Zimbabwe vs South Africa prediction and bets T20 Tri-Series Zimbabwe July 22 2025

The T20 Tri-Series Zimbabwe continues at the Harare Sports Club and in this game five, New Zealand will play South Africa. The two teams met in game one, which ended in New Zealand’s favour. Can history repeat itself, as South Africa have dominated this fixture lately? Below is a full game preview, weather and pitch conditions, and betting opportunities to explore. 

Zimbabwe vs South Africa: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 22nd of July 2025. The kickoff time will be 14:00pm. 

• Match: Zimbabwe vs South Africa
• Date: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 14:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Harare Sports Club

Weather and Pitch Report

The surface at the Harare Sports Club is known for its balanced nature, with the bowlers, especially spinners, expected to have the best advantage in the first innings. With past results taken into consideration, the average score at this venue has been 155 runs, which seems enough to convince the toss-winning skipper to bowl first. 

For the weather condition, we can expect a very clear and good clear. The minimum temperature is expected to be around 9 degrees Celsius and reach the maximum temperature of 21 degrees Celsius. 

New Zealand vs South Africa Match Analysis

New Zealand kept their cool once again against Zimbabwe in their second game, winning by 8 wickets after they disposed of this South African side by 21 runs in the opener. However, that win has now extended their winning run to four in the T20. Meanwhile, overall performances have been very impressive, extending to seven, with their last defeat dated back to March.  

South Africa will go all out for revenge in this game after an unlucky performance in game two that saw them end on the losing end. However, an improved play against Zimbabwe looks like the best way to recover, completing a double against their fellow African side but still leaving them in the second spot in the Tri-Series’ table. Ahead of this game, this South African team still leads the head-to-head results against this New Zealand side, which could be momentum heading here. 

New Zealand: Form

The top run scorer for New Zealand in the Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series is Tim Robinson with 75 runs to his name. The top wicket taker for New Zealand in the Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series is Matt Henry with 6 scalps under his belt.

New Zealand Expected Eleven

Tim Seifert (WK), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, and Adam Milne

South Africa: Form

The top run scorer for South Africa in the Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series is Rubin Hermann with 109 runs to his name. The top wicket taker for South Africa in the Zimbabwe T20I Tri Series is Lungi Ngidi with 3 scalps under his belt.

South Africa Expected Eleven

Lhuan-dre Pretorius (WK), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen (C), Rubin Hermann, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Andile Simelane, Nqabayomzi Peter, Nandre Burger, and Lungi Ngidi

Who will win in Match - Zimbabwe vs South Africa?

New Zealand and South Africa have gone head-to-head in the T20 Internationals 16 times but South Africa dominated. In those encounters, the Kiwis won five, while South Africa dominated 11 times. In the meantime, their most recent five meetings saw South Africa win three times, while New Zealand won the other two. Meanwhile, in their first meeting in this Tri-Series, New Zealand won by 21 runs in a 173-152 contest. 

Zimbabwe vs South Africa Prediction

New Zealand have been impressive in this Tri-Series and will come into this game with confidence. However, this game should be a closer one compared to the first meeting, which they dominated. Meanwhile, South Africa recovering with a win over Zimbabwe will have a huge impact on how they play in this game, given they needed huge momentum to deliver character in this encounter. Yet, I do not see them having an easy task, as New Zealand seem to have been undefeated lately, looking at their run of performances heading into this game. Yet, I believe this game will be an end-to-end encounter where both teams will deliver character. Therefore, a lot of runs should be a strong possibility in this game but New Zealand remains a clear favourites at full time. 

Our match prediction is over 12.5 total wickets with odds at 1.60 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is a win for New Zealand with odds at 1.65 on Bc.game bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is over 319.5 runs with odds at 1.75 on Crickex bookmaker.