Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson scored centuries as New Zealand posted a massive 582 for four declared in their first innings against Zimbabwe on the second day of the second test last night. Taylor passed Martin Crowe in third on the list of all-time New Zealand test run-scorers as he bagged his third unbeaten test century in a row against the Zimbabweans with another high-class knock. New Zealand resumed on 329 for two with Williamson quickly bringing up the five runs he needed for his century off 136 balls. However, the day belonged to Taylor (124 not out) and Williamson (113), the latter becoming the 13th and, at 26, the youngest player to score a century against all test-playing nations. Zimbabwe scored only 22 runs off the first 20 overs of their reply, before upping the rate as the ball got older.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 07, 2016 19:52 UTC