A plethora of records were set and broken during this massacre of the hapless Zimbabweans. Have a look at some of them:
Biggest innings victories in Test cricket:
| Margin | Winner | Loser | Venue | Season |
| Inns & 579 runs | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 1938 |
| Inns & 360 runs | Aus | SA | Johannesburg | 2001-02 |
| Inns & 336 runs | WI | Ind | Calcutta | 1958-59 |
| Inns & 332 runs | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 1946-47 |
| Inns & 324 runs | Pak | NZ | Lahore | 2001-02 |
| Inns & 322 runs | WI | NZ | Wellington | 1994-95 |
| Inns & 310 runs | WI | Ban | Dhaka | 2002-03 |
| Inns & 294 runs | NZ | Zim | Harare | 2005-06 |
| Inns & 285 runs | Eng | Ind | Lord's | 1974 |
| Inns & 264 runs | Pak | Ban | Multan | 2001-02 |
| Inns & 261 runs | Eng | Ban | Lord's | 2005 |
Biggest innings victories for New Zealand:
| Inns & 294 runs | v Zim | Harare | 2005-06 |
| Inns & 185 runs | v Pak | Hamilton | 2000-01 |
| Inns & 132 runs | v Eng | Christchurch | 1983-84 |
| Inns & 105 runs | v WI | Wellington | 1999-00 |
| Inns & 101 runs | v Ban | Chittagong | 2004-05 |
Zimbabwe were bowled out in both innings for less than 100 runs, only the 15th such occurrence in Test cricket. The details:
| Totals | Countries | Venue | Season |
| 42 & 82 | Aus v Eng | Sydney | 1887-88 |
| 53 & 62 | Eng v Aus | Lord's | 1888 |
| 81 & 70 | Aus v Eng | Manchester | 1888 |
| 47 & 43 | SA v Eng | Cape Town | 1888-89 |
| 97 & 83 | SA v Eng | Cape Town | 1891-92 |
| 93 & 30 | SA v Eng | Port Elizabeth | 1895-96 |
| 95 & 93 | SA v Eng | The Oval | 1912 |
| 36 & 45 | SA v Aus | Melbourne | 1930-31 |
| 42 & 54 | NZ v Aus | Wellington | 1945-46 |
| 58 & 98 | Ind v Aus | Brisbane | 1947-48 |
| 58 & 82 | Ind v Eng | Manchester | 1952 # |
| 47 & 74 | NZ v Eng | Lord's | 1958 |
| 82 & 93 | Eng v NZ | Christchurch | 1983-84 |
| 59 & 53 | Pak v Aus | Sharjah | 2002-03 |
| 59 & 99 | Zim v NZ | Harare | 2005-06 # |
"#" indicates dismissed twice in a single day's play
