New Zealand won by an innings and 359 runs
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Scorecard, Test Series 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 7 August 2025
Zimbabwe batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Bennettc Will Young b Matt Henry |
0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Brendan Taylorc Mitchell Santner b Matt Henry |
44 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 41.1 |
NW Nick Welchlbw b Matt Henry |
11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 35.5 |
Sean Williamsc Will Young b Zakary Foulkes |
11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.6 |
Craig Ervine (c)c Will Young b Zakary Foulkes |
7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
Sikandar Razac Rachin Ravindra b Zakary Foulkes |
5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
TT Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk)not out |
33* | 54 | 4 | 0 | 61.1 |
TG Trevor Gwandulbw b Zakary Foulkes |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
VM Vincent Masekesab Matt Henry |
1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
Blessing Muzarabanib Matt Henry |
3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
TC Tanaka Chivangac Mitchell Santner b Matthew Fisher |
4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 18.2 |
| Extras | 6 (b 1, lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 125 (all out, 48.5 ov) | ||||
1-1 Brian Bennett 2.3 ov, 2-30 Nick Welch 14.1 ov, 3-43 Sean Williams 17.5 ov, 4-67 Craig Ervine 28.1 ov, 5-83 Brendan Taylor 33.2 ov, 6-83 Sikandar Raza 34.1 ov, 7-83 Trevor Gwandu 34.3 ov, 8-94 Vincent Masekesa 37.6 ov, 9-100 Blessing Muzarabani 39.5 ov, 10-125 Tanaka Chivanga 48.5 ov
New Zealand bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Henry1 wd |
15 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 2.67 |
Jacob Duffy1 nb |
10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2.40 |
ZF Zakary Foulkes1 wd |
16 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 2.38 |
MF Matthew Fisher |
6.5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.34 |
Mitchell Santner |
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bat
- Start
- Thu 7 Aug, 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 Thursday 7 August 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.

