The rain-affected match, which saw repeated and lengthy interruptions due to rain and poor light, will be resumed tomorrow.

Zimbabwe hit back capturing three New Zealand wickets for 70 runs in 15 overs after Geoff Allott led an accurate Kiwi medium pace attack to bundle out the African side for 175 in 49.3 overs.

New Zealand put on a run-a-ball 58 for the first wicket before they lost three quick wickets.

SCOREBOARD

ZIMBABWE

Neil Johnson b Allott 25
Grant Flower run out (Horne) 1
Murray Goodwin c Parore b Harris 57
Andy Flower c McMillan b Allott 0
Alistair Campbell c Nash b Larsen 40
Guy Whittall c Astle b Allott 21
Stuart Carlisle c McMillan b Astle 2
Heath Streak b Cairns 4
Andy Whittallc Astle b Cairns 3
Andrew Huckle c Twose b Cairns 0
Henry Olonga not out 1
Extras (b 4, lb 11, w 3, nb 3): 21
Total (all out, in 49.3 overs): 175
Fall Of Wickets: 1-10 (Grant Flower, 2.5 overs), 2-35 (Johnson, 8.5), 3-45 (Andy Flower, 10.1), 4-136 (Goodwin, 36.3), 5-148 (Campbell, 41.4), 6-154 (Carlisle, 44.5), 7-163 (Streak, 47.2), 8-174 (Guy Whittall, 48.6), 9-174 (Huckle, 49.1), 10-175 (Andy Whittall, 49.3)

Bowling: Allott 10-1-24-3 (nb 1), Nash 10-2-48-0 (nb 1), Larsen 10-0-27-1, Cairns 6.3-2-24-3 (nb 1, w 3), Harris 4-0-12-1, Astle 9-0-25-1

NEW ZEALAND

MJ Horne lbw b GJ Whittall 35
NJ Astle c Streak b Olonga 20
CD McMillan lbw b Streak 1
SP Fleming batting 9
RG Twose batting 0
Extras (lb1, nb4): 5
Total (3 wickets, 15 overs): 70
To Bat: CL Cairns, AC Parore, CZ Harris, GR Larsen, DJ Nash, GI Allott.
Fall Of Wickets: 1-58 (Horne, 8.6 overs), 2-59 (Astle, 9.6), 3-65 (McMillan, 12.3).
Bowling: Johnson3-0-21-0 (1nb), Streak 5-0-25-1, GJ Whittall 3-0-9-1, Olonga 4-1-14-1 (3nb).