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South Africa’s corporate mightiness trumped Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza’s idiosyncratic brilliance connected a blistery Sunday day astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium here.
In their last Super Eight fixture of the 2026 T20 World Cup, the Proteas chased down 154 with 5 wickets successful manus to support their cleanable grounds successful the competition. Aiden Markram and Co. volition instrumentality connected New Zealand successful the semifinals successful Kolkata connected Wednesday.
Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza Butt celebrates the wicket of South African batsman Dewald Brevis during the T20 World Cup lucifer astatine the Arun Jaitley Cricket stadium successful New Delhi connected March 01, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY
Raza, who volition crook 40 successful April, was peerless connected the day. After hammering 73 disconnected 43 balls, helium besides snared 3 scalps with his off-breaks. Having taken the caller ball, helium induced Quinton de Kock’s borderline successful the precise archetypal over, and castled Markram with a shot that kept a tad debased successful the 3rd over.
When Ryan Rickelton miscued a propulsion disconnected Brad Evans to Ryan Burl astatine long-on successful the sixth over, South Africa was successful a spot of fuss astatine 43 for three.
South African batsman Dewald Brevis plays a changeable during the T20 World Cup lucifer astatine the Arun Jaitley cricket stadium successful New Delhi connected March 01, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY
But Dewald Brevis and David Miller brought a grade of comfortableness to the pursuit by adding 50 disconnected 25 balls for the 4th wicket. Brevis’ strokes were laced with quintessential flamboyance, smashing arsenic galore arsenic 4 sixes successful his 18-ball 42.
While the dismissals of Miller and Brevis successful speedy succession added a furniture of intrigue to the climax, Tristan Stubbs and George Linde ensured determination were nary further hiccups.
Earlier, Raza was astatine the beforehand and centre of Zimbabwe’s full of 153 for seven. Even arsenic wickets fell often astatine the different end, the 39-year-old continued to play with wantonness until his dismissal successful the 17th over.
South African batsman Tristan Stubbs plays a changeable during the T20 World Cup lucifer against Zimbabwe astatine the Arun Jaitley cricket stadium successful New Delhi connected March 01, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY
Having walked successful to bat erstwhile Zimbabwe was 28 for 2 successful the 5th over, helium pounced peculiarly erstwhile the South African pacers erred connected the shorter side. He galloped to his half-century disconnected 29 balls, but negligible enactment from the remainder meant it was each successful vain.
The scores: Zimbabwe 153/7 successful 20 overs (Sikandar Raza 73, Kwena Maphaka 2/21, Corbin Bosch 2/40) mislaid to South Africa 154/5 successful 17.5 overs (Ryan Rickelton 31, Dewald Brevis 42, George Linde 30 n.o., Sikandar Raza 3/29).
Toss: Zimbabwe; PoM: Raza.
