| Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| England | Zimbabwe | ||
| Dates | 22 – 25 May 2025 | ||
| Captains | Ben Stokes | Craig Ervine | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ollie Pope (171) | Brian Bennett (140) | |
| Most wickets | Shoaib Bashir (9) | Blessing Muzarabani (3) | |
The Zimbabwe cricket team toured England in May 2025 to play the England cricket team. [1] The tour consisted of a four-day Test match. [2] In August 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced the schedule for the Test match. [3] The venue was confirmed as Trent Bridge on 22 August 2024. [4]
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It was the first Test match between the two teams since 2003, [5] and only the second four-day Test match played by Zimbabwe. [6] The tour also marked the first bilateral series between the two sides in any format since 2004. [7] This was also the first match between the two teams since 2007. [8]
On 26 July 2024, ECB chief executive Richard Gould announced that they would be offering Zimbabwe Cricket a touring fee of £ 150,000 for the one off test. The move was touted as a way to keep test cricket healthy in smaller nations. Zimbabwe Cricket became the first board in the modern era to be paid a "touring fee" by the host board in bilateral cricket. [9] [10]
