f63048 t2599	Zimbabwe v New Zealand
	New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2025 (2nd Test)
Venue	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on 7th, 8th, 9th August 2025 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat
Result	New Zealand won by an innings and 359 runs
Umpires	Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), AG Wharf (England)
TV umpire	I Chabi
Referee	RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve Umpire	L Rusere
Close of play day 1	New Zealand (1) 174/1 (Conway 79*, Duffy 8*; 39 overs)
Close of play day 2	New Zealand (1) 601/3 (Nicholls 150*, Ravindra 165*; 130 overs)
Player of the Match	DP Conway

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Zimbabwe first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BJ Bennett	c Young b Henry	0	9	10	-	-	9
BRM Taylor	c Santner b Henry	44	107	142	6	-	85
NR Welch	lbw b Henry	11	31	49	2	-	26
SC Williams	c Young b Foulkes	11	13	16	1	-	8
*CR Ervine	c Young b Foulkes	7	28	43	1	-	25
Sikandar Raza	c Ravindra b Foulkes	5	14	26	1	-	12
+TE Tsiga	not out	33	54	72	4	-	36
TW Gwandu	lbw b Foulkes	0	2	1	-	-	2
VR Masekesa	b Henry	1	9	15	-	-	8
B Muzarabani	b Henry	3	5	8	-	-	3
LT Chivanga	c Santner b Fisher	4	22	39	1	-	21
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	6
Total	(all out, 48.5 overs)	125
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Bennett, 2.3 ov), 2-30 (Welch, 14.1 ov), 3-43 (Williams, 17.5 ov), 4-67 (Ervine, 28.1 ov), 5-83 (Taylor, 33.2 ov), 6-83 (Sikandar Raza, 34.1 ov), 7-83 (Gwandu, 34.3 ov), 8-94 (Masekesa, 37.6 ov), 9-100 (Muzarabani, 39.5 ov), 10-125 (Chivanga, 48.5 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Henry	15	3	40	5	1	-	70	4	-
Duffy	10	0	24	0	-	1	50	4	-
Foulkes	16	5	38	4	1	-	76	5	-
Fisher	6.5	1	16	1	-	-	33	2	-
Santner	1	0	4	0	-	-	5	1	-

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New Zealand first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
DP Conway	b Muzarabani	153	245	328	18	-	157
WA Young	b Gwandu	74	101	151	11	-	65
JA Duffy	c Bennett b Masekesa	36	55	70	6	-	40
HM Nicholls	not out	150	245	291	15	-	152
R Ravindra	not out	165	139	185	21	2	67
DJ Mitchell	did not bat
+TA Blundell	did not bat
*MJ Santner	did not bat
ZG Foulkes	did not bat
MJ Henry	did not bat
MJ Fisher	did not bat
Extras	(18 lb, 5 nb)	23
Total	(3 wickets, declared, 130 overs)	601
Fall of wickets:
1-162 (Young, 34.6 ov), 2-235 (Duffy, 52.2 ov), 3-345 (Conway, 82.3 ov)

Zimbabwe bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Muzarabani	24	5	101	1	-	1	103	17	-
Chivanga	17	3	94	0	-	4	66	15	-
Gwandu	19	0	131	1	-	-	47	16	-
Williams	14	1	37	0	-	-	53	1	-
Masekesa	19	0	104	1	-	-	60	11	2
Sikandar Raza	26	3	73	0	-	-	111	7	-
Bennett	11	0	43	0	-	-	38	4	-

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Zimbabwe second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BJ Bennett	b Henry	0	3	2	-	-	3
BRM Taylor	c Young b Henry	7	12	19	1	-	9
NR Welch	not out	47	71	132	7	-	51
SC Williams	c and b Duffy	9	6	7	2	-	3
*CR Ervine	c Foulkes b Fisher	17	31	38	2	-	23
Sikandar Raza	c Conway b Foulkes	4	2	2	1	-	1
+TE Tsiga	c Blundell b Foulkes	5	12	11	1	-	10
VR Masekesa	b Foulkes	4	14	17	1	-	13
TW Gwandu	b Foulkes	0	4	7	-	-	4
B Muzarabani	c Santner b Foulkes	8	11	11	-	1	9
LT Chivanga	c Conway b Duffy	0	4	12	-	-	4
Extras	(4 b, 10 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	16
Total	(all out, 28.1 overs)	117
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Bennett, 0.3 ov), 2-11 (Taylor, 4.1 ov), 3-24 (Williams, 5.5 ov), 4-49 (Ervine, 14.5 ov), 5-54 (Sikandar Raza, 15.2 ov), 6-64 (Tsiga, 17.5 ov), 7-78 (Masekesa, 21.5 ov), 8-86 (Gwandu, 23.3 ov), 9-98 (Muzarabani, 25.6 ov), 10-117 (Chivanga, 28.1 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Henry	7	3	16	2	-	-	33	1	-
Duffy	7.1	2	28	2	1	1	34	5	-
Foulkes	9	2	37	5	-	-	41	6	1
Fisher	5	0	22	1	-	-	21	3	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Zimbabwe (1) 67/4 (Taylor 33*; 28.1 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: New Zealand (1) 0/0 (Conway 0*, Young 0*; 0 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: New Zealand (1) 306/2 (Conway 140*, Nicholls 41*; 71 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: New Zealand (1) 427/3 (Nicholls 95*, Ravindra 51*; 99 overs)
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 50 in 22.3 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 100 in 39.2 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 50 in 7.6 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 100 in 18.3 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 150 in 31.6 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 200 in 43.4 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 250 in 58.2 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 300 in 67.3 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 350 in 83.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 400 in 92.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 450 in 104.3 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 500 in 116.1 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 550 in 124.6 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 600 in 128.5 overs
--> Zimbabwe second innings: 50 in 14.6 overs
--> Zimbabwe second innings: 100 in 26.3 overs
--> JA Duffy made his debut in Test matches
--> ZG Foulkes made his debut in Test matches
--> MJ Fisher made his debut in Test matches
--> TE Tsiga (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in Test matches
--> DP Conway (1) 50 in 81 balls with 6 fours
--> DP Conway (1) 100 in 143 balls with 13 fours
--> DP Conway (1) 150 in 239 balls with 18 fours
--> DP Conway (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 72
--> WA Young (1) 50 in 49 balls with 9 fours
--> HM Nicholls (1) 50 in 76 balls with 5 fours
--> HM Nicholls (1) 100 in 166 balls with 11 fours
--> HM Nicholls (1) 150 in 239 balls with 15 fours
--> R Ravindra (1) 50 in 48 balls with 10 fours
--> R Ravindra (1) 100 in 104 balls with 13 fours
--> R Ravindra (1) 150 in 133 balls with 20 fours and 1 six
--> JA Duffy made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> MJ Fisher made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> ZG Foulkes made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> ZG Foulkes achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Zimbabwe second innings
--> ZG Foulkes achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Zimbabwe second innings (previous best was 5-38)
--> DP Conway (19) and WA Young (29) added 50 in 50 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket in the first innings
--> DP Conway (38) and WA Young (53) added 100 in 114 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket in the first innings
--> DP Conway (71) and WA Young (68) added 150 in 195 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket in the first innings
--> DP Conway (16) and JA Duffy (32) added 50 in 58 balls for the New Zealand 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> DP Conway (21) and HM Nicholls (29) added 50 in 73 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> DP Conway (39) and HM Nicholls (63) added 100 in 164 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> HM Nicholls (16) and R Ravindra (34) added 50 in 60 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
--> HM Nicholls (35) and R Ravindra (60) added 100 in 129 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
--> HM Nicholls (52) and R Ravindra (93) added 150 in 195 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
--> HM Nicholls (74) and R Ravindra (121) added 200 in 252 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
--> HM Nicholls (85) and R Ravindra (163) added 250 in 276 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings

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