11.  New Zealand came close to getting a wicket on the fifth ball of the day when an lbw appeal was turned down.

12.  Required to bat for seven overs before lunch, New Zealand lost its belligerent opener Nathan Astle for four on the fifth ball of the innings.

13.  The Zimbabwe innings started badly with the dismissal of skipper Alistair Campbell by Debashish Mohanty with his fifth ball.

14.  He stepped up to have Campbell caught off a leading edge at mid-on with his fifth ball and then trapped Adams leg before.

15.  Allott bowled Croft with his fifth ball.

16.  Ambrose struck with the fifth ball of his opening over when Hayden was deceived by a delivery which straighten and bowled him.

17.  Before the lunch break Essex allrounder Irani grabbed the prized wicket of captain Mohammad Azharuddin with his fifth ball.

18.  Before the luch break Essex allrounder Irani grabbed the prized wicket of captain Mohammad Azharuddin with his fifth ball.

19.  When the match eventually got under way New Zealand struck almost immediately with Richard Sherlock dismissing opener Upal Theranga for nought off the fifth ball of the innings.

20.  Mahanama edged the fifth ball of the innings bowled by paceman Heath Streak to the third man boundary and was trapped leg-before in the next ball.