Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025

South Africa's coach Conrad was bullish about his sides' future despite narrow loss in tri-series final to New Zealand

Matt Henry bowled a fine last over, defending six, as New Zealand finished the tri-series unbeaten

There is a narrative that Rob Walter, who is now New Zealand's coach, isn't as good as Shukri Conrad. Will a tri-series final that has limited relevance decide that?

Ish Sodhi's career-best 4 for 12, following aggressive fifties from Tim Seifert and Rachin Ravindra, helped New Zealand to 60-run victory over Zimbabwe

The visitors could look to rotate their players with their spot in the final against South Africa already secured

In a precursor to the tri-series final, New Zealand beat South Africa for the second time in a week

Corbin Bosch has had a stellar start to his international career and is in contention to play next year's T20 World Cup

New Zealand has been unbeaten so far in the tournament with collective performances overall

A crafty 61 from Brian Bennett and 36 from Ryan Burl saw Zimbabwe muster together 144/6 before South Africa chased it down in 17.2 overs

Each side has played two matches - New Zealand have won both, Zimbabwe have lost both, and South Africa have one win and one loss