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South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe, with both teams making changes to their playing XIs.
South Africa captain Bjorn Fortuin said the decision was based on the dry conditions and the fact that the wicket had already been used. He felt batting first would allow his side to put runs on the board before trying to restrict Zimbabwe in the chase. Fortuin added that the team was seeking a strong collective response after its previous performance and would adapt to whatever conditions were presented.
South Africa made one change, with Nqabayomzi Peter replacing Tony de Zorzi.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza said his team had also wanted to bowl first, having already had enough opportunities to assess how the surface behaved when batting first. He viewed the opportunity to chase as useful preparation for the team.
Raza said Zimbabwe had identified one area each in their batting and bowling that needed improvement after their previous game. He stressed the importance of learning and improving consistently as the team looks to build momentum.
Zimbabwe made two changes. Kundai Matigimu will make his international debut, coming in for Blessing Muzarabani, while Innocent Kaia replaces Dion Myers.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 126/1 (12.6 overs)
Score after
13
overs
126 - 1
- Dewald Brevis 29 (18)
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius 61 (35)
Sikandar Raza to Dewald Brevis, Too full, on off, Dewald Brevis pushes it to cover for a single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 125/1 (12.5 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Brilliant timing from Brevis! Full and outside off, Dewald Brevis reaches out to it and drills it powerfully through covers for a boundary.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 121/1 (12.4 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Full and on leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks it through backward square leg for a single.
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South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 120/1 (12.3 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Dewald Brevis, Short, on leg, Dewald Brevis tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 119/1 (12.2 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Dewald Brevis, Beaten! Quicker, outside off, Dewald Brevis tries to punch it but misses.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 119/1 (12.1 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Short, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flat bats it towards long on for a single.
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South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 118/1 (11.6 overs)
Score after
12
overs
118 - 1
- Dewald Brevis 23 (14)
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius 59 (33)
Kundai Matigimu to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Brilliant from Brevis! Full and outside off, Dewald Brevis leans onto it and drills it through mid off for a boundary.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 114/1 (11.5 overs)
Kundai Matigimu to Dewald Brevis, Full and outside off, Dewald Brevis pushes it to mid off.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 114/1 (11.4 overs)
Kundai Matigimu to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Slower one, outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius digs it through covers for a single.
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South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 113/1 (11.3 overs)
Kundai Matigimu to Dewald Brevis, Nice and full, on off, Dewald Brevis taps it to mid on for a single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 112/1 (11.2 overs)
Kundai Matigimu to Dewald Brevis, SIX MORE! Back-to-back sixes from Dewald Brevis! Similar length, on off, Dewald Brevis keeps his head down and powers it high over long on again for a six.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 106/1 (11.1 overs)
Kundai Matigimu to Dewald Brevis, SIX! Dewald Brevis opens up now! Full and on off, Dewald Brevis latches onto it and powers it magnificently over long on for a bigge.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 100/1 (10.6 overs)
Score after
11
overs
100 - 1
- Dewald Brevis 6 (9)
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius 58 (32)
Wellington Masakadza2-0-18-0
Wellington Masakadza to Dewald Brevis, Flatter, outside off, Dewald Brevis steers it to point for a single. 100 comes up for South Africa.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 99/1 (10.5 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Dewald Brevis, Short, on leg, Dewald Brevis tucks it to mid-wicket.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 99/1 (10.4 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dropped! Flatter, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it. Gets a top edge as the ball goes in the air towards short fine leg. The fielder runs forward and spills the catch. A single taken.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 98/1 (10.3 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Fullish, on leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks it to mid-wicket.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 98/1 (10.2 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, SIX! That's a flat six! Flatter, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets down on one knee and powers it flat and over long on for a biggie.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 92/1 (10.1 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! Not where he intended! Flatter, on leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius changes his stance and plays a reverse sweep. Gets a bottom edge as the ball races away to fine leg for a boundary.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 88/1 (9.6 overs)
Score after
10
overs
88 - 1
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius 51 (28)
- Dewald Brevis 5 (7)
Brad Evans to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Short, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius tugs it to square leg for a single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 87/1 (9.5 overs)
Brad Evans to Dewald Brevis, Shaping in, on leg, Dewald Brevis tucks it to square leg for a single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 86/1 (9.4 overs)
Brad Evans to Dewald Brevis, Angling in, on off, Dewald Brevis taps it to mid on.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 86/1 (9.3 overs)
Brad Evans to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Fifty up for Lhuan-dre Pretorius off just 27 balls! Short, on leg, Pretorius pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. His 2nd T20I fifty.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 85/1 (9.2 overs)
Brad Evans to Dewald Brevis, Full and straight, Dewald Brevis flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 84/1 (9.1 overs)
Brad Evans to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Length and outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius steers it through backward point for a single.
Bjorn Fortuin after winning the toss
"[What have you decided to do and why?] We're going to have a bat first. Obviously it's a bit of a used wicket, dry conditions, so we'll try and put some runs on the board and constrict them later on. [Does the win against Zimbabwe that aid your decision?] Not really. In general we're looking for a response and a bounce-back reaction from the group as a collective. What the conditions present on the day, we'll just have to adapt accordingly. [Any changes?] One change. Nqabayomzi Peter comes in for Tony de Zorzi."
Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Jordan Hermann are at the crease. Lhuan-dre Pretorius is on strike. Sikandar Raza will open the attack
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 83/1 (8.6 overs)
Score after
9
overs
83 - 1
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius 48 (25)
- Dewald Brevis 3 (4)
Wellington Masakadza1-0-10-0
Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Short and wide, Lhuan-dre Pretorius slaps it through point for a single.
A whole lot more drama each and every day that we get encounters, close encounters, right here. Now let's look a bit again about the dimensions that we have at the field. We've mentioned about the 65 meters straight towards the northern side and the 65 meters straight towards the southern side. Now there's been a little bit of a change, 68 meters towards the eastern side and then towards the pavilion side, 67 meters. Now I want to bring your attention to the playing surface. The playing surface, a lot drier now, of course, just coming out of winter, but quite a bit of a decent grass covering, considering we're just coming out of winter and being the second match being played on the surface. So a few more cracks starting to produce themselves. It's going to be an abrasive surface, so you'd expect the ball to turn. So Ryan, as well as the skipper of South Africa, Bjorn Fortuin, will get a lot more turn, and then Zimbabwe, you'd expect a bit more turn and a bit more contribution from Wellington Masakadza and Sikandar Raza. So maybe from South Africa they might again bring back Dewald Brevis as part of their spin attack. Not that he's a front-line spinner, but he got the wicket the last time, the wicket of Jan Frylinck. So these conditions today will be a bit more spin-friendly.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 82/1 (8.5 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Dewald Brevis, Fullish, on leg, Dewald Brevis flicks it to short fine leg for a single.
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhavere, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Newman Nyamhuri, Kundai Matigimu
South Africa (Playing XI): Jordan Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen(w), Rubin Hermann, Eathan Bosch, Duan Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin(c), Prenelan Subrayen, Nqabayomzi Peter, Kwena Maphaka
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 81/1 (8.4 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Flatter, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius punches it to point for a single.
South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 80/1 (8.3 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, SIX! Lhuan-dre Pretorius moves to 46 now! Short, on leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius picks it well and slogs it over deep square leg for a biggie.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 74/1 (8.2 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Dewald Brevis, Flatter, on leg, Dewald Brevis flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 73/1 (8.1 overs)
Wellington Masakadza to Dewald Brevis, Quicker, on off, Dewald Brevis looks to block it but edges it to the fielder at short third.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 73/1 (7.6 overs)
Score after
8
overs
73 - 1
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius 40 (22)
- Dewald Brevis 1 (1)
Wessly Madhevere to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! Top shot from Lhuan-dre Pretorius! Short and on leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius rocks back and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket as the ball races away to the fence in a flash.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 69/1 (7.5 overs)
Wessly Madhevere to Dewald Brevis, Short, on off, Dewald Brevis pulls it on the bounce towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
The in-form Dewald Brevis walks in at number 3.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 68/1 (7.4 overs)
Wessly Madhevere to Jordan Hermann, OUT! TAKEN! Wessly Madhevere gets a much-needed wicket for Zimbabwe. Drops it short, on off, Jordan Hermann rocks back and looks to slap it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes straight in the hands of Ryan Burl at backward point. The dot balls were building the pressure, and Wessly Madhevere makes the most of it.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 68/0 (7.3 overs)
Wessly Madhevere to Jordan Hermann, Nice and full, on off, Jordan Hermann digs it back to the bowler.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 68/0 (7.2 overs)
Wessly Madhevere to Jordan Hermann, Beaten! Turn and bounce, outside off, Jordan Hermann swings hard but misses.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 68/0 (7.1 overs)
Wessly Madhevere to Jordan Hermann, Quicker, on off, Jordan Hermann pushes it to cover.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 68/0 (6.6 overs)
Score after
7
overs
68 - 0
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius 36 (21)
- Jordan Hermann 28 (21)
Sikandar Raza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR! Ends the over well! Full and on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it magnificently over mid-wicket for a boundary.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 64/0 (6.5 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Jordan Hermann, Loops it up, on off, Jordan Hermann knocks it to long on for a single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 63/0 (6.4 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Drops it short, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius drills it towards long on for one again.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 62/0 (6.3 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Jordan Hermann, Quicker, on leg, Jordan Hermann flicks it through mid-wicket for another single.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 61/0 (6.2 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Flatter, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius knocks it to mid on for one more.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score : 60/0 (6.1 overs)
Sikandar Raza to Jordan Hermann, Short, on leg, Jordan Hermann tucks it through backward square leg for a single.
South Africa are 59 for no loss at the end of Powerplay. Sikandar Raza returns...
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score: South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first against Zimbabwe in the latest T20I, with both sides making changes to their playing XIs.
South Africa captain Bjorn Fortuin said the decision was influenced by the dry conditions and the used surface. He hoped his side could post a strong total before putting Zimbabwe under pressure while defending. Fortuin said the team was looking for a collective response after their previous outing and stressed the need to adapt to the conditions.
South Africa made one change, with Nqabayomzi Peter replacing Tony de Zorzi.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza said his side would have preferred to bowl first and was happy to chase after getting opportunities to bat first in the earlier games. Raza said Zimbabwe had identified shortcomings in both their batting and bowling and wanted to improve in those areas. Kundai Matigimu will make his debut, replacing Blessing Muzarabani, while Innocent Kaia comes in for Dion Myers.
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