Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza came in to bat at No. 4 when the team was in trouble. He put together an important 66-run stand with Ryan Burl to steady things. Raza kept the scoreboard ticking by taking singles and hitting the bad balls for boundaries. He stayed calm and reached a fine half-century. He finished unbeaten on 54 from 38 balls, hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes at a strong strike rate of 142.11.

This knock made Raza only the fourth Zimbabwe player to score a T20I fifty against South Africa. Before him, only Brendan Taylor, Hamilton Masakadza, and Chamu Chibhabha had done it.

Thanks to Raza’s fighting innings, Zimbabwe managed to post 141 for 6 in the first match of the T20I Tri-Nation Series. Once again, Raza showed why he is Zimbabwe’s biggest T20 cricket star by leading from the front.

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South Africa beat Zimbabwe in the Test series 2-0. The African team looked much stronger compared to Zimbabwe. Both teams played their first head-to-head match since October 2018.

ZIM vs SA Match Details

Date: July 14th, 2025

Time: 4:30 PM IST

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare 

Live Streaming: Fancode  

ZIM vs SA Weather Report

Clear weather 

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Top Batters ZIM vs SA

• Sikandar Raza (ZIM) - 2403 runs in T20I 

• Reeza Hendricks (SA) - 2271 runs in T20I 

• Rassie van der Dussen (SA) - 1257 runs T20I 

Top Bowler ZIM vs SA

• Sikandar Raza (ZIM) - 81 wickets in T20I 

• Blessing Muzarabani (ZIM) - 78 wickets in T20I

• Lungi Ngidi (SA) - 63 wickets in T20I

ZIM vs SA Recent Performance

ZIM vs SA Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1- If ZIM bats first

• First Innings score prediction- ZIM is expected to score 150-160 runs

• Result prediction- SA will win the match by 6 Wickets.

Scenario 2- If SA bats first

• First Innings score prediction- SA is expected to score 190-205 runs.

• Result prediction- SA will win the match by 40-50 Runs

ZIM vs SA Predicted Playing XI

Zimbabwe (ZIM) Playing XI 

Dion Myers, Brian Bennett, Wesley Madhevere, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza (c), Tony Munyonga, Wellington Masakadza, Clive Madande (wk), Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu.

South Africa (SA) Playing XI

Lhuan dre Pretorius (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen (c), Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, George Linde, Corbin Boss, Senuran Muthusamy, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, and Nandre Burger

ZIM vs SA Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?

South Africa To win

We predict that South Africa will be winning this T20I match. The likes of Lhuan dre Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen and Dewald Brevis will be key players to watch out for.