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Providence (Guyana), May 4 (PTI) Zimbabwe collapsed in a heap after a steady start as they were bundled out for a paltry 84 by New Zealand in their last Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup here today. Put into bat, openers Tatenda Taibu and Hamilton Masakadza put on 36 runs in 4.4 overs but after that Zimbabawe batsmen fell in a heap to be all out for 84 in 15.1 overs. For New Zealand, Scott Styris and Nathan McCullum took three wickets each by giving away five and 16 runs respectively. All of McCullum''s scalps came in the ninth over while Styris took his three wickets in the 13th over. After the opening stand of 36, Zimbabwe lost five wickets in 15 balls as they slumped from 57 for one in 6.4 overs to 63 for six in the ninth over. Later, three wickets fell in the 13th over bowled by Styris. Taibu top-scored with a breezy 14-ball 21 which included four boundaries while his opening partner Masakadza contributed run-a-ball 20. Greg Lamb (14 not out) was the only other batsman who reached double figures. New Zealand opening bowlers Shane Bond and Tim Southee bowled a lively spell but Taibu was not the one to remain quiet. He hit two fours each off Bond and Southee. Southee though had the last laugh as he removed Taibu with a slow bouncer and the wicketkeeper-batsman holed out to square-leg fielder Jacob Oram while trying a pull shot. Zimbabwe were at a healthy 41 for one after five overs but five wickets in 15 balls put them in serious trouble. First, Masakadza was run out in the seventh over while trying for a single. Oram, at deep midwicket, released the ball quickly and wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins threw the wicket down before Masakadza could reach the crease. Four balls later, Blignaut (8) fell to Daniel Vettori. He went for a slog sweep but completely missed it and the ball hit the stumps after kissing the gloves. Three batsmen fell in the ninth over bowled by McCullum. Elton Chigumbura (3) went for a big shot only to find Martin Guptill. Charles Coventry offered a tame catch to McCullum in his follow through for a duck while Craig Ervine (1) was stumped by Hopkins after he was foxed by the flight of the delivery. There was lull for a while and Zimbabwe added 10 runs from 21 balls before Timycen Maruma (4) fell in the 13th over. That led to another collapse as his two team-mates Graeme Cremer and Prosper Utseya fell in the same over. Both of them failed to open their account. Ray Price (2) was the last man out LBW to Vettori as Zimbabwe folded at 84, the second lowest total in the tournament so far.
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