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South Africa vs Zimbabwe, Final Match Summary

SA vs ZIM, 2026 - T20 Summary

South Africa vs Zimbabwe Scorecard
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Final, Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek , Sep 06, 2026
South Africa South Africa
205/5 (20.0/20)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
157 (18.0/20)
South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 48 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Jordan Hermann
    53(29)
  • Player of the Series
    Dewald Brevis
SA 205/5
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/117279-jordan-hermann-playerprofile>Jordan Hermann</a>
Jordan Hermann
53 (29)
  • 8x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 182.75SR
<a href=/cricket/players/117289-connor-esterhuizen-playerprofile>Connor Esterhuizen</a>
Connor Esterhuizen
32 (23)
  • 3x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 139.13SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Brad Evans
ECON 9.00
4
OVERS
36/2
R/W
Bowler
Newman Nyamhuri
ECON 12.75
4
OVERS
51/2
R/W
ZIM 157/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/115731-brad-evans-playerprofile>Brad Evans</a>
Brad Evans
56 (31)
  • 4x4s
  • 4x6s
  • 180.64SR
<a href=/cricket/players/138796-kundai-matigimu-playerprofile>Kundai Matigimu</a>
Kundai Matigimu
19 (11)
  • 0x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 172.72SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
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That's a wrap - Bjorn Fortuin walks up to collect the series trophy and is soon joined by his teammates, who pose for photos with the silverware. We do not get to see too many tri-series these days, unlike in the past, but this was certainly a competitive one. If only the finale could have been fitting, but as in life, you cannot get everything. The Proteas will stay in Namibia to play a three-match ODI series starting on Wednesday, September 9, while Zimbabwe will prepare to welcome Australia for an ODI series, with the first of 3 games on Tuesday, September 15. Until next time, see you and goodbye!
PLAYER OF THE SERIES - Dewald Brevis has been given the award for his exploits with the bat in this series, scoring 226 runs at a strike rate of 166.17.
BATTER OF THE SERIES - Lhuan-dre Pretorius is the recipient of the award for scoring 226 runs from 4 innings, including a career-best 101 in the game against Namibia.
BOWLER OF THE SERIES - Duan Jansen takes home the award for picking up 11 wickets in the series.
The skipper of South Africa - Bjorn Fortuin says it's a very good way to end the series. Reflects that different guys stepped up in different situations, which was pleasing to see. Credits the way Jordan Hermann contributed with the bat in the finale. He hopes the side gets to spend more time together going forward, stressing that the goal is to avoid becoming a team overly reliant on just two or three individuals.
The captain of Zimbabwe - Sikandar Raza says it has been an overall good outing to be here in Namibia and play good cricket. However, he feels that they took 2 steps forward and then 1 step back over the course of this series, and that hurts. He says they missed out on a lot, adding that South Africa showed them how to bowl on the surface. Mentions that the lower order has been scoring a lot and taking them to respectable totals, but that is not enough. He adds that the top and middle order need to do their job as well.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - For his crucial knock of 53 runs off 29 balls, Jordan Hermann wins the award. Jordan says it was a very good performance by the team overall, and they are all chuffed. When asked about sharing the stage with his brother Rubin, he says the two always wish the best for one another, adding that it's never been a competition between them. Further adds that he is simply glad to see his brother perform well alongside him.
Time for the presentation ceremony...
No Lhuan-dre Pretorius? No problem, said Jordan Hermann, who made the most of the opportunity to move up the order in Pretorius’ absence, bringing up a maiden T20I half-century. An 84-run opening stand set the Proteas innings up nicely. Despite Zimbabwe managing to strike through the middle phase, the South African innings never really veered off track and ended on 205, thanks to valuable contributions from the likes of Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann and Duan Jansen.
A lone fight from Evans - In their pursuit of 206 for the win, Zimbabwe could not have had a worse start, with Duan Jansen and Eathan Bosch ripping through the top order. You don't win many games after losing 4 wickets in the Powerplay, but over the course of this series, we have seen that if you hang in there and take the game deep, you can make a fight of it. Neither Ryan Burl nor Sikandar Raza could take the fight deep, leaving Brad Evans with far too much to do on his own. He fought all the way to the end, but simply did not have the support needed to conjure up something special.
Tri-series triumph for the Proteas - A second-string South African side came into the series with plenty to prove, but had enough quality to go all the way. It was an inauspicious start, with a defeat to Namibia, but the side led by Bjorn Fortuin picked themselves up from there and went on to lift the trophy. Zimbabwe showed they were capable of competing, having their moments with both bat and ball throughout the series, but lacked the consistency to turn those moments into results.
Over 18 : 157/10
23 Runs
  • 617.1
  • 117.2
  • 5 WD 17.3
  • 617.3
  • 417.4
  • 117.5
  • W 17.6
B. Muzarabani
8 (5)
B. Evans
56 (31)
D. Jansen
3-0-38-3
17.6
W
Duan Jansen To Blessing Muzarabani OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! And it's all over. SOUTH AFRICA WIN THE TRI-SERIES. They beat Zimbabwe by 48 runs! Length ball, angling away, and Muzarabani goes hunting for the big shot once more, playing it across the line. This time the bat face turns at the point of contact, and the ball balloons off the leading edge, high into the sky toward cover. Bjorn Fortuin at extra cover calls for the catch, sees the ball like a hawk and settles under it to take a fine catch. Jubilation in the South African camp as they have kept their unbeaten record against Zimbabwe intact in T20Is.
17.5
1
Duan Jansen To Brad Evans
Duan bowls it full and outside off, Brad Evans shuffles across and plants his back knee into the pitch to play the lap shot but chips it over mid-wicket for a single.
17.4
4
Duan Jansen To Brad Evans
FOUR! Blazed away into the gap! 150 up for Zimbabwe. Full and outside off, Brad Evans brings his bottom hand to play and crunches it through deep extra cover, beating long off to his left for a boundary.
17.3
6
Duan Jansen To Brad Evans
SIX! Connects, and connects so well. FIFTY FOR BRAD EVANS! That's his maiden T20I half-century. He has been one of the bright spots for Zimbabwe in this tri-series and is enjoying himself out there. Into the slot, on middle, Brad Evans gets his front leg out of the way and absolutely carts it over deep mid-wicket for a cracking six.
17.3
wd
Duan Jansen To Brad Evans
FIVE WIDES! Untidy by Connor Esterhuizen. Takes pace off, on a back of a length, pushed across the right-hander. Evans lets it pass. The ball bounces in front of Connor Esterhuizen and nutmegs him before racing past short third.
17.2
1
Duan Jansen To Blessing Muzarabani
Nails the yorker, around off. Blessing hangs deep in the crease and has a big swing at it. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and it rolls away on the off side for a single.
17.1
6
Duan Jansen To Blessing Muzarabani
SIX! High and handsome from Blessing! Juicy full toss from Jansen, on off. Muzarabani takes it on the full and, with a high elbow extension, he dumps it behind long on for a six. He holds his pose after playing the shot and that brings about a loud cheer from the Zimbabwean faithful in the stadium.
Duan Jansen is back.
Over 17 : 134/9
1 Runs
  • W 16.1
  • 016.2
  • 116.3
  • 016.4
  • 016.5
  • 016.6
B. Evans
45 (28)
B. Muzarabani
1 (2)
K. Maphaka
2-0-9-1
16.6
0
Kwena Maphaka To Brad Evans
Wide yorker, on the off side, Brad Evans looks to go big downtown, but can only squeeze it back to the bowler.
16.5
0
Kwena Maphaka To Brad Evans
Nails the yorker in, does Maphaka. Brad Evans looks to work it across, but gets an inside edge onto the front pad.
16.4
0
Kwena Maphaka To Brad Evans
Swing and a miss! Short and slanted down leg, Brad Evans swings for pull but misses to connect. Surprisingly, it is not called a wide. May have brushed something on its way to the keeper.
16.3
1
Kwena Maphaka To Blessing Muzarabani
Full and slow, on the off stump. Muzarabani eases it in front of point with soft hands and they amble across for a run.
16.2
0
Kwena Maphaka To Blessing Muzarabani
Toe-crushing yorker from around the stump, angling in and around leg. Blessing Muzarabani's head falls over while trying the flick but gets a leading edge and the ball rolls to the off side.
Blessing Muzarabani is the last man in.
16.1
W
Kwena Maphaka To Kundai Matigimu OUT!
OUT! HIGH UP AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Maphaka breaks an entertaining partnership for the ninth wicket. Coming around the wicket, Maphaka angles this one into the batter, rolling his fingers over the ball. Matigimu goes for the big hoick but can only get a top edge, and the keeper, Connor Esterhuizen, does the rest, backpedalling a touch before completing a tidy catch. South Africa are on the verge of triumphing in the finale. Zimbabwe are 133/9.
Kwena Maphaka (1-0-8-0) comes back.
Over 16 : 133/8
18 Runs
  • 015.1
  • 115.2
  • 615.3
  • 615.4
  • 115.5
  • 415.6
B. Evans
45 (25)
K. Matigimu
19 (10)
P. Subrayen
4-0-41-1
15.6
4
Prenelan Subrayen To Brad Evans
FOUR! This is now Brad Evans' highest T20I score. It also brings up the 50-run partnership between Evans and Kundai. Serves it on a fuller length, on the leg stump. Brad Evans gets down on a knee and nails the sweep shot over the square leg fielder, and finds the gap for a boundary.
15.5
1
Prenelan Subrayen To Kundai Matigimu
Overpitched on leg, Kundai Matigimu drills it to long on for a single.
15.4
6
Prenelan Subrayen To Kundai Matigimu
SIX! Clears the ropes once again! Full now from Subrayen, on the off stump, Kundai Matigimu gets on the front foot, and pumps it high over long on for six more.
Full Commentary
18 OV
23 Runs
D. Jansen to B. Muzarabani B. Evans
  • 617.1
  • 117.2
  • 5 WD 17.3
  • 617.3
  • 417.4
  • 117.5
  • W 17.6
17 OV
1 Runs
K. Maphaka to K. Matigimu B. Muzarabani B. Evans
  • W 16.1
  • 016.2
  • 116.3
  • 016.4
  • 016.5
  • 016.6
16 OV
18 Runs
P. Subrayen to B. Evans K. Matigimu
  • 015.1
  • 115.2
  • 615.3
  • 615.4
  • 115.5
  • 415.6
15 OV
9 Runs
N. Mokoena to B. Evans
  • 014.1
  • 014.2
  • 214.3
  • 614.4
  • 014.5
  • 114.6
14 OV
10 Runs
B. Fortuin to K. Matigimu B. Evans
  • 113.1
  • 613.2
  • 113.3
  • 013.4
  • 113.5
  • 113.6
13 OV
11 Runs
N. Mokoena to B. Evans K. Matigimu
  • 212.1
  • 112.2
  • 012.3
  • 212.4
  • 112.5
  • 1 WD 12.6
  • 412.6
12 OV
6 Runs
B. Fortuin to N. Nyamhuri B. Evans K. Matigimu
  • 111.1
  • 1 LB 11.2
  • W 11.3
  • 111.4
  • 211.5
  • 111.6
11 OV
14 Runs
P. Subrayen to B. Evans N. Nyamhuri
  • 110.1
  • 110.2
  • 110.3
  • 110.4
  • 610.5
  • 410.6
10 OV
6 Runs
B. Fortuin to S. Raza B. Evans N. Nyamhuri
  • 19.1
  • 1 B 9.2
  • W 9.3
  • 09.4
  • 29.5
  • 29.6
9 OV
4 Runs
P. Subrayen to T. Marumani S. Raza B. Evans
  • 18.1
  • 18.2
  • W 8.3
  • 18.4
  • 18.5
  • 08.6
8 OV
4 Runs
B. Fortuin to S. Raza R. Burl T. Marumani
  • 17.1
  • W 7.2
  • 17.3
  • 17.4
  • 07.5
  • 17.6
7 OV
5 Runs
P. Subrayen to S. Raza R. Burl
  • 06.1
  • 06.2
  • 06.3
  • 16.4
  • 46.5
  • 06.6
6 OV
8 Runs
K. Maphaka to S. Raza R. Burl
  • 15.1
  • 15.2
  • 1 WD 5.3
  • 05.3
  • 05.4
  • 15.5
  • 45.6
5 OV
12 Runs
E. Bosch to R. Burl S. Raza
  • 04.1
  • 14.2
  • 04.3
  • 64.4
  • 1 WD 4.5
  • 14.5
  • 3 NB 4.6
  • 04.6
4 OV
7 Runs
D. Jansen to W. Madhevere S. Raza R. Burl
  • 13.1
  • 13.2
  • 43.3
  • 03.4
  • W 3.5
  • 13.6
3 OV
5 Runs
E. Bosch to I. Kaia W. Madhevere
  • 1 LB 2.1
  • 12.2
  • 22.3
  • 02.4
  • 1 WD 2.5
  • 02.5
  • W 2.6
2 OV
8 Runs
D. Jansen to I. Kaia B. Bennett
  • 01.1
  • 41.2
  • 1 WD 1.3
  • 11.3
  • 11.4
  • 11.5
  • W 1.6
1 OV
6 Runs
E. Bosch to B. Bennett B. Curran I. Kaia
  • 10.1
  • W 0.2
  • 00.3
  • 10.4
  • 40.5
  • 00.6
Match Info
  • Venue Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 48 runs
  • Player of the Match Jordan Hermann
  • Player of the Series Dewald Brevis
  • Umpire Ewoud Lassen (NAM), Langton Rusere (ZIM) and Claus Schumacher (NAM)
  • Referee Graeme Labrooy (SL)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: South Africa 205/5 in 20 overs
  • South Africa 200/5 in 19.3 overs
  • South Africa 150/3 in 15.0 overs
  • South Africa 105/2 in 10.4 overs
  • J Hermann maiden T20I fifty: 50 runs in 24 balls (4x8) (6x1)
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6 overs): South Africa 67/0
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 51 off 31 balls between C Esterhuizen (16) and J Hermann (33)
  • South Africa 51/0 in 5.1 overs
  • B Evans maiden T20I fifty: 51 runs in 29 balls (4x3) (6x4)
  • Zimbabwe 152/9 in 17.3 overs
  • 9th wkt Partnership: 50 off 27 balls between B Evans (32) and K Matigimu (19)
  • Zimbabwe 103/8 in 13.2 overs
  • Zimbabwe 51/4 in 6.5 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6 overs): Zimbabwe 46/4
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