New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Scorecard, Test Series 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 30 July 2025
Zimbabwe batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Brian Bennettc Will Young b Matt Henry |
6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
 Ben Curranc Will Young b Matt Henry |
13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65.0 |
| NW Nick Welchc Michael Bracewell b Matt Henry |
27 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 39.7 |
 Sean Williamsb Nathan Smith |
2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
 Craig Ervine (c)lbw b Nathan Smith |
39 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 33.6 |
 Sikandar Razac Tom Blundell b Matt Henry |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| TT Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk)lbw b Nathan Smith |
30 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 38.5 |
| NN Newman Nyamhuric Will Young b Matt Henry |
9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 |
| VM Vincent Masekesarun out (Devon Conway) |
7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 |
 Blessing Muzarabanic Mitchell Santner b Matt Henry |
1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| TC Tanaka Chivanganot out |
0* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 13 (b 4, lb 2, w 7) | ||||
| Total | 149 (all out, 60.3 ov) | ||||
1-10 Brian Bennett 2.6 ov, 2-24 Ben Curran 6.4 ov, 3-31 Sean Williams 11.2 ov, 4-67 Nick Welch 26.2 ov, 5-69 Sikandar Raza 26.5 ov, 6-123 Craig Ervine 50.1 ov, 7-136 Tafadzwa Tsiga 52.5 ov, 8-143 Newman Nyamhuri 56.5 ov, 9-149 Vincent Masekesa 59.2 ov, 10-149 Blessing Muzarabani 60.3 ov
New Zealand bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Matt Henry |
15.3 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 2.52 |
| WO William O'Rourke7 wd |
13 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2.00 |
 Nathan Smith |
14 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1.43 |
 Mitchell Santner |
16 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 2.88 |
 Michael Bracewell |
2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bat
- Start
- Wed 30 Jul, 09:00 UK
- Competition
- Test Series 2025
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Questions
When is Zimbabwe vs New Zealand?
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand starts at 09:00 UK time (13:30 in India) on Wednesday 30 July 2025, at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, 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 Zimbabwe vs New Zealand head to head?
New Zealand lead the Zimbabwe vs New Zealand head to head at 2-0 from 2 Test meetings, and the latest, on 7 August 2025 at Queens Sports Club, was won by New Zealand.
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 New Zealand's recent form?
New Zealand have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 Test matches, newest first W W L W W; most recently they beat England on 25 Jun, 430 & 288/9 to 354 & 212.
What is a good score at Queens Sports Club?
A good first-innings score at Queens Sports Club is around 335, the average over its last 10 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 63% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.