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South Africa vs Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series Predictions - Brevis to brutalise Zim attack

Simon Lewis
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South Africa are strongly favored to win their upcoming clash against Zimbabwe, with predictions suggesting notable performances from Dewald Brevis with the bat, and Duan Jansen, Ryan Burl, and Brad Evans excelling with both bat and ball. Player bets include Ryan Burl scoring 20+ runs and Duan Jansen and Brad Evans each taking over 1.5 wickets. The key takeaway is a confident outlook for South Africa, while highlighting individual players to watch for standout contributions.

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  • South Africa to secure back-to-back wins to hit top of the table.
  • Zimbabwe had lost four matches on the bounce before beating Namibia.
  • The three teams are all level on one win with two matches each to play.
Dewald Brevis
Dewald Brevis has hit two consecutive half-centuries (Getty Images).

South Africa vs Zimbabwe Predictions


Both sides had tough matches against Namibia, but South Africa’s seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their previous match gives them the psychological advantage. 

  • South Africa’s Dewald Brevis has scored 75 & 75* in his last 2 knocks.
  • South Africa’s Jordan Hermann has scores of 90*, 106, 40, 34 & 20 in 7 innings.
  • South Africa’s Duan Jansen has figures of 2/32 & 3/45 in his last 2 matches.
  • Zimbabwe’s Ryan Burl has scored 54* & 57* in his last 3 matches.
  • Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett has scores of 32, 34 & 32 in his last 4 innings.
  • Zimbabwe’s Brad Evans has taken 2/41 & 3/41 in his last 3 matches.

Head-to-Head


South Africa have won their last four T20Is against Zimbabwe. The previous match was rained out.

South Africa Form


South Africa were tripped up by Namibia in their opening match of the tournament, losing by 18 runs. They bounced back in their next match by beating Zimbabwe by seven wickets with 38 balls to spare.

The South African bowlers pegged Zimbabwe back after their openers put on 45 for the first wicket off five overs. The Proteas knocked over their next five wickets for just 47 runs as Zimbabwe struggled to post 144/8 off their 20 overs. Duan Jansen (3/45) and Prenelan Subrayen (2/27) were the destroyers-in-chief.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius (22 off 13) and Jordan Hermann (20 off 13) got South Africa off to a quick start, but the star of the innings was once again Dewald Brevis, who followed up his 75 against Namibia with an unbeaten 75 off just 32 balls. Brevis hit seven fours and six sixes in his lightning innings as South Africa reached their target off just 13.4 overs. 

Zimbabwe Form


Zimbabwe’s tournament began with that seven-wicket defeat to South Africa, but they picked up a win in their next match by scraping home against Namibia by five runs.

Ben Curran (38 off 22) and Brian Bennett (32 off 21) got Zimbabwe off to a good start for the second match in a row, adding 64 for the first wicket. They slipped to 79/5 inside 10 overs before Ryan Burl (57* off 32) and Brad Evans (37 off 24) added an unbeaten 94 for the seventh wicket to set Namibia a target of 196.

Brian Bennett picked up two wickets in his one over as Namibia slumped to 76/6 but they recovered as the lower middle-order lifted them to within five runs of their target. Brad Evans (3/41) was the pick of the Zimbabwe bowlers.

Team news


The winner of this match will be in the best position to secure a spot in the final, so both sides will be keen to field their best sides. 

South Africa (possible XI): Lhuan dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Jordan Hermann, Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Conor Esterhuizen, Duan Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin (c), Nqobani Mokoena, Prenelan Subrayen, Lutho Sipamla.

Zimbabwe (possible XI): Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), T Marumani, Ryan Burl, Welsh Madhvere, Blessing Muzarabani, Newman Nyamhuri, Wellington Masakadza, Graeme Cremer, Brad Evans.

Verdict

South Africa are tipped for a comfortable win, with Dewald Brevis and Duan Jansen to star for South Africa with bat and ball, while Ryan Burl and Brad Evans look strong choices to score runs and take wickets.
   
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