Watch the highlights of Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 1st Test 2025 - New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe 2-match Test series of the 1st Test match played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo in 30th July to 03rd August 2025.
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| Matt Henry celebrates with the team after a wicket © Zimbabwe Cricket |
Matt Henry, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Santner stars as New Zealand comfortable nine-wicket victory over Zimbabwe and take a 1-0 lead inside three days in a one-sided game of the first Test.
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* Pace bowler Matt Henry's six-for and Nathan Smith's three-for dismantled Zimbabwe before An unbeaten 92-run stand between Devon Conway and Craig Ervine puts New Zealand solid position on the opening day of the first Test match.
* Zimbabwe lost their openers after New Zealand take a solid 158-run first innings lead in the day two of the first Test match.
* Spinner Mitchell Santner's four-for, Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke's three-for as Zimbabwe bowled out for 165 before New Zealand comfortable chased 8 for losing a single wicket in the day three of the first Test match.
Zimbabwe 1st Innings scored 149 for all-out in 60.3 overs with top scorer by Craig Ervine cracked a 39 off 116-balls including 6-fours.
Tafadzwa Tsiga struck 30 off 78-balls including five boundaries and Nick Welch hit 27 off 68-balls included 4-fours.
1st Innings New Zealand best bowler by Matt Henry claimed a 6-wicket haul for 39-runs in 15.3-overs including three maidens and Nathan Smith picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs in 14-overs included eight maidens with economy rate of 1.42.
New Zealand 1st Innings scored 307 for all-out in 96.1 overs with top scorer by Devon Conway cracked a 88 off 170-balls including 12-fours.
Daryl Mitchell struck 80 off 119-balls including 5-fours & a six, Will Young cracked a 41 off 70-balls included 4-fours, Henry Nicholls hit 34 off 56-balls contained 6-fours.
Nathan Smith retired hurt for 22 off 79-balls including a boundary and Mitchell Santner scored 19 off 30-balls included a four.
1st Innings Zimbabwe best bowler by Blessing Muzarabani picked up 3-wickets for 73-runs in 26-overs including five maidens, Tanaka Chivanga captured 2-wickets, Sean Williams, Vincent Masekesa, Sikandar Raza and Newman Nyamhuri each took one-wickets.
Zimbabwe 2nd Innings scored 165 for all-out in 67.1 overs with top scorer by Sean Williams blasted a 49 off 66-balls - who fell one-run short of his half-century - including 6-fours with strike rate of 74.24.
Tafadzwa Tsiga cracked a 27 off 83-balls including two boundaries, Craig Ervine scored 22 off 53-balls included 3-fours.
Brian Bennett hit 18 off 24-balls contained 4-fours and Blessing Muzarabani scored 19 off 38-balls contained three boundaries.
2nd Innings New Zealand best bowler by Mitchell Santner claimed a 4-wickets for 27-runs in 17.1-overs including six maidens with economy rate of 1.47.
Will O’Rourke picked up 3-wickets for 28-runs in 10-overs including four maidens and Matt Henry captured three wickets for 51-runs in 21-overs included five maidens.
New Zealand chased 8-1 in 2.2 overs with top scorer by Devon Conway cracked a 4 off 6-balls contained a boundary and Henry Nicholls hit a unbeaten 4 off 2-balls included a four with strike rate of 200.
2nd Innings Zimbabwe best bowler by Newman Nyamhuri took one-wicket for 8-runs in 1.2-overs.
Matt Henry named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to claimed a nine-wickets in a match.
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