Zimbabwe will face South Africa in the final match of Super 8 Group 1 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. The match is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM IST. It will be a meaningless rubber match as South Africa have already qualified for the semi-finals after an impressive 9-wicket win against West Indies yesterday.
Zimbabwe has been eliminated from the tournament after consecutive defeats in the Super 8 stages. Chevron have been excellent in this tournament and topped their group stage, where they defeated Australia and Sri Lanka. However, they could not continue their performance in the Super 8.
Zimbabwe Playing XI vs South Africa-T20 World Cup 2026:
Openers: Brian Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani.
Brian Bennett has been amazing in this tournament, as he has been the leading run scorer for the team and the second highest run scorer in the tournament with 277 runs. He has a batting average of 277.00 and a not-out score of 97, which came last night.
Tadivanashe Marumani’s form has not been as good as Bennett’s, but he has played his part in the team by scoring well. He would like to play another supporting innings with Bennett.
Middle-order: Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (captain), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga and Tashinga Musekiwa.
Sikandar Raza has also been excellent with ball and bat. He led the team well and played some remarkable innings in Sri Lanka. Barring Raza, the middle order has not been able to score much runs. To defeat a great team like South Africa, they will have to score runs.
Bowlers: Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadja, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani.
Blessing Muzarabani has been excellent since the beginning of the tournament. He has been brilliant with the new ball and is the leading wicket-taker for the team, and is the second-highest wicket-taker in the competition with 12 wickets. Brad Evans and Graeme Cremer also performed well.
Zimbabwe’s playing XI: Brian Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (captain), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani.
Playing XI of South Africa vs Zimbabwe – T20 World Cup 2026:
Openers: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram.
Quinton de Kock and Aiden Makram are in great form. The latter is attacking at a rapid pace. Markram had scored 82* runs in the last match against West Indies. Zimbabwean bowlers would like to break the pair of Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram.
Middle-order: Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs.
Jason Smith may get time to play in this match. Ryan Rickelton and David have been in great form as they have been in control of the middle overs. The latter in particular is using all his experience at major tournaments. The southpaw would like to play a big innings before the semi-finals.
Bowlers: Marco Jansen, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj and Kwena Mafaka.
Lungi Ngidi has been excellent with the ball, using his pace off deliveries and cutters, which have been lethal. He will be there to put pressure on the batsmen of the opposite side. Keshav Maharaj and George Linde can use their experience on a pitch like Delhi, where the ball grips and turns a bit.
South Africa’s playing 11: Quinton de Kock (w), Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Johnson, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Mafaka.
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