A Oneindia Venture
Click it and Unblock the Notifications
Notifications
Settings
Clear Notifications
Notifications
Use the toggle to switch on notifications
-
Block for 8 hours
-
Block for 12 hours
-
Block for 24 hours
-
Don't block
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe 2025 2nd Test Full Commentary
Result · Aug 07 2025, Thu - 01:30 PM (IST)
ZIMBABWE125, 117
NEW ZEALAND601/3 decl
New Zealand won by an innings and 359 runs
CRR:4.15
ஆட்டத்தின் சிறந்த வீரர்
ஆட்டத்தின் சிறந்த வீரர்
Log in for Better Reading Experience!
Continue with Google By signing in, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy
Gender
Select your Gender
- Male
- Female
- Others
Age
Select your Age Range
- Under 18
- 18 to 25
- 26 to 35
- 36 to 45
- 45 to 55
- 55+
OUT! Caught. Matt Fisher to Tanaka Chivanga. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover, caught by Santner. That's it! New Zealand delivered a dominant bowling performance, dismissing Zimbabwe for just 125 runs. Matt Henry and Zak Foulkes were exceptional in dismantling the Zimbabwean batting order with precision and discipline. Brendon Taylor was the standout player for Zimbabwe, top-scoring with a gritty 44 runs, but he received little support from the rest of the team. In the end, Tafadwa Tsiga contributed some valuable runs. Overall, it was a clinical performance in the field from New Zealand, who will be pleased with their efforts. Stay tuned for New Zealand's response as they look to take firm control of the match.
Matt Fisher to Tanaka Chivanga. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Matt Fisher to Tanaka Chivanga. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Matt Fisher to Tanaka Chivanga. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Henry.
Matt Fisher to Tanaka Chivanga. Seaming away back of a length, wide outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
FOUR! Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge back to bowler for no runs.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to gully for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Fisher.
Matt Fisher to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
Matt Fisher to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Matt Fisher to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Short, wide outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Matt Fisher to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Conway.
FOUR! Matt Fisher to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Matt Fisher to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Santner.
Jacob Duffy to Tanaka Chivanga. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Jacob Duffy to Tanaka Chivanga. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Seaming in short, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left to fine leg for 1 run, run save by Blundell, fielded by Nicholls.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Santner.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Jacob Duffy to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Fisher.
Zak Foulkes to Tanaka Chivanga. Reverse Swing-In length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Zak Foulkes to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Duffy.
Zak Foulkes to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Zak Foulkes to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Zak Foulkes to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Conway.
APPEAL! Zak Foulkes to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Reverse Swing-In length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Conway, appeal made for L.B.W. The umpire denies the appeal.
Jacob Duffy to Tanaka Chivanga. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs. That's Stumps on Day 2 and New Zealand find themselves in a commanding position with a substantial lead. Rachin Ravindra and Henry Nicholls both brought up their centuries in this session, remaining unbeaten as they continue to pile on the runs. Zimbabwe's bowlers are feeling the pressure and the question now is whether New Zealand will continue to build on their lead or declare overnight. We'll find out the answer tomorrow morning, join us then.
Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Tsiga.
Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Tsiga.
Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Brian Bennett to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Chivanga.
Tanaka Chivanga to Henry Nicholls. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Tsiga.
Tanaka Chivanga to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.
Tanaka Chivanga to Henry Nicholls. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Welch.
FOUR! Tanaka Chivanga to Henry Nicholls. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Tanaka Chivanga to Henry Nicholls. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williams.
Tanaka Chivanga to Henry Nicholls. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williams.
FOUR! Vincent Masekesa to Rachin Ravindra. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
SIX! Vincent Masekesa to Rachin Ravindra. Leg spinner length ball, off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Vincent Masekesa to Rachin Ravindra. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
APPEAL! Vincent Masekesa to Rachin Ravindra. Leg spinner length ball, to leg down the track working, hit pad to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Tsiga, appeal made for Caught. Ball is clearly off the pads.
SIX! Vincent Masekesa to Rachin Ravindra. Leg spinner back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs. The first maximum of the innings is to bring up his 150 for Ravindra.
FOUR! Vincent Masekesa to Rachin Ravindra. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
Trevor Gwandu to Rachin Ravindra. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Muzarabani.
Trevor Gwandu to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Masekesa.
FOUR! Trevor Gwandu to Rachin Ravindra. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. Driven back the bowler towards the ropes.
Trevor Gwandu to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williams.
FOUR! Trevor Gwandu to Rachin Ravindra. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Trevor Gwandu to Henry Nicholls. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.
Brian Bennett to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
FOUR! Brian Bennett to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Taylor.
FOUR! Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, bottom edge past third man for 4 runs.
Brian Bennett to Henry Nicholls. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, run save by Welch.
OUT! Caught. Jacob Duffy to Tanaka Chivanga. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Conway. That's that! New Zealand delivered a dominant performance in the second Test, winning by an innings and 359 runs against Zimbabwe, which secured them the series victory. The Kiwi bowlers were relentless, dismantling Zimbabwe's batting lineup within just the first session of play. The Zimbabwean batters struggled under pressure, collapsing without much resistance. Nick Welch was the only bright spot for Zimbabwe, remaining unbeaten on 47 runs. Unfortunately, he received no support from his teammates, as wickets fell frequently around him. Devon Conway is the Player of the Match and Matt Henry is the Player of the Series.
FOUR! Zak Foulkes to Nick Welch. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
FOUR! Zak Foulkes to Nick Welch. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
FOUR! Zak Foulkes to Nick Welch. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Zak Foulkes to Nick Welch. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Zak Foulkes to Nick Welch. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Zak Foulkes to Nick Welch. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Jacob Duffy to Tanaka Chivanga. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
No ball Jacob Duffy to Tanaka Chivanga. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to short leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Ravindra.
Jacob Duffy to Tanaka Chivanga. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Henry.
Jacob Duffy to Nick Welch. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Santner.
Wide Jacob Duffy to Nick Welch. Seaming in short, off stump ducked Leave, Left to short fine leg for 1 run, run save by Blundell, fielded by Mitchell.
FOUR! Jacob Duffy to Nick Welch. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Jacob Duffy to Nick Welch. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to short fine leg for no runs, mis-fielded by Blundell, fielded by Ravindra.
Jacob Duffy to Nick Welch. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to silly point for no runs, fielded by Young.
OUT! Caught. Zak Foulkes to Blessing Muzarabani. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Santner. Five-wicket haul for Zak Foulkes.
Zak Foulkes to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Henry.
SIX! Zak Foulkes to Blessing Muzarabani. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
Zak Foulkes to Blessing Muzarabani. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Zak Foulkes to Nick Welch. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Fisher.
Zak Foulkes to Nick Welch. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump down the track defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Jacob Duffy to Blessing Muzarabani. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Fisher.
Jacob Duffy to Blessing Muzarabani. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.
Jacob Duffy to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Santner.
Jacob Duffy to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to point for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Jacob Duffy to Nick Welch. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
Jacob Duffy to Nick Welch. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Nicholls.
Zak Foulkes to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Zak Foulkes to Blessing Muzarabani. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Zak Foulkes to Blessing Muzarabani. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.