 Vincent put on 108 with skipper Fleming |
Lou Vincent and captain Stephen Fleming shared a century opening stand to guide New Zealand to a comfortable win over a Zimbabwe Board XI in Bulawayo. Vincent scored 66 and Fleming 47 as they put on 108, before Craig McMillan's unbeaten 46 saw them to a target of 194 with 24.5 overs to spare.
Scott Styris and uncapped off-spinner Jeetan Patel took two wickets each.
And Andre Adams bowled bowled a miserly nine overs for figures of 1-12 to restrict the hosts to 193-8.
Zimbabwe and New Zealand play the first match of the triangular one-day series, which also involves India, in Bulawayo on Wednesday.
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