Lou Vincent was in jubilant mood after replacing legendary Kiwi Glenn Turner with the highest individual one-day international score by a New Zealander. Vincent, who smashed 172 on his return to the side after an absence of almost two years, said: "I was excited to be given a chance and it was my day.
"Beating a legend is exciting, and I'm happy to have the skills to do it."
Zimbabwe skipper Tatenda Taibu said: "It was awful, we need to improve in all three departments of the game."
New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming, who shared a record partnership of 204 with Vincent for the opening wicket, was full of praise for the fluency of his batsmen, despite the inferior opposition.
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"To score that many runs in that amount of overs was pretty special," said Fleming, who made a cavalier 93 from 87 balls.
"There was some great hitting, and a fine innings from Lou. I tend to feed off who I'm batting with, and this was exceptional.
"To get almost 400 against any side means there are some pretty good skills on display."
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