New Zealand posted their biggest winning Test margin when they demolished Zimbabwe by an innings and 301 runs on the third day of their one-off Test at Napier’s McLean Park on Saturday.
After starting the day at 392-5, New Zealand added 103 in 18 overs, giving BJ Watling time to notch his maiden Test century before declaring at 495-7.
Man-of-the-match Chris Martin then lead a bowling attack that routed Zimbabwe twice in the same day -- first for the tourists’ lowest Test innings of 51 followed by 143 in their second innings.
New Zealand (I Innings, O/n: 392/5):
McCullum lbw Jarvis 83
Guptill c Taibu b S Masakadza 51
Williamson (run out) 4
Taylor (retired hurt) 122
Brownlie c Taibu b H Masakadza 0
Vettori st Taibu b Cremer 38
Watling (not out) 102
Bracewell b Vitori 11
Southee c Waller b Cremer 44
Boult (not out) 5
Extras (B-1, LB-21, W-2, NB-11) 35
Total (7 wkts decl, 123.4 overs)....495
Fall of wickets: 1-124, 2-131, 3-195, 4-196, 5-278, 6-392, 7-466.
Bowling: Jarvis 32.4-7-120-1, Vitori 25-3-94-1, S Masakadza 23-2-102-1, H Masakadza 21-6-45-1, Cremer 22-2-112-2.
Zimbabwe (I Innings):
Mawoyo b Martin 2
H Masakadza c Brownlie b Boult 0
Mutizwa b Martin 6
Taylor c Guptill b Bracewell 9
Taibu c Brownlie b Boult 2
Waller c Brownlie b Southee 23
Chakabva lbw Bracewell 3
Cremer lbw Vettori 3
Mazakadza (not out) 3
Jarvis (run out) 0
Vitori c Brownlie b Southee 0
Total (all out, 28.5 overs) 51
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-8, 3-8, 4-19, 5-19, 6-24, 7-46, 8-50, 9-50.
Bowling: Martin 6-2-5-2, Boult 9-3-24-2, Bracewell 6-2-12-2, Vettori 4-3-2-1, Southee 3.5-0-8-2.
Zimbabwe (II Innings):
Mawoyo c Guptill b Martin 2
H Masakadza c McCullum b Martin 0
Mutizwa c Watling b Bracewell 18
Taylor c Watling b Martin 2
Taibu c Williamson b Bracewell 4
Waller lbw Bracewell 0
Chakabva c Brownlie b Martin 63
Cremer c Bracewell b Williamson 26
S Masakadza c Watling b Martin 21
Jarvis (not out) 0
Vitori c Watling b Martin 0
Extras (B-4, LB-3) 7
Total (all out, in 48.3 overs) 143
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-3, 3-5, 4-12, 5-13, 6-37, 7-100, 8-134, 9-143.
Bowling: Martin 8.3-3-26-6, Sou-thee 8-2-20-0, Bracewell 10-4-26-3, Vettori 10-1-25-0, Boult 9-4-15-0, Guptill 1-0-12-0, Williamson 2-0-12-1.
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