SA vs ZIM Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets

Lungi Ngidi to Brad Evans, NO BALL! Beamer over the waist of the batter and Brad Evans swings at it. Gets it top-edged to short fine leg where the fielder catches it but doesn't celebrate as everyone expects the umpire to call this a no-ball. This is sent upstairs for an official check and the replay shows that the ball is above the waist of Brad when he hits it and it is a no ball.

Anrich Nortje to Clive Madande, Short and on off, Clive Madande goes for the upper-cut but misses out as the ball goes past him and the keeper collects it.

Anrich Nortje to Brad Evans, Slower one, short and on off, Brad Evans pulls this through mid-wicket for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Brad Evans, Back of a length on middle and off. Brad Evans shuffles across and goes for a ramp but does not connect with the ball.

Anrich Nortje to Clive Madande, Hard length, on middle and leg, Clive Madande tucks this through mid on for a single. 

Anrich Nortje to Clive Madande, FOUR! Punched in the gap for four from Clive Madande. Good length around off, Clive Madande presses in front and smashes this through the right of extra cover for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Clive Madande, Good length, pace on, wide of off. Clive Madande slashes hard at it but misses out.

Kwena Maphaka to Brad Evans, Slower one, good length around off. Brad Evans goes for the flick and misses out. The ball hits Brad high on his thigh pad on the left leg.

Kwena Maphaka to Brad Evans, Wide yorker, outside off, Brad Evans goes for a drive but misses out and gets beaten on the outside.

Kwena Maphaka to Brad Evans, Back of a length and wide of off, Brad Evans swings at it but misses out.

A true captain's knock comes to an end from Raza. Scored a responsible 73 in the overall team score of 126. That's more than half the runs. Brad Evans is in at number 8. He has displayed the ability to hit a few lusty blows as well. Notably, his 43 off just 21 balls against West Indies. Zimbabwe would hope to get a similar kind of hand from him to get past the 150 mark.

Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, OUT! CAUGHT! Kwena Maphaka changes the angle and comes around the stumps, cramps Raza for room by bowling it on a length and on leg. Sikandar Raza looks to flick this around the mid-wicket region but closes the bat face early and gets a massive leading edge. The ball flies over the inner ring and David Miller at point calls for it and holds onto it. The 39-run partnership is broken and Zimbabwe are 126/6.

Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, SIX! Raza is putting on a show for the fans of cricket. On a length around middle and off, Sikandar Raza clears his front foot and plants it towards his leg. Slogs this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massive six. 

Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, Wide yorker outside off, Sikandar Raza leans back and looks to slice this through backward point but misses out.

This partnership is gaining some steam toward the backend. It is now worth 33 runs, with most of the heavy lifting done by Raza. Kwena Maphaka (3-0-15-1) to bowl out now. He replaces Lungi Ngidi.

Corbin Bosch to Clive Madande, Short ball into the surface, pushed wide outside off, Clive Madande walks across for the scoop again but is beaten.

Corbin Bosch to Clive Madande, FOUR! That's nicely done. Yorker-length delivery, tails back into the toes, Raza jams it down to the right of mid on for a single. Clive Madande premeditates and shuffles to the off side. Bosch slows it up and bowls it full and at the batter. Madande manages to lap it away wide of Anrich Nortje at short fine leg for a boundary.

Corbin Bosch to Sikandar Raza, A yorker now, on off stump, jammed off the inside edge and just into the leg side for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Crunched away by Raza. Full and around off, Sikandar Raza steps out, converts it into a full toss and nails it through square covers for a boundary.

Corbin Bosch to Sikandar Raza, Oh, how has that missed the leg stump? Pitched further up on middle, darts back in, Sikandar Raza throws the kitchen sink in the heave across the line but misses and the ball goes past the leg stump as well.

Corbin Bosch to Clive Madande, Good length on middle, angling in, Clive Madande lifts it back over the bowler's head. Tristan Stubbs at long on, tidies up to his left and keeps it down to a single.

Right. Last 5 overs to go. Corbin Bosch (2-0-20-1) is brought back on, replacing Anrich Nortje.

Lungi Ngidi to Sikandar Raza, Slower one, into the surface and over off, Raza gets inside the line to angle the pull but fails to get it away.

Lungi Ngidi to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! That's been hammered away. Length ball outside off, Sikandar Raza charges down the pitch, gets his head down and slams it over the cover region for a boundary.

Lungi Ngidi to Sikandar Raza, Yorker-length delivery, tails back into the toes, Raza jams it down to the right of mid on for a couple of runs.

Lungi Ngidi to Sikandar Raza, That's perfect from Ngidi. Slower ball, full and lands it just inside the tramline outside the off stump. Raza leaves it in hope of a wide but he won't get the call.

Lungi Ngidi to Clive Madande, Full and wide outside off, Madande goes on one knee, and angles it down to deep third for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Clive Madande, Madande walks down the pitch again and Ngidi bowls the dipping slower delivery outside off. Madande fails to drive it away and the ball sneaks under the bat.

Lungi Ngidi to Clive Madande, WIDE. Short of a length, pushed a long way outside off, Madande wanders down the track and looks to cut but misses.

DRINKS! A defiant captain’s knock from Sikandar Raza, who stands as the lone warrior for the Chevrons in an otherwise struggling batting unit. To post a competitive total, Raza desperately needs his teammates to anchor the other end and rally the score toward the 150-160 mark, though even that may prove insufficient against the powerhouse opposition. Conversely, South Africa will aim to either dismiss the opposition skipper or strategically starve him off the strike to ensure Zimbabwe is restricted to a sub-150 total. Lungi Ngidi (2-0-10-1) replaces Kwena Maphaka after the hydration break.

Anrich Nortje to Clive Madande, Hard length outside off, pushed away square through the off side for one.

Anrich Nortje to Sikandar Raza, Very full, angled into the toes, Raza hangs back and backs away a bit, easing it through mid on for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Clive Madande, Hard length angled into the pads, Clive Madande misses the flick and gets it off the thigh pad, behind square for a leg bye. 100 UP FOR ZIMBABWE!

Anrich Nortje to Sikandar Raza, Banged in a bit short and wide, fast too, Raza slashes it down to deep third and picks up a single.

Anrich Nortje to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Top shot! Back-of-the-hand slower ball, overpitched on leg stump, Raza backs away, waits well and drills it between cover and mid off for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Sikandar Raza, A big swing and a miss! Good length over middle hammered into the deck, Sikandar Raza backs away and looks to clobber it over mid-wicket but misses the ball by a long way.

Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, FIFTY for the Zimbabwe skipper, Sikandar Raza. Off just 29 balls. His first of this T20 World Cup. Slower again, full and on middle, worked away through mid-wicket for a single. This has been a solid knock from Sikandar Raza but needs to dig deep now, and he knows that as well.

Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, Oh, that's nicely bowled. The off cutter from Maphaka, slightly full and on off, this one shoots up after pitching. Sikandar Raza is taken by surprise and gets beaten past the outside edge again.

Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, Beaten! Slower one, on a length and angled across off. Sikandar Raza looks to heave across the line but the ball stays low and beats the bat.

Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Easy pickings. Shortish length on leg, Sikandar Raza tickles it down to fine leg and the ball rolls away into the fence. Raza moves on to 49 now.

Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, Good-length delivery, angled across off, Raza stands tall and taps it down to covers.

Kwena Maphaka to Clive Madande, Pitched up on middle and leg, Clive Madande looks to flick but gets an outside edge down to deep third for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Clive Madande, On a fractionally fuller length, outside off, Clive Madande push-drives off the front foot to deep point for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Clive Madande, Good length, jagging back in a touch, around off. Clive Madande presses forward and taps it to the cover region with soft hands.

Clive Madande is the next batter in.

Corbin Bosch to Tony Munyonga, OUT! BOWLED! RIGHT THROUGH HIS DEFENCE! 66/2 becomes 87/5 for Zimbabwe. Quick, full and tailing into middle and leg. Munyonga is hurried by the pace, caught flat-footed as he tries to whip it across the line. He plays all around it, the ball sneaks past the inside edge and crashes into the leg stump, leaving him completely undone. The leg stump goes for a walk and the Chevrons lose half their side.

Corbin Bosch to Sikandar Raza, Pitched full and angling on the pads. Raza gets out of the crease, tries to heave, but plays it off the inner half through wide mid on for only a run.

Corbin Bosch to Tony Munyonga, Nips back in on a length, on middle, Tony plays with a vertical bat and knocks it to the left of mid on for a single.

Corbin Bosch to Sikandar Raza, Full and on middle, Raza flicks it in the vast deep mid-wicket space for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Tony Munyonga, Excellent bowling! Hurls in a length ball but by taking all the pace off, outside the off stump. Tony Munyonga flirts at it, attempting for the back foot square cut, but gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker. A wicket and just 4 runs from this over.