ZIM vs NZ | Twitter reacts as Madhevere sees his stumps go flying
Seeing the batters' stumps uprooted is always a great sight for a bowler as he has to execute the perfect delivery to ensure the ball crashes into the wickets. Kiwi fast bowler Adam achieved exactly that in Harare on Friday with the dismissal of set Zimbabwean batter Wessly Madhevere.

โZimbabwe's struggles in the tri-series continued, against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club, as the batters failed to get going after being asked to bat first. Though there was some intent shown in the initial four overs of the powerplay by the openers, the hostsย found it diffidicult to consistently score runs as the pacers came back in the last two overs, and the spinners continued to put pressure in the middle overs. The only batter who tried to hold the innings together was Wessly Madhevere, who was set at the crease with 36 runs off 32 deliveries. However, his innings came to an end in the 13th over, bowled by Kiwi express pacer Adam Milne.
Milne was slightly expensive in his first two overs of the game, which went for 15 runs at an economy of 7.5. Yet, in his third, Milne struck on the first ball of the over with a hard length ball as Madhevere backed away from the stumps, trying to carve it over the offside field. Unfortunately for him, the opener missed the delivery completely as it crashed into his stumps and sent his leg stump cartwheeling in the end.
The Kiwis were ecstatic while Twitterati was quick to commend the delivery.
What a delivery!
โ Robinson (@Robinson966715)ย July 18, 2025
He is gone!
๐ overs done!
โ Cricket__Cinema (@cricket_cinima)ย July 18, 2025
๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe: 61/2
Bennett & Madande back in the hut ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
๐งข Captain Sikandar Raza is at the crease โ time for a rescue act? ๐ช#ZIMvNZย #Cricketย #SikandarRaza
Strike in first ball!
๐ฅ CLEANED UP!
โ Cricket__Cinema (@cricket_cinima)ย July 18, 2025
Adam Milne strikes with his first ball back!
Madhevere's leg stump goes flying as he departs for 36(31) ๐ฅ
Zimbabwe now 71/3 in 12.1 overs โ big blow!
Can skipper Sikandar Raza steady things? ๐งข๐ช#ZIMvNZย #AdamMilneย #Cricket
Big fish gone!
Brian Bennett gone for 21!#nzvszimย #zimvsnzย pic.twitter.com/gDVl7B76Gt
โ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ต๐ฐ (@Faizanali_152)ย July 18, 2025
Yeah!
New Zealand started their preparation for next year's T20 World Cup.#nzvszim
โ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ (@CricketGlimpseX)ย July 18, 2025
True!
Wicket for Rachin Ravindra ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
โ K (@kurkureter)ย July 18, 2025
Dangerous Madane goneย pic.twitter.com/MfvsZIYhNe
Good!
Rachin is doing a good job with the ball..Request to captain Santner to give him a chance to bowl regularly.ย #NZvsZIMย #TriSeries
โ Shamal Shingte (@ShamalShingte)ย July 18, 2025
haha!
Mitch Santner is giving us stress ๐ฅ
โ larry kwirirayi โ๐ (@kwirirayi)ย July 18, 2025
5 Gone!
Zimbabwe 4th down
โ Cricket addict (@Cricketadd75277)ย July 18, 2025
88/04#nzvszimย #zimvnz
Yes!
This innings is too slowย #ZimvNZ
โ Gari (@ElvisGChivasa)ย July 18, 2025

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