Hamilton, Feb. 25 -- Amelia Kerr's record-breaking century on her captaincy debut has powered New Zealand women to a commanding 92-run win over Zimbabwe in the first T20I on Wednesday.

The New Zealand all-rounder became the first-ever to score a women's T20I hundred on her captaincy debut. It was Kerr's first triple-digit score in the format, and only the third instance of a White Ferns player doing so in the format's history.

After being asked to bat first in the opening fixture of the three-match series, the White Ferns skipper Kerr came out all guns blazing with the bat.

Kerr hammered an unbeaten 101 off 51 deliveries; the right-handed batter smashed 19 boundaries, scoring at a strike rate of 198.03.

Kerr also stitched an unbeaten ...