Preview:
Hosts Zimbabwe-A did a great job to post a score of 319 runs on the board, but unfortunately, they were beaten by the better team in the 1st One day by 6 wickets. Zimbabwe–A will take the loss in a good spirit with the way they performed, and they should back themselves to come up with a better performance on the 2nd One day.
Meanwhile, some incredible batting performances from centurion Theunis de Bruyn and half-centuries from Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks helped visit South Africa-A side to seal the 1st One day by 6 wickets, with 43 balls still left in the game.
Match Details:
Zimbabwe-A vs South Africa-A, 2nd Unofficial ODI
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Date &Time: May 31st at 1:00 PM IST and 9:30 AM local time
Live Streaming: Zimbabwe Cricket Youtube channel
Pitch Report:
It’s an excellent batting wicket where batters can score runs easily. The surface will remain the same throughout the match and we witnessed the same in the 1st match as well.
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Probable Playing XIs for ZIM-A vs SA-A:
Zimbabwe-A
Chamu Chibhabha, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tarisai Musakanda, Dion Myers, Roy Kaia, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Milton Shumba, Luke Jongwe, Tapiwa Mufudza, Tendai Chatara (c), Tanaka Chivanga
South Africa-A
Janneman Malan, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Zubayr Hamza (c), Theunis de Bruyn, Senuran Muthusamy, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sisanda Magala, Glenton Stuurman, Lutho Sipamla
Top Picks for ZIM-A vs SA-A Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Zimbabwe-A
19-year-old Tadiwanashe Marumani batted splendidly in the 1st One day by scoring 82 runs in just 73 balls, including 9 fours and 3 sixes.
Dion Myers had an excellent game with the bat in the 1st One day, where he just missed his century by 4 runs. He ended his innings after scoring 96 runs from 91 balls.
Top Picks – South Africa-A
Janneman Malan showed that he can be the next big thing in South African cricket. He put a solid foundation for run-chase by scoring 82 runs from 76 balls. He is a must-buy for your fantasy teams.
Theunis de Bruyn was outstanding in the run-chase. His knock of unbeaten 113 runs from just 64 balls made South Africa–A chase down the mammoth total quite easily.
ZIM-A vs SA-A Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics | Dream11 Points (last match) |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | 155 runs ( last 3 Ods) | 107 |
| Dion Myers | 152 runs ( last 3 Ods) | 119 |
| Janneman Malan | 221 runs ( last 3 Ods) | 107 |
| Theunis de Bruyn | 149 ( last 2 Ods) | 150 |
| Reeza Hendricks | 52 runs and one wicket ( last match) | 103 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ZIM-A vs SA-A Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks (c), Theunis de Bruyn, Janneman Malan, Tadiwanashe Marumani (vc), Chamu Chibhabha, Dwaine Pretorius, Dion Myers, Tendai Chatara, Lutho Sipamla, Tapiwa Mufudza
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ZIM-A vs SA-A Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Richmond Mutumbami, Theunis de Bruyn (c), Tarisai Musakanda, Zubayr Hamza, Janneman Malan (vc), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Chamu Chibhabha, Dion Myers, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sisanda Magala, Tapiwa Mufudza
ZIM-A vs SA-A Risky Captaincy Choices:
Chamu Chibhabha gave a good start for his side in the 1st One day by scoring 37 runs from 48 balls. You can a take risky call in picking him as your fantasy team skipper.
Zubayr Hamza played a captain’s knock of 49 runs from 45 balls in the 1st One day. Considering other players he is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Player you should avoid:
Going with his performances from 1st One day, you can avoid Glenton Stuurman while making your fantasy teams since he conceded too many runs and went wicketless.
