New Zealand Women v Zimbabwe Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, Zimbabwe Women tour of New Zealand, 2026

Zimbabwe Women tour of New Zealand 1st T20I: New Zealand Women v Zimbabwe Women at Hamilton, February 25, 2026
New Zealand Women
NZ-W
202/1 (20)
Zimbabwe Women
ZIM-W
110/4 (20)
Finished
NZ-W won by 92 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Beloved Biza49555089.09
Chiedza Dhururu891088.89
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Rosemary Mair402706.75
Jess Kerr402015.00
Current Partnership: 17 run (3.1 ov) | Last Wicket: Josephine Nkomo 25 (34) | Fall of Wicket: 93/4 (16.5 ov)
CRR: 5.50 | Last Ten Overs: 55/1 5.41
Recent: ···4·121·111·4···2

Commentary

End of over 20 (5 runs)
Chiedza Dhururu 8 (9)
Beloved Biza 49 (55)
Zimbabwe Women 110/4
Rosemary Mair 4-0-27-0
Jess Kerr 4-0-20-1
0
19.6
Rosemary Mair to Chiedza Dhururu, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Chiedza Dhururu hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
0
19.5
Rosemary Mair to Chiedza Dhururu, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, fulltoss, on the leg stump, Chiedza Dhururu goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
0
19.4
Rosemary Mair to Chiedza Dhururu, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Chiedza Dhururu hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
4
19.3
Rosemary Mair to Chiedza Dhururu, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump. Chiedza Dhururu hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
19.2
Rosemary Mair to Chiedza Dhururu, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Chiedza Dhururu hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
1
19.1
Rosemary Mair to Beloved Biza, 1 run, inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
End of over 19 (6 runs)
Chiedza Dhururu 4 (4)
Beloved Biza 48 (54)
Zimbabwe Women 105/4
Jess Kerr 4-0-20-1
Bree Illing 4-0-23-1
2
18.6
Jess Kerr to Chiedza Dhururu, 2 runs, Jess Kerr delivers fast ball at full length, Chiedza Dhururu hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
18.5
Jess Kerr to Beloved Biza, 1 run, Jess Kerr delivers fast ball at good length, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
18.4
Jess Kerr to Beloved Biza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
1
18.3
Jess Kerr to Chiedza Dhururu, 1 run, inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Chiedza Dhururu hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
18.2
Jess Kerr to Beloved Biza, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
1
18.1
Jess Kerr to Chiedza Dhururu, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the stumps, Chiedza Dhururu hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
End of over 18 (6 runs)
Beloved Biza 46 (51)
Chiedza Dhururu 0 (1)
Zimbabwe Women 99/4
Bree Illing 4-0-23-1
Amelia Kerr 4-0-14-2
0
17.6
Bree Illing to Beloved Biza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
4
17.5
Bree Illing to Beloved Biza, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Beloved Biza elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
0
17.4
Bree Illing to Beloved Biza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at slip, who blocks the ball right away.
0
17.3
Bree Illing to Beloved Biza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
0
17.2
Bree Illing to Beloved Biza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
2
17.1
Bree Illing to Beloved Biza, 2 runs, Bree Illing delivers fast ball at good length, Beloved Biza hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at third man for 2 runs.
End of over 17 (2 runs)
Chiedza Dhururu 0 (1)
Beloved Biza 40 (45)
Zimbabwe Women 93/4
Amelia Kerr 4-0-14-2
Nensi Patel 4-0-20-0
0
16.6
Amelia Kerr to Chiedza Dhururu, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Chiedza Dhururu hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
w
16.5
Josephine Nkomo c B Illing b AC Kerr 25 (34) Amelia Kerr to Josephine Nkomo, no run, c B Illing b AC Kerr, Caught out !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Josephine Nkomo hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards square leg, but the ball finds safe hands of Bree Illing, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Josephine Nkomo is out.
1
16.4
Amelia Kerr to Beloved Biza, 1 run, Beloved Biza goes forward, pushes drive after an legbreak is delivered at a good length by Amelia Kerr, but the ball goes straight to the fielder for 1 run.
1
16.3
Amelia Kerr to Josephine Nkomo, 1 run, googly, good length, on the off stump, Josephine Nkomo goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
0
16.2
Amelia Kerr to Josephine Nkomo, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Josephine Nkomo hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
16.1
Amelia Kerr to Josephine Nkomo, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Josephine Nkomo hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
End of over 16 (9 runs)
Josephine Nkomo 24 (30)
Beloved Biza 39 (44)
Zimbabwe Women 91/3
Nensi Patel 4-0-20-0
Rosemary Mair 3-0-22-0
1
15.6
Nensi Patel to Josephine Nkomo, 1 run, Nensi Patel delivers off break ball at good length, Beloved Biza goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
1
15.5
Nensi Patel to Beloved Biza, 1 run, Nensi Patel delivers off break ball at full length, Beloved Biza goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.