A 2-0 series win against Zimbabwe doesn't really leave much room for analysis as pretty much every single box was ticked by the Blackcaps. This wasn't a glorified net session for the kiwis, this was Test cricket and the kiwi lads were definitely not handed two Test victories, they needed to fight of Zim's challenge and that they did so was nothing less than pleasing.

After the first Test I highlighted that Blackcaps teams in the past didn't quite have the ruthless touch of this current Blackcaps team, both in terms of their skill and their mindset. While it's hard to take any insight away from a series win like this, it's a series win and from where the Blackcaps have come from, dismantling Zim as they have is encouraging.

The best thing we can do now is to bask in some handy numbers from the Blackcaps from the two Test series, bask in them because they won't be so glorious after the two Test series against South Africa.

Ross Taylor was not dismissed in three innings' which means that his average doesn't exist.

Taylor scored 173*, 124* and 67*, 364 runs all up and a strike-rate of 66.18.

Kane Williamson, The Prince, Kaptain Kane, yeah him, he finished with 272 runs at an average of 136. He hit a century and two half-centuries in three innings'.

Tom Latham hit 254 runs, thanks to two centuries with an average of 84.66.

BJ Watling hit 190 runs, a century and a half-century in two innings'.

Neil Wagner led the wicket-takers with 11 wickets at an average of 17 and conceding 2.31rpo.

Ish Sodhi's leggies took 8 wickets, at 24.87 and 3.29rpo.

Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner and Tim Southee all took 6 wickets each.

Boult's average was 24.33, conceding only 2.17rpo.

Wagner was the most-used bowler by Williamson, bowling 80.5 overs.

Sodhi bowled 60.2 overs, Boult bowled 67 overs, Santner 78 overs and Southee bowled 74 overs.

Martin Guptill only bowled 8 overs, yet he took 3/11, finishing with an average of 3.66 and 1.37rpo.

We can be happy that our two best batsmen in Taylor and Williamson dominated this series with the bat. You always expect the best players to stand up in a series against weaker opposition, Taylor and Williamson did exactly that. The performances of Latham shouldn't be slept on either as I view Latham as a long-term Test opener for the Blackcaps and he came into this series on the back of a strong stint on the Kiwi County Tour, showing the benefits of playing consistently against quality opposition.

Guptill has a habit of smacking weaker bowling attacks around and ahead of this series, it felt as though Guptill would be the bloke who'd make hay while the Zimbabwean sun was shining. I refuse to take any major reading away from this series, but I'll be interested to see who scores more runs between Latham and Guptill against a strong South African side as Latham put Guptill in the shade here. Guptill only scored 138 runs to Latham's 254, Guptill averaged 46 to Latham's 84.66 and Latham almost scored his runs quicker than Guptill with Guptill finishing with a strike-rate of 54.98 and Latham wasn't too far behind with 50.90.

We're none the wiser regarding Guptill's future as a Test opener. He still appears to be a little confused about his style of play and craft as an opener, which is in stark contrast to Latham at the moment as Latham knows exactly what his job is in this team.

Our two young spinners combined to take 14 wickets.

That Wagner's 11 wickets was almost more than the combined wickets of Boult and Southee (12) could be viewed as an issue. This is more a nod to the variety in the Blackcaps bowling attack and previous Blackcaps bowling attacks may not have had the weapons to take 40 wickets on Zim's pitches. Southee and Boult weren't graced with favourable conditions, with Wagner there though the Blackcaps benefited greatly from having a workhorse who can make the most of reverse swing. Throw in a leg-spinner and a tidy left-arm tweaker and the Blackcaps showcased a 5-man bowling attack (with Matt Henry and Doug Bracewell offering depth) that will ask questions in any conditions, ensuring that the kiwis will be a tricky opponent outside of Aotearoa.

All this sets the stage for the Blackcaps' two Test series against South Africa perfectly. For whatever reason, the kiwis only get two Tests against South Africa which has to be viewed as a huge negative as a three or five Test series would have been a mouth-watering prospect. South Africa are there to be beaten, lacking Morne Morkel and AB de Villiers and in wiping the floor with Zim, the Blackcaps head to South Africa high in confidence and ready to further establish themselves as a top-tier Test team.