Zimbabwe vs Botswana Scorecard, 7th T20I, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025

7th T20I · ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025 · Harare Sports Club · 28 Sept 2025

Zimbabwe 259/5 (20 ov)

Botswana 89/8 (20 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 170 runs

Player of the match: BRM Taylor

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final → ZIM v BOT head to head Ground stats Zimbabwe Botswana

Match summary

Zimbabwe played Botswana in the 7th T20I, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 2025 at Harare Sports Club, on 28 Sept 2025. Zimbabwe won by 170 runs.

Botswana won the toss and chose to field first. Zimbabwe made 259/5 in 20 overs, Botswana made 89/8 in 20 overs.

Brendan Taylor top-scored with 123 off 54 balls; Richard Ngarava took 2/10; Brendan Taylor was named player of the match.

Zimbabwe Innings

259/5 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
BJ Bennett c & b D Maisuria	c & b D Maisuria	65	33	7	4	196.97
T Marumani b B Kgosiemang	b B Kgosiemang	10	9	2	0	111.11
BRM Taylor retired out	retired out	123	54	16	5	227.78
Sikandar Raza c D Maisuria b B Kgosiemang	c D Maisuria b B Kgosiemang	21	10	1	2	210.00
RP Burl c T Tshose b T Perera	c T Tshose b T Perera	12	9	0	1	133.33
T Musekiwa not out	not out	11	4	2	0	275.00
T Munyonga not out	not out	9	5	2	0	180.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 4)	8
Total	20 Ov (RR: 12.95)	259/5

Did not bat: B Muzarabani, TT Maposa, R Ngarava, B Evans

Fall of wickets: 1-29 (T Marumani, 2.2 ov), 2-141 (BJ Bennett, 10.4 ov), 3-180 (Sikandar Raza, 13.6 ov), 4-232 (BRM Taylor, 18.1 ov), 5-238 (RP Burl, 18.3 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
B Kgosiemang	4	50	2	12.50	9	7	2	1	0
T Perera	4	57	1	14.25	7	7	2	1	4
K Piet	3	52	0	17.33	3	4	5	0	0
T Tshose	4	48	0	12.00	6	5	2	0	0
D Maisuria	4	31	1	7.75	9	5	0	0	0
B Keganne	1	19	0	19.00	0	2	1	0	0

Botswana Innings

89/8 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
K Modise b R Ngarava	b R Ngarava	0	1	0	0	0.00
V Balakrishnan c T Marumani b R Ngarava	c T Marumani b R Ngarava	1	3	0	0	33.33
K Motlanka c T Munyonga b B Muzarabani	c T Munyonga b B Muzarabani	4	8	1	0	50.00
M Kasselman b B Evans	b B Evans	26	35	2	0	74.29
R Nehonde b RP Burl	b RP Burl	6	13	0	0	46.15
T Perera not out	not out	31	32	4	0	96.88
T Tshose b RP Burl	b RP Burl	3	10	0	0	30.00
K Piet c & b Sikandar Raza	c & b Sikandar Raza	3	6	0	0	50.00
D Maisuria c T Marumani b TT Maposa	c T Marumani b TT Maposa	6	11	1	0	54.55
B Keganne not out	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 8, nb 0)	8
Total	20 Ov (RR: 4.45)	89/8

Did not bat: B Kgosiemang

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (K Modise, 0.1 ov), 2-8 (K Motlanka, 1.4 ov), 3-8 (V Balakrishnan, 2.2 ov), 4-35 (R Nehonde, 7.6 ov), 5-60 (M Kasselman, 12.3 ov), 6-66 (T Tshose, 14.5 ov), 7-72 (K Piet, 17.1 ov), 8-88 (D Maisuria, 19.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD
R Ngarava	2	0	10	2	5.00	9	1	4
B Muzarabani	3	0	9	1	3.00	12	1	0
TT Maposa	3	0	20	1	6.67	8	1	1
RP Burl	4	0	14	2	3.50	13	0	1
B Evans	4	0	22	1	5.50	12	3	1
Sikandar Raza	4	2	14	1	3.50	16	2	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Zimbabwe vs Botswana match on 28 Sept 2025?

Zimbabwe won by 170 runs.

Who was player of the match in Zimbabwe vs Botswana?

Brendan Taylor.

Who scored the most runs in Zimbabwe vs Botswana?

Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) with 123 off 54 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Zimbabwe vs Botswana?

Richard Ngarava, with 2/10.

Who won the toss in Zimbabwe vs Botswana?

Botswana, who chose to field first.

Where was Zimbabwe vs Botswana played?

At Harare Sports Club.