MATCH SCORECARD
Zimbabwe v Botswana
28 September 2025 · T20I · Men · Harare Sports Club
Zimbabwe won by 170 runs
Toss Botswana, chose to fieldPlayer of the match Brendan TaylorICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final
INNINGS 1
259/5Zimbabwe
20 overs · run rate 12.95| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | c & b Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 65 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 196.96 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | b Boemo Kgosiemang | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Brendan Taylor | retired out | 123 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 227.77 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Dhruvkumar Maisuria b Boemo Kgosiemang | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 210.00 |
| Ryan Burl | c Thatayaone Tshose b Tharindu Perera | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Tashinga Musekiwa | not out | 11* | 4 | 2 | 0 | 275.00 |
| Tony Munyonga | not out | 9* | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180.00 |
Extras 8 (w 2, nb 4, b/lb 2)Total 259/5 (20 ov)Run rate 12.95
Did not bat: Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Fall of wickets1-29 (T Marumani, 2.2 ov)2-141 (BJ Bennett, 10.4 ov)3-180 (Sikandar Raza, 14.0 ov)4-232 (BRM Taylor, 18.1 ov)5-238 (RP Burl, 18.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boemo Kgosiemang | 4.0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 12.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Tharindu Perera | 4.0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 14.25 | 1 | 4 |
| Katlo Piet | 3.0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 17.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | 4.0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Botlhe Keganne | 1.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
| 5 | 12 | 0 | 57 |
| 6 | 28 | 0 | 85 |
| 7 | 10 | 0 | 95 |
| 8 | 14 | 0 | 109 |
| 9 | 19 | 0 | 128 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 138 |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | 146 |
| 12 | 14 | 0 | 160 |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 162 |
| 14 | 18 | 1 | 180 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | 191 |
| 16 | 14 | 0 | 205 |
| 17 | 12 | 0 | 217 |
| 18 | 14 | 0 | 231 |
| 19 | 12 | 2 | 243 |
| 20 | 16 | 0 | 259 |
INNINGS 2
89/8Botswana
20 overs · run rate 4.45| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karabo Modise | b Richard Ngarava | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vinoo Balakrishnan | c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Richard Ngarava | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Karabo Motlhanka | c Tony Munyonga b Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Monroux Kasselman | b Brad Evans | 26 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 74.28 |
| Reginald Nehonde | b Ryan Burl | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Tharindu Perera | not out | 31* | 32 | 4 | 0 | 96.87 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | b Ryan Burl | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Katlo Piet | c & b Sikandar Raza | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria | c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Tinotenda Maposa | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Botlhe Keganne | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Extras 8 (w 8, nb 0, b/lb 0)Total 89/8 (20 ov)Run rate 4.45
Did not bat: Boemo Kgosiemang
Fall of wickets1-0 (K Modise, 0.1 ov)2-8 (K Motlanka, 1.4 ov)3-8 (V Balakrishnan, 2.2 ov)4-35 (R Nehonde, 8.0 ov)5-60 (M Kasselman, 12.3 ov)6-66 (T Tshose, 14.5 ov)7-72 (K Piet, 17.1 ov)8-88 (D Maisuria, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | 4 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Tinotenda Maposa | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.66 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | 55 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 60 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 64 |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | 72 |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | 82 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | 89 |
MATCH CHARTS
Runs by over, wickets and phases
ZimbabweBotswanaWicket
Powerplay85 runs · 1 wkts · 6 overs · 14.17 an over
Middle overs120 runs · 2 wkts · 10 overs · 12.00 an over
Death overs54 runs · 2 wkts · 4 overs · 13.50 an over
Powerplay28 runs · 3 wkts · 6 overs · 4.67 an over
Middle overs38 runs · 3 wkts · 10 overs · 3.80 an over
Death overs23 runs · 2 wkts · 4 overs · 5.75 an over
Fours120 · 47.8%
Sixes72 · 28.7%
Other runs59 · 23.5%
Fours32 · 39.5%
Other runs49 · 60.5%