Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2025
International cricket tour
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The Zimbabwe cricket team toured England in May 2025 to play the England cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of a four-day Test match.[2] In August 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced the schedule for the Test match.[3] The venue was confirmed as Trent Bridge on 22 August 2024.[4]
| Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2025 | |||
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| England | Zimbabwe | ||
| Dates | 22 – 25 May 2025 | ||
| Captains | Ben Stokes | Craig Ervine | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ollie Pope (171) | Brian Bennett (140) | |
| Most wickets | Shoaib Bashir (9) | Blessing Muzarabani (3) | |
It was the first Test match between the two teams since 2003,[5] and only the second four-day Test match played by Zimbabwe.[6] The tour also marked the first bilateral series between the two sides in any format since 2004.[7] This was also the first match between the two teams since 2007.[8]
On 26 July 2024, ECB chief executive Richard Gould announced that they would be offering Zimbabwe Cricket a touring fee of £150,000 for the one off test. The move was touted as a way to keep test cricket healthy in smaller nations. Zimbabwe Cricket became the first board in the modern era to be paid a "touring fee" by the host board in bilateral cricket.[9][10]
Squads
On 8 May, Jordan Cox was ruled out of the one-off Test match due to an abdominal muscle injury, with James Rew named as his replacement.[13]
On 16 May, Trevor Gwandu was ruled out of the match due to a left groin strain during a training session, with Tanaka Chivanga named as his replacement.[14]
Tour match
15–18 May 2025 Scorecard |
County Club Select XI  |
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 Zimbabweans |
- County Club Select XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Only Test
22–24 May 2025 Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Sam Cook (Eng) made his Test debut.
- Zak Crawley (Eng) completed 3,000 runs in Tests.[15]
- Joe Root (Eng) completed 13,000 runs in Tests.[16]
- Shoaib Bashir became the youngest England spin bowler to take 50 wickets in Tests.[17]
- Brian Bennett scored the fastest century for Zimbabwe in Tests (off 97 balls).[18]