[WATCH] Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Collection 2025: Wessly Madhevere's weird hit-wicket dismissal grabs eyeballs

Wessly Madhevere‘s innings within the opening sport towards South Africa in the course of the Zimbabwe Tri-Collection got here to an uncommon finish after he stepped onto the stumps in an try to flick the ball off his pads. It appeared as if the dearth of steadiness whereas executing the shot meant his again foot went too far into the crease earlier than treading onto the stumps. Enjoying in his 77th T20I, Madhevere needed to head again after scoring just one run off 9 deliveries.

He might simply by no means get going and adapt in keeping with the behaviour of the ball off the pitch, explicit towards Lungi Ngidi who ended up claiming a freak dismissal to his identify. The 24-year-old all-rounder couldn’t consider what had gone down whereas strolling off. Ngidi, alternatively, was all smiles, because of having one thing to indicate for his tidy begin to the innings.

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Talking of the match, Zimbabwe ended up getting comprehensively defeated by 5 wickets and 25 deliveries to spare. Being requested to bat first, all they may handle was 141/6 of their allotted quota of 20 overs. Skipper Sikandar Raza top-scored with an unbeaten 38-ball 54. The seasoned all-rounder’s innings comprised three fours and two sixes. For the South Africans, Ngidi ended up with economical figures of 1/15 in 4 overs.

The Proteas had been off to a shaky begin. They’d misplaced three wickets contained in the powerplay. Worldwide debutant Rubin Hermann mixed brilliantly with Dewald Brevis to sew collectively a 72-run partnership off simply 37 deliveries. Corbin Bosch (23* off 15) and George Linde (3*) had been the unbeaten batters on the finish. Regardless of Linde’s 3/10 within the first innings, Brevis was awarded the Participant of the Match accolade for his power-hitting knock.

The Proteas might be seen dealing with New Zealand subsequent within the second fixture of the Tri-Nation Collection, and could be hoping so as to add one other win to their kitty to ease their possibilities of making it to the finals of the all-important collection of their neighbouring land.

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