- General
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 4
- Day 5
- 12th men: DT Mutendera (Zim) and CZ Harris (NZ).
- Lunch: New Zealand 60/1 (Richardson 21*, Sinclair 35*; 26 overs)
- Tea: New Zealand 131/3 (Richardson 46*, Astle 26*; 55 overs)
- MH Richardson: 50 off 159 balls, 5x4, 1st Test 50; 99 is his highest Test score (previous best: 13 v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 2000/01); it is the 6th innings of 99 by a New Zealand batsman in Tests (previous instance: DN Patel and JG Wright v England at Christchurch, 1991/92); his 495 tour runs is the most first-class runs scored by a batsman in a tour of Zimbabwe (previous best: 491 by A Gurusinha, 1994/95)
- 4th wicket partnership (Richardson/Astle): 100 off 43.2 overs
- NJ Astle: 50 off 144 balls, 8x4, 11th Test 50
- Lunch: New Zealand 302/6 (Cairns 33*; 116 overs)
- Tea: New Zealand 404/7 (Cairns 92*, Nash 37*; 147 overs)
- The wicket of Adam Parore in first innings was 50th for Henry Olonga in Test cricket. He became fifth Zimbabwean after Heath Streak, Paul Strang,Guy Whittall and Bryan Strang to do so.
- CL Cairns: 50 off 63 balls, 97 minutes, 9x4; 100 off 144 balls, 12x4, 2x6, 4th Test 100; 2nd Test 100 v Zimbabwe (previous: 120 at Auckland, 1995/96)
- 8th wicket partnership (Cairns/Nash): 100 off 31.2 overs; 144 is the highest 8th wicket partnership for New Zealand against Zimbabwe (previous best: 112 by CZ Harris and DL Vettori at Bulawayo, 1997/98); is the highest 8th wicket partnership for New Zealand in Tests (previous best: 137 by DJ Nash and DL Vettori v India at Wellington, 1998/99)
- DJ Nash: 50 off 124 balls, 144 minutes, 6x4; 4th Test 50
- 465 is New Zealand's highest score in Tests against Zimbabwe (previous best: 460 at Auckland, 1997/98)
- GJ Whittall: 100 off 202 balls, 190 minutes, 15x4, 2x6
- SP Fleming: becomes the most successful New Zealand captain in Test history with this victory being the 12th under his leadership in 29 Tests (previous best: 11 by Geoff Howarth in 30 Tests)
- New Zealand become the first team to clean sweep Zimbabwe at home in a series of more than one match in length
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