England won by an innings and 45 runs
England vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Test Series 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 22 May 2025
England batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zak Crawleylbw b Sikandar Raza |
124 | 171 | 14 | 0 | 72.5 |
Ben Duckettc Ben Curran b Wesley Madhevere |
140 | 134 | 20 | 2 | 104.5 |
Ollie Popec Tafadzwa Tsiga b Tanaka Chivanga |
171 | 166 | 24 | 2 | 103.0 |
Joe Rootc Sean Williams b Blessing Muzarabani |
34 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 77.3 |
Harry Brookb Blessing Muzarabani |
58 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 116.0 |
Ben Stokes (c)c Ben Curran b Blessing Muzarabani |
9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.2 |
Jamie Smith (wk)not out |
4* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 25 (b 6, lb 10, w 6, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 565/6 (96.3 ov) | ||||
1-231 Ben Duckett 41.3 ov, 2-368 Zak Crawley 65.1 ov, 3-479 Joe Root 82.4 ov, 4-502 Ollie Pope 89.3 ov, 5-548 Ben Stokes 94.5 ov, 6-565 Harry Brook 96.3 ov
Did not batZimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Ngarava |
9 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 4.67 |
Blessing Muzarabani |
24.3 | 3 | 143 | 3 | 5.84 |
TC Tanaka Chivanga6 wd, 3 nb |
16 | 0 | 117 | 1 | 7.31 |
Victor Nyauchi |
18 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 5.72 |
Sikandar Raza |
24 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 3.88 |
Wesley Madhevere |
3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 |
Brian Bennett |
2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bowl
- Ground
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Start
- Thu 22 May, 11:00 UK
- Competition
- Test Series 2025
England vs Zimbabwe Questions
When is England vs Zimbabwe?
England vs Zimbabwe starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Thursday 22 May 2025, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, part of Test Series 2025; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the England vs Zimbabwe head to head?
England lead the England vs Zimbabwe head to head at 1-0 from 1 Test meetings, and the latest, on 22 May 2025 at Trent Bridge, was won by England.
What is England's recent form?
England have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 Test matches, newest first W W W L L; most recently they beat Pakistan on 09 Sep, 453 & 130/2 to 133 & 449.
What is Zimbabwe's recent form?
Zimbabwe have won 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 Test matches, drawn 1, newest first D W W L L; most recently they drew with Afghanistan on 05 Nov, 504 & 523/5 to 514.
What is a good score at Trent Bridge?
A good first-innings score at Trent Bridge is around 413, the average over its last 6 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 80% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.

