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South Africa vs Zimbabwe HIGHLIGHTS T20 WC Super 8: South Africa down Zimbabwe to stay undefeated

ICC T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS: South Africa will now face New Zealand in the semifinal 1 match in Kolkata on March 4

Aditya Kaushik New Delhi
South Africa vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 full scorecard
South Africa vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 full scorecard

6 min read Last Updated : Mar 01 2026 | 7:05 PM IST
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6:28 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa scorecard

South Africa (T: 154 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting Dismissal R B M 4s 6s SR
Aiden Markram (c) b Sikandar Raza 4 5 12 0 0 80
Quinton de Kock † c †Marumani b Sikandar Raza 0 2 2 0 0 0
Ryan Rickelton c Burl b Evans 31 22 27 0 4 140.9
Dewald Brevis c Burl b Sikandar Raza 42 18 43 2 4 233.33
David Miller c Myers b Muzarabani 22 16 18 2 2 137.5
Tristan Stubbs not out 21 24 37 0 0 87.5
George Linde not out 30 21 33 2 1 142.85
Extras (nb 1, w 3) 4
Total 17.5 Ov (RR: 8.63) 154/5          
Bowling O M R W ECON 0s WD
Sikandar Raza 4 0 29 3 7.25 8 0
Blessing Muzarabani 3.5 0 32 1 8.34 9 0
Brad Evans 3 0 22 1 7.33 10 1
Graeme Cremer 2 0 27 0 13.5 1 0
Wellington Masakadza 2 0 23 0 11.5 4 1
Ryan Burl 2 0 12 0 6 4 1
Brian Bennett 1 0 9 0 9 0 0
 

6:27 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 154 for 5 after 17.5 overs

South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets
 
Muzarabani comes back in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Tristan Stubbs finishes it off as South Africa seal the win. Muzarabani bowls it back of a length and Stubbs hacks the pull to the left of midwicket, where the fielder dives and gets a hand but cannot stop the second run as the batters complete the winning runs.
 
Ball 5: Muzarabani oversteps and delivers a full ball wide of off which Stubbs drives straight to mid-off. George Linde had set off for a single but is sent back. The delivery is called a front-foot no-ball, giving Stubbs a free hit.
 
Ball 4: Fuller delivery from round the wicket and Linde swipes across the line, dragging a thick inside edge through square leg for a single that brings up the fifty-run partnership.
 
Ball 3: Muzarabani bowls a slower short ball into the pitch and it sits up outside off, allowing Stubbs to cut it square past point for a single.
 
Ball 2: Back-of-a-length delivery just outside off and Linde backs away before steering it to the left of backward point to collect a run.
 
Ball 1: Muzarabani begins with a short-of-a-good-length delivery outside off and Stubbs punches it square on the off side for a single.

6:20 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 147 for 5 after 17 overs

South Africa need 7 runs to win in 18 balls
 
Ryan continues the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Ryan Burl floats it outside off and Tristan Stubbs steers it out towards sweeper cover for a single.
 
Ball 5: Burl flights it outside off and Stubbs reaches out, throwing his hands at the ball to steer it towards backward point, no run.
 
Ball 4: Burl tosses it up well wide of off and George Linde drives it down the ground to long-off for a single.
 
Ball 3: Flatter and quicker on leg from Burl and Stubbs nudges it neatly through midwicket for a run.
 
Ball 2: Burl serves a full toss down leg and Linde whips it through midwicket to collect a single.
 
Ball 1: FOUR! Burl strays too straight down leg and Linde bends low before swiping it over backward square leg. The ball bounces once and races over the ropes for a boundary.




 

6:16 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 138 for 5 after 16 overs

South Africa need 16 runs to win in 24 balls
 
Brain comes in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Brian Bennett drops it short and George Linde rocks back to pull it down towards long-on, picking up a single.
 
Ball 5: Bennett tosses it up on off and Tristan Stubbs punches it firmly down to long-on for a run.
 
Ball 4: Flighted delivery on middle and Linde goes back before pulling it towards deep midwicket for a single.
 
Ball 3: FOUR! Bennett drags it short and the angle takes it down leg. Linde rocks back quickly and pulls it backward of square on the leg side, beating the diving fielder in the ring as the ball races away to the boundary.
 
Ball 2: Flatter delivery on off and Stubbs pulls it through midwicket to collect a single.
 
Ball 1: Bennett starts with a tossed-up delivery from round the wicket and Linde pushes it into the gap wide of cover-point for a single.

6:15 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 129 for 5 after 15 overs

South Africa need 25 runs to win in 30 balls
 
Ryan comes in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Ryan Burl slows it up on the stumps and George Linde whips it neatly wide of midwicket to collect a single.
 
Ball 5: Burl drops it a fraction short on off and Tristan Stubbs punches it down the ground towards long-on for a run.
 
Ball 4: Flighted delivery on off and Stubbs presses forward, getting a faint inside edge that rolls into the leg side, no run.
 
Ball 3: Burl follows the wrong’un with a leg-break that drifts in and turns sharply past Stubbs’s tentative push. The keeper whips the bails off and appeals for a stumping, but Stubbs never left his crease, no run.
 
Ball 2: The wrong’un from Burl as Stubbs makes room and pushes it off the back foot towards cover, no run.
 
Ball 1: Burl begins with a tossed-up delivery on off and Linde clips it into the gap wide of midwicket to pick up a single.

 

6:07 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 126 for 5 after 14 overs

South Africa need 28 runs to win in 36 balls
 
Brad Evans comes back in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Brad Evans delivers on a fuller length and Tristan Stubbs drives it down towards long-on, returning for a comfortable couple of runs.
 
Ball 5: Evans bangs it in short and Stubbs hops across before playing a controlled pull through midwicket. He quickly calls for the second and slides his bat in to complete it safely.
 
Ball 4: Short of a good length outside off and George Linde chops it towards backward point. The fielder dives to his right and gets a hand on it, restricting them to a single.
 
Ball 3: Evans digs in a sharp short ball that climbs on Linde as he tries to cut while hopping across. Zimbabwe appeal for caught behind and take the review, but UltraEdge shows a flat line and the decision stays not out.
 
Ball 2: A length delivery around off and Stubbs pushes it gently in front of mid-off to collect a single.
 
Ball 1: Evans starts with a good-length ball in the channel outside off and Stubbs defends it off the back foot into the off side, no run.

 

6:02 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 120 for 5 after 13 overs

South Africa need 34 runs to win in 42 balls
 
Masakadza comes back in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Wellington Masakadza slows it up just outside off and George Linde pushes it gently into the off side, no run.
 
Ball 5: Masakadza tosses it up on the leg-stump line and Linde whips it firmly over midwicket. A good sliding stop in the deep restricts them to two runs.
 
Ball 4: Flighted delivery drifting back into the right-hander and Tristan Stubbs punches it down to long-off for a single.
 
Ball 3: Masakadza fires it through outside off and Linde punches it down the ground towards long-on for a single.
 
Ball 2: Tossed up on middle and leg and Linde flicks it off the back foot straight to short fine, no run.
 
Ball 1: Masakadza begins with a flighted delivery outside off and Stubbs drives it down to long-off to collect a single.

5:57 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 114 for 5 after 12 overs

South Africa need 40 runs to win in 48 balls
 
Cremer comes back in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Graeme Cremer drops it short outside off and Tristan Stubbs cuts it away towards the off side, collecting a single.
 
Ball 5: Cremer bowls a flat back-of-a-length delivery on leg and George Linde tucks it neatly through midwicket for a run.
 
Ball 4: SIX! Cremer misses his length again and serves a juicy full toss. Linde swings through the line and smashes it flat over long-on for a maximum.
 
Ball 3: Slightly short from Cremer and the ball holds in the surface as Stubbs works it through midwicket for a single.
 
Ball 2: Drifting away outside off from a good length and Linde hangs back before cutting it down to deep point for one run.
 
Ball 1: Cremer begins with a slow, short delivery turning away outside off and Stubbs punches it gently through the covers to pick up a single.


 

5:53 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 103 for 5 after 11 overs

South Africa need 51 runs to win in 54 balls
 
Raza comes back in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Sikandar Raza tosses it up on a fuller length and Tristan Stubbs drives it down to long-on for a single.
 
Ball 5: Raza drifts one down the leg side and George Linde nudges it neatly through square leg to collect a single.
 
Ball 4: WICKET! Raza gets the big breakthrough as Dewald Brevis holes out trying to go big. It’s the round-arm variation floated up on middle, Brevis swings early and loses his bottom hand, sending a toe-end skier towards long-on. Ryan Burl runs in a long way and completes an excellent catch inside the circle as Raza celebrates animatedly.
 
Ball 3: Good length on the pads from Raza and Tristan Stubbs works it through midwicket to get off the mark with a single.
 
Ball 2: Raza pulls the length back slightly on leg and Brevis tucks it comfortably through midwicket for a run.
 
Ball 1: SIX! Raza overpitches right in the slot and Brevis takes full advantage, lifting it cleanly over long-off for a maximum.



 

5:48 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 93 for 4 after 10 overs

South Africa need 61 runs to win in 60 balls
 
Muzarabani continues the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: WICKET! Blessing Muzarabani strikes as David Miller holes out trying to guide the ball fine. It’s a back-of-a-length delivery across off, possibly with a bit of pace taken off, and Miller attempts to steer it cleverly but only manages to send it straight to short third where Dion Myers completes the catch.
 
Ball 5: Muzarabani bowls a good-length delivery outside off, angling away, and Miller goes hard on the drive but is beaten by the movement, no run.
 
Ball 4: FOUR! Full delivery across off and Miller leans into a classy drive, holding his shape and punching it beautifully through extra cover for a boundary.
 
Ball 3: Back of a length across off and Miller dabs it softly towards short third, no run.
 
Ball 2: Short of a length in the channel and Dewald Brevis gets on top of the bounce, punching it to sweeper cover for a single.
 
Ball 1: SIX! Muzarabani tries to test Brevis with a short ball but it sits up nicely and he pulls it powerfully over midwicket, sending it into the crowd.

5:42 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 82 for 3 after 9 overs

South Africa need 72 runs to win in 66 balls
 
Masakadza comes in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: SIX! Wellington Masakadza drops it short and flat, and David Miller pounces on it, hammering the pull high over midwicket for a powerful six.
 
Ball 5: FOUR! Masakadza goes full on the pads and Miller swipes confidently across the line, placing it neatly through square leg for a boundary.
 
Ball 4: Masakadza darts one in from round the wicket that angles away wide of off, Miller swings with a flat bat but chops it into the off side, no run.
 
Ball 3: Miller goes hard on the pull to a short delivery but the ball stays low and sneaks through to strike his back leg. It pitched outside leg though, so there’s no appeal, no run.
 
Ball 2: SIX! Floated up on middle and Miller wastes no time stepping into the shot, launching it cleanly over long-on with a powerful strike.
 
Ball 1: Dewald Brevis backs away to create room and cuts hard from leg stump, but can only pick out the sweeper at cover for a single.

 

5:39 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 65 for 3 after 8 overs

South Africa need 89 runs to win in 72 balls
 
Muzarabani comes back in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Blessing Muzarabani delivers on a good length and David Miller is beaten as the keeper goes up in appeal, but Muzarabani himself shows little interest and the umpire signals not out.
 
Ball 5: Muzarabani angles in a short-of-a-length delivery and Dewald Brevis neatly tucks it through midwicket to collect a single.
 
Ball 4: FOUR! Muzarabani pitches it up around off and Brevis drives superbly on the rise, threading it through extra cover with exquisite timing to race away to the boundary.
 
Ball 3: Full on middle from Muzarabani and Miller calmly knocks it down to long-on for a single.
 
Ball 2: Back-of-a-length delivery across middle and Miller shuffles slightly leg side before tapping it to backward point, no run.
 
Ball 1: Muzarabani begins the over with a good-length ball on the pads and Miller clips it straight to midwicket, no run.

 

5:37 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 59 for 3 after 7 overs

South Africa need 93 runs to win in 78 balls
 
Creamer comes in the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: SIX! Graeme Cremer overpitches again and Dewald Brevis makes him pay, driving powerfully straight down the ground. It’s right in the slot and Brevis launches it cleanly over the boundary.
 
Ball 5: Cremer bowls a good length delivery on off that stays a bit low, but Brevis creates room and punches it firmly through extra cover. A sliding stop in the deep keeps it to two runs.
 
Ball 4: Cremer tosses it up nicely and it dips on David Miller as he pushes forward. The ball turns in and takes a thick inside edge that runs behind square for a single.
 
Ball 3: Good length on off with a hint of turn from the legbreak, Miller gets forward and defends it solidly, no run.
 
Ball 2: Drifting in on leg from a good length and Brevis hangs back before tucking it through square leg for a single.
 
Ball 1: SIX! Trademark shot from Brevis as Cremer tosses it up drifting into leg. Brevis plants his front foot and swings through the line, sending it soaring over midwicket for a big six.

5:35 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 45 for 3 after 6 overs

South Africa need 109 runs to win in 84 balls
 
Evans continues the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Brad Evans bowls it full and angling away outside off to the new batter David Miller, who watches it closely and lets it go through to the keeper, no run.
 
Ball 5: WICKET! Evans strikes with the short ball as Ryan Rickelton falls after a fighting innings. Attempting the pull, Rickelton is early through the shot as the ball holds in the surface, and it flies off the toe end towards long-on. Ryan Burl initially misjudges but recovers brilliantly, backtracking to complete a superb catch.
 
Ball 4: Evans bangs it in short again and Rickelton attempts the pull but misses, prompting a brief appeal for caught behind. However, there’s no edge on UltraEdge and Zimbabwe decide against reviewing, no run.
 
Ball 3: From around the wicket now, Evans angles it into the channel and Rickelton shapes to cut, but the ball stays low and sneaks through to the keeper, no run.
 
Ball 2: SIX! Evans serves a slower delivery around off and Rickelton reads it well, swiping across the line. It comes off the bottom of the bat but still travels over midwicket for a 72-metre six.
 
Ball 1: SIX! A good-length delivery across off and Rickelton swings across the line. The ball again comes off the lower part of the bat but clears the midwicket boundary for another six.

5:21 PM

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 South Africa vs Zimbabwe LIVE SCORE: South Africa 30 for 2 after 5 overs

South Africa need 124 runs to win in 90 balls
 
Raza continues the attack for Zimbabwe

Ball 6: Sikandar Raza bowls a flat delivery on off from a back-of-a-length and Ryan Rickelton punches it gently down to long-on for a single.
 
Ball 5: Raza sends down the carrom ball on off and Dewald Brevis tries to punch it off the back foot, getting an inside edge that rolls wide of midwicket for a run.
 
Ball 4: Good length just outside off from Raza with the carrom ball again, Brevis taps it straight to cover, no run.
 
Ball 3: A flat delivery on middle and leg and Rickelton works it neatly into the on-side to pick up a single.
 
Ball 2: SIX! Rickelton backs away as Raza drifts one in on leg, and with the ball full enough he swings through the line beautifully, launching it straight over mid-on for a clean six.
 
Ball 1: Raza begins with a delivery sliding in on middle and leg that keeps a bit low, Rickelton makes room and chops it back down the pitch, no run.

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First Published: Mar 01 2026 | 1:50 PM IST

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