New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, playing his 50th test, has won the toss and opted to bat against hosts Zimbabwe in the second and final test at the Queens Sports Club. New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, BJ Watling (wicketkeeper), Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult. New Zealand named an unchanged line-up which keeps Doug Bracewll, Matt Henry and Jeet Ravala out of the two-test series. Zimbabwe suffered a blow on the eve of the test when veteran batsman Hamilton Masakadza was ruled out with a back injury. New Zealand were easy winners inside three days of the first test at the same venue, winning last Sunday by an innings and 117 runs.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 06, 2016 07:40 UTC