Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Live Match | ZIM vs NZ 3rd T20 Live Scores & Commentary | NZ Bat

New Zealand started the series with a 21-run win over South Africa. However there were concerns about how quickly their top-order was blown away but the inexperienced pair of Tim Robinson and Bevon Jacobs bailed them out with a 100+ partnership. The target of 173 was then defended as Jacob Duffy continued his fine form in this format and ended with figures of 3/20. Zimbabwe on the other hand were beaten comprehensively. Iqbal Sports Live.

South Africa and come into this fixture needing a win. The hosts have a strong core of players led by Sikandar Raza and few of them contributed as well but South Africa were just too good for them. They would look to put in a more collective performance and challenge a strong New Zealand side. The pitch and boundary size has been changing for each game. Let's see what we have in store for today. New Zealand began their tri-series campaign with a collective performance.

in what was an eventually comfortable victory over South Africa. But it wasn't smooth sailing at the start for New Zealand. Their top order was blown away and four of their seven batters in the game registered single-digit scores. But the clinical performance by youngsters Tim Robinson and Bevon Jacobs will give the camp a lot of optimism.

New Zealand's bowlers too were on the money in the first game led by Jacob Duffy's three-wicket haul in a miserly spell where he conceded just 20 runs. He was well supported by Matt Henry and the spin duo of Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner clearly showing the strength in depth New Zealand have coming through the ranks. Iqbal Sports. Km Punk Live.

Meanwhile for the hosts Zimbabwe things aren't as rosy as they would have liked. Despite getting to a fighting total against South Africa their top-order struggles against the pace of Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Burger were clearly visible as they struggled to keep the scoreboard ticking consistently. The experienced Sikandar Raza led Zimbabwe out of a hole.

The bat on the day with an unbeaten 54* but it wasn't enough as Dewald Brevis and Rubin Hermann blew the hosts away. What would please Zimbabwe would have been Richard Ngarava (3-35) and Trevor Gwandu's (2-15) performance with the ball. But a few expensive overs from the rest of their bowling order set them back heavily and they would look to work on a more well-rounded bowling effort. Km Punk Live Match. Crictalks Live. Crictalks Live Commentary.

Zimbabwe Squad: Wessly Madhevere - Brian Bennett - Clive Madande(w) - Sikandar Raza(c) - Ryan Burl - Tashinga Musekiwa - Tony Munyonga - Wellington Masakadza - Richard Ngarava - Blessing Muzarabani - Trevor Gwandu - Dion Myers - Tafadzwa Tsiga - Tinotenda Maposa - Newman Nyamhuri - Vincent Masekesa.

New Zealand Squad: Tim Seifert(w) - Devon Conway - Tim Robinson - Daryl Mitchell - Mitchell Hay - James Neesham - Bevon Jacobs - Mitchell Santner(c) - Matt Henry - Ish Sodhi - Jacob Duffy - William ORourke - Adam Milne - Rachin Ravindra - Michael Bracewell - Mark Chapman- Glenn Phillips - Zakary Foulkes.