South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in their Namibia T20 Tri-Series match against Zimbabwe at the Namibia Cricket Ground on Tuesday afternoon.
South Africa, who are on the hunt for their second win in the competition, made one change to their side that won on Saturday, with Tony de Zorzi making way for Nqaba Peter. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, made two changes to their side that defeated Namibia on Monday. Innocent Kaia and Kundai Matigimu came on for Dion Myers and Blessing Muzarabani.
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It’s all to play for. South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the hosts, Namibia, are all on two points after the first three matches of the tournament. South Africa leads the three-team table due to a superior net run rate, which they acquired at Zimbabwe’s expense on Saturday. Dewald Brevis unfurled his range of shots as he hurried to an unbeaten 75 from 32 balls as he led the Proteas to a seven-wicket victory.
South Africa will be hoping for more of the same from Brevis, who almost singlehandedly grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat in their first outing of the tri-series. The 23-year-old scored a belligerent 75 from 50 deliveries against Namibia, while the rest of the batting line-up faltered.
Duan Jansen and Prenelan Subrayen were the other two stars for South Africa in the contest against Zimbabwe. Jansen claimed three vital wickets, while Subrayen’s spin was the reason why Zimbabwe lost two more wickets.
Both will be crucial in the Proteas’ quest for a second win over their northern neighbours in four days. South Africa has history on their side, they have won four of the last five T20I matches between the two sides.
However, Zimbabwe will not make it easy for the Proteas. Captain Sikandar Raza’s men come into the contest buoyed by their thrilling five-run win over Namibia on Monday. Brian Bennett and Ben Curran gave them a positive start with the bat before Ryan Burl went berserk at the death with an unbeaten 57 from 32 balls to lift them to 195/6.
Namibia stumbled through the early part of their chase before Zane Green and Alexander Busing-Volschenk shared a 110-run that threatened to take the game away from Zimbabwe. Brad Evans stepped up and claimed three wickets in the final over, where he also completed a run-out, to deny the hosts victory.
The winner of this tie will have one foot in the final scheduled to be played on 6 September.
SOUTH AFRICA: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Jordan Hermann, Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Rubin Hermann, Eathan Bosch, Duan Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin (capt), Prenelan Subrayen, Nqaba Peter, Kwena Maphaka.
ZIMBABWE: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia, Sikandar Raza (capt), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Newman Nyamhuri, Kundai Matigimu