Against Ireland at Bulawayo, Blessing Muzarabani became the first Zimbabwean fast bowler to take seven wickets in a Test innings.
Ireland were in disarray after Andy Balbirnie won the toss and opted to bat at Bulawayo. By the ninth over, they had been reduced to 31-5. Muzarabani alone had claimed four of these wickets.
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Andy McBrine (90 not out) led the counterattack, adding 51 with Lorcan Tucker (33) and 127 with Mark Adair (78). However, Muzarabani returned to strike thrice more and finish with 7-58, the best figures for a Zimbabwean fast bowler in Test cricket, to end the innings on 260.
Six-wicket hauls for Zimbabwe fast bowlers in men’s Test cricket
| Figures | Bowler | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| 7-58 | Blessing Muzarabani | Ireland | Bulawayo | 2024-25 |
| 6-59 | Douglas Hondo | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2004-05 |
| 6-73 | Heath Streak | India | Harare | 2005-06 |
| 6-87 | Heath Streak | England | Lord’s | 2000 |
| 6-90 | Heath Streak | Pakistan | Harare | 1994-95 |
| 6-95 | Blessing Muzarabani | Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 2024-25 |
- Even among spinners, only Paul Strang (8-109) and Sikandar Raza (7-58) have better figures for Zimbabwe
- Muzarabani now has 40 wickets at 20.97 in Test cricket, and this is only his 10th match. He is already 10th on the all-time list of Zimbabwe bowlers (seventh among pacers). Another 41 wickets will make him second on the all-time list among Zimbabwean bowlers of any kind, behind only Streak (216).
Best men’s Test innings figures by a fast bowler for every side
| Team | Figures | Bowler | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| England | 9-28 | George Lohmann | South Africa | Johannesburg | 1895-96 |
| New Zealand | 9-52 | Richard Hadlee | Australia | Brisbane | 1985-86 |
| India | 9-83 | Kapil Dev | West Indies | Ahmedabad | 1983-84 |
| Pakistan | 9-86 | Sarfraz Nawaz | Australia | Melbourne | 1978-79 |
| Australia | 8-24 | Glenn McGrath | Pakistan | Perth | 2004-05 |
| West Indies | 8-29 | Colin Croft | Pakistan | Port of Spain | 1976-77 |
| South Africa | 8-53 | “Goofy” Lawrence | New Zealand | Johannesburg | 1961-62 |
| Sri Lanka | 8-83 | Ravi Ratnayeke | Pakistan | Sialkot | 1985-86 |
| Zimbabwe | 7-58 | Blessing Muzarabani | Ireland | Bulawayo | 2024-25 |
| Bangladesh | 6-27 | Shahadat Hossain | South Africa | Mirpur | 2007-08 |
| Ireland | 5-13 | Tim Murtagh | England | Lord’s | 2019 |
| Afghanistan | 5-79 | Nijat Masood | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 2023 |
- The ICC World XI played only one Test match. Of their fast bowlers, Andrew Flintoff had the best figures (4-59).
all numbers until February 6, 2025
