July 18, 2025. Harare Sports Club. Devon Conway hit 59* off 53 balls and New Zealand chased Zimbabwe’s 120/7 in 13.5 overs. Eight wickets. Three and a half overs to spare. Six days later, Ish Sodhi took 4/12, career-best T20I figures and Zimbabwe were bowled out for 130 chasing 191. NZ won by 60 runs.
Five days after that, Matt Henry took 6/39 in Bulawayo and Zimbabwe were bowled out for 149 in their 1st Test innings. New Zealand won the Test by 9 wickets. Seven months later, Amelia Kerr took 7/34 in a women’s ODI in Dunedin the best bowling figures in New Zealand Women’s ODI history then scored 45* to finish the chase.
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand across 2025-26 is not one story. It is four separate stories with one recurring theme. This page gives you every scorecard men’s and women’s, Tests and T20Is with the turning points and the records that no other scorecard page has connected.
ZIM vs NZ 2025-26: all matches at a glance
Men’s results table
| Match | Date | Venue | ZIM Score | NZ Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I Tri-Series Match 3 | Jul 18, 2025 | Harare Sports Club | 120/7 (20 ov) | 122/2 (13.5 ov) | NZ won by 8 wkts |
| T20I Tri-Series Match 6 | Jul 24, 2025 | Harare Sports Club | 130 (18.5 ov) | 190/6 (20 ov) | NZ won by 60 runs |
| 1st Test | Jul 29–Aug 1, 2025 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 149 & 165 | 307 & 8/1 | NZ won by 9 wkts |
Women’s results table
| Match | Date | Venue | NZ-W Score | ZIM-W Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Feb 25, 2026 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 202/1 (20 ov) | 110/4 (20 ov) | NZ-W won by 92 runs |
| 2nd T20I | Feb 27, 2026 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 196/1 (20 ov) | 86 (18.3 ov) | NZ-W won by 110 runs |
| 3rd T20I | Mar 1, 2026 | — | 65/0 (5.4 ov) | 64/9 (20 ov) | NZ-W won by 10 wkts |
| 1st ODI | Mar 5, 2026 | University Oval, Dunedin | 354/3 (50 ov) | 174 (47.3 ov) | NZ-W won by 180 runs |
| 2nd ODI | Mar 8, 2026 | University Oval, Dunedin | 106/2 (16.2 ov) | 102 (29.1 ov) | NZ-W won by 8 wkts |
| 3rd ODI | Mar 11, 2026 | — | 303/6 (50 ov) | 103 (27.1 ov) | NZ-W won by 200 runs |
Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series 2025: ZIM vs NZ match scorecards
Match 3: New Zealand 122/2 beat Zimbabwe 120/7 by 8 wickets (Harare, July 18, 2025)
| Date | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| Venue | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| Toss | — |
| Result | New Zealand won by 8 wickets (37 balls remaining) |
| Innings | Score | Key performers |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe 1st | 120/7 (20 overs) | Wessly Madhevere 36 off 29; Matt Henry 3/26, Rachin Ravindra 1/10 |
| New Zealand chase | 122/2 (13.5 overs) | Devon Conway 59* off 53, Rachin Ravindra 30 off 26; Tinotenda Maposa 1/17 |
Zimbabwe’s 120/7, Madhevere’s 36 being the only score above 25 was a below-par T20I total on the Harare surface in July 2025. Conway and Ravindra made the chase comfortable: 122 in 13.5 overs with 8 wickets to spare.
Unique insight: Matt Henry bowled in both the tri-series and the 1st Test seamlessly transitioning from T20I to Test formats across a 10-day period in Zimbabwe. His 3/26 in Match 3 (T20I) and 6/39 in the 1st Test (July 29) suggest that Bulawayo/Harare pace conditions in July 2025 were specifically suited to his length bowling and New Zealand used him as the primary wicket-taker across both formats.
Match 6: New Zealand 190/6 beat Zimbabwe 130 by 60 runs (Harare, July 24, 2025)
| Date | Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
| Venue | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| Toss | — |
| Result | New Zealand won by 60 runs |
| Innings | Score | Key performers |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand 1st | 190/6 (20 overs) | Tim Seifert 50+, Rachin Ravindra 50+; Zimbabwe bowling contained |
| Zimbabwe chase | 130 (18.5 overs) | — ; Ish Sodhi 4/12, + additional wickets |
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Ish Sodhi’s 4/12: career-best T20I figures
Ish Sodhi took 4 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs his career-best T20I figures. His legbreak on the Harare surface in the evening period (the match was played in the later session of the tri-series day) found drift and turn that Zimbabwe’s middle-order batters could not read.
What most people miss: Sodhi’s 4/12 at 3.00 economy in 4 overs effectively ended Zimbabwe’s chase attempt in a 60-run game. Seifert and Ravindra had already given New Zealand a platform of 190/6 which is a challenging T20I total on Harare’s outfield. But it was Sodhi, not pace, that dismissed Zimbabwe’s chase: the dismissals of their 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th wickets through legbreak variations meant the Zimbabwe innings collapsed through the spin-vulnerable middle order.
Bold observation: Sodhi’s career-best 4/12 in Match 6 was the match-winning performance of the entire ZIM vs NZ tri-series more impactful than New Zealand’s batting in any match. Yet no competitor mentions his name in any scorecard page for this fixture.
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 1st Test 2025: NZ won by 9 wickets (Bulawayo, July 29–Aug 1)
Match info
| Date | Tuesday, July 29 – Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| Venue | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Toss | — |
| Result | New Zealand won by 9 wickets |
| Player of Match | Matt Henry (6/39 in Zimbabwe’s 1st innings) |
Complete scorecard
| Innings | Team | Score | Overs | Key performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zimbabwe | 149 | 60.3 | Craig Ervine 39 off 116, Tafadzwa Tsiga 30 off 78; Matt Henry 6/39, Nathan Smith 3/20 |
| 1st | New Zealand | 307 | 96.1 | Devon Conway 88 off 170, Daryl Mitchell 80 off 119; Muzarabani 3/73, Chivanga 2/51 |
| 2nd | Zimbabwe | 165 | 67.1 | Sean Williams 49 off 66; Will O’Rourke 3/28 |
| 2nd | New Zealand | 8/1 | 2.2 | Conway 4, Nicholls 4*; Newman Nyamhuri 1/8 |
Result: New Zealand won by 9 wickets. Zimbabwe needed to dismiss New Zealand for under 9 runs in the final innings. They could not.
Matt Henry 6/39: how he collapsed Zimbabwe’s 1st innings
Matt Henry’s 6/39 in 15.3 overs was the most decisive bowling performance of the Test. Zimbabwe at 90/2 with Ervine (39) and Tsiga (30) having built a foundation looked set for 200+. Henry’s length bowling on the Bulawayo surface exploited a combination of lateral seam movement and variable bounce to take four more wickets in the final 30 overs of Zimbabwe’s innings.
This is where things go wrong in Test analysis: Henry’s 6/39 in 60.3 overs means Zimbabwe scored only 149 total but a 6-wicket haul across 60 overs is not a pace burst. It is surgical bowling spread across a full day’s play. Henry waited for batters to drive, encouraged edges from forward defensive shots, and took the key wicket of Ervine the one batter with the temperament to bat all day on the Bulawayo surface right when Zimbabwe needed their captain-equivalent most.
Nathan Smith’s 3/20 in 14 overs was the complementary performance bowling tight from the other end while Henry attacked. Together, they reduced Zimbabwe from a competitive position to 149 all out.
Devon Conway 88 + Daryl Mitchell 80: the 148-run partnership
Conway (88 off 170 balls) and Mitchell (80 off 119 balls) added 148 runs for New Zealand’s 3rd wicket at a partnership run rate that built the innings slowly and completely. Blessing Muzarabani’s 3/73 (26 overs) and Tanaka Chivanga’s 2/51 (18 overs) were competitive but could not break the partnership while it was intact.
What people think: New Zealand’s 307 was a dominant batting performance. Reality: Zimbabwe’s bowling Muzarabani (3/73) and Chivanga (2/51) was competitive and kept New Zealand to 307 in 96.1 overs (run rate 3.19). But the Conway-Mitchell partnership’s 148-run stand on Day 2 stretched beyond Zimbabwe’s ability to absorb it.
Original observation: Devon Conway’s 88 off 170 balls his most patient Test innings of 2025. is the performance that separated NZ’s 307 from a more modest 220. Conway batted for 170 balls in Zimbabwe in July heat in a Test New Zealand expected to win. That discipline defines a Test batter who wants to make every innings count, not just score fast.
Zimbabwe Women vs New Zealand Women: T20I series (NZ-W swept 3-0)
All 3 T20I scorecards
| Match | Date | Venue | NZ-W Score | ZIM-W Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Feb 25, 2026 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 202/1 (20 ov) | 110/4 (20 ov) | NZ-W won by 92 runs |
| 2nd T20I | Feb 27, 2026 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 196/1 (20 ov) | 86 (18.3 ov) | NZ-W won by 110 runs |
| 3rd T20I | Mar 1, 2026 | — | 65/0 (5.4 ov) | 64/9 (20 ov) | NZ-W won by 10 wkts |
1st T20I: Amelia Kerr 101* off 51 balls (Hamilton, Feb 25, 2026)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Kerr (c) | 101* | 51 | — | — |
| Isabella Gaze | 59* | — | — | — |
| ZIM top score | Beloved Biza 49* (55) | — | — | — |
| ZIM bowling | Nyasha Gwanzura 1/37 (3 ov) | — | — | — |
NZ Women 202/1 (20 overs) is a T20I total built almost entirely on Kerr’s 101* off 51 balls the joint-highest individual score in a NZ Women vs Zimbabwe Women T20I. Zimbabwe’s 110/4 in response Biza’s 49* being their best performance fell 92 runs short.
2nd T20I: NZ-W 196/1 beat ZIM-W 86 by 110 runs (Hamilton, Feb 27, 2026)
| NZ-W 1st innings | 196/1 (20 overs): Izzy Gaze 85* off 54; Gwanzura 1/40 |
| ZIM-W | 86 all out (18.3 overs): Chiedza Dhururu 20 off 13 (best); Nensi Patel 2/11, Jess Kerr 2/— |
3rd T20I: ZIM-W 64/9 vs NZ-W 65/0 in 5.4 overs (Mar 1, 2026)
Zimbabwe Women were bowled out for 64/9 in 20 overs their lowest T20I total of the series. Nensi Patel’s 3/8 in 4 overs was the destructive spell. New Zealand Women chased 65 in 5.4 overs without losing a wicket Izzy Gaze 38* off 20 guiding an effortless chase. The 3rd T20I was the most dominant NZ performance of the three.
Zimbabwe Women vs New Zealand Women: ODI series (NZ-W swept 3-0, Women’s Championship)
All 3 ODI scorecards
| Match | Date | Venue | NZ-W Score | ZIM-W Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | Mar 5, 2026 | University Oval, Dunedin | 354/3 (50 ov) | 174 (47.3 ov) | NZ-W won by 180 runs |
| 2nd ODI | Mar 8, 2026 | University Oval, Dunedin | 106/2 (16.2 ov) | 102 (29.1 ov) | NZ-W won by 8 wkts |
| 3rd ODI | Mar 11, 2026 | — | 303/6 (50 ov) | 103 (27.1 ov) | NZ-W won by 200 runs |
Series result: New Zealand Women swept 3-0. 6 ICC Women’s Championship points to NZ-W (2 per ODI win). Zimbabwe Women: 0 points.
1st ODI: Brooke Halliday 157* off 118 balls, NZ-W 354/3 beat ZIM-W 174 by 180 runs (Dunedin, Mar 5)
| Batter | R | B | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke Halliday | 157* | 118 | Joint 3rd highest score by NZ women in ODIs |
| Maddy Green | 67 | — | Opening partner |
| Isabella Gaze | 59* | — | — |
| ZIM | Kelis Ndhlovu 52 off 109 (best) | — | Amelia Kerr 4/35, Jess Kerr 3/28 |
New Zealand Women’s 354/3 was a record ODI total against Zimbabwe Women. Halliday’s 157* off 118 balls was the joint-third-highest score by any NZ woman in ODI history. She hit every Zimbabwe bowling option to all parts of the ground in Dunedin. Amelia Kerr’s 4/35 and Jess Kerr’s 3/28 then dismissed Zimbabwe for 174 winning margin 180 runs.
2nd ODI: Amelia Kerr 7/34 + 45* history made in Dunedin (Mar 8, 2026)
| ZIM-W 1st innings | 102 in 29.1 overs: Modester Mupachikwa 32 off 51 (best); Amelia Kerr 7/34 (9.1 overs), Penfold 3/17 |
| NZ-W chase | 106/2 in 16.2 overs: Amelia Kerr 45 off 40*; Christabel Chatonzwa 1/13 |
Result: New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets. Series clinched 2-0 with a match remaining.espn+1
Amelia Kerr’s 7/34: the best-ever ODI bowling figures by a NZ woman
Amelia Kerr took 7 wickets for 34 runs in 9.1 overs. This is the best bowling performance in New Zealand Women’s ODI history.
She did not stop there. After bowling Zimbabwe out for 102, she came out to bat at No. 3 and scored 45 off 40 balls to help New Zealand complete the chase in 16.2 overs.
Counterintuitive insight: In cricket, a 7-wicket haul is so exhausting that most players bat defensively in the following innings. Kerr scored 45 off 40 balls and finished the chase herself. Her performance was not just statistically historic it demonstrated a specific type of match completeness that very few bowler-batters achieve in a single ODI at international level.
Bold observation: Amelia Kerr’s 2nd ODI performance (7/34 + 45*) is the most complete individual women’s cricket performance New Zealand has produced in any bilateral ODI series since 2010. It is the defining match of the entire ZIM-W vs NZ-W 2026 tour, and arguably the defining match of Kerr’s ODI career up to this point.
3rd ODI: NZ-W 303/6 beat ZIM-W 103 by 200 runs (Mar 11, 2026)
| NZ-W 1st innings | 303/6 (50 overs): Maddy Green 94 off 73; Chatonzwa 2/48 |
| ZIM-W chase | 103 in 27.1 overs: Loreen Tshuma 34 off 41 (best); Amelia Kerr 5/22 (3.1 overs), Nensi Patel + Jess Kerr |
Result: NZ-W won by 200 runs. The series sweep was complete 3-0, 6 ICC Women’s Championship points to New Zealand, 0 to Zimbabwe. Kerr’s 5/22 (3.1 overs) in the 3rd ODI, following her 7/34 in the 2nd, means she took 12 wickets across two consecutive ODIs.
Zimbabwe’s batting ceiling the structural pattern across 2025-26
Looking across all seven Zimbabwe innings in men’s cricket (July 2025) and six Zimbabwe Women’s ODI innings (March 2026), one number defines every result:
In no single match did Zimbabwe (men or women) post a total above 174.
| Match | Format | Zimbabwe score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 3 T20I | Men | 120/7 | NZ won by 8 wkts |
| Match 6 T20I | Men | 130 | NZ won by 60 runs |
| 1st Test 1st innings | Men | 149 | NZ won by 9 wkts |
| 1st Test 2nd innings | Men | 165 | — |
| 1st T20I | Women | 110/4 | NZ-W won by 92 runs |
| 2nd T20I | Women | 86 | NZ-W won by 110 runs |
| 3rd T20I | Women | 64/9 | NZ-W won by 10 wkts |
| 1st ODI | Women | 174 | NZ-W won by 180 runs |
| 2nd ODI | Women | 102 | NZ-W won by 8 wkts |
| 3rd ODI | Women | 103 | NZ-W won by 200 runs |
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The structural problem for Zimbabwe cricket (both men and women) is not bowling it is a consistent failure to post competitive totals above 180 against top-8 opposition. The 2025 T20 WC Group B runs (Bennett 63*, Raza 45 chasing 178 against Sri Lanka) stand out because Zimbabwe posted 182/4 and chased competitively two activities both the men’s Test team and the women’s ODI team failed to replicate in New Zealand fixtures.
ICC Women’s Championship context why NZ-W’s 3-0 ODI sweep matters
The New Zealand Women vs Zimbabwe Women ODI series was part of the ICC Women’s Championship the qualification pathway for the 2029 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. Each ODI win awards 2 Championship points to the winning team.
New Zealand Women gained 6 Championship points from this series (3 ODI wins × 2 points). Zimbabwe Women gained 0. For Zimbabwe Women, this means their WC qualification pathway required results elsewhere in their Championship fixtures the NZ series was a missed opportunity.
What most people miss: The scorecards on this page are not just match results. They are ICC Women’s Championship documents. A loss by 200 runs is worth the same number of Championship points as a loss by 1 run but the run differential across this series tells qualifying bodies that Zimbabwe Women need significant batting depth investment before the next Championship cycle.
ZIM vs NZ all-time head-to-head (men’s cricket)
Tests (all-time, including 2025)
| Matches | NZ wins | ZIM wins | Draws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
New Zealand have dominated the Test head-to-head (6-2), with Zimbabwe’s last Test win over NZ coming in 2000 (at Harare). New Zealand have won the last 4 Tests played between the two teams.
T20Is (all-time, including 2025 tri-series)
| Matches | NZ wins | ZIM wins |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 10 | 2 |
New Zealand dominate Zimbabwe in T20Is (10-2). Zimbabwe’s two T20I wins include a 2022 result in the T20 WC (Harare 2022 campaign).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. What were the results of Zimbabwe vs New Zealand in the T20I Tri-Series 2025?
Ans. New Zealand beat Zimbabwe in both their tri-series matches: Match 3 (Jul 18, Harare): ZIM 120/7 vs NZ 122/2 — NZ won by 8 wickets with 37 balls remaining (Conway 59*, Madhevere 36; Henry 3/26). Match 6 (Jul 24, Harare): NZ 190/6 vs ZIM 130 — NZ won by 60 runs (Seifert + Ravindra 50+; Sodhi career-best 4/12). New Zealand won the tri-series final against South Africa, not Zimbabwe.
Q2. What was the scorecard of the Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 1st Test 2025?
Ans. 1st Test (Jul 29–Aug 1, 2025, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo): Zimbabwe 149 (Ervine 39 off 116, Tsiga 30 off 78; Matt Henry 6/39, Nathan Smith 3/20) & 165 (Sean Williams 49 off 66; Will O’Rourke 3/28) vs New Zealand 307 (Devon Conway 88 off 170, Daryl Mitchell 80 off 119; Muzarabani 3/73, Chivanga 2/51) & 8/1 (2.2 overs). New Zealand won by 9 wickets.
Q3. What were the results of Zimbabwe Women vs New Zealand Women T20I series 2026?
Ans. New Zealand Women swept the 3-match T20I series 3-0 (Feb 25–Mar 1, 2026, Hamilton): 1st T20I (Feb 25): NZ-W 202/1 beat ZIM-W 110/4 by 92 runs (Amelia Kerr 101* off 51; Biza 49*). 2nd T20I (Feb 27): NZ-W 196/1 beat ZIM-W 86 by 110 runs (Izzy Gaze 85* off 54; Patel 2/11). 3rd T20I (Mar 1): ZIM-W 64/9 vs NZ-W 65/0 in 5.4 overs — NZ-W won by 10 wkts (Patel 3/8; Gaze 38*).
Q4. What were the results of Zimbabwe Women vs New Zealand Women ODI series 2026?
Ans. New Zealand Women swept the 3-match ODI series 3-0 (Mar 5–11, 2026): 1st ODI (Mar 5, Dunedin): NZ-W 354/3 beat ZIM-W 174 by 180 runs (Halliday 157* off 118; Kerr 4/35). 2nd ODI (Mar 8, Dunedin): ZIM-W 102 vs NZ-W 106/2 in 16.2 overs — NZ-W won by 8 wkts (Amelia Kerr 7/34 off 9.1 — best-ever NZ-W ODI figures; Kerr 45*). 3rd ODI (Mar 11): NZ-W 303/6 beat ZIM-W 103 by 200 runs (Maddy Green 94; Kerr 5/22). NZ-W gained 6 ICC Women’s Championship points.
Q5. What was Amelia Kerr’s performance in the NZ Women vs Zimbabwe Women ODI series 2026?
Ans. Amelia Kerr’s ODI series: 1st ODI — 4/35; 2nd ODI — 7/34 off 9.1 overs (career-best; best-ever NZ Women ODI figures) + 45* off 40 to complete the chase; 3rd ODI — 5/22 off 3.1 overs. Total across the 3-match ODI series: 16 wickets. Her 7/34 in the 2nd ODI is the best bowling performance in New Zealand Women’s ODI history.