The hosts declared their first innings at 495 for seven earlier on the day after wicketkeeper BJ Watling posted his maiden test century, then bowled the visitors out for 51 and 143 to record their largest victory by an innings in tests.
Waller’s dismissal left Zimbabwe on 50 for eight and they added just one run for the final two wickets to record their lowest score in tests, before stand-in captain Brendon McCullum enforced the follow on.
McCullum took over the captaincy after Ross Taylor was ruled out of the rest of the matches against Zimbabwe, which includes three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches, when he strained his right calf muscle while batting on Friday.
Zimbabwe again flirted with the lowest test score when Doug Bracewell took two wickets in the first over after tea to reduce them to 12 for five, but Forster Mutizwa saw them past the mark before he was dismissed for 18.
Regis Chakabva (63) and Graeme Cremer (26) combined for a stubborn 63-run partnership that temporarily thwarted New Zealand’s victory push before Chris Martin cleaned up the tail to finish with six wickets for 26 runs.—Supersport.
