South Africa won by 43 runs
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Tri-Nation Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 1 September 2026
South Africa batting
1st innings, run rate 9.25
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lhuan-dre Pretoriusb Brad Evans |
94 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 184.3 |
Jordan Hermannc Ryan Burl b Wesley Madhevere |
28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 112.0 |
Dewald Brevisc Sikandar Raza b Brad Evans |
41 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 151.9 |
Connor Esterhuizen (wk)c Ben Curran b Newman Nyamhuri |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
Rubin Hermannc Innocent Kaia b Wesley Madhevere |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
Eathan Boschc Innocent Kaia b Wesley Madhevere |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Duan Jansennot out |
3* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
Bjorn Fortuin (c)run out (Wesley Madhevere) |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 11 (b 1, lb 5, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 185/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-68 Jordan Hermann 7.4 ov, 2-154 Dewald Brevis 15.2 ov, 3-161 Connor Esterhuizen 16.1 ov, 4-168 Rubin Hermann 17.2 ov, 5-174 Eathan Bosch 17.6 ov, 6-180 Lhuan-dre Pretorius 18.6 ov, 7-185 Bjorn Fortuin 19.6 ov
Did not batZimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sikandar Raza1 wd |
4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
NN Newman Nyamhuri2 wd |
4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
Wesley Madhevere2 wd |
3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6.67 |
Brad Evans |
4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
KM Kundai Matigimu |
2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.50 |
Wellington Masakadza |
3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
Zimbabwe batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.04
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Bennettc Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Bjorn Fortuin |
13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 162.5 |
Ben Curranc Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Prenelan Subrayen |
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
IK Innocent Kaiab Duan Jansen |
18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 163.6 |
Wesley Madheverec Eathan Bosch b Bjorn Fortuin |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Sikandar Raza (c)st Connor Esterhuizen b Bjorn Fortuin |
45 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 136.4 |
Ryan Burlc & b Duan Jansen |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)lbw b Duan Jansen |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Brad Evansc Kwena Maphaka b Nqaba Peter |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
Wellington Masakadzarun out (Jordan Hermann) |
11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.1 |
NN Newman Nyamhuric Eathan Bosch b Bjorn Fortuin |
27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 108.0 |
KM Kundai Matigimunot out |
11* | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.1 |
| Extras | 10 (b 2, w 8) | ||||
| Total | 142 (all out, 17.4 ov) | ||||
1-20 Ben Curran 1.5 ov, 2-33 Brian Bennett 3.1 ov, 3-33 Wesley Madhevere 3.3 ov, 4-43 Innocent Kaia 5.5 ov, 5-51 Ryan Burl 7.1 ov, 6-51 Tadiwanashe Marumani 7.2 ov, 7-54 Brad Evans 8.1 ov, 8-66 Wellington Masakadza 9.4 ov, 9-105 Sikandar Raza 13.2 ov, 10-142 Newman Nyamhuri 17.4 ov
South Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kwena Maphaka3 wd |
4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
Prenelan Subrayen3 wd |
2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11.00 |
Bjorn Fortuin |
3.4 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 6.55 |
Eathan Bosch |
2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
Duan Jansen2 wd |
4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
NP Nqaba Peter |
2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 14.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- S Africa, bat
- Start
- Tue 1 Sep, 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 Tuesday 1 September 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.

