Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 | 30 Jul 2025, Wed, 1:30 PM IST | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
ZIM
149/10 (60.3 ov) & 165/10 (67.1 ov)
NZ
307/10 (96.1 ov) & 8/1 (2.2 ov)
Player of the Match: Matt Henry
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian BennettBrian Bennettc W Young b M Henry | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Ben CurranBen Curranc W Young b M Henry | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65.00 |
| Nick WelchNick Welchc MG Bracewell b M Henry | 27 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 39.71 |
| Sean WilliamsSean Williamsb N Smith | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Craig ErvineCraig Ervine(c)lbw b N Smith | 39 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 33.62 |
| Sikandar RazaSikandar Razac TA Blundell b M Henry | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Tafadzwa TsigaTafadzwa Tsiga(wk)lbw b N Smith | 30 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Newman NyamhuriNewman Nyamhuric W Young b M Henry | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 45.00 |
| Vincent MasekesaVincent Masekesarunout (TA Blundell / D Conway) | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.82 |
| Blessing MuzarabaniBlessing Muzarabanic M Santner b M Henry | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Tanaka ChivangaTanaka ChivangaNot out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extra( b - 4, w - 7, no - 0, lb - 2, p - 0 ) | 13 | ||||
| Total( 2.46 Runs per over ) | 149 (10 Wkts, 60.3 Ov) | ||||
Fall of Wickets
10-1 (Brian Bennett, 2.6), 24-2 (Ben Curran, 6.4), 31-3 (Sean Williams, 11.2), 67-4 (Nick Welch, 26.2), 69-5 (Sikandar Raza, 26.5), 123-6 (Craig Ervine, 50.1), 136-7 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 52.5), 143-8 (Newman Nyamhuri, 56.5), 149-9 (Vincent Masekesa, 59.2), 149-10 (Blessing Muzarabani, 60.3)
| Bowler | Ov | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 15.3 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 |
| William O’Rourke | 13 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Nathan Smith | 14 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 |
| Mitchell Santner(c) | 16 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Michael Bracewell | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will YoungWill Youngc N Welch b B Muzarabani | 41 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 58.57 |
| Devon ConwayDevon Conwayc B Bennett b TL Chivanga | 88 | 170 | 12 | 0 | 51.76 |
| Henry NichollsHenry Nichollsc B Bennett b B Muzarabani | 34 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 60.71 |
| Rachin RavindraRachin Ravindrac C Ervine b S Raza | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Daryl MitchellDaryl Mitchellb N Nyamhuri | 80 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 67.23 |
| Tom BlundellTom Blundell(wk)c S Williams b TL Chivanga | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Michael BracewellMichael Bracewellc TE Tsiga b B Muzarabani | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Mitchell SantnerMitchell Santner(c)c & b Vincent Masekesa | 19 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 63.33 |
| Nathan SmithNathan SmithRetired out | 22 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 27.85 |
| Matt HenryMatt Henryb S Williams | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| William O’RourkeWilliam O’RourkeNot out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extra( b - 0, w - 1, no - 0, lb - 4, p - 0 ) | 5 | ||||
| Total( 3.19 Runs per over ) | 307 (10 Wkts, 96.1 Ov) | ||||
Fall of Wickets
92-1 (Will Young, 26.1), 158-2 (Henry Nicholls, 44.4), 163-3 (Rachin Ravindra, 47.4), 177-4 (Devon Conway, 54.5), 181-5 (Tom Blundell, 56.6), 200-6 (Michael Bracewell, 62.4), 233-7 (Mitchell Santner, 71.2), 294-8 (Nathan Smith, 92.6), 307-9 (Matt Henry, 95.2), 307-10 (Daryl Mitchell, 96.1)
| Bowler | Ov | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 26 | 5 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 18 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.83 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 16.1 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.96 |
| Sikandar Raza | 20 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Sean Williams | 7 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 9 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian BennettBrian Bennettc TA Blundell b WO Rourke | 18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Ben CurranBen Curranc WO Rourke b M Henry | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Nick WelchNick Welchc TA Blundell b WO Rourke | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Vincent MasekesaVincent Masekesac R Ravindra b WO Rourke | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Sean WilliamsSean Williamsc TA Blundell b M Santner | 49 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 74.24 |
| Craig ErvineCraig Ervine(c)c TA Blundell b M Henry | 22 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 41.51 |
| Sikandar RazaSikandar Razac R Ravindra b M Henry | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 |
| Tafadzwa TsigaTafadzwa Tsiga(wk)c D Conway b M Santner | 27 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 32.53 |
| Newman NyamhuriNewman Nyamhurib M Santner | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Blessing MuzarabaniBlessing Muzarabanic (sub AY Patel) b M Santner | 19 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Tanaka ChivangaTanaka ChivangaNot out | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extra( b - 6, w - 0, no - 0, lb - 1, p - 0 ) | 7 | ||||
| Total( 2.46 Runs per over ) | 165 (10 Wkts, 67.1 Ov) | ||||
Fall of Wickets
25-1 (Ben Curran, 6.6), 29-2 (Brian Bennett, 7.5), 34-3 (Nick Welch, 17.5), 53-4 (Vincent Masekesa, 21.5), 110-5 (Sean Williams, 39.1), 110-6 (Craig Ervine, 40.3), 119-7 (Sikandar Raza, 46.5), 126-8 (Newman Nyamhuri, 49.3), 162-9 (Blessing Muzarabani, 63.3), 165-10 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 67.1)
| Bowler | Ov | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 21 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 |
| William O’Rourke | 10 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Michael Bracewell | 15 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Mitchell Santner(c) | 17.1 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon ConwayDevon Conwayb N Nyamhuri | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Will YoungWill YoungNot out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Henry NichollsHenry NichollsNot out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Did Not Bat: Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, William O’Rourke | |||||
| Extra( b - 0, w - 0, no - 0, lb - 0, p - 0 ) | 0 | ||||
| Total( 3.43 Runs per over ) | 8 (1 Wkts, 2.2 Ov) | ||||
Fall of Wickets
4-1 (Devon Conway, 0.6)
| Bowler | Ov | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Nyamhuri | 1.2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Sean Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Info
Series
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe
Date & Time
30 Jul 2025, Wed, 1:30 PM IST
Toss
Zimbabwe elected to bat
Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires
Alex Wharf (England), Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe, TV)
Match Referee
Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
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Preview
The opening Test of the New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe begins on July 30, 2025, at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. The match is scheduled for 1:30 PM IST. New Zealand and Zimbabwe kick off a two‑Test series, marking New Zealand’s return to red-ball cricket after their dominant tri‑series T20 campaign in Harare.
Their last Test series encounter between these two sides was in 2016, when New Zealand completed a 2–0 clean sweep in Bulawayo. Despite the gap between series, the Blackcaps remain overwhelming favourites on paper. New Zealand won the previous series 3-0 in India. In contrast, Zimbabwe have suffered a string of heavy defeats in 2025, including innings losses to South Africa and Bangladesh, with their only recent win coming against Bangladesh in April. Tom Latham will miss this match due to injury.
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