Auckland: Zimbabwe had their bags already packed to return home having not qualified for the quarter-finals. The stand-in skipper Brendan Taylor had accepted the Kolpak deal to play for Nottinghamshire and was calling it quits from playing for his country Zimbabwe. As far as last goodbyes go, it doesn’t come any sweeter than Taylor’s 138 at Eden Park against the reigning World Cup champions India.

Zim’s Brendan Taylor acknowledges the crowd at Eden Park on Saturday. Pic/AFP