Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Test, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 2025
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe 1st Test: Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, July 30, 2025
Zimbabwe
ZIM
149/10 (60.3) & 165/10 (67.1)
New Zealand
NZ
307/10 (96.1) & 8/1 (2.2)
Finished
NZ won by 9 wickets
149/10 (60.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 | |
| Ben Curran | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65.00 | |
| Nick Welch | 27 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 39.71 | |
| Sean Williams | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 | |
| Craig Ervine(C) | 39 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 33.62 | |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga(WK) | 30 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 45.00 | |
| Vincent Masekesa | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.82 | |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 13 (b 4, w 7, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 149/10 (60.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 15.3 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 2.52 |
| William ORourke | 13 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Nathan Smith | 14 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1.43 |
| Mitchell Santner | 16 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Michael Bracewell | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (B Bennett - 2.6 ov), 2-24 (Ben Curran - 6.4 ov), 3-31 (S Williams - 11.2 ov), 4-67 (N Welch - 26.2 ov), 5-69 (S Raza - 26.5 ov), 6-123 (C Ervine - 50.1 ov), 7-136 (TE Tsiga - 52.5 ov), 8-143 (N Nyamhuri - 56.5 ov), 9-149 (Vincent Masekesa - 59.2 ov), 10-149 (B Muzarabani - 60.3 ov)
307/10 (96.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Young | 41 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 58.57 | |
| Devon Conway | 88 | 170 | 12 | 0 | 51.76 | |
| Henry Nicholls | 34 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 60.71 | |
| Rachin Ravindra | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Daryl Mitchell | 80 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 67.23 | |
| Tom Blundell(WK) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Michael Bracewell | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 39.13 | |
| Mitchell Santner(C) | 19 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 63.33 | |
| Nathan Smith | 22 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 27.85 | |
| Matt Henry | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| William ORourke | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 307/10 (96.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 26 | 5 | 73 | 3 | 2.81 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 18 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 2.83 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 16.1 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 3.96 |
| Sikandar Raza | 20 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3.15 |
| Sean Williams | 7 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3.29 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 9 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3.22 |
Fall of wickets: 1-92 (W Young - 26.1 ov), 2-158 (H Nicholls - 44.4 ov), 3-163 (R Ravindra - 47.4 ov), 4-177 (D Conway - 54.5 ov), 5-181 (TA Blundell - 56.6 ov), 6-200 (MG Bracewell - 62.4 ov), 7-233 (M Santner - 71.2 ov), 8-294 (N Smith - 92.6 ov), 9-307 (M Henry - 95.2 ov), 10-307 (D Mitchell - 96.1 ov)
165/10 (67.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | 18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Ben Curran | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42.31 | |
| Nick Welch | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
| Vincent Masekesa | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| Sean Williams | 49 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 74.24 | |
| Craig Ervine(C) | 22 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 41.51 | |
| Sikandar Raza | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 | |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga(WK) | 27 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 32.53 | |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 19 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 6, w 0, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 165/10 (67.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 21 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 2.43 |
| William ORourke | 10 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 2.80 |
| Michael Bracewell | 15 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Mitchell Santner | 17.1 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 1.57 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Ben Curran - 6.6 ov), 2-29 (B Bennett - 7.5 ov), 3-34 (N Welch - 17.5 ov), 4-53 (Vincent Masekesa - 21.5 ov), 5-110 (S Williams - 39.1 ov), 6-110 (C Ervine - 40.3 ov), 7-119 (S Raza - 46.5 ov), 8-126 (N Nyamhuri - 49.3 ov), 9-162 (B Muzarabani - 63.3 ov), 10-165 (TE Tsiga - 67.1 ov)
8/1 (2.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Conway | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Will Young | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Henry Nicholls | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Extra | 0 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 8/1 (2.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Nyamhuri | 1.2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Sean Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (D Conway - 0.6 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2025-07-30 13:30 PM
Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Toss
Zimbabwe elected to bat
Umpires
- Alex Wharf
- Asif Yaqoob
Tv Umpires
- Langton Rusere
Match Referee
- Ranjan Madugalle
