New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Head to Head Stats & Records in Test Cricket
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| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Date | Venue | Scorecard |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | NZ | an innings and 359 runs | 07 Aug 2025 | Bulawayo | NZ won by an innings and 359 runs |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | NZ | 9 wickets | 30 Jul 2025 | Bulawayo | NZ won by 9 wickets |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | NZ | 254 runs | 06 Aug 2016 | Bulawayo | NZ won by 254 runs |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | NZ | an innings and 117 runs | 28 Jul 2016 | Bulawayo | NZ won by an innings and 117 runs |
| 5 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by an innings and 301 runs | 26 Jan 2012 | Napier | NZ won by an innings and 301 runs |
| 6 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by 34 runs | 01 Nov 2011 | Bulawayo | NZ won by 34 runs |
| 7 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by an innings and 46 runs | 15 Aug 2005 | Bulawayo | NZ won by an innings and 46 runs |
| 8 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by an innings and 294 runs | 07 Aug 2005 | Harare | NZ won by an innings and 294 runs |
| 9 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | - | Match drawn | 26 Dec 2000 | Wellington | Match drawn |
| 10 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by 8 wickets | 19 Sep 2000 | Harare | NZ won by 8 wickets |
| 11 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by 7 wickets | 12 Sep 2000 | Bulawayo | NZ won by 7 wickets |
| 12 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by an innings and 13 runs | 26 Feb 1998 | Auckland | NZ won by an innings and 13 runs |
| 13 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by 10 wickets | 19 Feb 1998 | Wellington | NZ won by 10 wickets |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | - | Match drawn | 25 Sep 1997 | Bulawayo | Match drawn |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | - | Match drawn | 18 Sep 1997 | Harare | Match drawn |
| 16 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | - | Match drawn | 20 Jan 1996 | Auckland | Match drawn |
| 17 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | - | Match drawn | 13 Jan 1996 | Hamilton | Match drawn |
| 18 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | NZ | won by 177 runs | 07 Nov 1992 | Harare | NZ won by 177 runs |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | - | Match drawn | 01 Nov 1992 | Bulawayo | Match drawn |
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Head to Head in Test Cricket
New Zealand and Zimbabwe have played 19 Tests, the first in 1992 and the latest beginning 7 August 2025. New Zealand have won 13 and 6 have been drawn; Zimbabwe have yet to win one. New Zealand's highest innings total in the fixture is 601, Zimbabwe's 461. The lowest completed innings are 207 and 51. Every Test appears above. Updated 9 September, 2026.
Zimbabwe's best cricket in this fixture came in the late 1990s. Guy Whittall made 203 not out at Bulawayo in September 1997 and 188 at Harare three years later, and Paul Strang took 8 for 109 in Bulawayo in 2000 - the best innings return by any bowler in these matches.
The results, though, have gone one way. New Zealand have won thirteen and lost none, six have been drawn, and the margins have grown. At Napier in January 2012 Zimbabwe were bowled out for 51, Chris Martin taking 6 for 26.
The 2025 series in Bulawayo was the most lopsided of all: a nine-wicket win, then 601 for 3 declared - Rachin Ravindra making 165 - and victory by an innings and 359 runs.
