Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 2nd Test at Bulawayo, ZIM vs NZ, Aug 07 2025 - Match Result

12.50pm Mitch Santner collects the trophy and is joined by his New Zealand team-mates as they celebrate a commanding series win. They finish this tour with a perfect record, unbeaten in the tri-series and now whitewashing Zimbabwe in the two Tests. Smiles all around for the New Zealand players as Santner holds up the trophy. And with that, the series comes to a close. You can head over to Firdose Moonda's report for a recap of how New Zealand ran through Zimbabwe today. Thanks for joining us. This is Abhimanyu signing off on behalf of Ashish, Ranjith and Chetan.

12.40pm Time for the presentation ceremony.

And now, a few words from New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner: "It was a pretty good game. Obviously, losing the toss, but we bowled very well in the first innings. And the boys got through some tough periods with their partnerships and then cashed in. We talked about keeping the standards up. Thought the first Test was very good. [Rachin-Nicholls stand] I think they thrived to score freely even when the field was spread. Even Conway was very good. Even Duff's partnership in the morning. [On the three debutants] It's never easy playing your first game but they settled in beautifully."

No guesses for who is the player of the series. It is Matt Henry: "It's been a great series. Great way to sign off, some good cricket today. I think as a group we knew that we needed to capitalise on the new ball. So we had to ask questions early. The skillset we have as a group, we can complement each other. The way the guys are coming in and backing their skillset, it's awesome to see."

Devon Conway is the player of the match. Here's what he has to say: "It was challenging. Credit to the bowlers, they made it hard work for us with the new ball. But once the ball got softer it got easier for us to score and capitalise with some good performances. The surface was a little different, slightly less bounce. Little bit easier, this game. I think for us as a group we always talk about being positive and putting pressure back on the bowlers, and I just try to stick to that when I bat. [On partnership with Rachin Ravindra] He came out with intent and aggression and the way he and Henry Nicholls went about it was outstanding."

Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine: "It's obviously been disappointing, specially the way we finished today. But we had a really tough, high-skilled opposition and it shows where we stand as a team in the Test circuit. I know there was a fair bit in the wicket and the NZ bowlers exploited those conditions a lot better than we did. We found the wicket a bit two-paced, but it was better [than the first Test]. NZ didn't miss much with the ball. A lot of work for us to do and I think everyone will digest things differently but you can see the space between us and the top teams. I think obviously we have to continue playing top sides. There's a lot for us to learn from the SA series and this one. We are a young Test side and we still have a lot of development to do. Everybody's work ethic has been outstanding, even if the results haven't gone our way. Tsiga was outstanding with the gloves, and kept the energy up. No surprises why he is up there with the runs. You have to back your plans, your work ethic and believe you are on the right track. Hopefully we can come back against Afghanistan and put in a better performance there."

12.25pm Zimbabwe have once again been comprehensively outplayed by New Zealand. New Zealand's biggest win and Zimbabwe's heaviest defeat, as Zak Foulkes registers the best figures on debut for New Zealand. Matt Henry was brilliant again, finishing with 16 wickets this series. He took the first two this morning to begin Zimbabwe's collapse. Jacob Duffy joined in before Matt Fisher and Foulkes got into the thick of things. Duffy thought he wrapped things up but he had overstepped in his previous over, but he doesn't have to wait long. Nick Welch stays unbeaten on 47, having watched wickets fall in a heap around him after he came in to bat in the first over. And Mitch Santner has led New Zealand to a neat little 2-0 series win in Zimbabwe, to go with the T20 tri-series win earlier on.

Frase: "Gonna say it again, stoked for NZ, but gutted I have to wait until December to watch them play test cricket again. Would have loved to see another day of play."

timothy evans: "Duffy ended up with a 2-for and an average of 36 batting...." -- Not a bad start to Test cricket, I suppose!

Now Duffy will have a go at the No. 11 batter, who has faced just two deliveries so far

Prakash: "Stars aligning for Foulkes to take 10 on debut?"

Abhimanyu is back for another stint

Tanaka Chivanga is the No. 11 batter