New Zealand Tour of Zimbabwe 2025: Schedule, Squads, Venues & Live Streaming Info

Cricket fans across the globe, get ready — New Zealand Tour of Zimbabwe 2025 is officially signed and sealed. This full guide has you covered with everything you need to follow the action, including (but not limited to) match schedule, player teams, venues and watching live.

Tour Overview & Fixtures

The Black Caps will tour Zimbabwe for a two-match Test series running from 30 July to 11 August 2025.. These are the first Tests between the two nations since 2016

Fixture Details:

• 1st Test: 30 July – 3 August, at Queen’s Sports Club, Bulawayo, starting at 10:00 local time.
   
• 2nd Test: 7–11 August, same venue and start time.
   

Squads & Leadership

Zimbabwe Squad

• Captain: Craig Ervine
   
• Key players: Brian Bennett, Tanaka Chivanga, Roy Kaia, Clive Madande (wk), Blessing Muzarabani, Wellington Masakadza, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Brendan Taylor (wk, second Test only), Vincent Masekesa, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Trevor Gwandu, Ben Curran, Newman Nyamhuri.
   

New Zealand Squad

• Captain: Tom Latham, though ruled out of the 1st Test, with Mitchell Santner taking over the role
   
• Notables: Devon Conway (wk), Tom Blundell (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell (first Test only), Will O’Rourke, Nathan Smith (ruled out of 2nd Test, replaced by Zak Foulkes), Bevon Jacobs, Ben Lister (cover), Will Young.
   

Venue

Both Test matches will be held at Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo, a historic cricketing venue in Zimbabwe

Live Streaming & Broadcast Info

Broadcast Partners by Region:

• Zimbabwe: No official broadcaster announced yet
   
• India: Live streaming on FanCode
   
• New Zealand: Matches on Three Now Sport
   
• ICC and Global Audiences: Available via ICC.tv, offering global access
   
• UK/Ireland: Streaming to be handled by TNT Sports
   

Streaming Summary:

Region	Streaming Partner
Zimbabwe	Not yet announced
Pakistan	tapmad
New Zealand	Three Now Sport
Global/Others	ICC.tv
UK/Ireland	TNT Sports

 

Context & Significance

The Test series marks a return to red-ball cricket for both sides following a full T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe involving South Africa and New Zealand in July 2025. The last Test tour by New Zealand to Zimbabwe three years ago was in 2016 in which the away team triumphed with a 2–0 victory.

Summary

To recap:

• Series: New Zealand Tour of Zimbabwe 2025 – two Tests, 30 July to 11 August
   
• Venue: Queen’s Sports Club, Bulawayo
   
• Captains: Craig Ervine (ZIM), Mitchell Santner in place of injured Tom Latham (NZ)
   
• Streaming Info: tapmad (Pakistan), Three Now (NZ), ICC.tv (global), TNT Sports (UK), undefined for Zimbabwe
   

Why It Matters: First Test series between these teams since 2016 and a key step in global Test cricket’s summer calendar