Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Nandre Burger and Kwena Maphaka will look to make their mark for South Africa in the upcoming T20 tri-series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand, set to start on Monday.
All matches in the Zimbabwe T20 tri-series 2025 will be played at the Harare Sports Club and will be available to watch on live streaming in India. All matches are scheduled to begin at 4:30 PM IST.
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A total of seven matches will be played over the course of the tri-series. All three teams will face each other twice, with the top two sides that win the most matches squaring off once more in the final.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Kwena Maphaka, both of whom represent the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, head into the series after being a part of the South Africa cricket team that beat Zimbabwe 2-0 in a two-match Test series.
Pretorius, in particular, was in great nick and created history by becoming the youngest South African to score a Test century on debut.
He made 153 off 160 deliveries and also became the youngest player in Test history to score 150 in his maiden outing. The 19-year-old then followed up his history-making feat in the first Test with another solid knock of 78 from 87 balls in the second.
Pretorius, who is yet to make his international debut for South Africa in the 20-over format, has managed 1021 runs in 38 games at a strike rate of 146.48.
Kwena Maphaka, on the other hand, has played five T20s and picked three scalps for the Proteas.
Another Rajasthan Royals pacer, Nandre Burger, meanwhile, will be returning to international cricket after almost a year.
He was most recently seen in action in the US T20 league, where he finished with eight wickets for Texas and registered career-best T20 figures of 3/10 in a win over Seattle.
Burger, who has represented the Proteas in all three formats, has played two T20Is. He was drafted in as a late replacement for the injured Sandeep Sharma in the RR squad during IPL 2025.
In terms of the head-to-head records, South Africa have beaten Zimbabwe five times in T20I with the only other encounter between the teams ending in a no result.
The Proteas also boast a superior head-to-head record over New Zealand, having gotten the better of the Kiwis 11 times and losing on four occasions.
Zimbabwe T20 tri-series 2025 schedule
All in Indian Standard Times (IST)
- July 14, Monday: Zimbabwe vs South Africa - 4:30 PM
- July 16, Wednesday: New Zealand vs South Africa - 4:30 PM
- July 18, Friday: Zimbabwe vs New Zealand - 4:30 PM
- July 20, Sunday: Zimbabwe vs South Africa - 4:30 PM
- July 22, Tuesday: New Zealand vs South Africa - 4:30 PM
- July 24, Thursday: Zimbabwe vs New Zealand - 4:30 PM
- July 26, Saturday: Final - 4:30 PM
Where to watch Zimbabwe T20 tri-series 2025 live in India
Live streaming of the Zimbabwe T20 Tri-Series 2025, including South Africa’s matches, will be available on the FanCode website and app in India. There will be no live telecast of the series on any TV channel in India.
South Africa squad for Zimbabwe T20 Tri-Series 2025
South Africa cricket team: Rassie van der Dussen (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Reeza Hendricks, Rubin Hermann, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Andile Simelane
