Electing to bat first, Zimbabwe had stepped out with intent and scored 13 runs within the first over. However South Africa packed off each the openers inside the primary 5 overs.
Coming in at 28/2, the skilled Raza held the innings collectively whilst Zimbabwe stored dropping wickets at common intervals. In a knock studded with 4 sixes and eight fours, Raza scored 73 off 43 balls.
He constructed 38-run partnership with Dion Myers for the third wicket, and 39-run stand with Clive Madande to supply some much-needed solidity. Madande’s cameo of 26 not out took Zimbabwe to 153/7 in 20 overs.
With South Africa deciding to rotate the group, they introduced in Anrich Nortje and Kwena Maphaka instead of Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen. And each the bowlers delivered wickets of their first overs. Not solely did Maphaka present the primary breakthrough, however he completed with the perfect figures on the day for South Africa with 2/21 in 4 overs.
Lungi Ngidi grew to become South Africa’s highest wicket taker in T20s after trapping Ryan Burl lbw, overtaking Tabraiz Shamsi’s tally of 89 wickets.
