Namibia T20 Tri-Series
Finished
South Africa v 
Zimbabwe
Key match-ups
Sun 06 Sep, 12:00 UTC
Zimbabwe
playing XI (11)
South Africa
playing XI (11)
A pre-match read, kept as it
was: what the numbers said before a ball was bowled, not a report of
what happened.
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
For the batter
−25%
−10%
even
+10%
+25%
against par for that bowling type in
those overs
Overall
South Africa lead the match-ups by
16
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 13 D Brevis · 6 players | 28 8 BC Fortuin · 7 players | 58 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 5 T Marumani · 6 players | 21 7 W Madhevere · 8 players | 42 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Batting side
Zimbabwe batting v South Africa bowling
21 for Zimbabwe
28 for South Africa
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BJ Bennett RHB | C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi +18% N Mokoena KT Maphaka E Bosch P Subrayen BC Fortuin D Jansen 1 not readable | BC Fortuin +15% D Brevis N Mokoena C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi P Subrayen E Bosch KT Maphaka D Jansen | E Bosch +13% BC Fortuin -15% N Mokoena D Jansen P Subrayen D Brevis KT Maphaka 2 not readable |
| 2 BJ Curran LHB | KT Maphaka +25% D Jansen +22% C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi N Mokoena BC Fortuin E Bosch P Subrayen 1 not readable | C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi +17% D Jansen -13% P Subrayen D Brevis E Bosch N Mokoena BC Fortuin KT Maphaka | rarely bats here |
| 3 I Kaia RHB | BC Fortuin -14% P Subrayen -19% N Mokoena KT Maphaka E Bosch D Jansen 3 not readable | P Subrayen -14% KT Maphaka N Mokoena D Jansen E Bosch D Brevis BC Fortuin 2 not readable | rarely bats here |
| 4 Sikandar Raza RHB | C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi +12% BC Fortuin -21% N Mokoena E Bosch P Subrayen KT Maphaka D Jansen 1 not readable | D Brevis C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi N Mokoena P Subrayen KT Maphaka E Bosch D Jansen BC Fortuin | D Brevis +17% E Bosch +15% D Jansen +11% P Subrayen -11% N Mokoena KT Maphaka BC Fortuin 2 not readable |
| 5 RP Burl LHB | rarely bats here | BC Fortuin KT Maphaka E Bosch N Mokoena C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi D Brevis D Jansen P Subrayen | BC Fortuin +16% C Esterhuizen, P Subrayen, T de Zorzi N Mokoena D Jansen E Bosch KT Maphaka D Brevis |
| 6 W Madhevere RHB | C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi +14% BC Fortuin -12% P Subrayen KT Maphaka N Mokoena E Bosch D Jansen 1 not readable | C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi BC Fortuin P Subrayen N Mokoena E Bosch KT Maphaka D Jansen D Brevis | KT Maphaka -12% BC Fortuin -16% E Bosch N Mokoena D Jansen D Brevis P Subrayen 2 not readable |
| 7 T Marumani LHB | BC Fortuin +13% KT Maphaka +10% D Jansen C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi N Mokoena P Subrayen E Bosch 1 not readable | C Esterhuizen, T de Zorzi +13% D Brevis +12% E Bosch P Subrayen N Mokoena BC Fortuin KT Maphaka D Jansen | D Brevis -11% P Subrayen -13% BC Fortuin D Jansen N Mokoena KT Maphaka E Bosch 2 not readable |
| 8 B Evans RHB | rarely bats here | N Mokoena BC Fortuin E Bosch P Subrayen D Brevis KT Maphaka D Jansen 2 not readable | P Subrayen -10% BC Fortuin -14% KT Maphaka -18% E Bosch N Mokoena D Brevis D Jansen 2 not readable |
| 9 NT Nyamhuri RHB | rarely bats here | KT Maphaka -11% D Jansen -14% BC Fortuin D Brevis P Subrayen 4 not readable | KT Maphaka -17% BC Fortuin -19% E Bosch N Mokoena D Jansen 4 not readable |
| 10 K Matigimu RHB | rarely bats here | P Subrayen N Mokoena E Bosch BC Fortuin 5 not readable | KT Maphaka -15% D Jansen 7 not readable |
| 11 B Muzarabani RHB | rarely bats here | N Mokoena -13% E Bosch -16% D Brevis BC Fortuin 5 not readable | BC Fortuin -11% D Jansen -12% P Subrayen -14% E Bosch -20% KT Maphaka -22% N Mokoena -23% D Brevis 2 not readable |
South Africa batting v Zimbabwe bowling
30 for South Africa
21 for Zimbabwe
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 C Esterhuizen RHB | NT Nyamhuri +18% W Madhevere -10% K Matigimu B Evans B Muzarabani Sikandar Raza BJ Bennett 4 not readable | BJ Bennett +20% W Madhevere +11% I Kaia -11% B Evans BJ Curran, T Marumani Sikandar Raza K Matigimu B Muzarabani NT Nyamhuri RP Burl | B Evans +24% K Matigimu +19% B Muzarabani +15% BJ Bennett Sikandar Raza NT Nyamhuri W Madhevere 4 not readable |
| 2 J Hermann LHB | B Evans K Matigimu B Muzarabani Sikandar Raza NT Nyamhuri BJ Bennett, BJ Curran, T Marumani W Madhevere 2 not readable | B Evans K Matigimu NT Nyamhuri B Muzarabani BJ Bennett BJ Curran, T Marumani W Madhevere Sikandar Raza RP Burl 1 not readable | Sikandar Raza -17% B Evans W Madhevere B Muzarabani 7 not readable |
| 3 D Brevis RHB | W Madhevere -12% K Matigimu NT Nyamhuri B Evans Sikandar Raza B Muzarabani BJ Bennett, BJ Curran, T Marumani 2 not readable | BJ Bennett +40% W Madhevere +29% BJ Curran, T Marumani +25% Sikandar Raza +24% I Kaia +19% RP Burl +18% NT Nyamhuri +16% B Evans +15% K Matigimu +11% B Muzarabani | B Evans +22% K Matigimu +17% B Muzarabani +13% BJ Bennett Sikandar Raza RP Burl NT Nyamhuri W Madhevere 3 not readable |
| 4 T de Zorzi LHB | W Madhevere -12% B Evans K Matigimu B Muzarabani NT Nyamhuri Sikandar Raza BJ Bennett, BJ Curran, T Marumani 2 not readable | BJ Bennett +17% BJ Curran, T Marumani +15% W Madhevere +13% Sikandar Raza +13% B Evans K Matigimu NT Nyamhuri B Muzarabani RP Burl 1 not readable | rarely bats here |
| 5 RA Herman LHB | NT Nyamhuri B Evans BJ Bennett K Matigimu Sikandar Raza B Muzarabani W Madhevere 4 not readable | NT Nyamhuri +14% B Evans +11% BJ Bennett +10% K Matigimu +10% BJ Curran, T Marumani W Madhevere B Muzarabani Sikandar Raza RP Burl 1 not readable | B Muzarabani -10% W Madhevere -15% Sikandar Raza -24% B Evans NT Nyamhuri 6 not readable |
| 6 E Bosch RHB | rarely bats here | I Kaia -11% BJ Bennett B Evans W Madhevere K Matigimu NT Nyamhuri B Muzarabani Sikandar Raza RP Burl 2 not readable | W Madhevere -14% B Evans K Matigimu B Muzarabani BJ Bennett NT Nyamhuri Sikandar Raza RP Burl 3 not readable |
| 7 D Jansen LHB | K Matigimu BJ Bennett Sikandar Raza W Madhevere B Evans B Muzarabani NT Nyamhuri 4 not readable | B Evans K Matigimu NT Nyamhuri BJ Bennett B Muzarabani BJ Curran, T Marumani W Madhevere Sikandar Raza RP Burl I Kaia | B Evans +18% Sikandar Raza -16% K Matigimu B Muzarabani NT Nyamhuri RP Burl W Madhevere 4 not readable |
| 8 BC Fortuin RHB | rarely bats here | B Evans -11% B Muzarabani -16% RP Burl BJ Bennett I Kaia K Matigimu NT Nyamhuri W Madhevere Sikandar Raza 2 not readable | RP Burl -10% NT Nyamhuri -12% W Madhevere -14% B Evans BJ Bennett K Matigimu Sikandar Raza B Muzarabani 3 not readable |
| 9 P Subrayen RHB | rarely bats here | B Muzarabani -13% BJ Bennett K Matigimu W Madhevere NT Nyamhuri RP Burl Sikandar Raza B Evans I Kaia 2 not readable | BJ Bennett Sikandar Raza NT Nyamhuri B Evans RP Burl K Matigimu W Madhevere B Muzarabani 3 not readable |
| 10 N Mokoena RHB | rarely bats here | K Matigimu +14% B Evans B Muzarabani 8 not readable | K Matigimu -12% B Muzarabani -13% W Madhevere -14% B Evans BJ Bennett Sikandar Raza NT Nyamhuri 4 not readable |
| 11 KT Maphaka LHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | B Muzarabani -17% NT Nyamhuri B Evans 8 not readable |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
The two totals
- South Africa hold 58 — 30 while they bat, 28 from their bowlers.
- Zimbabwe hold 42 — 21 while they bat, 21 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 16 more for South Africa.
Who holds them
- D Brevis (South Africa) is the best set up with the bat — 13 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- C Esterhuizen (South Africa) is the best set up with the bat — 6 match-ups in his favour, 2 against.
- Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) is the best set up with the bat — 5 match-ups in his favour, 2 against.
- B Muzarabani (Zimbabwe) is the one to bowl at — 8 against him, 0 in his favour.
- BC Fortuin (South Africa) is the one to bowl at — 5 against him, 0 in his favour.
- NT Nyamhuri (Zimbabwe) is the one to bowl at — 4 against him, 0 in his favour.
- BC Fortuin (South Africa) holds the most with the ball — 8 in his favour, 3 batters the other way.
- W Madhevere (Zimbabwe) holds the most with the ball — 7 in his favour, 3 batters the other way.
- KT Maphaka (South Africa) holds the most with the ball — 6 in his favour, 2 batters the other way.
In short
- The numbers favour South Africa by 16, on 100 match-ups between the sides.