Zimbabwe v South Africa - Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series - 3rd Match - Zimbabwe win by 29 runs – Live Score and Update
Zimbabwe 176/4 (20/20 ov) v South Africa 147 (19.2/20 ov) - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 won by 29 runs
Wednesday marked the rise of Zimbabwe in the shortest version of the game as not only did they leave everyone awestruck by beating the mighty South Africans, but also stamped their authority in the world of cricket, as they made their way back to competitive cricket and won the match against the Proteas by 29 runs at Harare Sports Club.
Zimbabwe were as good as they could be on this day, as they gave a collective performance first in the batting department, and then while fielding to outrun the South Africans.
After their top batsmen clobbered a sensational batting performance to help the side post a decent total of 176 runs in 20 overs for the loss of four wickets, they exhibited tremendous resolve in the bowling department later in the innings when they came out to defend the total.
The score never looked big enough to intimidate a team like South Africa, and the Proteas got off to a decent start as openers, RE Levi and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368 back home, after the batsman had bolstered an innings of 11 runs.
Levi and CA Ingram then took charge as they belted the bowlers and kept the match in their hand, however, the dangerous partnership met its demise on the wicket of Levi, who fell after scoring a knock of 40 runs off 28 deliveries. At the time of this wicket, South Africa had amassed a total of 74 runs.
However, with a long batting line-up ahead, Zimbabwe had their work cut out for them and needed a steady approach in order to prevent the South African batting line-up from reaching the required target.
Mpofu and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AG-Cremer-c947 then launched an outstanding bowling onslaught as they annihilated South Africa’s middle and lower-order to leave them in ruins.
The two bowlers shared three wickets each, as they gave a performance of a life time to subdue tournament favourites, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
Consequently, South Africa fell after scoring 147 runs in response to the required target, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CA-Ingram-c1208 as their best batsman with an innings of 48 runs to his name.
CB Mpofu was named as the Player of the Match for his phenomenal bowling performance.
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