South Africa vs Zimbabwe 4th T20: SA vs ZIM Live Score and Full Scorecard

South Africa vs Zimbabwe 4th T20 Scorecard Today 2026: SA vs ZIM Live Score

The South Africa vs Zimbabwe 4th T20 scorecard today 2026 brings live updates from Match 4 of the Namibia T20I Tri-Series at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The match began at 5:30 PM IST on September 1, with the South Africa national cricket team winning the toss and choosing to bat first against Zimbabwe. Fans following South Africa vs Zimbabwe, SA vs ZIM or ZIM vs SA can check the live score, match scorecard, playing XI and key updates below.

South Africa vs Zimbabwe Live Score

Match: South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 4th Match
Series: Namibia T20I Tri-Series 2026
Date: September 1, 2026
Venue: Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Toss: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

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South Africa National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

The South Africa national cricket team vs Zimbabwe national cricket team match scorecard is the main focus as the two sides meet for the second time in this tri-series.

South Africa made a positive start after choosing to bat. Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Jordan Hermann put together a solid opening partnership, taking South Africa to 59/0 after six overs. Pretorius was unbeaten on 30 from 18 balls at the end of the powerplay, while Hermann had 25 from 18.

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Because the match is live, the complete batting and bowling numbers below should be connected to the live score system rather than manually hard-coded.

South Africa Batting Scorecard

Zimbabwe Bowling Scorecard

SA vs ZIM 4th T20 Match Today

The SA vs ZIM contest is Match 4 of the Namibia T20I Tri-Series 2026, which features South Africa, Zimbabwe and hosts Namibia.

There was an interesting situation before the first ball. South Africa captain Bjorn Fortuin chose to bat because of the dry conditions and the fact that the surface had already been used. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza, on the other hand, was comfortable with chasing.

Both teams also made changes to their playing XIs.

South Africa brought Nqabayomzi Peter into the side in place of Tony de Zorzi. Zimbabwe made two changes, with Kundai Matigimu making his international debut and Innocent Kaia returning to the XI.

South Africa National Cricket Team Playing XI

The South Africa national cricket team is being captained by Bjorn Fortuin for this match.

South Africa Playing XI: Jordan Hermann, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Rubin Hermann, Eathan Bosch, Duan Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin (c), Prenelan Subrayen, Nqabayomzi Peter and Kwena Maphaka.

The batting lineup includes several young South African players, with Pretorius, Hermann and Dewald Brevis forming an important part of the top order.

Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Playing XI

Zimbabwe are led by experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza.

Zimbabwe Playing XI: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Newman Nyamhuri and Kundai Matigimu.

Matigimu’s inclusion is particularly notable because this match marks his international debut.

ZIM vs SA: What Happened in Their Previous Match?

The ZIM vs SA fixture is already familiar in this tournament because the two teams met on August 29 at the same venue.

Zimbabwe made 144/8 from 20 overs in that game.

South Africa chased the target comfortably, reaching 146/3 in 13.4 overs to win by seven wickets.

Today’s match therefore gives Zimbabwe an opportunity to reverse that result, while South Africa are trying to make it two consecutive wins against them in the tri-series.

The wider tournament has been competitive as well. South Africa lost their opening match to Namibia by 18 runs before beating Zimbabwe, while Zimbabwe responded to their defeat against South Africa by beating Namibia by five runs.

That left all three teams with one win from their first two matches heading into today’s contest.

South Africa vs Zimbabwe Today Match Details

SA vs ZIM Live Match Updates

South Africa began their innings positively, with Pretorius and Hermann providing a solid platform.

At the end of the six-over powerplay, South Africa were 59 without loss. Pretorius had moved to 30 from 18 balls with five fours, while Hermann was 25 from 18 with one four and two sixes.

The opening partnership meant Zimbabwe had to wait for their first breakthrough after South Africa chose to set a target.

Important: Because this is a live match, this section should be updated only with major developments such as a fifty, century, big partnership, collapse, innings total or major moment. There is no need to manually rewrite it after every over.

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Rajani Kant

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