ZIM 130/10 in 18.5 Overs - Live New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe Match 6 T20 2025

SCORECARD COMMENTARY

NZ WON

T20

NZ beat ZIM by 60 runs

Man of the Match - Ish Sodhi

190-6

20.0/20 Ovrs

130-10

18.5/20 Ovrs

ZIM

T20I Tri-Series in Zimbabwe, 2025 |Match 6 |7/24/2025
Harare Sports Club, Harare

Commentary

Right then, that’s all from us for now. Be sure to join us again on Saturday, July 26th, for the all-important Grand Final of the Tri-Series, as New Zealand face South Africa once more, right here at the Harare Sports Club. The action kicks off at 11:00 AM GMT, and as always, we’ll be with you well before that with all the pre-match build-up and analysis. Until then, take care and goodbye!
Mitchell Santner, the captain of New Zealand says the batters did the job for them on a tricky wicket. Reckons they have done well throughout the series as different players have stepped up at different times. Mentions they have a massive game in a couple of days, they know what South Africa have and will be ready to execute the plans. Tells Ish Sodhi had a new role today and his wickets put them in a good position.
Ish Sodhi wins the PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD. He says it was a great win and nice to contribute to the team. Tells he had a new role to bowl in the Powerplay. Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell have done it previously, so it was good for him to bowl in the Powerplay. Mentions he tried to bowl in the right areas and hoped the wickets would keep on coming.
Sikandar Raza, the skipper of Zimbabwe says the wicket gets better in the second innings but they made the same mistake while batting and dug holes for themselves. Tells they dropped some crucial wickets, which hurt them overall. Feels, despite it being a dead rubber, he'll speak to the players and say it's never a dead rubber for Zimbabwe. Mentions that he is looking forward to the next series, which will feature many experienced players returning.
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Earlier, New Zealand opted to bat first! They suffered an early blow with the dismissal of Tim Robinson, but Rachin Ravindra and Tim Seifert steadied the innings superbly by registering a 108-run stand for the second wicket. Both fell and New Zealand were in tatters for a while as they lost a couple of more wickets but Michael Bracewell ensured they ended on a high as his innings of 26 off 16 balls gathered a lot of momentum back.
Zimbabwe struggled throughout the chase to build a partnership. Tony Munyonga looked good for his 40 but just when he started to accelerate, Ish Sodhi came back to roll the dice for the final time and got the big wicket to put the game to bed. New Zealand had the runs to play with, more than enough actually, on a wicket which was not easy to bat on. However, credit to their bowlers as they executed their plans perfectly. Ish Sodhi was the pick for his four-fer.
Zimbabwe have fallen once again! That's four consecutive losses for the hosts and they end the Tri-Series with a sorry-looking performance. For the first time, they were chasing a score in this series. The first couple of overs were good for them but New Zealand realised the pitch was on the slower side and brought in Ish Sodhi straightaway, who didn't wait long to break the stand. He went on to dismiss the top three however, the big heartbreak for Zimbabwe was the wicket of Sikandar Raza who was dismissed cheaply.
18.5
W
Zakary Foulkes to Tinotenda Maposa, OUT! RUN OUT! That will do! A slower length ball on leg. Maposa looks to pull but misses and it rolls off the pads in front of the keeper. Trevor Gwandu tries to sneak a single, runs across but stops himself in the process just to sneak in an overthrow. However, the keeper, Tim Seifert dives in and underarms at his stumps to find Trevor Gwandu just short. New Zealand win by 60 runs.
18.4
0
Zakary Foulkes to Tinotenda Maposa, Bowls a brilliant yorker, just outside off. Maposa fails to dig it out.
18.3
1
Zakary Foulkes to Trevor Gwandu, Back of the hand delivery on the pads. Trevor Gwandu works it to fine leg for one.
18.2
0
Zakary Foulkes to Trevor Gwandu, Keeps it full and outside off. Trevor Gwandu falls over as he tries to connect it.
18.1
0
Zakary Foulkes to Trevor Gwandu, Zakary Foulkes drags his line and bowls it very full. Trevor Gwandu looks to drive it but misses.
18.1
1wd
Zakary Foulkes to Trevor Gwandu, Wide! Bowls it full and outside off, just over the tramline, left alone.
END OF OVER 18 | 10 Runs & 0 Wkt | ZIM 128/9

17.6
2
Matt Henry to Tinotenda Maposa, Bowls it short and on middle, Maposa mistimes his pull to mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
17.6
1nb
Matt Henry to Tinotenda Maposa, No ball! Shorter and on middle, Maposa pulls it to deep square leg for a couple. Maposa was in but the umpire just wanted to check it. One replay was enough to make the decision. A free hit is called probably because of the front foot.
A run out appeal has been taken upstairs.
17.5
2
Matt Henry to Tinotenda Maposa, Back of a length and on middle, Maposa pulls it to deep square leg. Mark Chapman runs to his left but struggles to collect the ball cleanly. A couple.
17.4
2
Matt Henry to Tinotenda Maposa, Keeps it full and bowls it around off. Maposa drives on the up to the left of long off for a couple.
17.3
1
Matt Henry to Trevor Gwandu, Very full and around off, Trevor Gwandu drives it to long off for a single.
17.2
0
Matt Henry to Trevor Gwandu, Bowls a juicy full toss, outside off, Trevor Gwandu plays it back to Henry.
Trevor Gwandu is the last man in.
17.1
W
Matt Henry to Richard Ngarava, OUT! BOWLED! Done for the pace! How good the Kiwi bowlers have been! A slower good length delivery on leg, was the off-cutter. Richard Ngarava looks to flick but misses and it hits the leg peg.
END OF OVER 17 | 8 Runs & 2 Wkt | ZIM 118/8