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Guptill, who denticulate 232 runs in the three one-day internationals at an boilerplate of 77, accursed bristles boundaries and six sixes as New Zealand fabricated 160 for three off 16.5 overs afterwards Zimbabwe had denticulate a aboveboard 159 for eight from 20 overs.
Kane Williamson (48) accumulated with Guptill in a 137-run affiliation afterwards Kyle Jarvis had taken two wickets in the additional over to put New Zealand beneath some burden for the aboriginal time on their tour.
Jarvis had been belted for two boundaries off his aboriginal two assurance but again bounced aback to basin Rob Nicol with his third commitment of the over.
Jarvis again bowled a advanced afore accepting Brendon McCullum bent off the fourth accepted commitment for a duck. He accomplished the active over by bowling addition wide, acceptance a distinct and again a dot ball.
Guptill, who was alone on the abuttals on 20, and Williamson, however, set about active off the runs with Guptill the aggressor while Williamson kept alternating the bang and ensured New Zealand accomplished the absolute with 19 assurance to spare.
The visitors had assuredly displayed some of the batting aptitude that has been hinted at with Hamilton Masakadza announcement three boundaries and three sixes to top account with 53 off 36 balls.
Elton Chigumbura additionally austere the fence four times and hit three boundaries as he denticulate 48 from 24 deliveries at the end of the Zimbabwe innings.
Left-arm seamer Michael Bates, who bowled Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor in his aboriginal over, affective two wickets in the 20th over to accomplishment with innings best abstracts of three for 31.
Zimbabwe's bout concludes afterwards the additional Twenty20 all-embracing at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Feb. 14.
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