BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor top-scored with 44 in his first Test match after a lengthy ban but could not prevent Zimbabwe from collapsing to 125 all out on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand on Thursday.
Fast bowlers Matt Henry (five for 40) and debutant Zakary Foulkes (four for 38) did the damage for New Zealand at Queens Sports Club.
Taylor, 39, was banned for three-and-a-half years in January 2022 for breaching the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption code as well as a drugs offence.
Taylor had not played Test cricket since captaining Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Harare in July 2021 in a match in which he scored 81 and 92.
The former captain opened the batting and saw four wickets fall to Henry and Foulkes before he was fifth out, caught at cover off Henry with the total on 83. He faced 107 balls and hit six fours.
Foulkes and fellow fast bowlers Jacob Duffy and Matthew Fisher all made their Test debuts, with Nathan Smith and Will O'Rourke out injured and Michael Bracewell released to play in the Hundred competition in England.
New Zealand -- who lead the two-match series 1-0 -- were again captained by Mitch Santner after regular captain Tom Latham failed a fitness test on an injured left shoulder. -- AFP
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