Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Scorecard, 1st Test, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe 2025

1st Test · New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe 2025 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 30 Jul 2025 to 1 Aug 2025

Zimbabwe 149 & 165

New Zealand 307/9 & 8/1

New Zealand won by 9 wickets

Player of the match: MJ Henry

New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe → ZIM v NZ head to head Ground stats Zimbabwe New Zealand

Match summary

Zimbabwe played New Zealand in the 1st Test, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe 2025 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, from 30 Jul 2025 to 1 Aug 2025. New Zealand won by 9 wickets.

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first. Zimbabwe made 149 in 60.3 overs, New Zealand made 307/9 in 96.1 overs, Zimbabwe made 165 in 67.1 overs, New Zealand made 8/1 in 2.2 overs.

Devon Conway top-scored with 92 runs in the match; Matt Henry took 9/90 in the match; Matt Henry was named player of the match.

Zimbabwe Innings

149/10 (60.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
BJ Bennett c WA Young b MJ Henry	c WA Young b MJ Henry	6	11	1	0	54.55
BJ Curran c WA Young b MJ Henry	c WA Young b MJ Henry	13	20	1	0	65.00
NR Welch c MG Bracewell b MJ Henry	c MG Bracewell b MJ Henry	27	68	4	0	39.71
SC Williams b NG Smith	b NG Smith	2	13	0	0	15.38
CR Ervine lbw b NG Smith	lbw b NG Smith	39	116	6	0	33.62
Sikandar Raza c TA Blundell b MJ Henry	c TA Blundell b MJ Henry	2	3	0	0	66.67
TE Tsiga lbw b NG Smith	lbw b NG Smith	30	78	5	0	38.46
NT Nyamhuri c WA Young b MJ Henry	c WA Young b MJ Henry	9	20	1	0	45.00
V Masekesa run out (DP Conway, TA Blundell)	run out (DP Conway, TA Blundell)	7	22	0	0	31.82
B Muzarabani c MJ Santner b MJ Henry	c MJ Santner b MJ Henry	1	8	0	0	12.50
TL Chivanga not out	not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 7, nb 0)	13
Total	60.3 Ov (RR: 2.46)	149/10

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (BJ Bennett, 2.6 ov), 2-24 (BJ Curran, 6.4 ov), 3-31 (SC Williams, 11.2 ov), 4-67 (NR Welch, 26.2 ov), 5-69 (Sikandar Raza, 26.5 ov), 6-123 (CR Ervine, 50.1 ov), 7-136 (TE Tsiga, 52.5 ov), 8-143 (NT Nyamhuri, 56.5 ov), 9-149 (V Masekesa, 59.2 ov), 10-149 (B Muzarabani, 60.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD
MJ Henry	15.3	3	39	6	2.52	73	3	0
W O'Rourke	13	3	26	0	2.00	68	3	2
NG Smith	14	8	20	3	1.43	76	4	0
MJ Santner	16	4	46	0	2.88	72	5	0
MG Bracewell	2	0	12	0	6.00	9	3	0

New Zealand Innings

307/9 (96.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
WA Young c NR Welch b B Muzarabani	c NR Welch b B Muzarabani	41	70	4	0	58.57
DP Conway c BJ Bennett b TL Chivanga	c BJ Bennett b TL Chivanga	88	170	12	0	51.76
HM Nicholls c BJ Bennett b B Muzarabani	c BJ Bennett b B Muzarabani	34	56	6	0	60.71
R Ravindra c CR Ervine b Sikandar Raza	c CR Ervine b Sikandar Raza	2	10	0	0	20.00
DJ Mitchell b NT Nyamhuri	b NT Nyamhuri	80	119	5	1	67.23
TA Blundell c SC Williams b TL Chivanga	c SC Williams b TL Chivanga	2	6	0	0	33.33
MG Bracewell c TE Tsiga b B Muzarabani	c TE Tsiga b B Muzarabani	9	23	1	0	39.13
MJ Santner c & b V Masekesa	c & b V Masekesa	19	30	1	0	63.33
NG Smith retired hurt	retired hurt	22	79	1	0	27.85
MJ Henry b SC Williams	b SC Williams	5	10	1	0	50.00
W O'Rourke not out	not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 0)	5
Total	96.1 Ov (RR: 3.19)	307/9

Fall of wickets: 1-92 (WA Young, 26.1 ov), 2-158 (HM Nicholls, 44.4 ov), 3-163 (R Ravindra, 47.4 ov), 4-177 (DP Conway, 54.5 ov), 5-181 (TA Blundell, 56.6 ov), 6-200 (MG Bracewell, 62.4 ov), 7-233 (MJ Santner, 71.2 ov), 8-307 (MJ Henry, 95.2 ov), 9-307 (DJ Mitchell, 96.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
B Muzarabani	26	5	73	3	2.81	120	9	0	0
TL Chivanga	18	3	51	2	2.83	82	7	0	1
NT Nyamhuri	16.1	2	64	1	3.96	64	7	1	0
Sikandar Raza	20	2	63	1	3.15	83	6	0	0
SC Williams	7	1	23	1	3.29	27	1	0	0
V Masekesa	9	1	29	1	3.22	30	1	0	0

Zimbabwe Innings

165/10 (67.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
BJ Bennett c TA Blundell b W O'Rourke	c TA Blundell b W O'Rourke	18	21	4	0	85.71
BJ Curran c W O'Rourke b MJ Henry	c W O'Rourke b MJ Henry	11	26	2	0	42.31
NR Welch c TA Blundell b W O'Rourke	c TA Blundell b W O'Rourke	4	32	0	0	12.50
V Masekesa c R Ravindra b W O'Rourke	c R Ravindra b W O'Rourke	2	40	0	0	5.00
SC Williams c TA Blundell b MJ Santner	c TA Blundell b MJ Santner	49	66	6	0	74.24
CR Ervine c TA Blundell b MJ Henry	c TA Blundell b MJ Henry	22	53	3	0	41.51
Sikandar Raza c R Ravindra b MJ Henry	c R Ravindra b MJ Henry	5	22	1	0	22.73
TE Tsiga c DP Conway b MJ Santner	c DP Conway b MJ Santner	27	83	2	0	32.53
NT Nyamhuri b MJ Santner	b MJ Santner	1	9	0	0	11.11
B Muzarabani c AY Patel b MJ Santner	c AY Patel b MJ Santner	19	38	3	0	50.00
TL Chivanga not out	not out	0	13	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 1, w 0, nb 0)	7
Total	67.1 Ov (RR: 2.46)	165/10

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (BJ Curran, 6.6 ov), 2-29 (BJ Bennett, 7.5 ov), 3-34 (NR Welch, 17.5 ov), 4-53 (V Masekesa, 21.5 ov), 5-110 (SC Williams, 39.1 ov), 6-110 (CR Ervine, 40.3 ov), 7-119 (Sikandar Raza, 46.5 ov), 8-126 (NT Nyamhuri, 49.3 ov), 9-162 (B Muzarabani, 63.3 ov), 10-165 (TE Tsiga, 67.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s
MJ Henry	21	5	51	3	2.43	99	6
W O'Rourke	10	4	28	3	2.80	49	5
MG Bracewell	15	2	42	0	2.80	67	6
MJ Santner	17.1	6	27	4	1.57	85	3
DJ Mitchell	4	1	10	0	2.50	18	1

New Zealand Innings

8/1 (2.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
DP Conway b NT Nyamhuri	b NT Nyamhuri	4	6	1	0	66.67
WA Young not out	not out	0	6	0	0	0.00
HM Nicholls not out	not out	4	2	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)	0
Total	2.2 Ov (RR: 3.43)	8/1

Did not bat: NG Smith, TA Blundell, R Ravindra, W O'Rourke, MG Bracewell, MJ Santner, MJ Henry, DJ Mitchell

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (DP Conway, 0.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
NT Nyamhuri	1.2	0	8	1	6.00	6	2	0	0	0
SC Williams	1	1	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Zimbabwe vs New Zealand match on 30 Jul 2025?

New Zealand won by 9 wickets.

Who was player of the match in Zimbabwe vs New Zealand?

Matt Henry.

Who scored the most runs in Zimbabwe vs New Zealand?

Devon Conway (New Zealand) with 92 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Zimbabwe vs New Zealand?

Matt Henry, with 9/90.

Who won the toss in Zimbabwe vs New Zealand?

Zimbabwe, who chose to bat first.

Where was Zimbabwe vs New Zealand played?

At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.