ZIM vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Prediction: Craig Ervine-led Zimbabwe will square off against Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand in the first test between July 30 and August 30 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
| Tournament | New Zealand Tour of Zimbabwe 2025 |
| Match |
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 1st Test
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| Venue | Queen Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Date | Wednesday, July 30 – Aug 3, 2025 |
| Time |
8:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM IST / 10:00 AM Local
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| Live Streaming | ZIM vs NZ 2025 Live Streaming, Telecast Details |
ZIM vs NZ 1st Test Squad
Zimbabwe
Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Nick Welch, Craig Ervine(c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Clive Madande(w), Vincent Masekesa, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu, Newman Nyamhuri, Tanunurwa Makoni, Tanaka Chivanga, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Roy Kaia
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Ajaz Patel, Matt Henry, William ORourke, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher, Michael Bracewell
Zimbabwe Unavailable Players
- Injury: NIL
- Others: NIL
New Zealand Unavailable Players
- Injury: NIL
- Others: NIL
ZIM vs NZ 1st Test Probable Playing 11
Zimbabwe
Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine (c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Clive Madande (wk), Nicholas Welch, Wellington Masakadza, Vincent Masekesa, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu
New Zealand
Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway (wk), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, William O’Rourke, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel
ZIM vs NZ 1st Test Pitch Report
The pitch at the Queens Sports Club has been a decent batting surface if the batters are ready to apply themselves. As the game progresses, the surface assisting spinners and reverse swing as the Test progresses. The team batting first will look to score 330-340 runs in this surface as it could prove to be a challenging total at the surface.
ZIM vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Prediction – Mega Contest
- Batters: S Williams, T Latham, D Mitchell
- All-rounders: S Raza, M Santner, R Ravindra, B Bennett
- Bowlers: M Henry, A Patel, B Muzarabani
- Wicketkeeper: D Conway
- Captain: R Ravindra
- Vice-Captain: M Henry
ZIM vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Prediction – H2H Contest
- Batters: S Williams, T Latham, D Mitchell
- All-rounders: S Raza, M Santner, R Ravindra, N Smith, B Bennett
- Bowlers: J Duffy, M Henry
- Wicketkeeper: D Conway
- Captain: R Ravindra
- Vice-Captain: M Henry
ZIM vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 Prediction – Small Contest
- Batters: S Williams, T Latham, D Mitchell
- All-rounders: S Raza, M Santner, R Ravindra, B Bennett
- Bowlers: M Henry, A Patel, B Muzarabani
- Wicketkeeper: D Conway
- Captain: S Raza
- Vice-Captain: M Santner
