South Africa and Zimbabwe are set to face each other in their opening game of the super 12 round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. SA vs ZIM, the match takes place on October 24 (Monday, 1:30 PM IST).
The venue of the clash is Bellerive Oval Stadium in Hobart. Both teams are part of group 2 in the tournament. While South Africa already qualified for the super 12 round, Zimbabwe topped their group in the qualifier round to reach the super 12 stage.
During the qualifier round, Zimbabwe defeated West Indies, Ireland, and Scotland to grab a spot in the super 12 round. Ahead of the tournament, South Africa played a warm-up match against New Zealand which they won by 9 wickets.
South Africa and Zimbabwe have only played 5 T20I games so far in head-to-head encounters. South Africa has defeated Zimbabwe in all 5 T20I games so far. Both the teams faced each other in the T20 World Cup tournament only once, in which South Africa won.
Temba Bavuma is the skipper of South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. South Africa is part of group 2 in the tournament. Other teams in the same group are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and the Netherlands.
Craig Ervine is the captain of Zimbabwe in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Zimbabwe is part of group 2 in the league. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Netherlands, and South Africa are the other teams part of the same pool.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe (Head to Head)
Matches played: 6
South Africa: 5
Zimbabwe: 0
NR: 1
Pitch
It’s a two-paced pitch at Hobart and favours the spinners.
Weather conditions
According to weather.com, it will be cloudy in Hobart on Monday. The temperatures will hover between 13° C to 11° C.
South Africa possible XI
Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Zimbabwe possible XI
Regis Chakabva (WK), Craig Ervine (C), Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani
The match begins at 1:30 PM IST. In India, the match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network. Online viewers can follow the live-action via Disney+Hotstar.
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