Watch: Sikandar Raza dismisses Aiden Markram for four in ZIM vs SA T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s
The Zimbabwe captain, Sikandar Raza, on their last game of the Men's T20 World Cup 2026 campain, took the onus on himself and dismissed the opposite number, Aiden Markram, during the clash against South Africa.
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In the last game of their Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, Zimbabwe’s captain, Sikandar Raza, decided to take the onus on himself with both bat and ball in hand at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi against South Africa. After playing a splendid knock with the bat, the off-spinner decided to open the bowling against a strong and in-form Protea opening partnership.
On the third delivery of the defense, Sikandar Raza dismissed Quinton de Kock for a two-ball as the ball skidded through to get the slight outside edge of the left-handed batter and ended into the hands of the wicket-keeper, Tadiwanashe Marumani, who grabbed an excellent catch close to the stumps.
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On the fifth delivery of his second over, Raza got the big fish- Aiden Markram’s wicket. The ball, which came with the seam, stayed low and crashed into the stumps. It was a good length carrom ball as Markram tried to punch it off the backfoot and failed to get the bat under the ball.
Sikandar Raza sends back Aiden Markram in T20 WC 2026 Super 8s
Earlier in the innings, Raza played a sensational knock with the ball. In an afternoon clash when Zimbabwe kept losing wickets at one end, their captain stood like a rock and contributed 73 runs in just 43 balls with the help of eight boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate of nearly 170.
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Meanwhile, Kwena Maphaka, playing his second game of the competition, was excellent with the ball and ended up with 2/21 in four overs, while Corbin Bosch also collected two wickets in his four overs. Zimbabwe finished with 153 for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
South Africa, despite losing wickets at the wrong junctures, completed the chase by five wickets with 13 balls to spare. Dewald Brevis played a cracking knock of 42 runs in just 18 balls, thanks to two boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate of 233.3. George Linde, on the other hand, remained undefeated on 30 runs in 21 balls with the help of two boundaries and one six.
Brief Scores: SA 154/5 (Dewald Brevis 42, Sikandar Raza 3/29) beat Zimbabwe 153/7 (Sikandar Raza 73, Kwena Maphaka 2/21) by 5-wickets.
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