'Outstanding' Foulkes savours record debut performance

Zakary Foulkes picked the best-ever figures for a New Zealand bowler on Test debut [Zimbabwe Cricket]

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New Zealand stand-in captain Mitchell Santner was all praise for Zakary Foulkes, who bagged the bestfigures for aNew Zealand bowler on Test debut.

Foulkes, one of three debutants in the second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, picked up match figures of 9 for 75 as New Zealand eased to a record-breaking innings win on the third afternoon.

"We've seen a little bit in the white ball stuff recently, but to do it in a Test match on debut is pretty special," Santner said of Foulkes' feat. "He was obviously going for that ten-for, I think he bowled a ten-over spell there, which is credit to him as well to be able to bowl ten overs in a row. But he's probably loved Zimbabwe more than some others."

Foulkes was added to the squad after Nathan Smith was ruled out due to an abdominal strain he suffered in the first Test. Foulkes, who has played one ODI and 13 T20Is, can swing the ball away and into the right-handers, which, according to Santner, is a rare quality.

"Someone kind of swinging into the right-hander is, you don't see that often," Santner said. "So I guess he's another addition to our attack with the guys moving the ball away.