Explore information about cricket history between South Africa and Zimbabwe including Test match statistics, One Day International (ODIs) records, and Twenty20 International (T20Is) results.
History - South Africa vs Zimbabwe
South Africa in Zimbabwe, 1995/96
Only Test at Harare - Oct 13-16, 1995; South Africa won by 7 wickets (Zim 170 and 283; SA 346 and 108/3)
Series Result: South Africa 1-0 (1)
South Africa v Zimbabwe (in South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1999/00
1st Test at Bloemfontein - Oct 29-Nov 1, 1999; South Africa won by an innings and 13 runs (Zim 192 and 212; SA 417)
2nd Test at Harare - Nov 11-14, 1999; South Africa won by an innings and 219 runs (Zim 102 and 141; SA 462/9d)
Series Result: South Africa 2-0 (2)
South Africa in Zimbabwe, 2001/02
1st Test at Harare - Sep 7-11, 2001; South Africa won by 9 wickets (SA 600/3d and 79/1; Zim 286 and 391 (f/o))
2nd Test at Bulawayo - Sep 14-18, 2001; Match drawn (Zim 419/9d and 96/3; SA 519/8d)
Series Result: South Africa 1-0 (2)
Zimbabwe in South Africa, 2004/05
1st Test at Cape Town - Mar 4-5, 2005; South Africa won by an innings and 21 runs- (Zim 54 and 265; SA 340/3d)
2nd Test at Centurion - Mar 11-13, 2005; South Africa won by an innings and 62 runs- (Zim 269 and 149; SA 480/7d)
Series Result: South Africa 2-0 (2)
South Africa in Zimbabwe, 2014
Only Test at
Harare; South Africa won by 9 wickets - Aug 9-12, 2014 - (Zim 256 and 181; SA 397 and 44/1)
Series Result: South Africa 1-0 (1)
Zimbabwe in South Africa, 2017
Only Test at
Port Elizabeth - Dec 26-27, 2017; South Africa won by an innings and 120 runs (SA 309/9d; Zim 68 and 121 (f/o))
Series Result: South Africa 1-0 (1)
South Africa vs Zimbabwe - Series wise Test Records
| S# |
Season |
Venue |
Total |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
Drawn |
| 1. |
1995/96 |
Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| 2. |
1999/00 |
Zimbabwe/South Africa |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 3. |
2001/02 |
Zimbabwe |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| 4. |
2004/05 |
South Africa |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 5. |
2014 |
Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| 5. |
2017/18 |
South Africa |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Total |
9 |
8 |
- |
1 |
Zimbabwe vs South Africa - One-day International (ODIs) head to head
Total: 41
Zimbabwe won: 2
South Africa won: 38
NR: 1
First match: 1992 Benson & Hedges World Cup -
25th match; South Africa won by 7 wickets at
Canberra on 10 March 1992
Last match: 3rd ODI; South Africa won by four wickets at
Boland Bank Park, Paarl on Oct. 6, 2018
South Africa v Zimbabwe - Twenty20 International (T20Is) head to head
Total: 6
South Africa won: 5
NR: 1
First game: 1st T20I; South Africa won by 7 wickets at
Bloemfontein on 8 October 2010
Last game: 18th match Super 12 Group 2 in
T20 WC 2022; No result at
Bellerive Oval, Hobart on 24 Oct 2022
Last Update: Oct 24, 2022
