Live Cricket Scorecard - ZIM vs SA Match 1, Zimbabwe tour of T20I Tri-Series in Zimbabwe, 2025 | AajTak

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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

MATCH TEAMS

Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett
Wessly Madhevere
Clive Madande (W)
Sikandar Raza (C)
Ryan Burl
Tony Munyonga
Tashinga Musekiwa
Wellington Masakadza
Richard Ngarava
Blessing Muzarabani
Trevor Gwandu

South Africa
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (W)
Reeza Hendricks
Rassie van der Dussen (C)
Dewald Brevis
Rubin Hermann
George Linde
Corbin Bosch
Andile Simelane
Nqabayomzi Peter
Nandre Burger
Lungi Ngidi

MATCH INFO

Toss:South Africa, who chose to field
Venue:Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires:Iknow Chabi (ZIM), Langton Rusere (ZIM) and Forster Mutizwa (ZIM)
Match Referee:Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Match Date:Mon, 14th Jul 2025

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ZIM - INN SA - INN

1
15.5: Sikandar Raza to George Linde, A single to wrap things up in the first game of this Tri-Nation series. Short and on leg, George Linde pulls this on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the game and win this for the Proteas by 5 wickets.

1
15.4: Sikandar Raza to Corbin Bosch, Pushed through on leg, Corbin Bosch tucks this through square leg for one. SCORES ARE LEVEL!

2
15.3: Sikandar Raza to Corbin Bosch, A straight one, down the leg. Corbin Bosch plays the reverse sweep to sweeper cover and takes two.

1
15.2: Sikandar Raza to George Linde, Floated full, on middle and leg, George Linde flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

1
15.1: Trevor Gwandu to Corbin Bosch, Way too full, on leg, Corbin Bosch drills this to long on for a single.

End of over 15
SA136/5
SA Batting C Bosch 19(12) G Linde 1(1)

1
14.6: Richard Ngarava to Corbin Bosch, Good length on middle and off, Corbin Bosch pushes this to long on for a single.

4
14.5: Richard Ngarava to Corbin Bosch, FOUR! The margin comes down to just 7 with this boundary. Back of a length around middle and leg, Corbin Bosch moves to his off and smashes this through backward square leg for a boundary to get SA even closer to the total.

0
14.4: Richard Ngarava to Corbin Bosch, Full toss on middle and leg, Corbin Bosch pushes this back to the bowler. Corbin shuffled a long way across but had to get something behind this otherwise he was a goner.

1
14.3: Richard Ngarava to George Linde, Good length on off, George Linde pushes this through mid on for one.

0
14.2: Richard Ngarava to Rubin Hermann, OUT! TIMBER! On a length, around off, Rubin Hermann looks to punch this off his back foot but the ball keeps low and beats Rubin Hermann. The ball sneaks past the batter and rattles the timber. SA still needs 12 runs and a few more wickets quickly might just test the tail of the Proteas. A very slim chance for the Chevrons, though.

1
14.1: Richard Ngarava to Corbin Bosch, Short-pitched, around off. Corbin Bosch fends this through mid-wicket for one.

End of over 14
SA129/4
SA Batting C Bosch 13(8) R Hermann 45(36)

1
13.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Corbin Bosch, On a length, drifting down the leg. Corbin Bosch flicks this through backward square for a single.

2
13.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Corbin Bosch, Good length around the pads, Corbin Bosch flicks this away towards deep square for two.

4
13.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Corbin Bosch, FOUR! UP AND OVER COVER FOR FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Corbin Bosch punches this flat and over cover for a boundary. South Africa inches closer to a winning start.

1
13.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Rubin Hermann, On a length around off, Rubin Hermann pushes this through cover for one.

0
13.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Rubin Hermann, Good length on off, Rubin Hermann blocks this out.

2
13.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Rubin Hermann, Back of a length on middle and leg, Rubin Hermann hops up on his toes and tucks this gently through mid-wicket for two.

End of over 20
ZIM141/6
ZIM Batting S Raza 54(38) W Masakadza 1(1)

2
19.6: George Linde to Sikandar Raza, A couple of runs to end the innings! Low full toss on the middle and leg. Sikandar Raza flicks it toward deep mid-wicket and takes two runs. Zimbabwe finish on 141/6.

0
19.5: George Linde to Sikandar Raza, Yorker length delivery on off. Sikandar Raza drills it back to the bowler. Brilliant over thus far.

1
19.4: George Linde to Wellington Masakadza, Floated delivery on the full wide outside off. Masakadza comes down the track early, fetches for it, and drags the ball towards long-on for one.

0
19.3: George Linde to Tony Munyonga, OUT! CAUGHT! George Linde gets two in two! A low full toss at the stumps. Tony Munyonga gets low, swings hard, and hits it straight to Andile Simelane at the deep square leg region, who makes no mistake. Zimbabwe are six down and losing wickets at the wrong time.

0
19.2: George Linde to Tashinga Musekiwa, OUT! TAKEN! George Linde strikes! Tossed up delivery on the full outside off. Musekiwa clears his front leg and flicks this off the bottom half of his bat over mid-off. Hendricks comes running in from long-off and completes a good sliding catch. Zimbabwe are five down.

1
19.1: George Linde to Sikandar Raza, Tossed up full on the pads. Sikandar Raza slog sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

End of over 19
ZIM137/4
ZIM Batting S Raza 51(35) T Musekiwa 9(7)

1
18.6: Corbin Bosch to Sikandar Raza, Full-length delivery, just outside off. Sikandar Raza clears the front leg and drills this to long-off for a run.

1
18.5: Corbin Bosch to Tashinga Musekiwa, Yorker, on off. Tashinga Musekiwa jams it through cover point for a single.

1
18.5: Corbin Bosch to Sikandar Raza, NO BALL! High full toss, on the middle and leg. Sikandar Raza is surprised by it and helps it around the corner for one. Brings up a fine fifty for Sikandar Raza. Free Hit coming up.

1
18.4: Corbin Bosch to Tashinga Musekiwa, Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Tashinga Musekiwa swings hard and heaves it off the inner half through backward square leg for one.

4
18.3: Corbin Bosch to Tashinga Musekiwa, FOUR! NICELY DONE! Pitched full, around off. Tashinga Musekiwa opens the bats' face and steers it through the backward point region for a clever boundary.

2
18.2: Corbin Bosch to Tashinga Musekiwa, Another low full toss on the middle and leg. Tashinga Musekiwa clips it toward deep mid-wicket, and a fumble from Rubin Hermann allows them to take a couple.

1
18.1: Corbin Bosch to Sikandar Raza, Low full toss at the stumps. Sikandar Raza hits this to long-on for one.

End of over 18
ZIM125/4
ZIM Batting T Musekiwa 1(3) S Raza 48(32)

0
17.6: Nandre Burger to Tashinga Musekiwa, Slower and shorter, angling across. Tashinga Musekiwa is early into the cut shot and misses it completely. A couple of dots to end the over.

0
17.5: Nandre Burger to Tashinga Musekiwa, Yorker, at the base of the stumps. Tashinga Musekiwa jams it back at Burger.

1
17.4: Nandre Burger to Sikandar Raza, Low full toss on the pad. Flicked through mid-wicket for one.

2
17.3: Nandre Burger to Sikandar Raza, Full toss, on the middle and leg. Sikandar Raza tonks it over the bowler, down the ground for a couple.

1
17.2: Nandre Burger to Tashinga Musekiwa, On a length, pushed across the batter. Tashinga Musekiwa steers it toward deep point for one.

0
17.1: Nandre Burger to Ryan Burl, OUT! CAUGHT! Nandre Burger breaks the partnership! Full delivery outside off. Ryan Burl launches the ball towards long-off. However, he finds Rubin Hermann in the deep, who completes a simple catch. A crucial breakthrough for South Africa.

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