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Bulawayo: Ish Sodhi and Part-timer Martin Guptill bagged three wickets each as Zimbabwe folded on the final day of the second test to hand New Zealand a comprehensive 254-run victory on Wednesday.
New Zealand won the two-match series 2-0 after bowling Zimbabwe out for 132 in their second innings, though the home side were also hampered by poor umpiring decisions.
Sodhi took 3-19 and Guptill career-best figures of 3-11 as they tore through the Zimbabwe batting line-up after lunch having set the home side an imposing victory target of 387.
Earlier, two contentious umpiring decisions against Nightwatchman Donald Tiripano and first-innings centurion Craig Ervine battled admirably for the first 90 minutes of the morning session, only to be dismissed by questionable calls from umpire Paul Reiffel.
Zimbabwe started the day on 58 for three, and while their official target was 387 for victory, a face-saving draw looked to be their real aim.
That goal began to look within their grasp when Tiripano and Ervine batted out the first 22 overs of the day.
However, first Tiripano was given out lbw to left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner when the ball appeared to be missing leg stump, then Ervine was adjudged caught behind off Martin Guptill.
Replays confirmed that Ervine had not made contact with the ball as it turned past his outside edge.
Neil Wagner declared man of the series while Kane Williamson man of the match
New Zealand now head to South Africa for another two-test series starting in Durban on Aug. 19.
Brief scores
New Zealand - 582/4 dec. (Latham 136, Taylor 124*, Williamson 113, Guptill 87, Watling 83*) and 166/2 dec. (Williamson 68*, Taylor 67*)
Zimbabwe - 362 (Ervine 146, Moor 71, Chibhabha 60, Sodhi 4-60) and 132 (Mawoyo 35, Guptill 3-11, Sodhi 3-19)
Result - New Zealand won by 254 runs
Player of the match - Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
Player of the series - Neil Wagner (New Zealand)
