Zimbabwe are in deep trouble at lunch on the third day of their one-off cricket Test against New Zealand in Napier, having been reduced to 5-20 in their first innings.

Replying to New Zealand’s declaration of 7-495, the tourists lost both their openers, Tino Mawoyo (2) and Hamilton Masakadza (0), and Test debutant Forster Mutizwa (6) with just eight runs on the board.

At 3-19, skipper Brendan Taylor (9) and wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu (2) also departed.

Chris Martin bowled Mawoyo and Masakadza with identical inswingers, while Trent Boult with two and Doug Bracewell shared the other wickets by inducing edges to the slips cordon.

New Zealand called a close to their innings shortly after wicketkeeper/batsman BJ Watling completed a debut Test century in hair-raising fashion.

Ahead of the last over before drinks, Watling, on 94, had apparently been got the message that a declaration was imminent and immediately smacked a boundary off Kyle Jarvis to the on-side boundary.

He played the next ball out to the covers and decided to go for the second run, and needed the green light from the third umpire to confirm he had just made it home with a dive with outstretched bat.

Watling ended on 102 not out after a 149-ball innings that included 12 boundaries, as well as a life on 90 when he was dropped in the gully.

Resuming at 5-392 after a rain-disrupted second day, New Zealand lost Doug Bracewell, bowled by Brian Vitori for 11, without addition to their score.

The Black Caps then began to lift the run-rate, with Tim Southee a major contributor.

Southee struck 44 from 39 balls, which included six fours and a six before he was caught in the deep off Graeme Cremer.

Leg spinner Cremer ended with the best figures of the Zimbabwe bowlers with 2-112.