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Zimbabwe Test Stats

Zimbabwe Tests game by game, and how the opposition did in each

Updated 5 November 2026, after the Afghanistan game

Stat Avg
Test Series 28 Jun 26 BangladeshH Woninns
Test Series 20 Oct 25 AfghanistanH Woninns
Test Series 7 Aug 25 New ZealandH Lostinns
Test Series 30 Jul 25 New ZealandH Lost9 wkts
Test Series 6 Jul 25 South AfricaH Lostinns
Test Series 28 Jun 25 South AfricaH Lost328 runs
Test Series 6 Feb 25 IrelandH Lost63 runs
Test Series 2 Jan 25 AfghanistanH Lost72 runs
Test Series 26 Dec 24 AfghanistanH Drew
Test Series 12 Feb 23 West IndiesH Lostinns
Test Series 4 Feb 23 West IndiesH Drew
Test Series 7 Jul 21 BangladeshH Lost220 runs
Test Series 7 May 21 PakistanH Lostinns
Test Series 29 Apr 21 PakistanH Lostinns
Test Series 27 Jan 20 Sri LankaH Drew
Test Series 19 Jan 20 Sri LankaH Lost10 wkts
1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd
Runs 234322 410140 -185 347127 -159 125601 117 149307 1658 170626 220 251418 208369 267260 228298 243157 205363 586699 142 115292 173 379447 134203 276468 256284 132510 231 176426 134 406293 247204 358515 17014
Wickets 7.79.5 1010 10 1010 10 310 -10 1010 110 510 -10 910 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 -4 1010 -10 69 56 1010 110 810 -10 1010 -10 1010 37 910 010
Run rate 3.093.66 3.83.0 -4.1 3.43.9 -3.7 2.64.6 4.2 2.53.2 2.53.4 4.05.5 2.8 3.74.6 3.14.5 3.14.6 2.63.2 3.33.5 3.03.2 4.33.6 4.2 2.83.2 3.6 3.03.1 2.53.4 2.53.7 2.74.2 2.23.5 3.4 3.03.2 2.9 3.52.5 3.32.3 2.42.9 1.94.7
Sixes 2.03.0 10 -0 20 -1 02 1 01 00 38 3 111 25 30 04 21 21 107 0 13 0 36 01 31 26 06 3 12 1 75 31 65 10
Fours 25.432.9 4521 -25 4314 -20 1671 15 1831 212 1574 24 2934 2636 2837 2021 2517 1838 4753 16 1327 13 4337 1322 3160 3320 1962 39 2652 14 4121 2318 3241 171
Catches 5.25.1 86 9 70 8 16 -7 76 09 38 -6 86 58 86 64 56 83 67 -1 67 -4 45 35 65 15 65 -6 83 -3 76 22 44 04
Each figure is Zimbabwe's, the opposition's under it. Wickets are the wickets Zimbabwe took. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd, against the opposition's same innings.

Zimbabwe Test Game by Game

Runs, the last 16 Tests, newest on the left

Line225.5
Avg
Hit
1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd
Test Series 28 Jun 26 BangladeshH Woninns
Test Series 20 Oct 25 AfghanistanH Woninns
Test Series 7 Aug 25 New ZealandH Lostinns
Test Series 30 Jul 25 New ZealandH Lost9 wkts
Test Series 6 Jul 25 South AfricaH Lostinns
Test Series 28 Jun 25 South AfricaH Lost328 runs
Test Series 6 Feb 25 IrelandH Lost63 runs
Test Series 2 Jan 25 AfghanistanH Lost72 runs
Test Series 26 Dec 24 AfghanistanH Drew
Test Series 12 Feb 23 West IndiesH Lostinns
Test Series 4 Feb 23 West IndiesH Drew
Test Series 7 Jul 21 BangladeshH Lost220 runs
Test Series 7 May 21 PakistanH Lostinns
Test Series 29 Apr 21 PakistanH Lostinns
Test Series 27 Jan 20 Sri LankaH Drew
Test Series 19 Jan 20 Sri LankaH Lost10 wkts

Zimbabwe Test Results

The last 16 Tests, newest first: 2 won

Opponent Result ZIM Opp Wkts
Bangladesh (H)28 Jun Wby an innings and 85 runs 410 140 & 185 20
Afghanistan (H)20 Oct 2025 Wby an innings and 73 runs 347 127 & 159 20
New Zealand (H)7 Aug 2025 Lby an innings and 359 runs 125 & 117 601/3 3
New Zealand (H)30 Jul 2025 Lby 9 wickets 149 & 165 307 & 8/1 11
South Africa (H)6 Jul 2025 Lby an innings and 236 runs 170 & 220 626/5 5
South Africa (H)28 Jun 2025 Lby 328 runs 251 & 208 418/9 & 369 19
Ireland (H)6 Feb 2025 Lby 63 runs 267 & 228 260 & 298 20
Afghanistan (H)2 Jan 2025 Lby 72 runs 243 & 205 157 & 363 20
Afghanistan (H)26 Dec 2024 Ddrawn 586 & 142/4 699 10
West Indies (H)12 Feb 2023 Lby an innings and 4 runs 115 & 173 292 10
West Indies (H)4 Feb 2023 Ddrawn 379/9 & 134/6 447/6 & 203/5 11
Bangladesh (H)7 Jul 2021 Lby 220 runs 276 & 256 468 & 284/1 11
Pakistan (H)7 May 2021 Lby an innings and 147 runs 132 & 231 510/8 8
Pakistan (H)29 Apr 2021 Lby an innings and 116 runs 176 & 134 426 10
Sri Lanka (H)27 Jan 2020 Ddrawn 406 & 247/7 293 & 204/3 13
Sri Lanka (H)19 Jan 2020 Lby 10 wickets 358 & 170 515/9 & 14/0 9

Zimbabwe Test Splits

The last 16 Tests: home and away, batting first or chasing, the toss, competition, opponent, ground and year, and runs a game (first innings)

VenuePW-LWin %RunsOpp
Home 16 2-11 13% 274 393
InningsPW-LWin %RunsOpp
Batting first 7 0-5 0% 274 448
Batting second 9 2-6 22% 275 350
TossPW-LWin %RunsOpp
Won the toss 11 2-7 18% 280 380
Lost the toss 5 0-4 0% 261 421
CompetitionPW-LWin %RunsOpp
Test Series 16 2-11 13% 274 393
OpponentPW-LWin %RunsOpp
Afghanistan 3 1-1 33% 392 328
Bangladesh 2 1-1 50% 343 304
New Zealand 2 0-2 0% 137 454
South Africa 2 0-2 0% 211 522
West Indies 2 0-1 0% 247 370
Pakistan 2 0-2 0% 154 468
Sri Lanka 2 0-1 0% 382 404
Ireland 1 0-1 0% 267 260
GroundPW-LWin %RunsOpp
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 10 0-8 0% 256 428
Harare Sports Club, Harare 6 2-3 33% 305 335
YearPW-LWin %RunsOpp
2026 1 1-0 100% 410 140
2025 7 1-6 14% 222 357
2024 1 0-0 0% 586 699
2023 2 0-1 0% 247 370
2021 3 0-3 0% 195 468
2020 2 0-1 0% 382 404

Test Sides

International sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years, by win rate

SidePWin %RunsOpp
1South Africa 1486%277238
2New Zealand 1267%319232
3Australia 2167%218231
4England 2050%321263
5Bangladesh 1644%291242
6India 1741%300252
7West Indies 1828%259275
8Zimbabwe 1323%237388
9Pakistan 1323%224252
10Sri Lanka 1010%296392

Zimbabwe Test Questions

What is Zimbabwe's average Test first-innings score?

Zimbabwe's first innings have averaged 274 runs over their last 16 Tests, their opponents' 393. Their highest was 586 against Afghanistan on 26 Dec 2024, their lowest 115 against West Indies.

What is Zimbabwe's Test record?

Zimbabwe have won 2 and lost 11 with 3 drawn or tied of their last 16 Tests.

Do Zimbabwe do better batting first or chasing in Tests?

Batting first, Zimbabwe have won 0 of 7 and averaged 274. Batting second they have won 2 of 9, averaging 275.

Who has scored the most Test runs for Zimbabwe recently?

Over Zimbabwe's last 16 Tests: Sean Williams (799 runs in 8), Craig Ervine (796 runs in 12), Brendan Taylor (553 runs in 8).

Who has taken the most Test wickets for Zimbabwe recently?

Over Zimbabwe's last 16 Tests: Blessing Muzarabani (47 wickets in 12), Richard Ngarava (25 wickets in 8), Sikandar Raza (16 wickets in 6).

When do Zimbabwe play their next Test?

Zimbabwe play Afghanistan away in the Test Series on Fri 13 Nov, 06:00 (UK time).