South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Tri-Nation Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 29 August 2026
Zimbabwe batting
1st innings, run rate 7.20
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Brian Bennettb Prenelan Subrayen |
34 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 97.1 |
 Ben Curranc Tony de Zorzi b Duan Jansen |
24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 200.0 |
 Dion Myersc Eathan Bosch b Bjorn Fortuin |
17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Sikandar Raza (c)c Jordan Hermann b Eathan Bosch |
10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 58.8 |
 Ryan Burlb Prenelan Subrayen |
4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
 Wesley Madheverec Dewald Brevis b Duan Jansen |
12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 |
 Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)c Jordan Hermann b Kwena Maphaka |
30 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 230.8 |
 Brad Evansc Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Duan Jansen |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| NN Newman Nyamhurinot out |
2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Blessing Muzarabaninot out |
0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 3, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 144/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-45 Ben Curran 5.1 ov, 2-76 Dion Myers 10.1 ov, 3-80 Brian Bennett 11.2 ov, 4-92 Sikandar Raza 14.2 ov, 5-94 Ryan Burl 15.1 ov, 6-137 Tadiwanashe Marumani 18.6 ov, 7-137 Wesley Madhevere 19.1 ov, 8-142 Brad Evans 19.4 ov
Did not batSouth Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Eathan Bosch1 wd |
4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 |
 Duan Jansen1 wd |
4 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 11.25 |
 Prenelan Subrayen |
4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
 Kwena Maphaka2 wd |
4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 |
 Bjorn Fortuin |
4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
South Africa batting
2nd innings, run rate 10.68
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lhuan-dre Pretoriusc Ryan Burl b Brad Evans |
22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 169.2 |
 Jordan Hermannc Wesley Madhevere b Newman Nyamhuri |
20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 153.8 |
 Dewald Brevisnot out |
75* | 32 | 7 | 6 | 234.4 |
 Tony de Zorzic Wesley Madhevere b Blessing Muzarabani |
15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 88.2 |
 Rubin Hermannnot out |
11* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.1 |
| Extras | 3 (w 3) | ||||
| Total | 146/3 (13.4 ov) | ||||
1-32 Jordan Hermann 3.2 ov, 2-61 Lhuan-dre Pretorius 5.5 ov, 3-107 Tony de Zorzi 10.6 ov
Did not batBjorn Fortuin, Connor Esterhuizen, Duan Jansen, Eathan Bosch, Kwena Maphaka, Prenelan Subrayen
Zimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Madhevere |
1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani |
3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Sikandar Raza |
3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| NN Newman Nyamhuri2 wd |
2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 15.50 |
| Brad Evans |
2.4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 7.13 |
 Graeme Cremer1 wd |
2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 16.00 |
Match details
- Player of the match
- Dewald Brevis 75* (32)
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bat
- Start
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:00 UK
- Competition
- Tri-Nation Series 2026
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Questions
When is South Africa vs Zimbabwe?
South Africa vs Zimbabwe starts at 13:00 UK time (17:30 in India) on Saturday 29 August 2026, at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek, part of Tri-Nation Series 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the South Africa vs Zimbabwe head to head?
South Africa lead the South Africa vs Zimbabwe head to head at 8-0 from 10 T20 meetings, with 2 no results, and the latest, on 6 September 2026 at Namibia Cricket Ground, was won by South Africa.
What is South Africa's recent form?
South Africa have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W W L; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 06 Sep, 205/5 to 157.
What is Zimbabwe's recent form?
Zimbabwe have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L L L W; most recently they lost to Afghanistan on 01 Nov, 79 to 81/3.
What is a good score at Namibia Cricket Ground?
A good first-innings score at Namibia Cricket Ground is around 170, the average over its last 17 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 53% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.