Dhaka, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com) - New Zealand need eight wickets on the final day after once again taking the upper hand against Zimbabwe in their one-off Test in Bulawayo on Friday. All three results remain possible, but the hosts face a difficult chase of 366 and closed day four on 61 for two after Doug Bracewell struck twice, reports ESPNstar.
Zimbabwe's Kyle Jarvis earlier took five for 64 but the tourists declared on 252 for eight after half-centuries from captain Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson.
The hosts almost made the worst possible start in their second innings when Chris Martin's first ball swung into Tino Mawoyo and struck him on the pad, but the ball had done too much and was missing leg stump.
Mawoyo got moving with a cover drive for four in Martin's next over and Vusi Sibanda followed suit off a Bracewell half-volley but then survived another huge lbw shout from Martin.
But the finger finally went up when Bracewell swung one into Sibanda, who was sent on his way for 13.
New man Hamilton Masakadza hit three fours early in his innings but was dismissed when, having survived an lbw appeal earlier in the day's final over, he played a loose cut to gully where Dean Brownlie took a superb diving catch. Mawoyo remained 27 not out.
Earlier, the Black Caps added 83 runs in the morning session for the loss of only nightwatchman Jeetan Patel, who lasted four overs before he played inside the line of a delivery from Jarvis and was bowled for nine.
Williamson hit two boundaries in successive overs and Taylor lofted Ray Price for six to bring up the 50 partnership.
Williamson completed his half-century shortly after lunch by glancing Chris Mpofu for four and then hit Price for a six and a four in one over.
Taylor followed him to 50 with a single to deep cover and celebrated with a huge six off Jarvis. The bowler responded well, though he was fortunate when a ball kept low and jagged in sharply to dismiss Williamson lbw for 68.
BJ Watling made a nondescript three before popping Price to Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor at short leg and Jarvis earned a much clearer leg-before decision when Ross Taylor was caught on the walk having made 76.
He had to wait for his fifth wicket as Brendan Taylor dropped Daniel Vettori but it came when Brownlie, having hoisted Price for six, was bowled through the gate for nine.
Vettori (31) and Reece Young (35no) helped the Kiwis add 40 in seven overs after tea before the declaration came.
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