ZIM vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: Test Series 2025, Match 1, Fantasy Cricket Tips For Zimbabwe vs New Zealand

Zimbabwe will take on New Zealand in the first Test of the two-match series at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, starting on Wednesday, July 30.

Led by Craig Ervine, Zimbabwe is entering this two-match Test series after suffering a 0-2 series loss to South Africa. Meanwhile, New Zealand, led by Tom Latham, is coming into this series after suffering a defeat to England by 1-2 at home last year.

ZIM vs NZ, 1st Test, Match Details

Match: Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, Test Series 2025, Match 1

Time & Date: 1:30 PM IST, July 30 to August 3

Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

ZIM vs NZ, 1st Test Probable XIs

Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Nick Welch, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine (c), Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk), Sikandar Raza, Wellington Masakadza, Kundai Matigimu, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu 

New Zealand

Tom Latham (c & wk), Will Young, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, William O'Rourke

ZIM vs NZ, 1st Test Pitch Report

The Bulawayo surface will assist batters, though there will be a swing on offer for the new ball bowlers initially. Once batters are settled, we can expect a lot of runs to flow in the middle overs of the game.

ZIM vs NZ, 1st Test Top Picks

Tom Latham

Latham, the New Zealand skipper, is known for his daddy hundreds in this particular format. We can expect him to score a lot of runs.

William O’Rourke

NZ pacer William O'Rourke scalped 27 wickets in the last 10 Tests at an economy of 3.9. He can be an excellent top pick for this game.

ZIM vs NZ, 1st Test Captain picks

Matt Henry

Pacer Matt Henry has scalped 42 wickets in the last seven matches, which makes him an excellent captaincy choice.

Rachin Ravindra

Rachin Ravindra accumulated 683 runs from the last 10 Tests at an average of 35.95, highlighting his excellent batting skills.

ZIM vs NZ, 1st Test Head to Head Dream11 team

Tom Latham (vc), Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Brian Bennett, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Matt Henry (c), William O'Rourke, Blessing Muzarabani

ZIM vs NZ, 1st Test Grand League Dream11 team

Tom Latham, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra (c), Ben Curran, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Matt Henry, William O'Rourke (vc), Mitchell Santner

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