Captain Sikandar Raza fought alone against South Africa, 73 runs and 2 wickets did not work

South Africa vs Zimbabwe Highlights: South Africa has defeated Zimbabwe by 5 wickets. Captain Sikandar Raza kept fighting alone for Zimbabwe but did not get support from other players. In this match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Zimbabwe scored 153 runs while batting first. In reply, South Africa achieved the target with 13 balls remaining.

When Zimbabwe team came to bat first, no one except captain Sikandar Raza could walk. He played a fighting inning of 73 runs in 43 balls and took his team beyond 150. Raza hit 8 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. Apart from him, no batsman could even touch the 30-run mark.

Captain also started bowling

South Africa, which came to chase the target of 154 runs, was shocked by captain Sikandar Raza in the very first over. Quinton de Kock could not even open the account. When Raza came to bowl his next over, he also dismissed the opposition captain Aiden Markram. Raza had given two shocks to Africa in the first 3 overs itself.

Ryan Rickleton remained at the crease for some time, scoring 31 runs, but Dewald Brevis played the inning that changed the course of the match. Brewis played a stormy innings of 42 runs in 18 balls. With this inning, South Africa’s victory was almost one-sided. Five wickets had fallen at the score of 101, after which Tristan Stubbs and George Linde made an unbeaten 53-run partnership to ensure South Africa’s victory.

Stubbs remained not out after scoring 21 runs, while Linde returned unbeaten after scoring 30 runs. On the other hand, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza, who had scored 73 runs in batting, also wreaked havoc in bowling, giving only 29 runs in 4 overs and dismissing 3 batsmen.