CHRISTCHURCH, March 3: Zimbabwe cricket coach David Houghton is surprised by the resilience shown by his team as they prepare for Wednesday's limited overs international on the ill-fated tour of New Zealand.Beaten 2-0 in the Test series and down 2-0 in the best-of-five limited overs series, Zimbabwe desperately need a win at Lancaster Park here tomorrow.
Houghton has called up limited overs specialists Craig Wishart and John Rennie for the day-night match. Wishart will open the batting and Rennie will open the bowling.
Lineups: New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Llorne Howell, Nathan Astle, Adam Parore, Matthew Horne, Craig McMillan, Chris Harris, Chris Cairns, Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull, Shayne O"Connor.
Zimbabwe: Alistair Campbell (captain), Craig Wishart, Grant Flower, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower, Guy Whittall, Dirk Viljoen, Heath Streak, Paul Strang, Andy Whittall, John Rennie.
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