Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand, Only T20: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

After a 2-1 series victory in the one-day internationals for New Zealand, their tour of Zimbabwe continues with a one-off Twenty20 international in Harare.

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Date: Sunday, August 9

Start time: 9 a.m. local time, 8 a.m. BST

Live on: Ten Sports

Weather: According to Weather.com, Harare will be sunny, with temperatures peaking at around 25 degrees Celsius.

Overview

New Zealand come into this game on the back of a 2-1 series victory in the ODIs, having won the third and final match by 38 runs.

The Black Caps batted first and reached 273-6 from their 50 overs, thanks to 90 from Kane Williamson, 42 from Martin Guptill and late cameos from Grant Elliott and Jimmy Neesham.

For Zimbabwe, Graeme Cremer impressed with three wickets, while John Nyumbu chipped in with two.

In reply, the hosts looked good as Hamilton Masakadza made 57 and Sean Williams made 63, but their response fell away and they were bowled out for 235.

Mitchell McClenaghan was the star for the Black Caps with 3-36, while Ish Sodhi played a good supporting role with two of his own.

Attention now shifts to the one-off T20I, the last game of New Zealand’s tour of Zimbabwe before they head to South Africa.

The visitors have again named a strong squad, while Zimbabwe have kept largely the same players, including star batsman Craig Ervine.

It will certainly be an interesting game, and one the hosts will be hopeful of winning, especially given the short format.

Team News

Zimbabwe (from): Elton Chigumbura (capt), Sikandar Raza Butt, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Neville Madziva, Hamilton Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Taurai Muzarabani, John Nyumbu, Donald Tiripano, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller.

New Zealand (from): Kane Williamson (capt), Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Ish Sodhi, Ben Wheeler, George Worker.

Key Players

Hamilton Masakadza

Last time out, Hamilton Masakadza again looked decent with the bat for Zimbabwe as he scored 57 from 71 balls.

He will need to do more of the same if the home side are to be victorious, and he needs to shrug off some of the inconsistency that has dogged him in the past.

Kane Williamson

He remains one of the best batsmen in the world in all forms of the game, and if Kane Williamson can maintain his form, New Zealand will be hopeful of victory.

Williamson scored 90 last time out to anchor the Black Caps’ innings, and he proved once again why he is one of the best No. 3 batsmen around.