ZIM vs NZ Test Match Prediction: The first test match of the test series will be played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, on July 30, 2025, starting at 1:30 PM onwards.
Team Preview of Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test Match Prediction 2025
Zimbabwe will not host New Zealand in a two-test match series after losing to Bangladesh, England, and South Africa. On the other hand, New Zealand will look to improve their record in Test Matches, and this will be their first Test Match series in 2025.
Zimbabwe will not host New Zealand in a two-test match series after losing to Bangladesh, England, and South Africa. On the other hand, New Zealand will look to improve their record in Test matches, and this will be their first Test match series in 2025.
When and Where To Watch ZIM vs NZ Test Match Prediction 2025
| Match | Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test Match Prediction 2025 |
| Date & Time | July 30, 2025, 1: 30 PM IST |
| Venue | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Where to Watch | Fancode |
Player Injury Report For ZIM vs NZ Test Match Prediction
No new injury news.
ZIM vs NZ Head-to-Head TEST Record
| Match Played | 17 |
| New Zealand Won | 11 |
| Zimbabwe Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 6/0 |
Queens Sports Club Bulawayo Weather Conditions For ZIM vs NZ Test Match Prediction
It is expected to be sunny for the next three days, but there is a heavy rain forecast for the last two matches.
Queens Sports Club Bulawayo Pitch Report, Zimbabwe, New Zealand vs Zimbabwe 1st Test Match Prediction
| Match Played | 30 Matches |
| Batting first won | 8 Matches won |
| Batting second won | 12 Matches won |
| Average 1st innings scores | 324 |
| Average 2nd innings scores | 384 |
| Average 3rd innings scores | 224 |
| Average 4th innings scores | 182 |
| Highest Team innings total | 713/3 by SL vs ZIM |
| Lowest Team innings total | 104/10 by ZIM vs WI |
Queens Sports Club Bulawayo Pitch was quite flat in the last test match between Zimbabwe and South Africa, in which Wiann Mulder scored 367 not out and South Africa declared the innings on 626 in just 114 overs. This is a clear indication that the pitch can be heavily in favor of batters.
Important players for the Zimbabwe Team in the match against the Ireland Team
1. Brian Bennett has scored 183 runs at Queen’s Park and taken five wickets in the test match. and will be a key player for the Zimbabwe side.
2. Sikandar Raza at home averages 38.37 in 16 innings and has taken 23 wickets. Against the New Zealand side, he scored 62 and took one wicket in 2016; however, his batting improved significantly thereafter.
3. Sean Williams’ stats at Bulawayo: He scored 147 runs against New Zealand in the 2016 series in four innings, in which he scored a century.
| Year | Innings | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 72.1 | 119 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 33.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 189 | 189.0 | 88.3 | 154 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 322 | 64.4 | 99.4 | 137 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 671 | 55.9 | 85.9 | 154 | 1 | 3 |
Important players for the New Zealand Team in the match against Zimbabwe
1. Rachin Ravindra scored 984 runs in the last 12 matches, and he has already shown the world that he is a multi-format player. He has taken 7 wickets in 12 matches.
2. Matt Henry has taken 48 wickets in 18 innings with an economy of 3.28 and an average of 18.58.
3. Tom Latham will be looking to score big to lead his team from the front, and in the last three innings against Zimbabwe, he scored 254 runs, but that was in 2016, when there was a different set of players.
ZIM vs NZ Test Match Prediction 2025
Ireland will be the favorite to win the match.
ZIM vs NZ Test Match Fantasy Team Prediction
| Wicketkeeper | Tom Latham |
| Batters | Will Young |
| All-rounders | Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner |
| Bowlers | Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke, Matt Fisher |
| Captain | Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams |
| Vice-captain | , Blessing Muzarabani |
Zimbabwe Test Full Squad vs Ireland
Craig Ervine (Captain), Brian Bennett, Tanaka Chivanga, Ben Curran, Trevor Gwandu, Roy Kaia, Tanunurwa Makoni, Clive Madande, Vincent Masekesa, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Newman Nyamhuri, Sikandar Raza, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Nicholas Welch, Sean Williams
New Zealand Test Full Squad vs Zimbabwe
Tom Latham (capt), Tom Blundell (wk), Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Michael Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Will Young
ZIM vs NZ Test Match Prediction 2025: Probable Playing 11 of Zimbabwe
Dion Myers, Ben Curran, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine(c), Sikandar Raza, Wessly Madhevere, Tafadzwa Tsiga(w), Wellington Masakadza, Kundai Matigimu, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga
ZIM vs NZ Test Match Prediction 2025: Probable Playing 11 of New Zealand
Tom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Will O’Rourke, Matt Fisher, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel
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