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ENG vs ZIM One-Off Test match 2025 team prediction: England will lock horns with Zimbabwe for a one-off four-day Test match, which will begin from Thursday in Nottingham. After winning this Test match, England will then prepare for a five-match Test series against India, which will be held next month.

The Ben Stokes-led side would be entering this Test match on the back of suffering a 423-run loss to New Zealand during their last Test series, where they had won the first two Test matches. They had lost three matches out of the five that they had played till now. If they win this one-off Test match against Zimbabwe, then it will improve their preparation for the Test series against India.

At the same time, Zimbabwe is entering this Test match on the back of a tied Test series against Bangladesh in April. Post defeating the hosts during the series opener, Zimbabwe lost the second Test match in Chattogram by an innings and 106 runs. They will aim to create a huge upset by defeating England by performing brilliantly during the upcoming clash and repeating their heroics in the longest format.

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ENG vs ZIM Fantasy dream prediction for one-off Test match: Where to watch England vs Zimbabwe

Date: 22nd May, Thursday

Time: 3:30 p.m. IST

Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

Where to watch the England vs Zimbabwe cricket match

The one-off Test match between England and Zimbabwe would be livestreamed on the SonyLIV app.

ENG vs ZIM: Trent Bridge, Nottingham pitch report

The surface here is usually batter-friendly, especially during the first innings. The average first innings score is 363 runs, and the overall average is 305 runs. This means that the bowlers will get some assistance on the second and third days. Whichever captain wins the toss will choose to bat first.

Eng vs ZIM One-off Test match 2025 team prediction:

Wicketkeepers: Jamie Smith

Batters: Ollie Pope, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Joe Root

All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza

Bowlers: Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue

Captain: Ben Duckett

Vice-captain: Joe Root

ENG vs ZIM One-off Test match 2025 Probable Paying XIs:

England

Zak Crawley, BM Duckett, Ollie Pope, JE Root, HC Brook, Ben Stokes (C), JL Smith (wk), AAP Atkinson, JC Tongue, Samuel Cook, Shoaib Bashir

Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett, BJ Curran, NR Welch, SC Williams, CR Ervine (C), Sikandar Raza, TE Tsiga (wk), WP Masakadza, Clive Madande, W Madhevere, R Ngarava

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