refreshAnd that's a wrap for the first T20I of the Tri-Nation series! We'll be back in action on July 16th, 2025, when South Africa takes on New Zealand at 11 am GMT. Tune in an hour early for all the pre-match hype and updates. Until then, cheers and see you soon!
Rassie van der Dussen, South Africa's captain, praised Dewald Brevis's outstanding performances over the past 6-12 months and highlighted Rubin Hermann's sensational domestic form, noting that their contributions are encouraging for the team. He commended Lungi Ngidi for his excellent execution and variations, particularly in the Powerplay. Van der Dussen also mentioned that the ball was swinging significantly for both teams in the early stages and emphasized the importance of maintaining an aggressive approach.
Dewald Brevis, the Player of the Match, expressed his gratitude for representing his nation in the T20 format. He confidently stated that the size of the ground doesn't matter to him, as he knows he has the power to clear any boundary, attributing his ability to a natural gift. Brevis mentioned that the target wasn't massive, so he focused on playing his natural game, which ultimately paid off.
Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe's skipper, reflected on the match, acknowledging that they got a reprieve with the bat in the middle overs, largely due to George Linde's tight spell. He emphasized the need for more aggression in their batting approach, given the good tracks prepared by the curators. Raza praised the opposition for their aggressive batting, despite losing wickets at times. He also commended Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani for their consistency and dedication to the team. Looking ahead, Raza mentioned discussing with the board the importance of backing young talent for long-term success, rather than focusing solely on short-term results, believing that patience will ultimately reflect on the scoreboard.
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Earlier, Zimbabwe's batting effort ended with a thud as George Linde's brilliant last over, yielding two wickets for just four runs, restricted them to 141/6. After a steady start, Zimbabwe lost wickets at regular intervals, but Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl's 66-run partnership for the fourth wicket gave them hope. Raza scored a 34-ball fifty, but Linde's exceptional bowling in the final over denied Zimbabwe a strong finish. Linde finished with 3/10 in three overs, while Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger, and Nqaba Peter took one wicket each, doing a fine job for South Africa. Raza remained unbeaten on 54.
Zimbabwe's bowlers started strong, but the partnership between Brevis and Rubin proved to be the turning point, as they took the attack onto the bowlers and Zimbabwe struggled to contain them. Richard Ngarava was the standout bowler for Zimbabwe, claiming three wickets, while Trevor Gwandu took two. However, Gwandu's injury is a concern, and Zimbabwe will hope he recovers in time for the next game, given his impressive bowling performance.
The Proteas' win wasn't as straightforward as it looks. After a shaky start, losing their top three for low scores within the Powerplay, Dewald Brevis and Rubin Hermann formed a crucial partnership, adding 72 runs off just 37 balls. This turned the tide in South Africa's favor. Corbin Bosch also chipped in with a useful 23, helping the Proteas cross the line and seal the win.
South Africa seals the win! SA wins the contest by 5 wickets, thanks to Dewald Brevis and Rubin Hermann's aggressive batting and clinical strokeplay, which paved the way for a convincing victory.
15.5A 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.
15.4Pushed through on leg, Corbin Bosch tucks this through square leg for one. SCORES ARE LEVEL!
15.3A straight one, down the leg. Corbin Bosch plays the reverse sweep to sweeper cover and takes two.
15.2Floated full, on middle and leg, George Linde flicks this through mid-wicket for one.
Trevor Gwandu is having some trouble with his footing and he seems to be going off and Sikandar Raza will be replacing him into the attack.
15.1Way too full, on leg, Corbin Bosch drills this to long on for a single.
14.6Good length on middle and off, Corbin Bosch pushes this to long on for a single.
14.5FOUR! 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.
14.4Full 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.
14.3Good length on off, George Linde pushes this through mid on for one.
14.2OUT! 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.
14.1Short-pitched, around off. Corbin Bosch fends this through mid-wicket for one.
13.6On a length, drifting down the leg. Corbin Bosch flicks this through backward square for a single.
13.5Good length around the pads, Corbin Bosch flicks this away towards deep square for two.
13.4FOUR! 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.
13.3On a length around off, Rubin Hermann pushes this through cover for one.
13.2Good length on off, Rubin Hermann blocks this out.
13.1Back of a length on middle and leg, Rubin Hermann hops up on his toes and tucks this gently through mid-wicket for two.
12.6Back of a length, pitching outside leg and angling away from the batter. Corbin Bosch goes for the pull, gets an inside edge onto the pads.
12.5On a length, angling across the batter. Corbin Bosch swings across and gets an inside edge back to the keeper. Bosch is lucky that the ball did not chop back onto the stumps.
12.4Good length around off, Corbin Bosch cuts this to deep third for two. Good aggressive running.
12.3FOUR! BOSCH FINDS THE FENCE! Back of a length around middle and leg, Corbin Bosch pulls this through mid-wicket for a boundary. Just 25 needed now off 45.
12.2Short-pitched on middle and leg, Rubin Hermann pulls this to deep mid-wicket for one.
12.1Good length on middle and leg, Rubin Hermann milks this through mid-wicket and takes two.
11.6Short and wide of off, Corbin Bosch thumps this to the bowler for no run.
Corbin Bosch walks out next.
11.5OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Brevis departs but he seems to have done his job. Dewald Brevis unleashed a powerful smash towards long off, but the ball edged off the outside edge, hovering enticingly over the point region. In a thrilling display of athleticism, Sikandar Raza sprinted to his left from cover, while Brian Bennett dashed in from deep point. The two fielders nearly collided, but Bennett's sharp focus and quick reflexes allowed him to snag the ball, completing a stunning catch that sent Brevis packing!
11.4Bumper, around leg. Rubin Hermann flat-batted this to deep mid-wicket for one.
11.3Good length on off, Dewald Brevis smashes this to deep mid-wicket for one.
11.2Good length around middle and off, Rubin Hermann smashes this to long on for a single.
11.1FOUR! BOUNDARIES ARE FLOWING FOR THE PROTEAS! Good length around off, Rubin Hermann gets up with the bounce and lofts this over his partner at the other end and the ball crashes into the sight screen for four.
10.6SIX! Make it 25 off the over. Short and wide outside off, Dewald Brevis moves to his leg and lofts this inside out over cover for another six to end the over.
10.5SIX! YET ANOTHER BIGGIE FROM DB! Tossed up, on middle and off, Dewald Brevis gets down on a knee, clears his front leg and smashes this gun barrel straight for a six down to the sight screen.
10.4SIX! A flat six this time. Another one, short and around leg. Dewald Brevis backs away and pulls this flat and towards deep mid-wicket's right for six runs.
10.3FOUR! Brevis adds another boundary to his tally. Drag down, on leg. DB gets a bit cramped for room but he still swings hard at it. Gets it of the bottom of his bat but in the gap towards deep square's left for four.
10.2Pushed through on off, Dewald Brevis pushes this to sweeper cover and takes two here.
10.1Fuller on the pads, Rubin Hermann tucks this to deep square for one.
9.6SIX! GIGANTIC! Dewald Brevis has hit this on top of the roof, straight down the ground. Short of a length, around off, sits up nicely for the batter. Dewald Brevis rocks back and smashes this up and over the sight screen and onto the roof for a huge six.
9.5Quicker and fuller on off, Rubin Hermann pushes this to long off for one.
9.4Darted on the pads, Dewald Brevis tucks this through square leg for one.
9.3Floated around off, Dewald Brevis pushes this back to the bowler.
9.2Fired onto the pads, Rubin Hermann tucks this to deep mid-wicket for a strike rotation.
9.1Tossed up around off, Dewald Brevis lofts this on the bounce to Ryan Burl at long on for one.
8.6FOUR! THREE ON A TROT! Length dragged back a bit, Rubin Hermann rocks back inside his crease and pulls this in-between, deep mid-wicket and deep square for four more runs.
8.5FOUR! HAMMERED DOWN THE GROUND! Tossed up, on middle and leg, Rubin Hermann clears his front leg, gets down on a knee and smashes this over the reach of the bowler and for a boundary towards long on.
8.4FOUR! SMART, CLEVER AND EFFECTIVE! RH plays the field perfectly as he ramps the fuller one on the pads, over short fine leg and finds the fence for four.
8.3Short of a length around off, Dewald Brevis pushes this off the back foot for one.
8.2Tossed up on leg, Rubin Hermann drills this to long on for a single.
8.1Fired on middle and off from round the wicket. Rubin Hermann pushes this back to the bowler.
7.6Pushed quicker on the pads. Dewald Brevis punches this back to the bowler.
7.5SIX! Way too short and Dewald Brevis smokes this out of the park. Short of a length on off, Dewald Brevis rocks back and away and pulls this out of the park with a slog towards deep the cow corner for a massive six.
7.4Darted onto the pads, Rubin Hermann pushes this in the gap for another single.
7.3A straight one, on off. Dewald Brevis rocks back and thumps this down to long off for one.
7.2Floated around off, Rubin Hermann thumps this through cover for one.
7.1Fired onto the pads, Rubin Hermann rocks back and looks to nudge this through mid-wicket but gets squared up almost and edges this off the outside to cover for no run.
Sikandar Raza brings himself into the attack now.
6.6A single towards deep mid-wicket to end the over.
6.5Quicker and fuller, on the pads. Rubin Hermann tucks this to short mid-wicket for no run.
6.4FOUR! This will take the pressure a bit off the Proteas. Tossed up, on the pads. Rubin Hermann goes for the sweep, gets it off the face of his bat but fine enough to the left of short fine leg for four.
6.3Quicker one, around the pads. Rubin Hermann gets trapped on the pads but this pitched outside leg.
6.2Darted on the pads, Rubin Hermann tucks this through square leg and scampers back for two.
6.1Floated arond off, Rubin Hermann defends this back to the bowler.
Wellington Masakadza comes into the attack straight outside the PP.
5.6Short and on off, Dewald Brevis punches this off the back foot for no run towards point.
5.5Back of a length on the pads, Dewald Brevis tucks this to silly mid on for no run.
Dewald Brevis walks out next.
5.4OUT! Zimbabwe gets three inside the Powerplay. This was there to be hit but Rassie van der Dussen just launched it with more elevation than distance and paid the price for it. On a length around off, Rassie van der Dussen clears his front leg and goes for the slog over long on. The ball doesn't get the desired distance and hangs over Ryan Burl at mid on. Burl tracks back and holds onto a good catch.
5.3On a length around off, Rubin Hermann hammers this to mid off for a quick single.
5.2This landed on the seam and deviated away. Rubin Hermann gets beaten all ends up.
5.1On a length around the pads, Rubin Hermann flicks this on the bounce to mid on for no run.
4.6SIX! A BIGGIE TO END THE 5th! Blessing Muzarabani hits the hard length, around off. Rassie van der Dussen moves early towards his off and ramps this over the fence at fine leg for a biggie.
4.5Good length on off, Rubin Hermann punches this towards a widish mid off for one.
4.4Back of a length around leg, Rubin Hermann shuffles away from the stumps and looks to create a bit of room, gets it all but hits this straight to Raza at point.
4.3Good length around off, Rubin Hermann defends this out.
4.2Back of a length around off, Rubin Hermann looks to loft this over cover but gets hit high on the bat and it drops in front of cover-point.
4.1Excellent from Blessing Muzarabani as he bends his back, lands on the back of a length and takes the ball away from the batter. Rubin Hermann pokes at it but gets beaten.
3.6Good length on off, Rassie van der Dussen defends this towards cover for no run.
3.5SIX! DISPATCHED! Trevor Gwandu goes a little too full, on the pads. Rassie van der Dussen leans onto it and lofts this way behind the fence towards long on region for a huge six.
3.4Hits the hard length, taking the ball away from the stumps. Rassie van der Dussen goes for the saure cut but doesn't find the middle of his bat and ends up chopping this to point.
3.3On a length around off, Rassie van der Dussen pushes this to extra cover for another dot.
3.2Pitched-up around off, tempts Rassie van der Dussen into the drive and he acknowledges with a drive but straight to the fielder.
3.1Slower one, back of a length around off. Rassie van der Dussen thumps this back to the bowler.
Trevor Gwandu comes into the attack.
2.6SIX! RUBIN IS AWAY WITH A BIGGIE! Short-pitched, around middle and leg. Rubin Hermann comes inside the line of it and hooks this over the fence towards long leg for a biggie.
2.5Persists with the back of a length, around off. Rubin Hermann punches this back to the bowler.
2.4Good length around off, Rubin Hermann goes for the punch towards cover but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for no run.
2.4WIDE! Full and down the leg. Rubin Hermann leaves it. Wided.
Rubin Hermann walks out next.
2.3OUT! CHOPPED ON! Back of a length, slower than usual. Reeza Hendricks goes for the cut off the back foot but gets it chopped off the inside onto the stumps. Richard Ngarava gets two in two and South Africa are in a bit of trouble early on in this chase.
2.2Good length on off, Reeza Hendricks open the face of his bat, ever so slightly and dabs this through backward point for two.
2.1FOUR! HAMMERED AWAY FOR A BOUNDARY! Pitched up, angling away from the batter. Reeza Hendricks strides to the pitch of the delivery and nails the lofted drive for a boundary towards the deep cover region.
1.6Good length on middle and leg, Reeza Hendricks nudges this through square leg for one.
1.5Back of a length on top of off, Reeza Hendricks defends this out. Tight lines from Blessing Muzarabani and Reeza Hendricks has looked solid so far.
1.4Short and wide outside off, Reeza Hendricks cuts this to point for no run.
1.3FOUR! Reeza gets away with a boundary. Short-pitched around leg, Reeza Hendricks pulls this behind square on leg for a boundary to get off the mark.
1.2Back of a length around off, Reeza Hendricks tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.
1.1Short-pitched, around middle and off. Reeza Hendricks hops up on his toes and blocks this out.
Who'll bowl from the other end? It will be another pacer in Blessing Muzarabani.
0.6Full and wide outside off, Rassie van der Dussen smashes this to mid off for no run.
0.5Back of a length around leg, Rassie van der Dussen tucks this to short mid-wicket for no run.
0.4Good length, around middle and off, Rassie van der Dussen gets right behind it and blocks this out.
0.3Full and wide outside off, Rassie goes for the slog this time but gets beaten on the inside.
0.2FOUR! Samshed first up by Rassie van der Dussen. On a length, shaping into the batter around his off-stump. Rassie van der Dussen clears his front leg and samshes this to the left of mid on and away for four.
0.2WIDE! On a length, wide down the leg, Rassie van der Dussen goes for the flick but misses. Wided.
Rassie van der Dussen walks out at 3.
0.1OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Richard Ngarava delivers the goods on the first legal delivery. Short and wide outside off, but inside the tram line. Lhuan-dre Pretorius looks to drag this towards deep on the leg side with a pull but ends up hitting it off the toe end of his bat and straight to Richard Ngarava for a dolly.
0.1WIDE! The chase is underway with an extra. Short and way too wide outside off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius leaves it. Wided.
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BSE Sensex | 84778.84 | 566.96 | 0.67 |
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| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3732 | 124 |
| 2 | England | 4469 | 112 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3107 | 111 |
| 4 | India | 3881 | 108 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 2409 | 96 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 2364 | 88 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 2050 | 82 |
| 8 | West Indies | 2036 | 70 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1648 | 61 |
| 10 | Ireland | 152 | 30 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 208 | 12 |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 62 | 10 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4745 | 122 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4298 | 110 |
| 3 | Australia | 4134 | 109 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4235 | 103 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3493 | 100 |
| 6 | South Africa | 3457 | 99 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 2657 | 95 |
| 8 | England | 3311 | 87 |
| 9 | West Indies | 2988 | 79 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 2882 | 76 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1291 | 54 |
| 12 | Ireland | 938 | 52 |
| 13 | Scotland | 1522 | 46 |
| 14 | USA | 1470 | 42 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 1425 | 40 |
| 16 | Oman | 886 | 35 |
| 17 | Nepal | 1051 | 32 |
| 18 | Namibia | 707 | 21 |
| 19 | Canada | 357 | 16 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 250 | 8 |
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 17396 | 272 |
| 2 | Australia | 10434 | 268 |
| 3 | England | 11609 | 258 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 12268 | 250 |
| 5 | South Africa | 11103 | 241 |
| 6 | West Indies | 12701 | 235 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 15141 | 233 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 9899 | 230 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 13711 | 225 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 8914 | 217 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 11860 | 201 |
| 12 | Ireland | 6821 | 201 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 6366 | 182 |
| 14 | Scotland | 4178 | 182 |
| 15 | Namibia | 6344 | 181 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 10484 | 178 |
| 17 | Nepal | 7384 | 176 |
| 18 | USA | 5769 | 175 |
| 19 | Canada | 5374 | 154 |
| 20 | Oman | 6912 | 150 |
| 21 | Uganda | 7952 | 142 |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 2718 | 136 |
| 23 | Kuwait | 5441 | 130 |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 6374 | 127 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 6508 | 123 |
| 26 | Bahrain | 7285 | 119 |
| 27 | Jersey | 2819 | 117 |
| 28 | Italy | 1725 | 115 |
| 29 | Qatar | 4310 | 113 |
| 30 | Bermuda | 3040 | 113 |
| 31 | Spain | 1872 | 110 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 4245 | 109 |
| 33 | Kenya | 5074 | 106 |
| 34 | Tanzania | 4082 | 100 |
| 35 | Germany | 1924 | 87 |
| 36 | Nigeria | 3377 | 79 |
| 37 | Singapore | 2844 | 77 |
| 38 | Guernsey | 2071 | 77 |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | 1921 | 74 |
| 40 | Austria | 4054 | 71 |
| 41 | Denmark | 1262 | 70 |
| 42 | Norway | 2095 | 70 |
| 43 | Portugal | 1333 | 67 |
| 44 | Japan | 2518 | 66 |
| 45 | Belgium | 2059 | 57 |
| 46 | Cambodia | 1365 | 57 |
| 47 | Switzerland | 1086 | 49 |
| 48 | Finland | 1130 | 49 |
| 49 | Argentina | 627 | 48 |
| 50 | Sweden | 1048 | 48 |
| 51 | Malawi | 2019 | 47 |
| 52 | Botswana | 1547 | 47 |
| 53 | Isle of Man | 604 | 46 |
| 54 | France | 1109 | 46 |
| 55 | Thailand | 1654 | 46 |
| 56 | Romania | 1544 | 45 |
| 57 | Bahamas | 972 | 42 |
| 58 | Czechia | 911 | 41 |
| 59 | Cook Islands | 552 | 39 |
| 60 | Philippines | 827 | 38 |
| 61 | Rwanda | 2343 | 37 |
| 62 | Fiji | 387 | 35 |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 561 | 35 |
| 64 | Ghana | 570 | 30 |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 504 | 30 |
| 66 | Indonesia | 1650 | 29 |
| 67 | Hungary | 971 | 29 |
| 68 | Samoa | 672 | 29 |
| 69 | Estonia | 665 | 28 |
| 70 | Malta | 1085 | 26 |
| 71 | Mozambique | 518 | 26 |
| 72 | Swaziland | 491 | 26 |
| 73 | Israel | 178 | 25 |
| 74 | Cyprus | 420 | 23 |
| 75 | Panama | 318 | 21 |
| 76 | Belize | 164 | 21 |
| 77 | Gibraltar | 494 | 19 |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 432 | 18 |
| 79 | Serbia | 451 | 17 |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 218 | 17 |
| 81 | Bhutan | 336 | 16 |
| 82 | Suriname | 119 | 15 |
| 83 | Brazil | 131 | 15 |
| 84 | Mexico | 222 | 13 |
| 85 | Maldives | 214 | 10 |
| 86 | Cameroon | 86 | 8 |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 145 | 6 |
| 88 | Korea | 94 | 6 |
| 89 | St.Helena | 44 | 6 |
| 90 | China | 29 | 5 |
| 91 | Lesotho | 24 | 2 |
| 92 | Turkiye | 26 | 2 |
| 93 | Gambia | 6 | 1 |
| 94 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Seychelles | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Myanmar | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Mali | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Greece | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Croatia | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 |
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