw for no score, however, with his next delivery.
The second Test will be played in Bulawayo next Monday.
Sri Lanka, India
Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu won the toss and elected to bat first yesterday in the final of a limited-over tri-series match against India.
Sri Lanka made three changes in the team that lost its last league match against the West Indies by 33 runs on Saturday. Skipper Atapattu returned after being rested from one game, while pace bowling all-rounder Chaminda Vaas recovered from a stressed hamstring and Dilhara Lokuhettige was recalled for the title contest.
Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya yesterday joined the exclusive club of batsmen who have scored 10,000 runs in limited-overs internationals.
Jayasuriya, 36, became the first Sri Lankan batsman and the fourth in the world to post 10,000 runs in one-dayers when he reached 10 in the tri-series final against India at Colombo's Premadasa Stadium.
Ashes
Brett Lee was admitted to a hospital with an infection in his left knee Monday, a day after taking Australia to within three runs of an improbable win over England in the second cricket Test.
The 28-year-old fast bowler had swelling and soreness in his knee and was being treated with antibiotics, said Australian team physiotherapist Errol Alcott.
Lee's condition and availability for the third Test, starting tomorrow at Old Trafford, is uncertain.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen go into today’s match at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim stung from their first league defeat in 16 months. Leverkusen were beaten 3-2 at home by RB Leipzig before the international break, the first loss since May last year for the reigning league and cup champions. While any defeat, particularly against a likely title rival, would have disappointed coach Xabi Alonso, the way in which it happened would be most concerning. Just as they did in the Supercup against VfB Stuttgart and in the league opener to Borussia Moenchengladbach, Leverkusen scored first, but were pegged back. However, while Leverkusen rallied late to
The lights dimmed and the crowd hushed as Karoline Kristensen entered for her performance. However, this was no ordinary Dutch theater: The temperature was 80°C and the audience naked apart from a towel. Dressed in a swimsuit and to the tune of emotional music, the 21-year-old Kristensen started her routine, performed inside a large sauna, with a bed of hot rocks in the middle. For a week this month, a group of wellness practitioners, called “sauna masters,” are gathering at a picturesque health resort in the Netherlands to compete in this year’s Aufguss world sauna championships. The practice takes its name from a
Japanese players are moving to English soccer in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and value for money. Kaoru Mitoma is the standout talent of five Japanese players in the English Premier League, with eight more in the Championship and two in League One. Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo, the captain of Japan, believes his compatriots are “being held in higher esteem” by English clubs compared with the past. “The staff at Liverpool ask me about lots of Japanese players, not necessarily with a view to a transfer, but just saying this or
Taiwan yesterday survived Bosnia and Herzegovina to win their Davis Cup World Group I tie at the Taipei Tennis Center. The tight series started on Saturday with world No. 123 Jason Tseng losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to Mirza Basic in the opening singles matchup. However, teammate Tony Wu kept the tie even, dominating world No. 86 Damir Dzumhur 6-2, 6-1. Yesterday, 24-year-old Ray Ho and partner 25-year-old Hsu Yu-hsiou kept up the momentum, making short work of Basic and Nerman Fatic, winning 6-3, 6-4. Tseng then suffered another defeat, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to Dzumhur in a brutal match that lasted more than two