Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    1.2 splat - leg stump flattened! Pace from Maphaka, slices through him like a hot knife through butter. Hits his length, Marumani was maybe anticipating some swing... but the ball just kept coming on the angle, past a heave to leg, and into the poles 14/1
    4.3 slapped... to mid-off! Hard to hit a man like Nortje off his length. Pace at 145kph, and it comes high off the bat as Bennett looks to play a golf swing down the fairway. Sails into the bread basket of Markram, a simple catch. And Bennett's average for the comp drops from 292 to 146 in a stroke! 28/2
    8.2 skied and taken! Myers was clearly itching to come at him but Linde slowed his pace and got some extra bounce, resulting a big top edge as he hauled across the line. Brevis had all day to steady himself under it at midwicket, but made no mistake 66/3
    16.3 Revenge for Maphaka! Outstanding comeback delivery, cutter, into a length and gripping from a full length. Raza was in a tangle - he didn't pick that - and a leading edge flies high before dropping into Miller's hands at cover point. An outstanding innings comes to an end... and a blow to Zimbabwe's hopes of breaching 160? 126/6
    10.2 Given! Tight to the stumps, full and straight on, Burl wears it on the shin and the umpire's finger goes up... Burl reviews... clear gap between bat and ball, three reds, hitting halfway up leg stump! 82/4
    11.4 Got him! Angled in from wide, full, Munyonga gets in a tangle and plays down the line with a crooked bat and loses his leg stump! 87/5
    not out
    26
    20
    43
    3
    0
    130
    8
    11
    15
    0
    1
    72.72
    19.3 Bosched! Yorker nails the timber, Evans right across trying to lap that around the corner, ends up getting nutmegged 146/7
    not out
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    100
    Extras
    5 (lb 1, nb 1, w 3)
    TOTAL
    153/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.65)
    Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1.2 ov), 2-28 (Brian Bennett, 4.3 ov), 3-66 (Dion Myers, 8.2 ov), 4-82 (Ryan Burl, 10.2 ov), 5-87 (Tony Munyonga, 11.4 ov), 6-126 (Sikandar Raza, 16.3 ov), 7-146 (Brad Evans, 19.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    GF Linde302217.3361100
    KT Maphaka402125.25162110
    L Ngidi402917.25122111
    A Nortje402917.25113110
    C Bosch404021065100
    AK Markram101101131100
  • BATSMEN
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    2.5 straight through him! SA lose their gun batter and captain. Raza holds his arm aloft having done for his opposite number. This was a tricksy one, a carrom ball floated out full and then skidding on low to rearrange the timbers as Markram went back. Zimbabwe amongst 'em early here at the Kotla 14/2
    0.3 slows it up, grips and finds the edge! Raza, you Bobby Dazzler! De Kock was looking to cut, 80kph and turning, chopped straight off the splice into the left glove - superbly held by Marumani. Zimbabwe strike in the opening over to lift their hopes of pulling off a shock 1/1
    5.5 brilliant catch in the deep by Burl! Well, a brilliant recovery, at least. Short again, hooked high but without timing, off the toe of the bat and it swirls out towards deep midwicket. Burl was running in and then had to change course, adjusted late and leapt to take it over his shoulder, keeping hold as he crashed to the ground. It was a magnificent snag in the end. Zimbabwe up and about here 43/3
    10.4 Taken! What an outstanding catch, and what a huge wicket! Raza holds this one back, enough that Brevis' attempt to go big down the ground has him taking his bottom hand off the bat and cursing the ground and that sails high... and brilliant taken from Burl charging in from long on, skidding the last few yards to get under the ball and claim expertly. Zimbabwe are up and about! 101/5
    9.6 steered straight to short third! Muzarabani hits back. Short and it sits up as he angles the bat and looks to glide the ball fine, ends up picking out the fielder to perfection. Or otherwise, from an SA point of view 93/4
    not out
    21
    24
    37
    0
    0
    87.5
    not out
    30
    21
    33
    2
    1
    142.85
    Extras
    4 (nb 1, w 3)
    TOTAL
    154/5 (17.5 Overs, RR: 8.63)
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Quinton de Kock, 0.3 ov), 2-14 (Aiden Markram, 2.5 ov), 3-43 (Ryan Rickelton, 5.5 ov), 4-93 (David Miller, 9.6 ov), 5-101 (Dewald Brevis, 10.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Sikandar Raza402937.2581200
    B Muzarabani3.503218.3492201
    B Evans302217.33100210
    AG Cremer2027013.510300
    WP Masakadza2023011.541210
    RP Burl20120641010
    BJ Bennett1090901000

Match Details

Toss

Zimbabwe , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20

Match days

1 March 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

South Africa 2, Zimbabwe 0

Match Notes

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1Q de KockAK Markram
2nd13AK MarkramRD Rickelton
3rd29RD RickeltonD Brevis
4th50DA MillerD Brevis
5th8T StubbsD Brevis
6th53GF LindeT Stubbs

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426