Zimbabwe vs South Africa, Match 1 – Prediction & Tips

Match Summary

Venue	Harare Sports Club
Toss	South Africa won the toss and opt to bowl
Zimbabwe	141/6
South Africa	142/5
🏅 Result	South Africa Won by 5 Wickets

Zimbabwe will face off against South Africa in the 1st match of the Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series on Monday, 14th July. The match will be played at Harare Sports Club, Harare and the scheduled start time is 4:30 PM IST. Catch all the live updates of this match including playing XI, match winner prediction, head to head record, tips & betting odds of the Zimbabwe vs South Africa match.

Zimbabwe vs South Africa Tips & Odds

South Africa to Win

1.25

South Africa Powerplay Score Over 57.5

1.85

Reeza Hendricks Total Runs Over 24.5

1.85

Sikandar Raza Total Runs Over 18.5

1.85

Recent Form

Last five matches

Zimbabwe▼

L

Lvs South Africa — South Africa Won by 5 Wickets

South Africa▼

L

W

Lvs New Zealand — New Zealand Won by 21 Runs

Wvs Zimbabwe — South Africa Won by 5 Wickets

Stats

Harare Sports Club Pitch Report

The pitch at Harare Sports Club offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. The surface tends to slow down as the match progresses and it has always been difficult to chase down targets at this venue. The average 1st innings score is 154 runs, while the average 2nd innings score is 138 runs. Medium pacers are highly effective on this slowish two paced tracks. Since it is an afternoon match the side that wins the toss are more likely to bat first.

Zimbabwe vs South Africa Head to Head Record

South Africa and Zimbabwe despite being neighbouring nations only played Six T20I matches against one another. South Africa has dominated with five wins, while one match ended in no result. Out of those five wins South Africa won two matches while batting first and three matches while bowling first. The last time these two teams met was in 2018 where South Africa chased down 133 runs in 15.4 overs.

Zimbabwe vs South Africa Squads

Zimbabwe Squad: Brian Bennett, Wesley Madhevere, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande(w), Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Tinotenda Maposa, Newman Nyamhuri, Vincent Masekesa

South Africa Squad: Lhuan-dre Pretorius(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen(c), Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Simelane, Rubin Hermann, Kwena Maphaka

Zimbabwe vs South Africa Match Winner Prediction

South Africa enters the contest as favorites to win, having never lost a T20I match against Zimbabwe in international cricket. Under the leadership of Rassie van der Dussen, South Africa boasts a blend of youth and experience in their squad. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe, after losing the Test series 2-0, will be looking to kickstart the T20I series on a positive note.

Although Zimbabwe personally hasn’t had a particularly good record at Harare, where they’ve won just 12 of 49 T20I matches, a turnaround is possible, especially if their two tall fast bowlers step up and their batters bring their A-game against the strong South African bowling lineup. We are backing South Africa to take this one and win the match.

Our Prediction: South Africa to Win!