Highlights New Zealand vs Zimbabwe T20i T20 Series New Zealand vs Zimbabwe, Women 27.02.2026

OUT! Bowled. Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Makusha moves onto the front foot but plays and misses while trying to play a defensive stroke, the stumps are disturbed, and Makusha has to depart

FOUR! Back of a length from Kerr, on line. Makusha rocks back and lifts a pull back behind square for 4 runs.

Good line and length from Kerr again. Makusha gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting a glance

Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Sibanda moves onto the back foot and defends

Full, outside off. Sibanda goes back and edges

Full ball, pitching outside off. Sibanda gets on the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Full ball, on line. Sibanda moves onto the front foot and defends

On a good line and length from Mair. Sibanda goes back and plays a defensive stroke

Good length, outside off again. Sibanda moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

Pitched up, outside off stump. Makusha gets forward but makes no contact while attempting a drive

Good line and length once again. Sibanda moves onto the front foot but plays and misses while attempting to play a defensive shot, and the ball trickles away from Gaze for a bye.

Good length, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Sibanda pushes forward and edges

Full ball, outside off. Makusha gets forward and punches a drive for a run.

Keeper moves up to the stumps. Full, on a good line once again. Makusha pushes forward and drives down the ground.

Pitching on a good line and length. Sibanda gets on the back foot and tucks a glance back behind square for a single run.

OUT! Knight gets one through! Pitched up, on a good line again. Zimunu pushes forward but misses while trying to play a drive, the stumps are disturbed, and Zimunu has to go

Mair pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Zimunu pushes forward and punches a drive for a run.

OUT! Run out. Good length from Mair, outside off. Chatonzwa moves onto the front foot and drives. She is then run out at the striker's end, as a result of some good fielding by Mair.

Full ball, on line. Zimunu gets forward and eases a drive on the off side for one run.

FOUR! Good length, outside off. Zimunu gets on the front foot and drives for 4 runs over the off side field.

Full, pitching outside off stump. Zimunu moves onto the front foot but misses while trying a drive

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Chatonzwa pushes forward but misses while trying to play a drive, and the ball trickles away from the wicketkeeper for 1 bye.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. Zimunu moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting to defend

Full toss, outside off. Zimunu pushes forward and punches a mediocre drive

Pitched up, outside off stump. Zimunu gets forward and drives

OUT! NH Patel gets the wicket! Full ball, pitching on a good line once again. Tshuma advances down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive, the ball gets through, and Tshuma is bowled

Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Tshuma moves onto the back foot and defends sloppily

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Tshuma gets forward and defends

Good line and length from Knight. Tshuma rocks back and finesses a glance through the on side field for a run.

Wide. Short of a length, pitching far outside leg. Tshuma gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a pull

OUT! Knight breaks through! Back of a length, pitching on a good line once more. Phiri rocks back and edges, and is caught by Knight

Back of a length from Knight, on line. Chatonzwa rocks back and skies a pull behind square for a single run.

Full, pitching outside leg and angling across. Phiri rocks back and plays a sloppy flick for one run.

Good length, pitching on leg and angled across. Chatonzwa gets forward and guides a glance behind square on the leg side for a run.

Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Phiri. She moves onto the front foot and edges back behind square for 1 run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line once again. Chatonzwa gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

Full ball, on line. Phiri pushes forward and drives down the ground for a single run.

Full ball, outside off once again. Chatonzwa gets forward and drives for a single run down the ground.

Good length, pitching outside off once again. Chatonzwa gets on the front foot and eases a drive

Good length, outside off stump once again. Dhururu pushes forward and drives through the off side field.

Pitched up, pitching outside off once again. Phiri gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive

On a good length, outside off. Dhururu goes back and edges for 1 run back behind point.

FOUR MORE! Back of a length, pitching on a good line again. Dhururu moves onto the back foot and edges for 4 runs behind square.

FOUR! Back of a length, on line. Dhururu moves onto the back foot and plays a pull back behind square for 4 runs.

Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Phiri. She gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 1 run back behind square.

Wide. Short of a length, too wide outside leg. Phiri goes back but misses while attempting a pull

Back of a length, outside off stump. Phiri moves onto the front foot and pulls shakily

Wide. Back of a length, pitching well down the leg side.

On a good line and length from NH Patel again. Dhururu moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

DROPPED! Pitching on a good line and length once again. Phiri pushes forward and drives averagely for a run. A huge chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Inglis.

Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Phiri gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

On a good line and length from NH Patel. Dhururu gets on the back foot and eases a drive through the off side for 1 run.

DROPPED! Good line and length. Dhururu moves onto the front foot and outside edges back behind square for two runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Illing.

Full ball, on line. Dhururu pushes forward and eases a bad drive

OUT! Mair gets the wicket! On a good line and length from Mair again. Ndhlovu goes back, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a defensive stroke. New Zealand Women appeal, the umpire agrees, and Ndhlovu has to depart

On a good line and length from Mair. Ndhlovu gets forward and defends

Pitched up, outside off stump. Ndhlovu moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive

Mair now coming around the wicket. Full, on line. Ndhlovu goes back, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a flick

Mair now coming over the wicket. On a good length, outside off stump. Dhururu rocks back and square cuts for one run through point.

Good length from Mair, pitching outside off stump. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot and inside edges behind square for a single run.

Good length from Kerr, outside off stump once more. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot and sweeps for a single run.

Kerr pitches one up, outside off. Dhururu gets on the back foot and drives through the off side field for a run.

FOUR! On a good length, outside leg and angling across. Dhururu goes back and inside edges for 4 runs back behind square.

Good length from Kerr, pitching near leg stump and angling across Dhururu. She gets on the back foot and outside edges back behind point for two runs.

OUT! Kerr gets the wicket! Good length, outside off stump. Biza gets on the back foot and drives poorly, and is caught by Kerr

On a good line and length. Biza moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the body while attempting a reverse sweep

Length ball, outside off. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot, and is struck on the body while trying to defend

Knight comes around the wicket. Length ball, outside off stump. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot and glances behind point on the off side for 2 runs.

Back of a length from Knight, on line. Biza gets on the back foot and plays a mediocre pull behind square for one run.

Knight comes over the wicket. Back of a length from Knight, pitching outside off. Biza shuffles down the pitch and pulls averagely

Knight comes around the wicket. Length ball, pitching outside off once again. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot and edges behind point on the off side for 1 run.

On a good length, outside off stump. Biza gets on the front foot and glances for a single run. The batters attempt to return for an extra run, but New Zealand Women appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. The replay shows the batter made it in safely

Length ball, outside off. Ndhlovu pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

On a good length, outside off once again. Ndhlovu rocks back but swings and misses while attempting a cut

Wide. Back of a length, pitching well down the leg side. Ndhlovu backs away and defends

FOUR! Good length from Illing, outside off. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot and cuts late back behind point for four runs.

Pitched up, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Ndhlovu rocks back, and is hit on the pad while attempting a flick, resulting in four leg byes behind square.

Length ball, pitching outside off. Ndhlovu pushes forward and defends

Illing pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Biza pushes forward and drives for a run down the ground.

Pitching on a good line and length. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot and defends

Full, outside off stump again. Ndhlovu pushes forward but misses while attempting a sweep

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Ndhlovu gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting a sweep

NH Patel pitches one up, on line. Ndhlovu gets on the front foot and defends sloppily

FOUR! Pitched up, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Ndhlovu moves onto the front foot and plays a paddle back behind square for four runs.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Ndhlovu creates space but allows the ball to through to the wicketkeeper unchallenged

Length ball, pitching outside off again. Ndhlovu rocks back and guides a cut

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Biza rocks back but misses while attempting a drive

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Biza moves onto the back foot but misses while trying to play a leg glance

Pitching on a good line and length. Biza goes back and plays a defensive stroke

Illing pitches one up, outside off stump. Biza gets on the front foot but misses while trying a drive

Back of a length from Illing, pitching on a good line. Biza ducks under it

OUT! Illing finds a way through! Illing pitches one up, on a good line. Mugeri-Tiripano gets on the front foot but misses while attempting to play a drive, the ball gets through, and Mugeri-Tiripano is bowled

On a good length, outside off. Mugeri-Tiripano gets forward but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive

Length ball, pitching on leg and angling across the batter. Ndhlovu rocks back and plays a defensive stroke

Good line and length from Kerr. Ndhlovu pushes forward but makes no contact while trying to play a defensive shot

Pitched up, on line. Ndhlovu moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive stroke

FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside leg stump. Ndhlovu pushes forward and flicks behind square for 4 runs.

Kerr pitches one up, pitching outside off. Ndhlovu pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

Kerr pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Mugeri-Tiripano gets on the front foot and lifts a drive over the off side for one run.

Length ball, pitching outside off. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot but plays and misses while trying to play a defensive shot

Good length from Illing, pitching outside off stump. Ndhlovu pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Ndhlovu backs away but decides to let the ball pass through to the keeper untouched

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Ndhlovu gets on the front foot and drives for 2 runs through the off side.

Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Mugeri-Tiripano moves onto the back foot and flicks a glance for one run back behind square.

Kerr comes around the wicket. Length ball, outside off. Mugeri-Tiripano gets forward and drives through the off side for a run.

Good line and length. Mugeri-Tiripano gets forward and edges

FOUR! Kerr pitches one up, on a good line once more. Mugeri-Tiripano gets forward and outside edges for 4 runs behind point on the off side.

OUT! Caught. On a good line and length. Gwanzura moves onto the front foot and drives sloppily, and is caught by Inglis

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side.

Pitched up, on line. Gwanzura pushes forward and drives

Full, outside leg and angling across the batter. Gwanzura moves onto the front foot and edges onto the pads while attempting a flick

Good length, pitching outside off. Sharp goes back and drives for a single run.

Zimunu pitches one up, on line. Gaze gets forward and flicks averagely for a run.

Full toss, outside off once again. Sharp gets on the front foot and drives for one run down the ground.

Full, outside off stump once again. Sharp pushes forward but misses while trying to play a drive

Full, pitching outside off stump once again. Gaze advances and edges for a single run behind point on the off side.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. Gaze shuffles down the pitch but misses while attempting to play a cut

FOUR! Good length from Makusha, pitching outside off stump again. Sharp shuffles down the pitch and lifts a drive on the leg side for four runs.

Good length, outside off stump once again. Sharp moves down the pitch and drives sloppily for a couple of runs.

Pitched up, outside off. Gaze shuffles down the pitch, and is hit on the pad while attempting a ramp, resulting in a leg bye.

Makusha pitches one up, pitching outside off stump again. Sharp gets on the back foot and drives for a run.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Gaze moves onto the front foot and drives for one run through the off side field.

Full, outside off. Sharp moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for a single run.

Full, on a good line. Sharp moves onto the front foot and lofts a drive for a single run.

Full ball, outside off. Sharp moves onto the front foot and drives through the off side field for a run.

Good line and length from Chatonzwa once more. Sharp moves onto the back foot and flicks a leg glance for 2 runs.

Pitched up, on line. Gaze gets forward and sweeps for one run.

FOUR! Chatonzwa pitches one up, pitching outside off stump again. Gaze moves onto the front foot and lofts a drive for 4 runs.

Full ball, pitching outside off once more. Gaze gets forward but makes no contact while trying to play a reverse sweep

FOUR MORE! Full, pitching outside off once again. Sharp advances and lifts a drive for 4 runs over the off side field.

FOUR! Full, outside off stump once more. Sharp gets on the front foot and skies a drive for 4 runs over the leg side field.

Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Gaze goes back and guides a cut back through point for 1 run.

Full, pitching outside off stump again. Sharp gets on the front foot and drives for a run.

Good length, outside off once more. Sharp rocks back but allows the ball to through to Dhururu

Good length from Gwanzura, pitching outside off stump again. Sharp moves onto the back foot and defends

OUT! Gwanzura gets the wicket! Full, outside off. Kerr shuffles down the pitch and drives sloppily, and is caught by Makusha down the ground.

Full, pitching outside off once again. Kerr gets forward and drives through the leg side field for a run.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Gaze moves onto the front foot and drives for one run through the off side field.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump again. Gaze moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for a run.

Yorker, outside off. Gaze rocks back and guides a glance for a single run back behind point.

Full ball, on a good line. Kerr moves onto the front foot and flicks for 1 run.

Tshuma pitches one up, pitching outside off stump once more. Gaze gets on the front foot and punches a drive for one run.

Full ball, outside off stump once again. Kerr moves down the pitch and drives for two runs.

Gwanzura pitches one up, outside off stump. Gaze moves down the pitch and drives on the leg side for a run.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump once more. Kerr pushes forward and sweeps for a single run.

Full ball, pitching outside off. Gaze advances and skies a sweep for a single run.

Pitched up, on a good line. Gaze moves down the pitch and plays a drive for 2 runs.

FOUR! Full, pitching on a good line. Gaze advances down the pitch and plays a drive for four runs.

And another! Good line and length from Chatonzwa. Kerr goes back and drives for 4 runs over the off side field.

Back-to-back boundaries! Pitched up, pitching outside leg stump. Kerr gets forward and lifts a sweep for 4 runs behind square.

FOUR! Full, pitching on a good line. Kerr advances down the pitch and drives for four runs.

Chatonzwa pitches one up, pitching outside leg and angled across. Gaze moves onto the front foot and drives for 1 run.

Full, pitching outside off once more. Kerr gets on the front foot and drives for 1 run.

Full toss, outside off. Gaze gets on the front foot and edges for a single run.

Full, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Gaze moves down the pitch and inside edges behind square for a single run.

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump. Gaze pushes forward and plays a reverse sweep

Yorker, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Kerr moves down the pitch and drives for a run.

Back-to-back boundaries! Full, outside off stump. Kerr advances down the pitch and lifts a drive over the off side field for 4 runs.

FOUR! Pitched up, pitching on a good line once again. Kerr gets forward and skies a sweep for four runs behind square.

Full, on a good line. Kerr moves down the pitch and drives

Full ball, outside off stump again. Kerr pushes forward and drives for one run down the ground.

Wide. Pitching far outside off.

Good length, outside leg and angling across Kerr. She pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting a glance

Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Kerr gets forward but misses while trying a scoop

Wide. Pitching well outside off stump.

SIX! Fifty up for Kerr in emphatic style! Pitching on a good line and length. Kerr advances and flicks back behind square for six runs.

Good length, outside off stump once again. Gaze shuffles down the pitch and drives through the off side field for one run.

FOUR! Pitched up, outside off stump once more. Gaze advances and skies a drive down the ground for four runs.

FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Kerr shuffles down the pitch and drives for 4 runs on the off side.

Full toss, outside off stump. Gaze shuffles down the pitch and drives down the ground for one run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Gaze shuffles down the pitch and eases a drive

Full, pitching outside off stump once again. Gaze moves onto the front foot and sweeps back behind square for 2 runs. The batters attempt to come back for an extra run, but Zimbabwe Women appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. The replay shows the batter made it in safely

Length ball, outside off once again. Gaze gets on the back foot and guides a cut

On a good length, pitching outside off. Kerr advances and drives for a run.

Full, on a good line. Kerr moves onto the front foot and drives through the on side field for 1 run.

And again! Full toss, pitching outside off. Kerr gets forward and skies a sweep for 4 runs.

FOUR! Phiri pitches one up, outside off stump again. Kerr moves onto the front foot and sweeps for four runs.

Good length, outside off stump. Kerr rocks back and plays a drive

Back-to-back boundaries! Phiri pitches one up, outside leg. Kerr advances and sweeps for four runs behind square.

FOUR! Full, pitching outside off stump. Kerr gets forward and plays a sweep for 4 runs.

FOUR! Gaze brings up her 50 with a boundary! Pitched up, on line. Gaze moves onto the front foot and reverse sweeps behind point for 4 runs.

Full ball, pitching on leg and angling across. Kerr shuffles down the pitch and drives for one run down the ground.

Full, outside off. Gaze advances and lifts a drive down the ground for a single run.

Full ball, on line. Kerr gets on the back foot and sweeps back behind square for 1 run.

Gwanzura pitches one up, on a good line once more. Gaze pushes forward and skies a drive for one run straight down the ground.

Pitched up, on line. Kerr advances down the pitch and drives for 1 run on the on side.

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Kerr goes back and plays a drive for a single run over the on side field.

Pitched up, pitching outside off. Gaze gets on the front foot and eases a drive for a single run down the ground.

Full ball, on a good line. Kerr pushes forward and lifts a sweep for 1 run.

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Kerr gets forward and sweeps for 4 runs.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Gaze goes back and drives for one run.

Good line and length. Kerr rocks back and pulls back behind square for a run.

Full, on line once more. Gaze shuffles down the pitch and drives poorly for 2 runs.

Full, on a good line. Gaze pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a sweep. Zimbabwe Women appeal, but Gaze is given not out.

FOUR! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump again. Gaze pushes forward and reverse sweeps for four runs behind point.

Good length from Gwanzura, pitching outside off once again. Kerr rocks back and pulls for a single run.

Full ball, outside off stump again. Gaze pushes forward and drives for 1 run.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Kerr advances down the pitch and eases a drive for a single run.

FOUR! Sibanda pitches one up, on line once more. Gaze moves down the pitch and lofts a drive on the on side for 4 runs.

Full ball, on a good line. Kerr gets on the back foot and flicks for a run.

Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across Kerr. She advances down the pitch and punches a drive

Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Gaze gets forward and plays a flick for a single run behind square.

FOUR! Good line and length. Gaze rocks back and plays a pull behind square for 4 runs.

Wide. Sibanda pitches one up, too wide outside leg. Gaze advances down the pitch but misses while trying to play a flick

Full ball, on line. Kerr shuffles down the pitch and punches a drive for 1 run.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Kerr goes back and cuts for a run.

And again! Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Kerr goes back and glances back behind point for 4 runs.

FOUR! On a good line and length from Makusha. Kerr goes back and lofts a pull for four runs.

Makusha pitches one up, outside off once again. Kerr advances but decides to allow it to pass through to Dhururu without playing a shot

Good length, outside off once again. Kerr gets forward and drives

Length ball, outside off stump. Kerr advances down the pitch but watches it through to the wicketkeeper without playing a shot

FOUR! Full toss, on line. Gaze moves down the pitch and skies a drive for four runs.

Full ball, pitching outside off. Gaze rocks back but misses while trying to play a cut

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Gaze gets on the front foot and drives

Good line and length from Chatonzwa. Gaze moves onto the back foot and flicks a glance

FOUR MORE! Chatonzwa now coming over the wicket to Gaze. Full ball, pitching outside off. Gaze gets on the front foot and lofts a sweep back behind square for four runs.

FOUR! Full, on a good line. Gaze pushes forward and sweeps for four runs behind square.

Full ball, pitching outside off. Kerr advances down the pitch and punches a drive through the off side field.

Good line and length. Kerr moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pads while trying a leg glance. Zimbabwe Women appeal, however the umpire gives Kerr not out.

Length ball, pitching outside off once again. Kerr advances down the pitch and plays a defensive stroke

Good length from Makusha, pitching outside off. Gaze goes back but swings and misses while attempting a cut, and the ball runs away from Dhururu for a bye.

Length ball, pitching outside leg. Gaze gets on the back foot and edges behind square for 3 runs.

On a good line and length once more. Kerr moves onto the front foot and finesses a glance for 1 run.

Pitching on a good line and length once more. Kerr moves onto the back foot and inside edges for a run behind square on the leg side.

Pitching on a good line and length once again. Kerr moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

Back of a length from Sibanda, pitching on a good line again. Gaze rocks back and pulls for one run.

Back-to-back boundaries! On a good line and length. Gaze goes back and cuts behind point for 4 runs.

FOUR! Back of a length from Sibanda, on line again. Gaze goes back and pulls behind square for 4 runs.

Pitching on a good line and length. Gaze moves onto the back foot and punches a bad drive through the off side.

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Kerr advances and plays a wild defensive stroke

Good line and length again. Gaze moves onto the back foot and glances for 1 run behind square.

Good line and length from Zimunu. Kerr advances down the pitch and inside edges behind square for one run.

Length ball, on leg stump. Kerr goes back and is hit on the pads while trying to leave

Good length, outside off stump. Gaze goes back and cuts for 1 run through point.

Good length, pitching near leg stump. Gaze goes back and glances for a couple of runs behind square.

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Gaze gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting a pull