Henry cuts through Zimbabwe to wrap up win: 1st Test, Day 3 (Bulawayo)

Matt Henry with figures of 6/39 in the first innings, followed by 3/51 in the second had a nine-wicket haul that won the 1st Test and earned him Player of the Match honours at Bulawayo.

New Zealand wrapped up the Bulawayo Test in under three days, bowling Zimbabwe out for 165 on the third morning.

In the short chase, Devon Conway fell early but Henry Nicholls steered the visitors home for a nine-wicket victory that put them 1-0 up in the two-match series.

New Zealand 307 (Conway 88, Mitchell 80, Muzarabani 3-73) and 8 for 1 beat Zimbabwe 149 (Ervine 39, Henry 6-39, Smith 3-20) and 165 (Williams 49, Santner 4-27, O'Rourke 3-28, Henry 3-51) by nine wickets.

Aug 2025.