T20I Tri-Series: Devon Conway sines; New Zealand secure eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe
claimed three wickets while
, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, and Mitchell Santner each took one wicket to limit Zimbabwe to 120/7.
's unbeaten 59 off 40 balls earned him the man of the match award in the ongoing T20I Tri-Series involving Zimbabwe, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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Wessly Madhevere and Brian Bennett opened well for Zimbabwe, with Bennett scoring 21 before falling to Henry in the final powerplay over.
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Ravindra dismissed wicketkeeper Clive Madande for 8 runs. Madhevere continued his steady innings, scoring 36 from 32 balls with four boundaries before Milne bowled him out. Santner then removed Sikander Raza for 12, while Henry took the wickets of Tony Munyonga and Tashinga Musekiwa for 13 and 4 runs respectively.
During New Zealand's chase of 121, Conway received an early reprieve when Blessing Muzarabani dropped him off Richard Ngarava's bowling in the first over. Zimbabwe managed to dismiss Tim Seifert for 3 runs, caught by Muzarabani.
Rachin Ravindra and Conway then took control, with Ravindra hitting three consecutive boundaries off Trevor Gwandu in the fifth over.
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Ravindra's innings of 30 ended when he guided Tinotenda Maposa's short ball to Muzarabani at third man, who made a diving catch.
Conway reached his fifty in 34 balls and partnered with Daryll Mitchell, who scored 26, to achieve the target in 13.5 overs with 37 balls remaining.
Zimbabwe posted 120/7, with Wessly Madhevere scoring 36 and Brian Bennett contributing 21, while Matt Henry took 3 wickets for 26 runs. New Zealand reached 122/2, led by Devon Conway's unbeaten 59 and Rachin Ravindra's 30, with Blessing Muzarabani taking 1 wicket for 27 runs.
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