South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 18th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup : Rain the winner in Hobart

Rain the winner, as all-African showdown produces No Result, in Hobart today, with points being shared between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Match Summary

South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 18th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup

South Africa 51/0 (3 ov)

Zimbabwe 79/5 (9 ov)

Result - No Result 

SCORECARD

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Match Report

Rain frustrated South Africa's hopes of beginning their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a bang as they shared the points with Zimbabwe after the match was washed out, but Bangladesh beat the Netherlands to win their first ever Super 12 game on Monday.

Quinton de Kock was unbeaten on 47 when the players were forced off for the final time in the second match in Hobart with South Africa, chasing a rain-revised target of 64 in seven overs, well on course to win at 51-0 in three overs.

Zimbabwe managed 79-5 after they elected to bat first but their innings only began after rain delayed it by two and a half hours.

The South African quicks had an instant impact with Wayne Parnell and Lungi Ngidi rattling the opposition top-order.

Zimbabwe slipped to 19-4 inside three overs before Wesley Madhevere hit 35 off 18 balls and put on a 55-run stand with Milton Shumba, who made 18.

But De Kock's 18-ball knock stood out before rain played spoilsport and the teams share one point each in Group 2 led by Bangladesh.

"I think from our side and from the team's perspective what is disappointing is that before the game even started we were like 'are we going to get a game today'," South Africa coach Mark Boucher told reporters.

"And we get four-fifths of the way. We get so close and it gets taken away from you. That is probably the most frustrating part in the dressing room."

Match Stats

Zimbabwe Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Craig Ervine - 1.6 ov), 2-12 (Regis Chakabva - 2.2 ov), 3-12 (Sikandar Raza - 2.4 ov), 4-19 (Sean Williams - 3.4 ov), 5-79 (Milton Shumba - 8.7 ov)

South Africa Fall of wickets:

Playing XIs

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, K, eshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

Zimbabwe:  Regis Chakabva (WK), Craig Ervine (C), Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani

 

Match Details:

Date: Monday, October 24, 2022 09:00

Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Toss: Zimbabwe won the toss & elected to bat