Pretorius stars with 94 as South Africa cruise Past Zimbabwe in Tri-Series

Windhoek [Namibia], September 1 (ANI): South Africa secured a comfortable 43-run victory over Zimbabwe in the fourth match of the Namibia T20I Tri-Series at the Namibia Cricket Ground on Tuesday, with Lhuan-dre Pretorius' career-best 94 setting up the win.

Put into bat, South Africa posted 185/7 in their 20 overs, with Pretorius anchoring the innings in a sensational knock off 51 balls. He struck 12 fours and three sixes, narrowly missing out on a maiden T20I century.

Pretorius received valuable support from Dewald Brevis, who scored 41 off 27 balls. The pair helped South Africa build a strong platform before Zimbabwe fought back with regular wickets towards the end of the innings.

In reply, Zimbabwe struggled to maintain momentum and were bowled out for 142 in 17.4 overs. Captain Sikandar Raza offered some resistance with 45 off 33 balls, while Newman Nyamhuri scored 27.

Bjorn Fortuin was the pick of the South African bowlers, claiming 4/24 in 3.4 overs. Duan Jansen also impressed with 3/21 as the Proteas repeatedly struck at crucial moments to keep Zimbabwe under pressure.

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