New Zealand cruise to innings win despite Williams' stoic ton

Sean Williams' maiden Test century could not prevent Zimbabwe from crashing to defeat in the first match against New Zealand but it helped cushion the heavy innings loss

'We were a little bit soft upfront' - Cremer

Even though the result of the first Test between New Zealand and Zimbabwe was decided before Sunday, captains Kane Williamson and Graeme Cremer did not expect the match to end without a fight

Zimbabwe suffer innings defeat despite Williams' brilliance

Unsteady but not uncertain, Williams proves his point

Laid low by illness and with his team deep in trouble, Sean Williams produced the innings to silence his doubters

New Zealand take charge of Test with 412-run lead

Ross Taylor and BJ Watling took 299 and 172 deliveries respectively to rack up 173* and 107 - their second hundreds against Zimbabwe - and build an advantage New Zealand may have considered unassailable

Boult strikes hurt Zimbabwe after massive lead

Bulawayo to Kandy, the contrast between the hosts couldn't be starker

Both Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe's first innings ended cheaply, but while Sri Lanka could bounce back and win, Zimbabwe's unsettled state prevented them from staging a fightback

Latham 105, Williamson 91 keep New Zealand on top

Tom Latham's fourth Test century and 91 from Kane Williamson on his Test captaincy debut saw New Zealand dominate the second day against a hapless home side

Latham, Williamson flatten Zimbabwe

'We don't mind if they bat all day again' - Cremer

Graeme Cremer has offered New Zealand an invitation he may end up regretting after a difficult second day in the field for him and his men in Bulawayo

An unheralded family double for Latham

It was not a fluent hundred, but it was exactly the sort of innings New Zealand had spoken about needing on their return to Test cricket

Wagner's career-best haul bowls Zimbabwe out for 164

Neil Wagner's career-best 6 for 41 dismantled Zimbabwe's fragile line-up and the hosts were only saved from being dismissed for the lowest first-innings score in Bulawayo by their tail

Zimbabwe slide yet again

Zimbabwe on the back foot before a ball bowled

Zimbabwe's small fightback on the opening day was heartening, but the earlier demise was sadly predictable

Wagner's career-best figures, and Tiripano's record at No. 10

Stats highlights from the first Test between Zimbabwe and New Zealand in Bulawayo, where Neil Wagner took a career-best six-for on the opening day

Masvaure makes it

Meet the Zimbabwe batsman who got religion, shed weight, and made his Test debut last week

Fans in Zimbabwe miss out on Test broadcast

Fans can watch the ongoing Test series between Zimbabwe and New Zealand on television in New Zealand, India and Sri Lanka, and maybe several other places, but not in Zimbabwe

One day they got to play Tests

Players who have featured in the most ODIs before their Test debut

Hesson praises New Zealand's 'thorough' performance

The ability to adapt quickly to unfamiliar conditions was crucial to New Zealand's victory in the first Test over Zimbabwe, according to coach Mike Hesson

'I've played for 12 years. Hopefully I have another four or so'

Vusi Sibanda is working as a commentator while he sits out of the Zimbabwe side. But he's optimistic that his playing career will soon be back on track

Zimbabwe have waited too long for Tests - Ntini

Despite Zimbabwe's gap of nearly 20 months between Test matches, the side's interim coach Makhaya Ntini was confident his side are ready for New Zealand

Hosts face long odds as Test cricket returns to Bulawayo

For all the feelings of excitement at Test cricket's return to Bulawayo, there is the reality that the home side will find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer gulf between their visitors and themselves in every way