Only Test
New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 301 runs in the only Test - Match Info
McLean Park, Napier, . Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl.
New Zealand495/7d123.4 ov
Zimbabwe51 & 14348.3 ov
New Zealand won by an innings and 301 runs
Match details
- Match
- Only Test, Test
- Date
- (Thu 26 Jan, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bowl
- Result
- New Zealand won by an innings and 301 runs
- Player of the match
- Chris Martin
- Umpires
- Enamul Haque (Bangladesh), Rod Tucker (Australia)
- TV umpire
- Nigel Llong
- Reserve umpire
- Barry Frost (New Zealand)
- Match referee
- David Boon (Australia)
Head to head (Test)
Played 19 · NZ won 13 · ZIM won 0 · Drawn 6
Last 5 meetings
- Only Test · ZIM 313 & 331 v NZ 426 & 252/8dNew Zealand won by 34 runs
- 2nd Test · New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe · ZIM 231 & 207 v NZ 484New Zealand won by an innings and 46 runs
- 1st Test · New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe · NZ 452/9d v ZIM 59 & 99New Zealand won by an innings and 294 runs
- Only Test · Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand · NZ 487/7 & 153/4 v ZIM 340/6 & 60/2Match drawn
- 2nd Test · New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe · ZIM 166 & 370 v NZ 465 & 74/2New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Recent results (Test)
- W vs AUS · AUS 136 & 233 v NZ 150 & 226New Zealand won by 7 runs
- L vs AUS · AUS 427 & 19/1 v NZ 295 & 150Australia won by 9 wickets
- W vs ZIM · ZIM 313 & 331 v NZ 426 & 252/8dNew Zealand won by 34 runs
- D vs PAK · NZ 356 & 293 v PAK 376 & 226/5Match drawn
- L vs PAK · NZ 275 & 110 v PAK 367 & 21/0Pakistan won by 10 wickets
- L vs NZ · ZIM 313 & 331 v NZ 426 & 252/8dNew Zealand won by 34 runs
- L vs PAK · ZIM 412 & 141 v PAK 466 & 88/3Pakistan won by 7 wickets
- W vs BAN · ZIM 370 & 291/5d v BAN 287 & 244Zimbabwe won by 130 runs
- L vs IND · ZIM 161 & 223 v IND 366 & 19/0India won by 10 wickets
- L vs IND · ZIM 279 & 185 v IND 554India won by an innings and 90 runs
Top players in this fixture
NZ v ZIM Tests, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Vettori NZ | 8 | 423 | 127 | 38.45 | 65.18 |
| Brendan Taylor ZIM | 3 | 291 | 117 | 48.50 | 62.99 |
| Tatenda Taibu ZIM | 3 | 193 | 76 | 32.17 | 39.96 |
| Brendon McCullum NZ | 3 | 160 | 111 | 40.00 | 91.43 |
| Ross Taylor NZ | 1 | 152 | 76 | 76.00 | 51.53 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Vettori NZ | 8 | 31 | 2.26 |
| Chris Martin NZ | 4 | 14 | 2.81 |
| Christopher Mpofu ZIM | 3 | 7 | 4.11 |
| James Franklin NZ | 2 | 6 | 2.62 |
| Doug Bracewell NZ | 1 | 6 | 2.83 |
Tests at McLean Park
- Matches
- 9
- Average 1st-innings score
- 347
- Won batting first
- 2
- Won chasing
- 0
- Highest total
- 619/9 by New Zealand ()