Zimbabwe are set to host New Zealand and South Africa in a Tri-series starting with the first T20I in Harare on July 14. The match starts at 4:30 PM IST.
Sikandar Raza is leading Zimbabwe in the series, while Mitchell Santner is leading New Zealand, while South Africa is led by Rassie van der Dussen.
Zimbabwe are playing a T20I tri-series against two of the top 10 teams in the ICC T20I rankings. The Kiwis are fourth in the latest ICC T20I rankings while the Proteas fifth. Not to forget, the Proteas reached the finals of the last T20 World Cup as well. It is expected to be an exciting series with all matches to be played in Harare. The final will be played on July 26. For South Africa, this series marks the return of Gerald Coetzee back into T20I international cricket after an injury layoff. The visitors will be keen to see how he performs. He was out of international cricket with groin and hamstring injury since November 2024.
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Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 1st T20I Harare Sports Club, Pitch Report
The match starts from 4:30 PM IST. The venue is set to host an ODI series between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka after the T20I Tri-series. A total of 60 T20Is have been played at this venue with 34 matches won by the team batting first 24 won by the team chasing. The average first innings score is 151 which drops down to 133 while chasing. However, both teams might still favour chasing. The Proteas have decided to rest the senior players and hence have named a relatively young squad.
Zimbabwe vs South Africa: Full Squads
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 Squad: Brian Bennett, Wessly 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
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