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Zimbabwe Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, Tomorrow, 06:00: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one

Updated , after the Afghanistan game

Match lineups →
1 I Zimbabwe Innocent Kaia Batter, batted 1 35 65 balls 2 Ben Curran Zimbabwe Ben Curran Batter, batted 2 54 135 balls 3 Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor Keeper, batted 3 213 256 balls 4 Brian Bennett Zimbabwe Brian Bennett Bowler, batted 4 186 292 balls 5 Craig Ervine Zimbabwe Craig Ervine Batter, batted 5 210 295 balls 6 A Zimbabwe Antum Naqvi All-rounder, batted 6 70 151 balls 7 Wesley Madhevere Zimbabwe Wesley Madhevere All-rounder, batted 7 154 178 balls 8 T Zimbabwe Tafadzwa Tsiga Keeper, batted 8 44 81 balls 9 Graeme Cremer Zimbabwe Graeme Cremer Bowler, batted 9 34* 51 balls 10 N Zimbabwe Newman Nyamhuri Bowler, batted 10 8 25 balls 11 Blessing Muzarabani Zimbabwe Blessing Muzarabani Bowler, batted 11 5 11 balls
Last Test: Match drawn, 5 Nov 2026. The scorecard →

Zimbabwe Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 10 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Brian Bennett 3 92.7 80.1 P. Masvaure (3), H. Masakadza (2)
2Ben Curran 4 56.5 42.5 K. Kasuza (3), B. Chari (2)
3Brendan Taylor 2 121.5 82.1 C. Ervine (2), N. Welch (2)
4Sean Williams 6 104.5 53.8 B. Taylor (2), B. Bennett (1)
5Craig Ervine 3 86.0 57.2 S. Raza (3), S. Williams (2)
6Sikandar Raza 3 54.0 58.9 W. Madhevere (3), A. Naqvi (1)
7Regis Chakabva 2 48.0 36.4 T. Tsiga (2), R. Burl (2)
8Regis Chakabva 3 29.7 56.3 W. Masakadza (3), B. Muzarabani (2)
9Richard Ngarava 3 26.5 51.0 D. Tiripano (2), G. Cremer (1)
10Blessing Muzarabani 3 23.0 50.0 T. Chivanga (1), V. Nyauchi (1)
11Victor Nyauchi 4 6.7 34.5 B. Muzarabani (2), T. Chatara (2)
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

Zimbabwe Selections

Every player Zimbabwe picked in the last 10 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Sean Williams 8/10 4 -
Craig Ervine 7/10 5 XI
Blessing Muzarabani 7/10 10 XI
Sikandar Raza 6/10 5 -
Wesley Madhevere 6/10 6 XI
Victor Nyauchi 6/10 11 -
Brian Bennett 5/10 1 XI
Regis Chakabva 5/10 8 -
Prince Masvaure 4/10 1 -
Ben Curran 4/10 2 XI
Brendan Taylor 4/10 3 XI
Richard Ngarava 4/10 9 -
Donald Tiripano 4/10 9 -
Kevin Kasuza 3/10 2 -
Tafadzwa Tsiga 3/10 7 XI
Wellington Masakadza 3/10 8 -
Tendai Chatara 3/10 11 -
Hamilton Masakadza 2/10 1 -
Brian Chari 2/10 2 -
Nick Welch 2/10 3 -
Tarisai Musakanda 2/10 3 -
Ryan Burl 2/10 7 -
Peter Moor 2/10 7 -
Tanaka Chivanga 2/10 9 -
Brandon Mavuta 2/10 9 -
Kyle Jarvis 2/10 10 -
Innocent Kaia 1/10 1 XI
Joylord Gumbie 1/10 1 -
Dion Myers 1/10 3 -
Antum Naqvi 1/10 6 XI
Timycen Maruma 1/10 6 -
Nyasha Mayavo 1/10 7 -
Clive Madande 1/10 7 -
Graeme Cremer 1/10 9 XI
Ainsley Ndlovu 1/10 9 -
Newman Nyamhuri 1/10 10 XI
Vincent Masekesa 1/10 10 -
Charlton Tshuma 1/10 10 -

Zimbabwe Test Lineups Questions

What is Zimbabwe's predicted XI against Afghanistan?

Until the toss, Zimbabwe's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 5 Nov 2026 against Afghanistan: Innocent Kaia, Ben Curran, Brendan Taylor, Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine, Antum Naqvi, Wesley Madhevere, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Graeme Cremer, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani.

Who opens the batting for Zimbabwe?

Over the last 10 Tests, Brian Bennett batted at one 3 times and Ben Curran at two 4 times.

Who bats at three for Zimbabwe?

Brendan Taylor, 2 times in the last 10 Tests, then Craig Ervine (2).

Who has played every Test for Zimbabwe recently?

Nobody played all of Zimbabwe's last 10 Tests. Sean Williams played the most, 8.