New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025

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New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg
  Zimbabwe New Zealand
Dates 30 July – 11 August 2025
Captains Craig Ervine Mitchell Santner
Test series
Result New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Tafadzwa Tsiga (95) Devon Conway (245)
Most wickets Blessing Muzarabani (4) Matt Henry (16)
Player of the series Matt Henry (NZ)

The New Zealand cricket team toured Zimbabwe in July and August 2025 to play the Zimbabwe cricket team. [1] [2] The tour consisted of two Test matches, preceded by a tri-nation T20I series also involving South Africa. [3] [4] In March 2025, the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season. [5]

Contents

Squads

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [6] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [7]

On 18 July, Glenn Phillips was ruled out of the series due to right groin injury. [8] [9] On 24 July, Michael Bracewell was added into the squad for the first Test as replacement for Phillips. [10] [11] On 29 July, Tom Latham was ruled out of the first Test due to shoulder injury and Mitchell Santner was named as captain. [12] [13] On 3 August, Nathan Smith was ruled out of the second Test due to an abdominal strain, with Zak Foulkes named was his replacement. [14] Also Ben Lister was added as a cover for Will O'Rourke. [15] [16] On 6 August, Will O'Rourke was ruled out of the second Test due to a back injury. [17] [18] On 6 August, Latham was ruled out of the second Test, with Bevon Jacobs added to the squad. [19] [20]

On 30 July, Brendan Taylor was added to the squad for the second Test. [21] [22]

Test series

1st Test

30 July–1 August 2025
Scorecard
v
149 (60.3 overs)
Craig Ervine 39 (116)
Matt Henry 6/39 (15.3 overs)
307 (96.1 overs)
Devon Conway 88 (170)
Blessing Muzarabani 3/73 (26 overs)
165 (67.1 overs)
Sean Williams 49 (66)
Mitchell Santner 4/27 (17.1 overs)
8/1 (2.2 overs)
Henry Nicholls 4* (2)
Newman Nyamhuri 1/8 (1.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Matt Henry (NZ)

2nd Test

7–9 August 2025
Scorecard
v
125 (48.5 overs)
Brendan Taylor 44 (107)
Matt Henry 5/40 (15 overs)
601/3d (130 overs)
Rachin Ravindra 165* (139)
Blessing Muzarabani 1/101 (24 overs)
117 (28.1 overs)
Nick Welch 47* (71)
Zak Foulkes 5/37 (9 overs)
New Zealand won by an innings and 359 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Devon Conway (NZ)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 In squad for second Test only.
  2. 1 2 3 In squad for first Test only.

References

  1. ↑ "Zimbabwe to host South Africa and New Zealand for Tests and T20I tri-series". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Zimbabwe to host South Africa and New Zealand in multi-format contest". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Zimbabwe to host South Africa and New Zealand for Tests and T20Is in bumper summer". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Zimbabwe to host SA, New Zealand for Tests, T20I tri-series". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Zimbabwe name squad for Test series against New Zealand". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fisher earns maiden Test call up for Zimbabwe". New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Phillips ruled out of Zimbabwe tour with injury". New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Glenn Phillips ruled out of Zimbabwe tour with groin injury". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bracewell to replace Phillips for first Test in Zimbabwe". New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bracewell replaces Phillips for NZ's first Test against Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Latham ruled out of first Test against Zimbabwe | Santner to become 32nd Test captain". New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Latham to miss 1st Test against Zimbabwe due to shoulder injury". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Foulkes gets maiden Test call-up after Smith injury". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Smith ruled out of Zimbabwe Tests | Foulkes and Lister called in". New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Smith ruled out of second Zimbabwe Test, Foulkes called up as replacement". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Will O'Rourke ruled out of Zimbabwe Test". New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "O'Rourke ruled out of second Test with back injury". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Latham ruled out of second Zimbabwe Test". New Zealand Cricket . Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Latham ruled out of second Zimbabwe Test; Santner to continue as captain". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "ZC adds Taylor to squad for second Test against New Zealand". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Brendan Taylor's ban ends, set to play second Test against NZ". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "Latham out of first Test against Zimbabwe, Santner to stand in as NZ captain". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  24. ↑ "Zakary Foulkes records best match figures for New Zealand bowler on Test debut". Sportstar . Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "New Zealand script their biggest win after Foulkes and Co flatten Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Foulkes, Henry seal NZ's record win as Zimbabwe slump to their heaviest loss". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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