ZIMBABWE vs NEW ZEALAND — Match Centre
New Zealand won by 9 wkts
Match details
- Status
- Result · New Zealand won by 9 wkts
- Match
- 1st Test · TEST
- Scheduled start
- Wed 30 Jul 2025 · 2:00 PM Bangladesh time
- Scheduled end
- Sun 3 Aug 2025 · 6:00 AM Bangladesh time
- Scheduled length
- 4 days
- Venue
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Data
- Scores fetched Wed 23 Sep 2026 · 6:09 AM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Zimbabwe · 149/10 (60.3)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bennett | c Will Young b Matt Henry | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
 Ben Curran | c Will Young b Matt Henry | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65.00 |
 Nick Welch | c Michael Bracewell b Matt Henry | 27 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 39.71 |
 Sean Williams | b Nathan Smith | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
 Craig Ervine (c) | lbw b Nathan Smith | 39 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 33.62 |
 Raza | c Tom Blundell b Matt Henry | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| TTafadzwa Tsiga † | lbw b Nathan Smith | 30 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 38.46 |
 Newman Nyamhuri | c Will Young b Matt Henry | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 45.00 |
| VVincent Masekesa | run out (Conway/Tom Blundell) | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.82 |
 Muzarabani | c Santner b Matt Henry | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
 Tanaka Chivanga | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Henry | 15.3 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 2.50 |
 William ORourke | 13.0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2.00 |
 Nathan Smith | 14.0 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1.40 |
 Santner | 16.0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 2.90 |
 Michael Bracewell | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
New Zealand · 307/10 (96.1)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Will Young | c Nick Welch b Muzarabani | 41 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 58.57 |
 Conway | c Brian Bennett b Tanaka Chivanga | 88 | 170 | 12 | 0 | 51.76 |
 Henry Nicholls | c Brian Bennett b Muzarabani | 34 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 60.71 |
 Rachin Ravindra | c Craig Ervine b Raza | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
 Daryl Mitchell | b Newman Nyamhuri | 80 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 67.23 |
 Tom Blundell † | c Sean Williams b Tanaka Chivanga | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Michael Bracewell | c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Muzarabani | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Santner (c) | c and b Vincent Masekesa | 19 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 63.33 |
| Nathan Smith | retd out | 22 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 27.85 |
| Matt Henry | b Sean Williams | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| William ORourke | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muzarabani | 26.0 | 5 | 73 | 3 | 2.80 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 18.0 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 2.80 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 16.1 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Raza | 20.0 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3.20 |
| Sean Williams | 7.0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3.30 |
| VVincent Masekesa | 9.0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3.20 |
Zimbabwe · 165/10 (67.1)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | c Tom Blundell b William ORourke | 18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Ben Curran | c William ORourke b Matt Henry | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Nick Welch | c Tom Blundell b William ORourke | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| VVincent Masekesa | c Rachin Ravindra b William ORourke | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Sean Williams | c Tom Blundell b Santner | 49 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 74.24 |
| Craig Ervine (c) | c Tom Blundell b Matt Henry | 22 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 41.51 |
| Raza | c Rachin Ravindra b Matt Henry | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 |
| TTafadzwa Tsiga † | c Conway b Santner | 27 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 32.53 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | b Santner | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Muzarabani | c (sub)Ajaz Patel b Santner | 19 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | not out | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 21.0 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 2.40 |
| William ORourke | 10.0 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 2.80 |
| Michael Bracewell | 15.0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Santner | 17.1 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 1.60 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 4.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 |
New Zealand · 8/1 (2.2)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Conway | b Newman Nyamhuri | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Will Young | not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Henry Nicholls | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
Did not bat: Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, William ORourke
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Nyamhuri | 1.2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Sean Williams | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Info
| Result | New Zealand won by 9 wkts |
| Match | 1st Test · TEST |
| Series | New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 |
| Date & time | Wed 30 Jul 2025 · 2:00 PM Bangladesh time |
| Ended | Sun 3 Aug 2025 · 6:00 AM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |