ZIM vs NZ Match Preview- Match 3, Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series 2025
Published - 18 Jul 2025, 01:00 PM
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Zimbabwe will take on New Zealand in the third match of the tri-series. The ZIM vs NZ Match Preview provides today's match details for the third T20I match of the tri-series.
ZIM vs NZ Match Preview- Match 3, Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series 2025:
Date and Venue:
The ZIM vs NZ match will be played on July 18 at the Harare Sports Club, Harare. The game will start at 4:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Zimbabwe
Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tinotenda Maposa, Wellington Masakadza, Vincent Masekesa, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Tafadzwa Tsiga
New Zealand
Mitchell Santner (c), Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Robinson, Mitch Hay
ZIM vs NZ Key battles:
Sikandar Raza vs Matt Henry
Sikandar Raza would hope to once again lead from the front in an important game against New Zealand.
Zimbabwe's captain will go head-to-head against Matt Henry, who is expected to take the new ball for New Zealand.
Ryan Burl vs Mitchell Santner
Ryan Burl, who is known to be a power hitter lower down the order, will look to prolong his innings in Zimbabwe's second game of the series.
Burl will have to tackle the bowling of New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner, who has been in good form in the last year
Devon Conway vs Blessing Muzarabani
New Zealand opener Devon Conway will look to put his experience of playing international cricket to good use in game number three of the tri-nation series.
Conway will be up against Blessing Muzarabani, who bowled economically in the first match against South Africa.
Daryl Mitchell vs Sikandar Raza
Daryl Mitchell, who is known to be a good player of both fast and spin bowling, would wish to put pressure on the opposition through his aggressive batting.
Mitchell will face the challenge of Sikandar Raza, who has proved to be the golden arm for Zimbabwe on multiple occasions in the past.
ZIM vs NZ Key Players:
ZIM- Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
NZ- Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Robinson, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry
ZIM vs NZ Weather Report:
There are no chances of rain during the game in Harare with a maximum temperature of 23°C and a minimum of 9°C.
Conclusion
Zimbabwe would like to put on a strong show in all three departments of the game against New Zealand in the upcoming match and register their first win in the tri-series.
As far as New Zealand is concerned, they would want to identify the right combination given that they have picked a new look squad for the series.
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Zimbabwe National Cricket Team New Zealand National Cricket Team Zimbabwe vs New Zealand New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Sikandar Raza Mitchell Santner Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series
