Bulawayo, Aug. 1 -- An explosive nine-wicket outing for pacer Matt Henry, including a first-innings six-wicket haul, helped New Zealand secure a massive 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe during the first Test of the series on Friday.

With this win, New Zealand is 1-0 up in the two-match series.

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first. They looked completely at sea against Henry, who ripped through the team's top order, reducing them to 69/5. A 54-run stand between skipper Craig Ervine (39 in 116 balls, with six fours) and Tafadzwa Tsiga (30 in 78 balls, with five fours) offered some temporary relief, but Zimbabwe was bundled out for 149 in 60.3 overs.

Henry (6/39) and Nathan Smith (3/20) were the top bowlers for the Kiwis.

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