
South Africa have a terrific record against Zimbabwe in this format. South Africa and Zimbabwe have played 8 T20I matches and South Africa have the advantage with 7 wins while Zimbabwe are yet to win a match with the other match being no result. The last time these two sides met was in Zimbabwe where the hosts set a target of 144 which was chased down by South Africa with seven wickets left. The last time these two sides met in a WT20 was in 2022 when the match ended in a no result. It was a shortened game and South Africa were going to win but the match could not be completed and it ended in no result.
These two sides will face off in the Super 8 match of the 2026 WT20. Zimbabwe and South Africa recently played a Tri Series in July 2025 where these two sides met twice and on both occasions, it was South Africa who won the match. South Africa are the favourites coming into this game as they have been unbeaten so far in this 2026 WT20. It promises to be an exciting match. In this article we will look at Zimbabwe vs South Africa head to head records and the breakdown of World Cup stats and how these two teams have fared.
Zimbabwe vs South Africa T20 Head to Head
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Matches Played |
8 |
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Zimbabwe Won |
0 |
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South Africa Won |
7 |
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No Result |
1 |
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Last T20I match |
20 Jul 2025: South Africa 145/3 beat Zimbabwe 144/6 by 7 wickets |
Zimbabwe and South Africa have met 8 times and South Africa have the clear edge winning seven of those matches.
Zimbabwe Batting & Bowling Stats
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Most Runs |
Sikandar Raza |
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Most Wickets |
Richard Ngarava |
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Highest T20I Total |
344/4 vs Gambia |
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Lowest T20I Total |
57 vs Pakistan |
South Africa Batting & Bowling Stats
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Most Runs |
Quinton de Kock |
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Most Wickets |
Kagiso Rabada |
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Highest T20I Total |
259/4 vs West Indies |
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Lowest T20I Total |
74 vs India |



