ZIM vs SA Ball by Ball Commentary

South Africa remain undefeated as they win this by 5 wickets. Slower one, short and on off, Tristan Stubbs drags this across with a pull through mid-wicket and takes a couple to wrap this contest in favor of the Proteas.

NO BALL! Pitched up, around off, Tristan Stubbs drives this straight to Sikandar Raza at mid off for a dot. The batters looks for a run but this is timed a bit too well by Stubbs. Hang on, the siren goes around signaling a no ball. Free Hit up next.

Linde was eyeing a boundary here. On a length wide of off, George Linde stays leg side and looks to loft this over covers but gets it edged off the inside half of the blade and the ball goes towards short fine leg for a single. 50 of the stand comes up between these two, in 42 balls.

Slower one, short and wide of off, Tristan Stubbs cuts this to deep point for another strike rotation. The 150 is up for the Proteas.

Good length around off, George Linde cuts this well towards point but a good effort from Wellington Masakadza as he gets a good bit of hand to it and takes the sting out of it, keeps it down to one.

Blessing Muzarabani bends his back and hits the deck hard and bowls it around the off stump. Tristan Stubbs punches this off his back foot to sweeper cover for a single.

Dragged length, wide outside off, slapped off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Bowled from the front of the hand, full and outside off, driven with an angled bat towards backward point.

WIDE. Loopy delivery, floated up wide outside off stump and just beyond the tramline as well. Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone for a wide.

Flat and full, just outside off, Linde stays leg side of the ball and hits it down to long off for a run.

Length ball, angled into the pads, Stubbs turns it through mid-wicket for one more.

Fired in now, at the toes, Linde flicks it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! The finishing line is in sight now for the Proteas. Full and down the leg side, Linde sits down and sweeps it aerially over the short fine leg region and picks up a boundary.

Fired on middle and off, George Linde rocks back and smashes this to wide long on for a single.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs rolls this down to long on for a run. 17 needed off the last 25 balls.

Pushed through on the pads, George Linde smashes this to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

FOUR! This is poor from Brian Bennett. Fired onto the pads, a bit too much leg sidish from Brian Bennett. George Linde goes deep inside the crease and hits this wide to the right of the fielder at short fine leg for a boundary.

Fuller around off, Tristan Stubbs tucks this through mid-wicket and rotates the strike again.

Brian Bennett comes around the stumps, tosses this up on off. George Linde pushes this through covers for a single.

Quicker one, around the pads, George Linde rises with the bounce and chips this to deep mid-wicket's right for a single.

A tad short and on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs punches this through mid on and rotates the strike.

Tossed up, on off, Tristan Stubbs hits this well but straight to the fielder.

A genuine leggie from Ryan Burl, tossed up around off, turning away from the right-hander. Tristan Stubbs looks to drive this one through covers but misses out and the ball beats his outside edge.

Quicker one, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs pushes this to covers for no run.

Burl starts with a slider on middle and leg, George Linde rocks back and nudges this through mid-wicket for a single.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and tucks this gently through the mid-wicket region. He places this well in the gap and the batters take two.

Back of a length around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs hits this in the gap through mid-wicket and scampers back for two.

Hard length around off, George Linde cuts this to the right of backward point and a good effort by the fielder to his right keeps it down to just one run.

An appeal for caught behind from Tadiwanashe Marumani and even Brad Evans joins him this time. Brad Evans comes around the stumps and bowls it short and on off, George Linde gets up on his toes and looks to play this late and guide this through short third. Linde misses out on any sort of connection with the bat but both the bowler and the keeper heard something and appealed for it but the umpire turns it down. Raza sends this upstairs. Nothing on the UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat and Zimbabwe loses a review.

Pitched up, on off, Tristan Stubbs leans ahead and pushes this through mid off for a single.

Bowled into the pitch and over off, stays a bit low, Tristan Stubbs defends it down the pitch.

Pushed through on off, George Linde keeps it out off his back foot. A tidy over from Wellington Masakadza.

Tossed up, around middle and leg, George Linde goes down on a knee and slogs this towards the left of wide long on for a couple of runs to close the over.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg. George Linde leaves it. Wided.

Tossed up, on off, Tristan Stubbs drives this down to long off and rotates the strike.

Full and on off, George Linde rolls this down to long on for a single.

Full and on the pads, George Linde tucks this to short fine leg for no run.

Quicker and flatter around off, Tristan Stubbs punches this through mid off and takes a single.

Good half stop from the skipper. Short and wide outside off, there to be hit. Tristan Stubbs slaps it hard but Sikandar Raza at covers makes a tumbling stop to his left and parries it behind. Just a single, so three runs saved for Zimbabwe.

Flatter delivery on leg, tucked away through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Oh, that's a poor delivery, all the pressure is released now. Juicy full toss on middle, George Linde gets under it and gets a hold of the heave, smacking it wide of long on for a six.

Shorter in length, Stubbs works it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

Flatter one around off, pushed through, Linde backs away and hits it through point for one more.

Dragged length on off, turning away and stays a shade low as well. Stubbs pushes it through the gap at covers and picks up a single.

Flatter one, on a good length, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and punches it down to long on for one.

Dragged length on middle and leg, tucked away past square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Zimbabwe have belief once again. A round-arm delivery from Sikandar Raza, floated up around middle. Dewald Brevis sits down and looks to slog sweep but one hand comes off the handle as he connects with the ball and ends up skying it high over mid on. Ryan Burl runs in from long on and slides forward to take a brilliant catch. Brevis' quickfire knock comes to an end and Sikandar Raza punches the air in delight. Actually, replays show that it was the carrom ball from Raza. South Africa are 101/5, still needing 53 more from 56.

A touch short, on the leg stump, Stubbs tucks it away to deep square leg for a single.

Fired onto the pads, on a length, Brevis nudges it to deep square leg's left for a run. 100 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA!

SIX! Superb stroke! Full ball fired in at middle from over the wicket at 91.6 kph. Dewald gets right under it and, with a clean vertical bat swing, launches it 76 metres over the long off boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, a soft dismissal and David Miller will be disappointed here. Back of a length, angled across off, Miller stays back and just lets the ball come on, looking to glide it away. However, he gets it right off the face of the blade and ends up pushing it straight into the hands of the short third fielder. Dion Myers makes no mistake and Miller has to depart.

Change of pace from Muzarabani. Slower length ball, slanted across off, Miller looks to drive but misses.

FOUR! Under a-run-a-ball required now for South Africa. A touch full and outside off, not overpitched, David Miller gets a half stride out and just caresses it past extra cover for a boundary and holds the pose as well. The 50-run stand is also up between these two, off just 23 balls.

Good length on off, Miller looks to run it down to deep third but ends up chopping down towards the gully region.

Hard length outside off, Brevis gets on his toes and punches it down through covers for a run.

SIX! It's raining sixes in Delhi! Back of a length and over middle, Muzarabani extracts extra bounce due to his height. However, Dewald Brevis is waiting for it and swivels onto the back foot, whacking the pull over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

SIX! Muscled away for another maximum, 17 runs off Masakadza's first over. Shorter this time, on leg again, David Miller stays deep in the crease and hoicks it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. Just 72 needed now off 66 balls.

FOUR! Swung away to the fence. On the pads, Miller takes the front leg out and heaves it away just behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Flat again, on a dragged length, Miller jams it out to covers.

Flatter delivery, pitches around leg stump and Miller misses the backfoot-pull, getting hit on the pads. A stifled appeal from the keeper and nothing more.

SIX! Up, up and away! Full ball on leg, right in the slot and also the swinging arc. David Miller clears the front leg and heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Good length, angled into middle and leg, Brevis backs away and slaps it hard to deep cover for a single.

BEATEN! Half a shout for caught behind, but the umpire is unmoved. Zimbabwe do not review it either. Regardless, a pearler from Muzarabani as this is bashed hard on a length, in the channel of off. It lands, nips away. Miller hangs his bat loosely away from the body to block and is beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

Slower ball, on a good length, on off, Brevis presses back and dinks it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! A lovely-looking shot! Slightly fuller and outside the off stump. Dewald Brevis gets on the front foot, gets his head right on top of the ball and creams it past the cover and mid off gap for a boundary.

A bit too full, on the leg stump. David Miller flicks it to the left of the bowler. Blessing Muzarabani extends his wingspan, but still, the ball stays out of his reach and rolls down to long on for a single.

Attacks the stumps with a skiddy ball, on a good length. Miller waits back and dabs it in front of backward point.

Full, straight, on leg, Miller flicks it to mid-wicket.

SIX! 'Catch it' is the shout, but it will be caught in the crowd! Very full from Graeme, on off and middle. Dewald Brevis gets right underneath it by moving his front leg away and clubs it over the long off fence for a six. 16 runs from the over. 29 from the last 2 for South Africa.

Short, but does not rise enough, on off. Dewald Brevis presses back and punches it to the vacant deep cover region. The deep point fielder covers a lot of ground and slides to cut it off in the outfield. Two taken.

Spins in a touch, full and on off, David Miller tries to push it to the off side, but inside edges it into the square leg region for a single.

Nicely tossed up, on the stumps, watchfully blocked by Miller.

Quicker and flatter, on leg, Dewald whips it to deep square leg for a single. 50 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA!

SIX! That's a huge hit! It sounded so nice off the bat. 50th T20I six for Brevis, informs Shaun Pollock on air. Overpitched on the leg stump. Dewald Brevis clears the front leg to give himself some space and tonks it high and handsome over long on for a biggie.

On a back of a length, outside off, Miller lets it pass. South Africa end their Powerplay on 43/3.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A superman effort from Burl in the deep. A well-directed short ball dug into the pitch, and rising at shoulder height of the batter. Ryan Rickelton shapes up to pull it behind deep square leg, but the ball spits up a bit from the pitch and takes the top edge. It flies high, but not far enough in the deep mid-wicket region. Ryan Burl kind of misjudges the trajectory but adjusts himself at the very last second as he dives to his right and completes the catch. He almost misjudges it but manages to cling on.

Slammed really hard into the pitch, outside off. Ryan Rickelton lines up for a pull shot, but misses to connect. Tadiwanashe Marumani appeals for caught behind and he is really interested, but Brad Evans turns back and walks to his bowling mark. Ryan Burl is the acting captain as Sikandar Raza is off the field for a moment and they do no go upstairs.

Back of a length, skidding through and nipping back in. Ryan Rickelton tries to square cut it through point, but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball stays low.

WIDE! Spills it far outside off, full in length, Rickelton ignores as it breaches the tramline.

SIX! Change of pace, but the result is the same! Slower and fuller by Evans, on off. Ryan Rickelton picks the variation early, gets in a good position before he whips it cleanly behind deep mid-wicket for another six.

SIX! Absolutely belted! Evans serves it fuller and on the leg stump line. Ryan Rickelton clears the front leg and smokes it over cow corner. Not exactly off the middle of the bat, but enough on it to clear the fence for half a dozen runs.

Good length, around off and middle, and this is gently knocked down to long on for a single.

The carrom ball, on a length, on off, Brevis works it through mid-wicket for a single.

A touch short, outside off, punched off the back foot to cover.

In-angler on a fuller length, on leg. Rickelton hangs back and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! That has gone many a mile! Slightly overpitched, on leg, Ryan Rickelton makes room by staying leg side and golfs it downtown for a huge six.

Skiddy delivery from around the stump, goes straight with the arm. Ryan Rickelton backs away and pats it back to the bowler.

Hard length on top of off, Dewald Brevis defends this off his back foot.

Good length on the pads, Dewald Brevis tucks this through the right of mid-wicket and hustles back for two.

On a length around off, Dewald Brevis pushes this to extra cover.

Good length on off, Ryan pushes this gently to mid off and takes a quick single.

RYAN IS ROCKED! A bumper, around the right shoulder of Ryan Rickelton from Brad at full throtle and Ryan goes for the hook but misses. Gets thumped onto the front of his helmet. The ball deflects to square leg but Ryan Rickelton looks rattled as he takes his helmet off his head. The South African team physio has rushed in to have a check on the batter. A prolonged check on Ryan adds to the concern for Rickleton's well-being but it is good to see that the batter is still up on his feet and is smiling. After a long check, Ryan is good to continue.

Good length on middle and off, Ryan Rickelton drives this to mid off for a dot.

FOUR! A boundary from the bat of Brevis to get him off the mark. Quicker and flatter around off, Dewald Brevis rocks back and plays the square cut well. Gets it past backward point and the ball has raced to the fence for four.

OUT! TIMBER! The Proteas are put under pressure from Raza's brilliance. Seam up, full and in the line of the stumps, Aiden Markram backs away and looks to punch this through covers but the ball doesn't bounce as much as the batter expected it to and gets cleaned up. The in-form Aiden Markram departs for 4 off 5.

Floated onto the pads, Ryan Rickelton tucks it around square leg for a strike rotation.

Tossed up, on leg, Ryan Rickelton goes for a flick but gets it edged off the outside to extra cover.

Full and on off, Ryan Rickelton backs away and drives this well but straight to wide mid off.

Good length on the pads, Aiden Markram works this away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Hard length on middle and off, Ryan Rickelton pulls this flat to mid-wicket for no run.

SIX! Back of a length on middle and off, Ryan Rickelton plants his front foot away from the line of it and pulls this over the fence towards deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Short and on middle and off, Aiden Markram gets it away from the inside of his bat to the right of Sikandar Raza at mid on for one.

Good length on middle and off, Ryan goes back and guides this to third man region for a run.

Blessing Muzarabani goes full, and angling it across the batter. Ryan Rickelton takes a baby step out in front and goes after it but gets beaten on the outside.

Hard length on off, Ryan Rickelton keeps it out off his back foot.

Tossed up, on middle and off, Ryan Rickelton strides out in front and milks this through mid on for a run to end the over.

Pushed through on off, Aiden Markram goes back inside the crease and milks this through mid on for another single.

Floated onto the pads, Ryan Rickelton flicks this through mid-wicket for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sikandar Raza bowls from around the stumps to Quinton de Kock, darts one just outside off. Quinton de Kock looks to play the late cut off the back foot but slashes under it and outside edges this back to Tadiwanashe Marumani behind the stumps. The ball sticks in his gloves. A duck for Quinton de Kock and Zimbabwe are off to a great start.

Short and wide of off, Quinton de Kock punches this to short cover for no run.

Fired into the pads from Raza, Aiden Markram rocks back and tucks this through mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark.