The Zimbabwe Tri-Series 2025 continues with South Africa taking on New Zealand in the second T20I in Harare on July 16. The match starts at 4:30 PM IST. This is the first match for the Kiwis, while the second for the Proteas.
South Africa won the series opener against Zimbabwe by five wickets. Dewald Brevios starred in the run-chase as they won the match by five wickets. The Proteas are led by Rassie van der Dussen and compared to the Kiwis, they have an inexperienced squad. The bowling attack is relatively inexperienced with the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj rested.
Now they are bracing up for an even younger challenge from the Kiwis who have announced a full-strength squad for the series. The likes of Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips are all back in the side. Devon Conway has replaced injured Finn Allen in the squad with Tim Seifert being the other keeper. The bowling attack looks good with the likes of Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi and the skipper Mitchell Santner himself.
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South Africa vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I Harare Sports Club, Pitch Report
Zimbabwe scored just 141 runs in the first T20I as they could not take advantage of the good batting conditions. Though the average first innings score in Harare is close to 150, a lot more can be expected with two powerhouse batting sides playing this game. There is plenty of anticipation and excitement with T20I cricket back in Zimbabwe and this match is expected to be a high-scoring contest. Spinners will have a role to play as well. The match starts from 4:30 PM IST.
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South Africa vs New Zealand: Full Squads
South Africa Squad: Lhuan-dre Pretorius(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen(c), Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Simelane, Rubin Hermann, Kwena Maphaka
New Zealand Squad: Tim Seifert(w), Devon Conway, Tim Robinson, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Hay, James Neesham, Bevon Jacobs, Mitchell Santner(c), Ish Sodhi, William O'Rourke, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Zakary Foulkes, Jacob Duffy
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