Zimbabwe and South Africa will sign off from the Super 8 stage of T20 World Cup 2026 by taking on one another at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on March 1, Sunday. While Zimbabwe are out of the tournament and will play for pride, South Africa will look to maintain their unbeaten run in the tournament and look to further solidify their status as top contenders for the title.
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Zimbabwe, who hadn’t even qualified for T20 World Cup 2024, delivered some remarkable performances in this edition, headlined by their undefeated run in the group stage, notably beating Australia and Sri Lanka. However, their bowling unit was taken to the cleaners in the Super 8 stage of the 20-team tournament as West Indies and Team India battered 250+ totals. Despite looking nowhere near chasing down the totals, the African nation still delivered spirited batting performances twice. Brian Bennett, who is currently the second-highest run-getter of this edition, will be looking to finish the tournament for a high and earn a win for Zimbabwe against a strong Proteas side.
Meanwhile, South Africa have undeniably made themselves the team to beat and are well on track to flex their muscles on what is likely to be a batting beauty in Delhi. The Proteas’ bowling also has the much-needed variety to take down Zimbabwe even if the pitch is highly batting-friendly. But South Africa will also avoid taking Zimbabwe lightly, given the latter now have nothing to lose.
Live streaming info of SA vs ZIM T20 World Cup 2026 match
When and where will the South Africa vs Zimbabwe match take place?
The Super 8 match of South Africa vs Zimbabwe match will take place on March 1, Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi will stage it.
Where to watch the South Africa vs Zimbabwe match?
The South Africa vs Zimbabwe match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network and streamed live on the Jio Hotstar platform. The toss will take place at 2:30 PM IST, while the match will begin at 3:00 PM IST.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Head-to-Head stats in T20Is:
Total matches played: 8
Won by Zimbabwe: 0
Won by South Africa: 7
No result: 1
In T20 World Cups:
Total matches played: 2
Won by South Africa 1
No Result: 1
South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Predicted playing XI
South Africa’s predicted playing XI: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi.
Zimbabwe’s predicted playing XI: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Mayers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Graeme Cremer/Tinotenda Maposa, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava.
