Zimbabwe vs South Africa Live Score, Playing XI, Stats

Zimbabwe vs South Africa Live Score (1 Sep, 2026)

Namibia T20 Tri-Series

Final

Zimbabwe

142

17.4 ov

South Africa

185

7 wkts

20 ov

South Africa won by 43 runs

Innings Summary

Team	Total
Zimbabwe	142
South Africa	185/7 (20 ov)

Key Events

🏏 South Africa innings

⚡ Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 0 wicket)

🏏 South Africa: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 2

🏏 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (LG Pretorius 25, J Hermann 23, Ex 2)

🌟 LG Pretorius: 50 off 27 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)

🏏 South Africa: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 8

🏏 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (LG Pretorius 23, D Brevis 23, Ex 4)

🏏 South Africa: 150 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 8

🏏 Innings Break: South Africa - 185/7 in 20.0 overs (D Jansen 3)

🏏 Zimbabwe innings

⚡ Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 4 wickets)

🏏 Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 5

🏏 Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 8

2nd Zimbabwe Innings

Batting

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
BJ Bennett caught	13	8	1	1
BJ Curran caught	4	6	1	0
I Kaia bowled	18	11	1	1
W Madhevere caught	0	2	0	0
Sikandar Raza stumped	45	33	5	2
RP Burl caught	1	3	0	0
T Marumani lbw	0	1	0	0
B Evans caught	2	3	0	0
WP Masakadza run out	11	7	2	0
NT Nyamhuri caught	27	25	1	1
K Matigimu not out	11	7	0	1

Extras (b 2, w 8)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
KT Maphaka	4.0	0	33	0	8.25
P Subrayen	2.0	0	22	1	11
BC Fortuin	3.4	1	24	4	6.54
E Bosch	2.0	0	11	0	5.5
D Jansen	4.0	0	21	3	5.25
N Peter	2.0	0	29	1	14.5

1st South Africa Innings

Batting

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Evans	94	51	12	3	184.31
Jordan Hermann c Burl b Madhevere	28	25	1	2	112
Dewald Brevis c Sikandar Raza b Evans	41	27	2	3	151.85
Connor Esterhuizen c Curran b Nyamhuri	2	3	0	0	66.66
Rubin Hermann c Kaia b Madhevere	1	3	0	0	33.33
Eathan Bosch c Kaia b Madhevere	3	3	0	0	100
Duan Jansen not out	3	4	0	0	75
Bjorn Fortuin run out (Madhevere/†Marumani)	2	4	0	0	50

Extras 11

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Sikandar Raza	4	36	0	9
Newman Nyamhuri	4	30	1	7.5
Wessly Madhevere	3	20	3	6.66
Brad Evans	4	33	2	8.25
Kundai Matigimu	2	29	0	14.5
Wellington Masakadza	3	31	0	10.33

Partnerships

Zimbabwe — 2nd Innings

1st

BJ Curran (4) & BJ Bennett (12)

1.5 ov

2nd

I Kaia (12) & BJ Bennett (1)

1.2 ov

3rd

I Kaia (0) & W Madhevere (0)

0.2 ov

4th

Sikandar Raza (3) & I Kaia (6)

2.2 ov

5th

Sikandar Raza (7) & RP Burl (1)

1.2 ov

6th

Sikandar Raza (0) & T Marumani (0)

0.1 ov

7th

Sikandar Raza (1) & B Evans (2)

0.5 ov

8th

Sikandar Raza (1) & WP Masakadza (11)

1.3 ov

9th

Sikandar Raza (33) & NT Nyamhuri (3)

3.4 ov

10th

K Matigimu (11) & NT Nyamhuri (24)

4.2 ov

Head to Head

ZIM

157 (18/20 ov, target 206) 157

146/3 (13.4/20 ov, target 145) 146/3

Last 5 Matches

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
9/3/26	@ NAM	W 159/5 (18.1/20 ov, target 157) – 156/6	Namibia T20 Tri-Series
8/31/26	@ NAM	W 195/6 – 190 (20 ov, target 196)	Namibia T20 Tri-Series
7/15/26	vs BAN	L 170/6 – 138 (19/20 ov, target 171)	Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 2026
7/9/26	vs BAN	L 247/6 – 234 (48.1/50 ov, target 248)	Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 2026
8/29/26	@ SA	W 144/8 – 146/3 (13.4/20 ov, target 145)	Namibia T20 Tri-Series

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
9/9/26	@ NAM	W 348/6 (50 ov) – 162/8 (31 ov, target 262)	South Africa tour of Namibia 2026
9/13/26	@ NAM	W 157/1 (21.3/50 ov, target 157) – 155/9 (35.4/50 ov)	South Africa tour of Namibia 2026
8/29/26	vs ZIM	L 146/3 (13.4/20 ov, target 145) – 144/8	Namibia T20 Tri-Series
9/6/26	vs ZIM	L 205/5 – 157 (18/20 ov, target 206)	Namibia T20I Tri-Series
9/11/26	@ NAM	W 335/9 – 178 (41.5/50 ov, target 336)	South Africa tour of Namibia 2026

Table

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR	FOR	AGST
1 Namibia	4	4	0	8	2.901	771/78.1	557/80.0
2 Hong Kong	4	2	2	4	0.313	530/71.0	559/78.1
3 Nigeria	4	0	4	0	-3.292	433/80.0	618/71.0

About the Match

Zimbabwe and South Africa have completed their match on September 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek in Windhoek, Namibia. The final score is Zimbabwe 142, South Africa 185/7 (20 ov). South Africa won by 43 runs. This T20 forms part of Namibia T20 Tri-Series.

South Africa , elected to bat first. This page tracks the latest score, wickets, overs, innings information, batting and bowling figures and match status.

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