Zimbabwe vs South Africa Schedule 2025 for 2 Test matches announced

The Zimbabwe Cricket Board announced a historic two-match Test series against South Africa. The ZIM vs SA two-match Test series will commence on June 28 in Bulawayo.

ZIM vs SA Test series will be played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The Test series will be played after the ICC World Test Championship (WTC final 2025).

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'Battle of the Limpopo'

The Proteas will tour Zimbabwe for the two-Test match series starting from June 28. The series is named ‘Battle of the Limpopo’ between the teams.

ZIM vs SA first Test match will take place at the Queens Sports Club from June 28 to July 2, and the second Test match is scheduled for July 6 to 10.

Recently, the Chevrons toured England for a one-off Test match but lost the match by an innings and 45 runs. Craig Ervine will captain the Chevrons' side in the red-ball format.

Watch the official announcement here:

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 👊

Zimbabwe will take on South Africa in the two-match Test series at Queens Sports. The first Test is scheduled for 28 June-2 July, with the second following from 6-10 July.

𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗢!… pic.twitter.com/qq7yOubpX0

— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) May 28, 2025

Zimbabwe vs South Africa head-to-head in Test cricket

Zimbabwe will be playing against South Africa in the red-ball format after seven years. Last time, Chevrons toured South Africa for a one-off Test match in 2017-18.

Zimbabwe and South Africa have played only six Test match series against each other in cricket history. The last time both nations played a two-Test match series was in 2004-05. At that time, South Africa also toured Zimbabwe.

Chevrons never won a Test match against South Africa, and they have also never been able to draw a Test match against the Proteas.

Will the Zimbabwe tour be included in the South Africa WTC 2025-27 fixture?

When the ICC changed the points system in the World Test Championship, every Test series importance increased, and now South Africa is touring Zimbabwe just after the WTC 2025 final. It’s a big question if South Africa’s tour is included in the WTC 2025-27 cycle.

The answer is no, Chevrons' tour will not reward or deduct any points to South Africa in the WTC 2025-27 table. ICC has already announced the fixture for South Africa as they will play three home Test series and three away Test series in the cycle of 2025-27.

South Africa will face Australia, England, and Bangladesh in their home series. The Proteas will tour India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. They have an Asian tour in the upcoming WTC cycle.