Zimbabwe Women vs South Africa Women, 5th T20I — South Africa Women tour of Zimbabwe
ZIM-W
151/8 20 ov
SA-W won by 13 runs
SA-W
164/6 20 ov
Match summary
South Africa Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 13 runs in the 5th T20I of the South Africa Women tour of Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Sat, 19 Sept, 2026. South Africa Women 164/6 (20 ov); Zimbabwe Women 151/8 (20 ov). Kelis Ndhlovu top-scored with 38 off 30 balls for Zimbabwe Women. Nthabiseng Nini took 3/19 for South Africa Women. South Africa Women won the toss and chose to bat.
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19.61Caitlin Wyngaard to Kudzai Chigora, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Kudzai Chigora goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
19.50Caitlin Wyngaard to Kudzai Chigora, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Caitlin Wyngaard sends down a sharp delivery, Kudzai Chigora goes forward to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
19.4WCaitlin Wyngaard to Nomvelo Sibanda, no run, Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nomvelo Sibanda hangs in the crease, strikes cut towards slip and sets off for a quick single, but it was a suicidal one. Karabo Meso collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, and Michelle Mavunga was well short of his crease. Run out, and what a silly way to get out!
19.31Caitlin Wyngaard to Michelle Mavunga, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Michelle Mavunga goes forward, swats flick shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
19.22Caitlin Wyngaard to Michelle Mavunga, 2 runs, Caitlin Wyngaard delivers fast ball at good length, Michelle Mavunga goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep point for 2 runs.
19.11Caitlin Wyngaard to Nomvelo Sibanda, 1 bye, Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Nomvelo Sibanda hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but the ball evades the batter and keeper, they are quick to steal 1 runs off bye.
18.62Ayanda Hlubi to Michelle Mavunga, 2 runs, Ayanda Hlubi delivers fast ball at full length, Michelle Mavunga goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs. Dropped catch
18.52Ayanda Hlubi to Michelle Mavunga, 2 runs, Ayanda Hlubi to Michelle Mavunga, good length on off stump, two runs. Zimbabwe need 21 off 7 with the required rate at 18.
18.44Ayanda Hlubi to Michelle Mavunga, Four, Ayanda Hlubi to Michelle Mavunga, four. Mavunga finds the boundary, keeping Zimbabwe Women's chase alive at 142 for 7.
18.31Ayanda Hlubi to Nomvelo Sibanda, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, goes back, plays push, towards the square leg for 1 run.
18.21Ayanda Hlubi to Michelle Mavunga, 1 run, Ayanda Hlubi delivers fast ball at full length, Michelle Mavunga hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
18.10Ayanda Hlubi to Michelle Mavunga, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Michelle Mavunga goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
17.6WNthabiseng Nini to Sharne Mayers, no run, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sharne Mayers goes back and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Karabo Meso, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sharne Mayers.
17.54Nthabiseng Nini to Sharne Mayers, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Sharne Mayers hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
17.41Nthabiseng Nini to Michelle Mavunga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Michelle Mavunga goes back to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
17.3WNthabiseng Nini to Josephine Nkomo, no run, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Josephine Nkomo hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
17.20Nthabiseng Nini to Josephine Nkomo, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josephine Nkomo hangs in the crease, trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
17.10Nthabiseng Nini to Josephine Nkomo, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josephine Nkomo hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
16.150WdAnnerie Dercksen to Sharne Mayers, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball yorker on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Sharne Mayers with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
16.61Annerie Dercksen to Josephine Nkomo, 1 run, Annerie Dercksen delivers fast ball at back of length, Josephine Nkomo goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Josephine Nkomo to just 1 run.
16.51Annerie Dercksen to Sharne Mayers, 1 run, Sharne Mayers goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run.
16.44Annerie Dercksen to Sharne Mayers, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Sharne Mayers elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
16.31Annerie Dercksen to Josephine Nkomo, 1 run, Josephine Nkomo goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
16.24Annerie Dercksen to Josephine Nkomo, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Josephine Nkomo goes forward and caresses drive to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
16.10Annerie Dercksen to Josephine Nkomo, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josephine Nkomo goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
15.62Nthabiseng Nini to Sharne Mayers, 2 runs, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sharne Mayers hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs. Dropped catch
15.51Nthabiseng Nini to Josephine Nkomo, 1 run, Josephine Nkomo goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
15.40Nthabiseng Nini to Josephine Nkomo, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josephine Nkomo goes forward, tucks cut toward the fielder at deep point, who halts the ball.
15.31Nthabiseng Nini to Sharne Mayers, 1 run, Nthabiseng Nini delivers fast ball at full length, Sharne Mayers goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
15.20Nthabiseng Nini to Sharne Mayers, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Sharne Mayers hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.