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South Africa vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Super Eight Match 11, ICC T20 World Cup
Result · Mar 01 2026, Sun - 03:00 PM (IST)
ZIMBABWE153/7
SOUTH AFRICA154/5
South Africa won by 5 wickets
CRR:8.64
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | 20/20 World Cup |
| Date: | Mar 01 2026, Sun - 03:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | India |
| City: | Delhi |
| Venue: | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| Toss: | Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Zimbabwe Playing XI: | Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Clive Madande, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi |
- Zimbabwe lost their only previous meeting with South Africa at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – by 10 wickets on 20 September 2012; in fact, the Chevrons have lost each of their seven men’s T20Is against the Proteas.
- South Africa have won each of their six games at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, including a super over win over Afghanistan (11 February 2026), logging more wins in a single campaign only once before (8 wins in 2024); in fact, the Proteas collective batting average of 42.6 in the ongoing edition is the third highest by any side in a single campaign (Pakistan – 49.5 in 2021 & Scotland – 44.6 in 2024).
- Zimbabwe have lost each of their last two games at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, after winning three on the bounce prior to that; in fact, their three wins in the ongoing edition is their joint most in a single campaign in the competition (also W3 in 2022).
- South Africa have won five of their last six men’s T20Is when batting second on the day (L1), including each of the last three on the bounce; the last time the Proteas went on a longer run in such games in the format was in June 2024 (4 games).
- Zimbabwe have logged a collective bowling strike rate of 15 in the Powerplay phase (Overs 1-6) at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, their best in a single campaign in competition history; in fact, the 12 wickets they have picked up in this phase in the ongoing edition is their second most in a single campaign (13 in 2022).
- South Africa have scored 76.5% of their runs in the Powerplay phase (Overs 1-6) at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 via boundaries, the highest such rate by any side; in fact, only Australia (once every 3.4 deliveries) have scored their boundaries in this phase more frequently in the ongoing edition than South Africa (once every 3.5 deliveries).
- Aiden Markram (1,944 runs) is 56 away from becoming the fourth batter to score 2,000+ runs for South Africa in men’s T20Is; in fact, he has already scored 367 runs in the format this year, his second most in a single calendar year (570 in 2021).
- Tashinga Musekiwa has taken seven catches in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the most by any Zimbabwe player in a single edition of the competition; however, his three drops so far is the joint most by any player in the ongoing edition.
- Lungi Ngidi (89 wickets) is one away from surpassing Tabraiz Shamsi (89) to become the outright leading wicket taker for South Africa in men’s T20Is; in fact, his bowling average of 12.9 in the format in 2026 is his second best in a single calendar year (7.3 in 2017).
- Ryan Burl (1,943 runs) is 57 away from becoming the second batter to score 2,000+ runs for Zimbabwe in men’s T20Is (Sikandar Raza – 3,016 runs); however, he has been dismissed for a duck in each of his last two innings and is yet to log a 50+ score at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.