ZIM VS NZ 2ND TEST

2nd Test, Bulawayo, August 07, 2025, 01:30 PM

Zimbabwe
125/10(48.5ov)
New Zealand
151/0(32.2ov)

Day 1: Session 3 - NZ lead by 26 runs

Win Projections to be updated soon
Probable Playing XI
Zimbabwe: Nick Welch, Craig Ervine(c), Brian Bennett, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brendan Taylor, Tafadzwa Tsiga†, Vincent Masekesa, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga, Trevor Gwandu.

New Zealand: Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Devon Conway, Tom Blundell†, Matt Henry, Matthew Fisher, Jacob Duffy.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
  • L
    NZ Won By 9 wickets
  • L
    SA Won By an Innings and 236 runs
  • L
    SA Won By 328 runs
  • D
    South Africa drew with Zimbabwe
  • L
    ENG Won By an Innings and 45 runs
  • W
    NZ Won By 9 wickets
  • W
    NZ Won By 423 runs
  • L
    ENG Won By 323 runs
  • L
    ENG Won By 8 wickets
  • W
    NZ Won By 25 runs
Commentry
32.2
.
BEAUTY!
32.1
1lb
Slides it onto the pads, on a good length. Will Young gets inside the line, looking to nudge it leg side, but misses and the ball goes off the thigh pad to long leg for a leg bye.
In over# 32
4
0
1
0
1
1
Vincent Masekesa 7/0(1)
31.6
4
FOUR! Hit really hard! Vincent Masekesa overpitches it around off, Devon Conway clears the front leg and smashes that to the right of cover for a boundary. The 150 is up for New Zealand and that extends their lead to 25 runs.
31.5
.
Loopy delivery, outside off, Devon Conway carves this full ball to the cover fielder.
31.4
1
On a length, Will Young punches it down to mid on for a single.
31.3
.
Flighted fuller and on the stumps, Will Young blocks it straight.
31.2
1
Slides on the leg stump, Devon Conway flicks this full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
31.1
1
A leg break, full and around off, Will Young leans forward and drives it through covers for a single.
Vincent Masekesa comes into the attack, replacing Sean Williams.
In over# 31
0
0
4
0
0
0
Blessing Muzarabani 54/0(13)
30.6
.
Digs it short and into the batter's body, Devon swivels and mistimes the pull shot to mid-wicket.
30.5
.
Nips into the batter on a short length, Devon Conway hops in the crease and dabs it down the pitch.
30.4
4
FOUR! Races away! A yard behind fuller length, in the channel of off, Devon Conway gets on the front foot and deliberately opens the bat face to work that wide of backward point to his left for a boundary.
30.3
.
Lands on off and nips away while skidding through, Devon Conway opens up and pats it out to cover-point.
30.2
.
Too full, on off, Devon Conway prods forward and blocks it out.
30.1
.
Length, on off, punched to cover.
In over# 30
0
0
0
1
0
0
Sean Williams 17/0(6)
29.6
.
An appeal for LBW, but turned down by the umpire! Seemed to be sliding down leg in real-time. Sean flights it fuller and this goes with the arm, on the leg stump line. Will Young plays all around it and is hit on the front pad.
29.5
.
On a length, in front of the sticks. Will Young hangs back and pats it down the surface.