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.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 07 Aug 2025, 13:27 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

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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FanCode

Weather Report

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Clear

10.7°C

34% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Zimbabwe

L
L
L
L
L

New Zealand

W
W
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Devon Conway

NZ - bat

171 Runs

2 Matches

2

Will Young

NZ - bat

115 Runs

2 Matches

3

Tafadzwa Tsiga

ZIM - wk

90 Runs

2 Matches

4

Daryl Mitchell

NZ - all

80 Runs

2 Matches

5

Craig Ervine

ZIM - bat

68 Runs

2 Matches

6

Sean Williams

ZIM - all

62 Runs

2 Matches

1

Sean Williams

ZIM - all

67.39

2 Matches

2

Daryl Mitchell

NZ - all

67.23

2 Matches

3

Henry Nicholls

NZ - bat

65.52

2 Matches

4

Will Young

NZ - bat

64.97

2 Matches

5

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

63.33

2 Matches

6

Brian Bennett

ZIM - all

58.54

2 Matches

1

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

14 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

4 Wkts

2 Matches

3

Zak Foulkes

NZ - bowl

4 Wkts

1 Match

4

Nathan Smith

NZ - bat

3 Wkts

1 Match

5

William O’Rourke

NZ - bowl

3 Wkts

1 Match

6

Blessing Muzarabani

ZIM - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Nathan Smith

NZ - bat

1.43

1 Match

2

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

2.25

2 Matches

3

Matthew Fisher

NZ - bowl

2.34

1 Match

4

William O’Rourke

NZ - bowl

2.35

1 Match

5

Zak Foulkes

NZ - bowl

2.38

1 Match

6

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

2.52

2 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

Injury and availability news

Tom Latham has been ruled out of this game as well, and Mitchell Santner will again lead New Zealand. Will O’Rourke has been ruled out of this match due to a back injury. Nathan Smith will miss this match because of an abdominal tear. For Zimbabwe, Brendan Taylor has been added to the side.

Pitch Report

The average first innings score in the last 10 Test matches at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo has been 330 runs. Both batters and bowlers might receive a lot of help from the surface. The team winning the toss might look to bat as batting becomes tougher in the fourth innings.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

68%

Batting Pitch

330

Average Score

32%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7.5
C

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.

8.5
C

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.

8.5

Sean Williams ZIM | ALL

Williams was the top scorer for Zimbabwe in the second innings in the previous Test. He made 49 runs off 66 deliveries. He took one wicket as well in the first match.

8.5

Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL

Mitchell was one of the top scorers for New Zealand in the first game. He made 80 runs off 119 deliveries.

9

Will Young NZ | BAT

Young was involved in a 92-run partnership for the first wicket in the first game, along with Devon Conway. He made 41 runs off 70 deliveries in the first game.

9

Brian Bennett ZIM | ALL

Bennett made 24 runs in the first game for Zimbabwe. He has made over 500 runs in nine Test matches at an average of 35.92.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Tom Blundell

NZ | WK

Blundell scored just two runs in the first game and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

7.5

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

Players
11/11

Team 1

ZIM

4 : 7

NZ

Credits Left
9.5/100

Head To Head
Devon Conway

8

Henry Nicholls

9

Daryl Mitchell

8.5

Will Young

9

Craig Ervine

7.5

Brian Bennett

9

Sean Williams
VC

8.5

Mitchell Santner
C

7.5

Rachin Ravindra

7

Matt Henry

8.5

Blessing Muzarabani

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

ZIM

6 : 5

NZ

Credits Left
7/100

Mega League
Devon Conway

8

Daryl Mitchell
VC

8.5

Will Young

9

Nick Welch

8.5

Brian Bennett

9

Sean Williams

8.5

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Sikandar Raza

9

Matt Henry
C

8.5

Tanaka Chivanga

8.5

Blessing Muzarabani

8

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