| New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 30 July – 11 August 2025 | ||
| Captains | Craig Ervine | Mitchell Santner | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tafadzwa Tsiga (95) | Devon Conway (245) | |
| Most wickets | Blessing Muzarabani (4) | Matt Henry (16) | |
| Player of the series | Matt Henry (NZ) | ||
TheNew Zealand cricket team toured Zimbabwe in July and August 2025 to play theZimbabwe cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of twoTest matches, preceded by atri-nation T20I series also involvingSouth Africa.[3][4] In March 2025, theZimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season.[5]
 Zimbabwe[6] |  New Zealand[7] |
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On 18 July,Glenn Phillips was ruled out of the series due to right groin injury.[8][9] On 24 July,Michael Bracewell was added into the squad for the first Test as replacement for Phillips.[10][11] On 29 July,Tom Latham was ruled out of the first Test due to shoulder injury andMitchell Santner was named as captain.[12][13] On 3 August,Nathan Smith was ruled out of the second Test due to an abdominal strain, withZak Foulkes named was his replacement.[14] AlsoBen Lister was added as a cover forWill O'Rourke.[15][16] On 6 August, Will O'Rourke was ruled out of the second Test due to a back injury.[17][18] On 6 August, Latham was ruled out of the second Test, withBevon Jacobs added to the squad.[19][20]
On 30 July,Brendan Taylor was added to the squad for the second Test.[21][22]
30 July–1 August 2025 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 9 wickets Queens Sports Club,Bulawayo Umpires:Alex Wharf (Eng) andAsif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match:Matt Henry (NZ) |
7–9 August 2025 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by an innings and 359 runs Queens Sports Club,Bulawayo Umpires:Alex Wharf (Eng) andAsif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match:Devon Conway (NZ) |