Hermann, Brevis star as Proteas defeat Zimbabwe

Dewald Brevis smashed a brisk 41 off 17 balls, and Rubin Hermann announced himself to international cricket with a well-played 45 as they steered South Africa to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their Tri-Series T20I encounter at Harare Sports Club yesterday afternoon.South Africa completed the chase with 24 balls to spare. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first. Their captain, Rassie van der Dussen, was keen to capitalise on the swing on offer in the early afternoon. His bowlers did well to restrict the hosts to a total of 141/6, which is below par at Harare Sports Club.Hermann, who was making his debut for the visitors, gave a good account of himself with a well-made 45 from 37 balls. The left-hander arrived at the wicket in the third over, following the dismissals of Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Reeza Hendricks. Pretorius did not get his eye in, and Hendricks chopped onto his stumps just when it looked like the seasoned campaigner was about to unleash.Hermann had some difficulty in adapting to the surface, and his struggles forced Rassie van der Dussen into taking matters into his own hands to keep the scoreboard ticking. That led to the demise of the South African captain. However, once he got going, Hermann was unstoppable. The 28-year-old couldn't see South Africa past the finish line; he was undone by Richard Ngarava in the 15th over. South Africa needed only 12 runs to win.Hermann was one part of a brilliant 72-run match-winning partnership with Brevis. The pair nullified Zimbabwe's good start with the ball to set the visitors up for victory. Brevis was judged to be the Player of the Match for his scintillating performance.Brevis smashed a 17-ball 41 that turned the match around. His innings featured five sixes and a single four. South Africa was on 38/3 after 5.4 overs and in need of a solid partnership to bat them out of the hole they were in.Brevis unleashed his hitting ability in the 11th over. The 22-year-old hammered 24 runs off Ryan Burl to put South Africa in the driving seat. The over cost Zimbabwe a total of 25 runs. Brevis fell while trying to clear the fielder at extra cover. Instead, he miscued the ball and was caught by Sikandar Raza, b ut there wasn't that much to do after Brevis' dismissal.– SuperSport

Hermann, Brevis star as Proteas defeat Zimbabwe

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Namibian Sun 2025-11-05

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