Tim Seifert hit a second successive half-century and Ish Sodhi took four wickets as New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 60 runs in their T20 tri-series match in Harare on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
New Zealand won all four matches in the round robin phase of the tournament. They will play South Africa in the final at the same venue on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Seifert hit 75 in a New Zealand total of 190 for six –- the highest of the tournament -– and Sodhi took a career-best four for 12 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 130.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Seifert and Rachin Ravindra (63) put on 108 for the second wicket to set up New Zealand for the highest total in the six round robin matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zimbabwe scored 21 off the first two overs in reply before leg-spinner Sodhi came on to bowl in the third over. He struck with his second ball and took three wickets for five runs in two overs in the powerplay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sodhi came back later to claim a fourth wicket and become the third player to take 150 wickets in T20 internationals on a list headed by fellow New Zealander Tim Southee with 164. It was his fifth and least expensive four-wicket haul in the format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It was nice to contribute in a slightly new role for me. I haven't bowled a lot in powerplays in my career," said Sodhi after being named player of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It was nice to put a score on the board batting first," said New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner who chose to bat on a pitch which has favoured teams batting second.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He said the number of players who had "put their hands up at different times" gave New Zealand a selection headache ahead of the final.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tim-Seifert.jpeg", "alt_img": "Tim Seifert", "alt_title": "New Zealand vs Zimbabwe tri-Series 2025", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "New Zealand Thrash Zimbabwe By 60 Runs In T20 Tri-Series On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Tim Seifert hit a second successive half-century and Ish Sodhi took four wickets as\u00a0New Zealand\u00a0beat Zimbabwe by\u00a060\u00a0runs\u00a0in their T20 tri-series match in Harare on Thursday.", "seo_keywords": "Tim Seifert, New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series 2025, Ish Sodhi", "tag": null, "tagging": "Tim Seifert,Zealand Vs Zimbabwe,Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series 2025,Ish Sodhi,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "new-zealand-thrash-zimbabwe-by-60-runs-in-t20-tri-series", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "842", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2025-07-25 08:29:02", "updated": "2025-07-25 08:29:02", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Tim Seifert, New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series 2025, Ish Sodhi", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2025-07-25 08:29:02", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/new-zealand-thrash-zimbabwe-by-60-runs-in-t20-tri-series-174699" }