Overview

• Matt Henry took 6-39 in the first innings and added 3-51 in the second to finish with a nine-wicket match haul.
• Stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner claimed four wickets for 27 runs to dismantle Zimbabwe’s tail in their second innings.
• New Zealand needed just 14 balls to chase eight runs, wrapping up the target inside three overs on day three.
• Zimbabwe were dismissed for 149 and 165 at Queens Sports Club, with Sean Williams’ 49 standing as the top score across both innings.
• The series, outside the World Test Championship and the first between these sides since 2016, resumes with the second Test next Thursday in Bulawayo.