South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2026

No run.

Darted onto the pads, Sikandar Raza milks this to long on for one.

Quicker and flatter on off, Sikandar Raza rocks back and punches this to the right of Anrich Nortje at sweeper cover for a couple of runs this time.

Pushed through on off, Dion Myers drives this through extra cover for a run.

Quicker one, on middle and leg, Sikandar Raza goes deep inside the crease and tucks this through mid on for another strike rotation.

Floated on off, Dion Myers rocks back and punches this through the covers region for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! The pitch does not look like a belter as the odd ball has kicked up and stayed low as well. With both Zimbabwean openers dismissed without much impact, the focus now shifts to how they navigate this middle phase while ensuring the run rate does not dip massively. The South African pacers have been right on the money so far, offering very little room and forcing the batters to manufacture their strokes and would look to get the wicket of Raza as quickly as possible to peg Zimbabwe seriously back. George Linde (1-0-13-0) returns into the attack after the break. He replaces Anrich Nortje.

FOUR! Beautifully struck boundary from Raza. Good length around off, Sikandar Raza stays leg side to it and drives this through the left of covers for a boundary to close the Powerplay. Ryan Rickelton did put in a dive to his left to field this but fails to get anything on the ball and it races to the fence.

Full and drifting down the leg, Dion Myers flicks this to deep backward square leg for a run.

On a length around middle and off, Sikandar Raza steps across and rolls this to mid on for a single.

Good length around off, Sikandar Raza blocks this back to the bowler.

SIX! Pumped out of the park. Back of a length around off, Sikandar Raza shuffles across the stumps and pulls this over the fence towards the deep square leg region for a huge six.

FOUR! A full delivery angled into off and middle from over the wicket at 140.8 kph. Raza opens the face and drives without much foot movement, guiding it past the diving fielder at backward point. Maphaka puts in a dive in the deep, but replays indicate he could not gather it cleanly.

Change again. Corbin Bosch replaces Kwena Maphaka.

On a length around middle and leg, Sikandar Raza tucks this through the onside and takes a single. Just one run and a wicket off this Anrich Nortje over.

Good length around leg, Sikandar Raza backs away and looks to get it away but misses.

A bit awkward from Sikandar Raza. Back of a length around the pads, Sikandar Raza hops up on his toes and looks to flick this away but gets it thumped back onto the pads and luckily for the Zimbabwean skipper the ball lands behind the stumps.

Both the Zimbabwean openers are back in the hut. And this dismissal of Bennett will hurt a lot given the kind of form he was in. It is now the test of how their middle order performs without him in this rebuilding phase. In walks the skipper, Sikandar Raza, at number 4.

OUT! CAUGHT! Zimbabwe's top scorer in this edition is done with the bat as he finds Aiden Markram at mid off. Once again, Anrich Nortje bowls it on a hard length, around off, and it kicks up a bit off the deck. Brian Bennett backs away a shade and looks to chip this up and over mid off, but fails to get enough timing and elevation and ends up hitting this straight into the hands of Aiden Markram who gathers it at chest height. Zimbabwe are 28/2.

Brian shuffles to his leg and Anrich Nortje follows him with a length delivery into the batter. Brian Bennett pushes this to point for another dot.