Wagner five-for wrecks Zimbabwe line-up

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Tea Zimbabwe 120 for 8 (Tiripano 28*, Masvaure 20*) v New Zealand Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Neil Wagner claimed a third career five-for to tear through Zimbabwe’s line-up, as the hosts suffered a second collapse in the post-lunch session. After losing three wickets for one run – they tumbled from 35 for 1 to 36 for 4 in the morning – Zimbabwe lost four wickets with the score on 72, as they crashed from 72 for 4 to 72 for 8.

Donald Tiripano and Prince Masvaure saved the hosts some blushes with a ninth-wicket stand worth 48, the highest of their innings. They avoided the embarrassment of being bowled out for under 100 for a ninth time in Test cricket but are still in danger of posting less than 155, which is their lowest first-innings score in Bulawayo.

The destroyer-in-chief was Wagner, who employed a short-ball strategy throughout his marathon 13-over spell that …

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