Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

R Ravindra
R Ravindra
165(139) 21x4 - 2x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 38 runs
  • 6x4 - 0x6
13 4 12 17 22 18 18 61
DP Conway
153(245) 18x4 - 0x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 35 runs
  • 5x4 - 0x6
9 18 33 8 13 18 15 39

Best performances - Bowlers

ZG Foulkes
O9
M2
R37
W5
Eco4.11
RHB
OFFLEG
2W1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
MJ Henry
MJ Henry
O15
M3
R40
W5
Eco2.66
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Zimbabwe , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

New Zealand won the 2-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00

Match days

7,8,9 August 2025 (5-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Abhimanyu Bose

12.50pm Mitch Santner collects the trophy and is joined by his New Zealand team-mates as they celebrate a commanding series win. They finish this tour with a perfect record, unbeaten in the tri-series and now whitewashing Zimbabwe in the two Tests. Smiles all around for the New Zealand players as Santner holds up the trophy. And with that, the series comes to a close. You can head over to Firdose Moonda's report for a recap of how New Zealand ran through Zimbabwe today. Thanks for joining us. This is Abhimanyu signing off on behalf of Ashish, Ranjith and Chetan.

12.40pm Time for the presentation ceremony.

And now, a few words from New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner: "It was a pretty good game. Obviously, losing the toss, but we bowled very well in the first innings. And the boys got through some tough periods with their partnerships and then cashed in. We talked about keeping the standards up. Thought the first Test was very good. [Rachin-Nicholls stand] I think they thrived to score freely even when the field was spread. Even Conway was very good. Even Duff's partnership in the morning. [On the three debutants] It's never easy playing your first game but they settled in beautifully."

No guesses for who is the player of the series. It is Matt Henry: "It's been a great series. Great way to sign off, some good cricket today. I think as a group we knew that we needed to capitalise on the new ball. So we had to ask questions early. The skillset we have as a group, we can complement each other. The way the guys are coming in and backing their skillset, it's awesome to see."

Devon Conway is the player of the match. Here's what he has to say: "It was challenging. Credit to the bowlers, they made it hard work for us with the new ball. But once the ball got softer it got easier for us to score and capitalise with some good performances. The surface was a little different, slightly less bounce. Little bit easier, this game. I think for us as a group we always talk about being positive and putting pressure back on the bowlers, and I just try to stick to that when I bat. [On partnership with Rachin Ravindra] He came out with intent and aggression and the way he and Henry Nicholls went about it was outstanding."

Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine: "It's obviously been disappointing, specially the way we finished today. But we had a really tough, high-skilled opposition and it shows where we stand as a team in the Test circuit. I know there was a fair bit in the wicket and the NZ bowlers exploited those conditions a lot better than we did. We found the wicket a bit two-paced, but it was better [than the first Test]. NZ didn't miss much with the ball. A lot of work for us to do and I think everyone will digest things differently but you can see the space between us and the top teams. I think obviously we have to continue playing top sides. There's a lot for us to learn from the SA series and this one. We are a young Test side and we still have a lot of development to do. Everybody's work ethic has been outstanding, even if the results haven't gone our way. Tsiga was outstanding with the gloves, and kept the energy up. No surprises why he is up there with the runs. You have to back your plans, your work ethic and believe you are on the right track. Hopefully we can come back against Afghanistan and put in a better performance there."

12.25pm Zimbabwe have once again been comprehensively outplayed by New Zealand. New Zealand's biggest win and Zimbabwe's heaviest defeat, as Zak Foulkes registers the best figures on debut for New Zealand. Matt Henry was brilliant again, finishing with 16 wickets this series. He took the first two this morning to begin Zimbabwe's collapse. Jacob Duffy joined in before Matt Fisher and Foulkes got into the thick of things. Duffy thought he wrapped things up but he had overstepped in his previous over, but he doesn't have to wait long. Nick Welch stays unbeaten on 47, having watched wickets fall in a heap around him after he came in to bat in the first over. And Mitch Santner has led New Zealand to a neat little 2-0 series win in Zimbabwe, to go with the T20 tri-series win earlier on.

Frase: "Gonna say it again, stoked for NZ, but gutted I have to wait until December to watch them play test cricket again. Would have loved to see another day of play."

timothy evans: "Duffy ended up with a 2-for and an average of 36 batting...." -- Not a bad start to Test cricket, I suppose!

28.1
W
Duffy to Chivanga, OUT, Edged and snaffled at gully! Duffy's second Test wicket does wrap it up. This time he has kept his foot behind the line and New Zealand win by an innings and 359 runs, their biggest Test win! This was a full ball in the channel outside off, Chivanga looked to fend and the thick edge flew straight to the fielder.

TL Chivanga c Conway b Duffy 0 (12m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Now Duffy will have a go at the No. 11 batter, who has faced just two deliveries so far

END OF OVER:
28 | 12 Runs | ZIM: 117/9

  • Nick Welch47 (71b)
  • Tanaka Chivanga0 (3b)
  • Zakary Foulkes9-2-37-5
  • Jacob Duffy7-2-28-1
27.6
4
Foulkes to Welch, FOUR, Three in a row! Picks up the slower ball, full outside off, and slogs it high over square leg. One bounce and four!
27.5
4
Foulkes to Welch, FOUR, Now he swings it past the diving square leg fielder to get back-to-back boundaries! Walked down the crease and took on this full ball. The fielder dove to his left, but it was just beyond him!
27.4
4
Foulkes to Welch, FOUR, Hammered down the ground! Clears mid-on with ease as he takes on this full ball outside off and launches it high and mighty
27.3
0
Foulkes to Welch, no run, Full outside off, well blocked
27.2
0
Foulkes to Welch, no run, Short and angled across, Welch gets inside the line and looks like he wants to hook that one but reins in his shot last moment and watches the ball go by

Prakash: "Stars aligning for Foulkes to take 10 on debut?"

Zimbabwe 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0BRM TaylorBJ Bennett
2nd11BRM TaylorNR Welch
3rd13SC WilliamsNR Welch
4th25CR ErvineNR Welch
5th5Sikandar RazaNR Welch
6th10NR WelchTE Tsiga
7th14NR WelchV Masekesa
8th8NR WelchT Gwandu
9th12NR WelchB Muzarabani
10th19NR WelchTL Chivanga