Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Harare Live Streaming

New Zealand's in-form opening pair of Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill were left waiting for their chance at the crease after Zimbabwe decided to take first strike in the first ODI in Harare. Jacob Oram picked up an illness in the lead-up to the game, which meant allrounder Doug Bracewell got his first ODI cap. Rob Nicol also made his ODI debut in the middle order.

Brendan Taylor believed the dry and grassless pitch would aid batsmen early and spinners later in the day. Zimbabwe were bolstered by the return of opener Vusi Sibanda and wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu, both of whom were unavailable for the Twenty20 series. Chris Mpofu, who was off-colour in the second Twenty20, retained his spot in the XI ahead of Keegan Meth.

New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Brendon McCullum (wk), 3 Jesse Ryder 4, Ross Taylor (capt), 5 Kane Williamson, 6 Rob Nicol, 7 James Franklin, 8 Nathan McCullum, 9 Doug Bracewell, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Andy McKay

Zimbabwe: 1 Chamu Chibhabha , 2 Vusi Sibanda, Hamilton Masakadza, 4 Brendan Taylor (capt), 5 Tatenda Taibu (wk), 6 Forster Mutizwa, 7 Elton Chigumbura, 8 Prosper Utseya, 9 Ray Price, 10 Kyle Jarvis, 11 Chris Mpofu

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