Playing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, South Africa beat Zimbabwe by five wickets and 13 balls to spare and topped Group 1 of the T20 World Cup Super8 stage. The Proteas will now head to Kolkata, where they will face New Zealand for a place in the T20 World Cup final on Mar 8.

T20 World Cup 2026: Flawless South Africa maintain perfect record in Super 8 with Zimbabwe win

Mulder, who has been in superb form since moving up to the number three position in the batting order, crafted his career-best Test score of 147 from 206 balls. Mulder's innings displayed a wide range of shots across the ground .

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Rain beat South Africa, depriving them of a victory in a World Cup match one more time. Set a target of 80 in nine overs by Zimbabwe, which was revised to 64 in seven overs after a brief rain interruption in their opening T20 World Cup match, South Africa were cruising at 51 for no loss in three overs, with opener Quinton de Kock going strong at an 18-ball unbeaten 47.

Quinton de Kock's fiery knock goes in vain as rain denies South Africa victory against Zimbabwe in T20 WC

South Africa's opening game at the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 ended in a no result against Zimbabwe on Monday (October 24). The Proteas were robbed of a deserving victory as rain played spoilsport in the contest at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

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