The 18th match of World Cup T20 2022 is scheduled to play between South Africa and Zimbabwe on Monday, 24th October 2022 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

South Africa performed well in the recent T20 series. They had won the T20 series against England and Ireland and they were also good against India in sub-continent conditions even though they lost the series. They played just one warm-up match before this ICC T20 World Cup against New Zealand where they won the match by a convincing margin. The way how the batters of South Africa performed in the recent matches is just outstanding. The key strength of South Africa is its batting department. Quinton de Kock had been good this year and he also had played a lot of cricket. He was part of CPL recently and also played the series against England, Ireland, and India. He is in good form which is a good sign for his team.

Quinton de Kock will lead the batting order of South Africa with David Miller and Rilee Rossouw. Reeza Hendricks is the other batter in the squad of South Africa. He had also performed well in the most recent series and is the highest run-scorer from South Africa for this year. He had scored 232 runs in the most recent seven innings. The bowling unit of South Africa had not been consistent but they have some big names. Lungi Ngidi had been the leading wicket-taker from their side who picked 15 wickets in the previous nine matches. Kagiso Rabada is the other bowler on their side. Rabada is a good bowler in power play overs and we are sure that he will perform well in the conditions of Australia. Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi also have good records in Australian conditions.

Zimbabwe was under the belt after losing their series against Afghanistan and Namibia but they bounced back strongly and came to this tournament with full strength and some young players. The performance of Zimbabwe was good in the qualifier where they beat Ireland and Scotland but were beaten by West Indies. They have to give the best performance to compete against Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. Sikandar Raza had been a leading player on this side. He played the main role in the previous match against Scotland. He had picked up three wickets and also scored 136 runs in the previous three matches of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

Craig Ervine is the leader of Zimbabwe and had played captain inning in previous matches. He was the leading run-scorer in the previous match with 58 runs to his name. Chakabava and Madhvere are other players who had been good in recent matches. The bowling department of Zimbabwe is also improved than most recent times. They played a major role in each and every win for the team. Blessing Muzarabani had been the leading bowler for Zimbabwe in the previous matches. Luke Jongwe and Tendai Chatara are also available in the squad and we are sure that these players will perform well in the conditions of Hobart.

South Africa played five matches against Zimbabwe and they won all five matches.

South Africa is overall a strong team as compared to Zimbabwe at least on paper. According to our match prediction, South Africa is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make South Africa a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• South Africa won all T20 matches played against Zimbabwe
• South Africa is struggling with the bowling departments
• Zimbabwe had performed well in previous matches of this tournament
• The batting order of South Africa is strong and experienced
• South Africa is overall a strong and more experienced team than Zimbabwe

South Africa is full of experienced and young players of the t20 foramt. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match against South Africa have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

South Africa has a 60% chance to win this match
Zimbabwe has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of World Cup T20. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 18th match of World Cup T20 2022 is going to be held at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 190 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Hobart is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada.

Zimbabwe: Regis Chakabva, Craig Ervine, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, and Blessing Muzarabani.

Captain: Sikandar Raza
Vice-Captain: Quinton de Kock
Craig Ervine, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Sean Williams, Aiden Markram, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Blessing Muzurabani, Anrich Nortje

Date: Monday, 24th October 2022
Time: 08:00 AM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 01:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Bellerive Oval
• Location: Hobart, Australia
• Opened: 1914
• Capacity: 20,000
• Known as: Blundstone Arena
• Dimensions: 175m long, 135.5m wide
• Ends: Church Street End, River End
• Time Zone: UTC +11:00
• Home to: Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Marcus Pamplin

• Total matches: 10
• Matches won batting first: 5
• Matches won bowling first: 5
• Average 1st Inns scores: 161
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 148
• Highest total recorded: 213/4 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
• The lowest total recorded: 118/10 (18.3 Ov) by WI vs SCO
• The highest score chased: 180/4 (19 Ov) by IRE vs SCO
• The lowest score defended: 153/7 (20 Ov) by WI vs ZIM

Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs.