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.
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