Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Dream11 Prediction: New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe 2025, 2nd Test

Zimbabwe will lock horns with New Zealand in the second & final Test on Thursday, August 07. The hosts suffered a massive nine-wicket loss in the first Test, and need to play well to avoid a successive Test series whitewash after suffering the same against South Africa. Despite regular skipper Tom Latham and their best batter being ruled out, the visitors performed well with the bat in hand in the first Test.

Several senior players like Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, & Henry Nicholls are contributing. In the bowling, pace spearhead Matt Henry finished the game with a nine-wicket haul. With Tim Southee & Trent Boult retiring from the Test format for over a year, Henry has taken the role of senior pacer well and is consistently delivering terrific performances. He will be hoping to add more wickets in the second Test.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe failed to perform well with the bat in both innings. They were bundled out for less than 200 on both occasions. The problem for the African nation has been over-reliance on Sean Williams & Craig Ervine. While young opener Brain Bennett has looked solid, he has lacked support from the others. Batting needs to fire in unison for the hosts if they have to challenge the Kiwis.

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ZIM vs NZ: Bulawayo Pitch Report

The second match like the first one will be played in Bulawayo. The pitch is pretty sportive, which will have everything in for batters as well bowlers. Early on, the pacers will get some swing & seam movement after that the batters can cash in on by playing the waiting game. 280 is the average first innings score here.

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Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Nick Welch, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine(c), Sikandar Raza, Brendan Taylor (wk), Newman Nyamhuri, Vincent Masekesa, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga

New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner (c), Ajaz Patel, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Zak Foulkes/Matthew Fisher

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