ZIM vs NZ 2nd Test Highlights: Craig Ervine-led Zimbabwe squared off against Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand in the 2nd test played between August 07-09 at Queen Sports Club, Bulawayo.
| Match | New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe 2025 |
| Match No | Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 2nd Test |
| Date | August 07-09, 2025 |
| Toss | Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat |
| Venue | Queen Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Result | New Zealand won by an Innings and 359 Runs |
ZIM vs NZ 2nd Test Playing 11
Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett, Brendan Taylor, Nick Welch, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine (c), Sikandar Raza, Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk), Vincent Masekesa, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu, Tanaka Chivanga
New Zealand
Will Young, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Mitchell Santner (c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Matthew Fisher, Jacob Duffy
ZIM vs NZ 2nd Test Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Zimbabwe | 125 & 117 |
| New Zealand | 601/3 d |
ZIM vs NZ 2nd Test Highlights
Day 01
- Batting first, Zimbabwe went on score only 125 runs in their first innings Where Brenden Taylor and Tsiga were the only scorers for the side.
- Matt Henry picked five wickets while Zakary Foulkes picked up four wickets only.
- Starting their innings, New Zealand went on to score 174 runs for a wicket by the end of day 01.
Day 02
- Starting their innings, New Zealand went on to score 601 runs aftermath centuries from Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and Henry Nicholls, who went on to smash 150+ runs each.
- Both Nicholls and Ravindra went on to remain unbeaten 150 and 165 runs respectively by the end of day 02.
Day 03
- New Zealand declared their innings and Zimbabwe started their second innings where Nick Welch was the only scorer for the side.
- Zimbabwe went on to score 117 runs for in the second innings where Zakary Foulkes went on to pick a five wicket haul with Matt Henry and Jacob Duffy picked two wickets each. New Zealand secured a win by an innings and 359 runs.
ZIM vs NZ 2nd Test Scorecard
Zimbabwe 1st innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Brian Bennett | c Young b Henry | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Santner b Henry | 44 | 107 | 143 | 6 | 0 | 41.12 |
| Nick Welch | lbw b Henry | 11 | 31 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 35.48 |
| Sean Williams | c Young b Foulkes | 11 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 84.61 |
| Craig Ervine (c) | c Young b Foulkes | 7 | 28 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Ravindra b Foulkes | 5 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga † | not out | 33 | 54 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Trevor Gwandu | lbw b Foulkes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Masekesa | b Henry | 1 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | b Henry | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | c Santner b Fisher | 4 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 |
New Zealand Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Matt Henry | 15 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 2.66 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Duffy | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Zakary Foulkes | 16 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 2.37 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Fisher | 6.5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Devon Conway | b Muzarabani | 153 | 245 | 337 | 18 | 0 | 62.44 |
| Will Young | b Gwandu | 74 | 101 | 142 | 11 | 0 | 73.26 |
| Jacob Duffy | c Bennett b Masekesa | 36 | 55 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 65.45 |
| Henry Nicholls | not out | 150 | 245 | 305 | 15 | 0 | 61.22 |
| Rachin Ravindra | not out | 165 | 139 | 197 | 21 | 2 | 118.7 |
Zimbabwe Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 24 | 5 | 101 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 17 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 5.52 | 0 | 4 |
| Trevor Gwandu | 19 | 0 | 131 | 1 | 6.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Williams | 14 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 19 | 0 | 104 | 1 | 5.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 26 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bennett | 11 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
Zimbabwe 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Brian Bennett | b Henry | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Young b Henry | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Nick Welch | not out | 47 | 71 | 136 | 7 | 0 | 66.19 |
| Sean Williams | c & b Duffy | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| Craig Ervine (c) | c Foulkes b Fisher | 17 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 54.83 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Conway b Foulkes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga † | c †Blundell b Foulkes | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 41.66 |
| Vincent Masekesa | b Foulkes | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Trevor Gwandu | b Foulkes | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | c Santner b Foulkes | 8 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 72.72 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | c Conway b Duffy | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Matt Henry | 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Duffy | 7.1 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 3.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Zakary Foulkes | 9 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 4.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Fisher | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Devon Conway | New Zealand
It was challenging at the start and once the ball softened it got easier to score. This surface was a bit different than the first Test, slightly less bounce. As a group, we always focus on staying positive and putting pressure back on the bowlers. (On Rachin) He came out with intent and the way he built that partnership with Nicholls was outstanding.
