NZ's Historic Bulawayo Win in Numbers

New Zealand's innings and 359 runs win against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo is their biggest victory margin in terms of runs in Tests.

Biggest Innings Win Margin in Test Cricket

• England vs Australia (The Oval, 1938): Innings and 579 runs
• Australia vs South Africa (Jo'burg, 2002): Innings and 360 runs
• New Zealand vs Zimbabwe (Bulawayo, 2025): Innings and 359 runs
• West Indies vs India (Kolkata, 1958): Innings and 336 runs
• Australia vs England (Brisbane, 1946): Innings and 332 runs

Notable Performances

• New Zealand's 601/3 dec. is their highest team total against Zimbabwe.
• 476-run lead by New Zealand after their first innings is the 3rd biggest first-innings lead by any team while declaring after losing just three wickets.
• Three New Zealand batters (Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, and Rachin Ravindra) scored 150-plus runs, a rare feat in Test cricket history.
• Three New Zealand batters outscored Zimbabwe's totals in this match, a first instance of its kind.
• Rachin Ravindra's 133-ball 150 is the second-fastest for New Zealand in terms of balls faced.
• Zak Foulkes' 9/75 is the best bowling figures in a match for a New Zealand player on Test debut.

Other Records

• 20 wickets taken by New Zealand seamers in this match, a rare feat outside their home venue.
• 13 wickets by New Zealand's debutants in this Test, the most for them in a match.
• Zimbabwe's 242 runs aggregate is their second-lowest total at home and overall 5th lowest total for them in a match where they have been bowled out twice.
• Zimbabwe batted for just 77 overs (462 balls) across two innings, their lowest at home and overall the third lowest in a Test match.
• The 256*-run partnership between Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra is the highest partnership for New Zealand against Zimbabwe for any wicket.