Zimbabwe Under-19 captain Tatenda Taibu could find no excuses after his side's six-wicket loss to New Zealand in the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln University today.

New Zealand scored their target of 72 runs in 10.3 overs with the game being over before the scheduled lunch break.

"Their bowlers bowled really well. They got two good early wickets and then their spinners came on and did a really good job," Taibu said.

"I can't really say our batsmen got themselves out because they got good balls," he said.

"There was nothing wrong with the pitch. I was happy with it, there was a little bit of movement but not too much," he said.

Taibu had been impressed with New Zealand's approach to the game and said it was good that despite the fact they were chasing such a small score the opening batsmen came out and attacked and kept on attacking.

"We can still come back. We will take this game positively and try and beat Sri Lanka because our goal is to make the Super League side of the draw," he said. The two sides meet on Thursday.

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