Zimbabwe vs New Zealand prediction and bets Zimbabwe T20 Tri-Series July 18 2025

At the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe will take on New Zealand in the Tri-Series Zimbabwe. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2016. Which team wins this one? Below, I will preview this game while offering free betting options to consider. 

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 18th of July 2025. The kickoff time will be 14:00pm. 

• Match: Zimbabwe vs New Zealand
• Date: Friday, July 18th, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 14:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Harare Sports Club

Weather and Pitch Report

The weather is expected to be friendly, as a sunny day is expected in Harare with a high of 23 degrees Celsius around the match time.

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Match Analysis

Zimbabwe have to step up their game after a disappointing start against South Africa on the opening day of this Tri Series. In that encounter, Zimbabwe gave the ball cheaply and ended up losing by 5 wickets in a 141-142 encounter. Meanwhile, recent performances from Zimbabwe have not been encouraging, as this team is dealing with a losing run of five matches, which include defeats to England and Bangladesh. 

New Zealand will hope they can pick up from where they stopped against South Africa in this game two. In their opener, this team scored 173 runs in 20 overs and ended up winning by 21 runs. In the meantime, New Zealand are on a perfect run of six games, as their last defeat was against Pakistan in the Twenty20 International, which ended by 9 wickets. However, New Zealand sits at the top table of the Zimbabwe Tri-Series with two points. 

Zimbabwe: Form

Zimbabwe will count on Sikandar Raza in this Friday game as the captain leads the runs in this Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series. In their defeat against South Africa, Sikandar scored 54 runs off 38, hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes during his knock of 58. However, Raza will find it difficult to get the job done against this hot New Zealand side after having it difficult against South Africa on Wednesday, as he will hope to get support from Clive Madende and Burl, who are the key batters to deliver bigger partnerships in the middle. The skipper will also expect support from others around him, such as Ryan Burl at number 5. In this Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series, Richard Ngarava is the best wicket taker for Zimbabwe so far with 3 scalps under his belt and the team will hope he can at top level once again. 

Zimbabwe Expected Eleven

Brian Bennett, Wessly Madhevere, Clive Madande (wk), Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Tony Munyonga, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu

New Zealand: Form

New Zealand will be counting on Devon Conway to bring in his experience after an awful performance against South Africa the previous time out. In that match, Conway gave out the ball cheaply and it triggered a continuous fall of wickets. Meanwhile, Tim Robinson showed his character, picking most of the order batters after failed attempts. He ended up pulling off 75 runs from 57 balls, hitting 6 fours and 3 sixes. Also, Bevon Jacobs is another player to look forward to being at the top of his game after scoring 44 crucial runs off 30 balls against South Africa on Wednesday, which boosted New Zealand to 173 runs in 20 overs of play. In the meantime, the top New Zealand run scorer in the Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series is Tim Robinson, who already has 75 runs to his name, while Jacob Duffy is the best wicket taker with 3 scalps under his belt. 

New Zealand Expected Eleven

Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Tim Robinson, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Hay, Bevon Jacobs, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

Who will win in Match - Zimbabwe vs New Zealand?

Zimbabwe and New Zealand will meet for the first time since 2016 when they met twice. In the meantime, past meetings from 2015 saw New Zealand win five times, while Zimbabwe won just once. Meanwhile, the last time out, New Zealand won by 254 runs in the World Test Series. 

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Prediction

This is going to be a tougher game than it looks on paper, as Zimbabwe will be expected to prove much more stubborn than they were against South Africa. While New Zealand have shown they are the team for the job, as they are on an incredible run, backing them to win this game might not be the best option considering the winning odds. Meanwhile, I feel this New Zealand team is dominant in offence, and with Tim Robinson expected to bring his A-game in this encounter. Also, while I doubt Zimbabwe will do much in attack, I think New Zealand should do well to take their chances, especially with the former expected to lose the ball a number of times. 

Our match prediction is first ball of the match (dot ball) with odds at 1.61 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is New Zealand first 3 overs (over 23.5) with odds at 1.71 on Bc.Game bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is over 12.5 total wickets with odds at 1.70 on Crickex bookmaker.