Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, Live Score and Commentary, NZ vs ZIM, 7 August, 2025
LIVE / 2nd Test / Queens Sports Club
125/10 (48.5 ov)
*174/1 (39 ov)
Stumps : Day 1 - New Zealand lead by 49 runs.
Recent
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Conway* | 79 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 65.83 |
| Jacob Duffy | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Sean Williams* | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 |
Stumps : Day 1 - New Zealand lead by 49 runs.
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (NZ won by 9 wickets) | 1st Test | 30 Jul 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 60 runs) | 6th T20I | 24 Jul 2025 |
| South Africa (SA won by 7 wickets) | 4th T20I | 20 Jul 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 8 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 18 Jul 2025 |
| South Africa (SA won by 5 wickets) | 1st T20I | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe (NZ won by 9 wickets) | 1st Test | 30 Jul 2025 |
| South Africa (NZ won by 3 runs) | Final | 26 Jul 2025 |
| Zimbabwe (NZ won by 60 runs) | 6th T20I | 24 Jul 2025 |
| South Africa (NZ won by 7 wickets) | 5th T20I | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Zimbabwe (NZ won by 8 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 18 Jul 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 12 run (4 ov): Devon Conway: 4 (8), Jacob Duffy: 8 (16)
- Last Bat: Will Young 74(101) - b T Gwandu Trevor Gwandu
- Fall of Wickets: 162 - 1 Will Young
- Reviews Remaining: New Zealand - 3 of 3, Zimbabwe - 3 of 3
- Toss: Zimbabwe elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 2nd Test
- Series: New Zealand vs Zimbabwe
- Date: Thursday, August 07, 2025
- Time: 01:30 PM
- Venue: Queens Sports Club
- City: Bulawayo
- Umpires: Alex Wharf (England), Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), Iknow Chabi (Zimbabwe, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
End of over 39 (5 runs)
Sean Williams to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, good length, on the off stump, Jacob Duffy goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
Sean Williams to Jacob Duffy, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jacob Duffy hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sean Williams to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, good length, on the stumps, goes back, plays defensive shot.
Sean Williams to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jacob Duffy goes back, dabs it towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.
Sean Williams to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jacob Duffy goes back and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Sean Williams to Devon Conway, 1 run, Sean Williams delivers off break ball at full length, Devon Conway goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 38 (5 runs)
Vincent Masekesa to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, back of length, on the off stump, Jacob Duffy goes back to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Vincent Masekesa to Jacob Duffy, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Jacob Duffy hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Vincent Masekesa to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Jacob Duffy hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Vincent Masekesa to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! flicker ball, full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.
Vincent Masekesa to Devon Conway, 1 run, Vincent Masekesa delivers legbreak at full length, Devon Conway goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Vincent Masekesa to Devon Conway, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short mid wicket.
End of over 37 (1 runs)
Sean Williams to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, full length, on the stumps, Jacob Duffy goes back, dabs it towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.
Sean Williams to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, full length, on the stumps, Jacob Duffy hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
Sean Williams to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! carrom ball, full length, on the off stump, Jacob Duffy goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
Sean Williams to Devon Conway, 1 run, Devon Conway goes back and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Sean Williams to Devon Conway, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Devon Conway hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
Sean Williams to Devon Conway, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
End of over 36 (1 runs)
Vincent Masekesa to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Jacob Duffy hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
Vincent Masekesa to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
Vincent Masekesa to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Vincent Masekesa to Jacob Duffy, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Vincent Masekesa to Devon Conway, 1 run, legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Devon Conway goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Vincent Masekesa to Devon Conway, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.
End of over 35 (3 runs)
Will Young b T Gwandu 74 (101) Trevor Gwandu to Will Young, no run, b T Gwandu, Bowled out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Will Young hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Trevor Gwandu to Devon Conway, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Devon Conway hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards square leg for 1 run.