SA vs NZ Match Prediction Today Match 2025: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates– 2nd Match Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025
SA vs NZ Prediction for Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025 2nd Match Preview: The Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025 Season kicked off with the clash between ZIM and SA, where the two faced off for the first time, and then opened the contest for the other teams. Three teams are participating in this series, where each will face each other twice in the bilateral tour, and then the top two teams on the points table will face each other in the final of the series on July 26 at the same ground. These three teams will compete in six matches before battling for the ultimate crown in the final match.
South Africa started their campaign with a confident win over Zimbabwe and will now look to carry that momentum forward against New Zealand in the second match of the Tri-series. Even after losing wickets early, Africa built up a strong partnership of 72 runs with Dewald Brevis and Rubin. Brevis was the star of the show, and showcased great fighting spirit with his explosive hitting. His quick partnership with Rubin not only helped his team chase down the score and also helped his team get a big net run rate advantage right at the start of the series. For New Zealand, this will be their first outing in the tournament. They will be eager to make an immediate impact and start their campaign on a positive note. With a well-balanced squad and a team full of experienced batters, dynamic all-rounders and a strong bowling attack.
So, coming into this match, both teams will seek a win for the same reason. Both teams know the importance of this game, where South Africa would look to continue on building the winning streak and New Zealand will look to start the series on a winning note from the opener match. With this, fans can expect to see an intense and competitive match between the two. The SA vs NZ match is scheduled at Harare Sports Club, Harare Ground on Wednesday, 16th July, starting at 4:30 PM IST. Let’s check the team’s preview, pitch report, ground stats, team Captain, vice captain, and more below.
SA vs NZ Match Details, 2nd Match Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025
| League | Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025 |
| Match | South Africa vs New Zealand, 2nd Match |
| Time | 4:30 PM IST, Wednesday, July 16, 2025 |
| Venue | Harare Sports Club, Harare Ground |
SA vs NZ Today Match Prediction: Today Team Captain And Vice Captain Choices
Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025 is one of the popular cricket leagues among the fans and fantasy platform. As the tournament has already started, fans are trying to find out the best possible combination on fantasy platforms. Hence, we have made an easy Captain and vice captain choice for you that would help you to earn points for your today team
- Dewald Brevis
- Reeza Hendricks
- Devon Conway
- Daryl Mitchell
SA vs NZ Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025, Where to Watch
| Where to Watch | |
| Live Telecast | Star Sports Networks |
| Live Stream | FanCode |
SA vs NZ Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025 Weather & Pitch Report
| Temperature | 29°C |
| Weather Forecast | 61%Humidity and 25% rain chances |
| Pitch Behavior | Balanced |
| Best Suited To | Pacers |
| Average First innings score | 154 |
Harare Sports Club, Harare Ground Pitch Report
Harare Sports Club, Harare has a balanced surface which slightly shows edge to the pacers. The pitch at this ground could have a bit of moisture early on, which might help the fast bowlers with the new ball even in the afternoon game. But as the match progresses and the sun shines the surface is likely to become easier for batting. Spinners usually get some turn during the middle overs here. Since this is the first game of the series, the pitch should be fresh with good pace and bounce. Once the batters settle in they can take the control and play their shots with more freedom. However, Batting first on this ground has been the more favorable option on this ground as the team batting first have won 28 out of 52 matches. Looking at the average first score, the team batting first has a higher chance of winning the game. It is expected that the team winning the toss is likely to bat first against the opposition.
SA vs NZ 2nd Match Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025 Ground Stats
| Harare Sports Club, Harare Ground Stats | |
| Total | 52 |
| Team Bat 1st | 28 |
| Team Bat 2nd | 22 |
| Tie/ No Result | 02 |
| Average First Innings Score | 154 |
| Highest Score | India 234/2 |
| Lowest Score | Zimbabwe 99/9 |
South Africa vs New Zealand Head to Head Records(Last 5 Years)
| Total Matches | 00 |
| South Africa | 00 |
| New Zealand | 00 |
| No Result | 00 |
SA vs NZ Prediction Today Match: Probable 11
South Africa Playing XI: Reeza Hendricks, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Rassie van der Dussen (c), Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Andile Simelane, Nqabayomzi Peter, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway (WK), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (C), Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi.
Who will win the SA vs NZ 2nd Match of the Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025
As per our analysis and game stats and recent matches and squad of these two teams there is a high probability of SA win this match. Although the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and its records. So as per the ground stats the chances of team batting first are high, so the batting first team will likely win the 2nd Match match of the Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025. However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and NZ’s batting firepower, this match could go either way. So please analyze on your part and then invest.
SA vs NZ Prediction Today Match: Injury Updates
| South Africa | New Zealand |
| No Injury Update. | No Injury Update. |
