ZIM vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, 2nd Test, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates
New Zealand won the first match by nine wickets.
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Zimbabwe (ZIM) will take on New Zealand (NZ) in the second Test on Thursday, August 11, at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. New Zealand won the first match by nine wickets. Zimbabwe elected to bat after winning the toss and were bundled out for 149 runs. Craig Ervine was the highest scorer for the team and made 39 runs. Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand and took six wickets for 39 runs.
Devon Conway (88 runs) and Daryl Mitchell (80 runs) were the top scorers for New Zealand. New Zealand posted a total of 307 runs in the first innings and earned a lead of 158 runs. Blessing Muzarabani was the most successful bowler for Zimbabwe and took three wickets for 73 runs in 26 overs.
Zimbabwe didn’t have a decent outing in the second innings as well. They were bundled out for 165 runs in 67.1 overs. Sean Williams was the highest scorer for the team and made 49 runs off 66 deliveries. Mitchell Santner took four wickets for 27 runs and was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand. Henry and O'Rourke took three wickets each for New Zealand.
Match Information
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 2nd Test
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 7 Aug 2025, Thur, 1:30 PM IST, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
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Queens Sports Club, BulawayoClear
12.4°C
28% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett, NR Welch, SC Williams, Brendan Taylor, CR Ervine (C), Sikandar Raza, TE Tsiga (wk), Vincent Masekesa, B Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga, Trevor Gwandu
Bench : Clive Madande, BJ Curran, T Makoni, WP Masakadza, R Kaia, N Nyamhuri
New Zealand
WA Young, Devon Conway, HM Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Mitchell Santner (C), Zak Foulkes, MJ Henry, JA Duffy, Matthew Fisher
Bench : Tom Latham, Nathan Smith, William O’Rourke, AY Patel, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, BG Lister
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Pitch Report
50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
68%
Batting Pitch
330
Average Score
32%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Mitchell Santner NZ | ALL
Santner took four wickets and made 19 runs as well in the first game. He will lead the Blackcaps again in this match.
Matt Henry NZ | BOWL
Henry won the Player of the Match award in the first game. He took a totall of nine wickets at an average of 10.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Tom Blundell
NZ | WK
Blundell scored just two runs in the first game and can be avoided in fantasy teams.
Vincent Masekesa
ZIM | BOWL
Masekesa made just nine runs in the first match and can be left out of fantasy teams.
Last Updated On - Aug 7 2025 1:27 PM
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