South Africa vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Match Live Score - SA vs Zim 1st T20I Match Taem

the true focus of this tour is Zimbabwe resurgence, rather than South Africa search for early-season fluency, and the first match on Friday, 8th october, 2010 at Bloemfontein - which will also be the first time the two teams have met in a Twenty20 international - will be a significant indicator as to the extent of the country's redevelopment. in the game and timing will be 12:30 GMT 14:30 local 18:00 IST.

South Africa may have followed their lethargic showing in the World Twenty20 with a pair of wins over West Indies but suspicion remains they are still groping for a combination capable of challenging the best teams in this format.

Zimbabwe Grant Flower's presence in the top order dominates the team news while Ed Rainsford should get his chance after a strong showing in the ODI series against Ireland where he picked up 10 wickets in the three matches.

South Africa 1st T20I Team, Playing Eleven at Bloemfontein:

Graeme Smith, Loots Bosman, Colin Ingram, JP Duminy, Heino Kuhn (wk), David Miller, Johan Botha (capt), Ryan McLaren, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Zimbabwe 1st T20I Team, Playing Eleven at Bloemfontein:

Brendan Taylor, Hamilton Masakadza, Grant Flower, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Charles Coventry, Chamu Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura (wk), Prosper Utseya, Shingirai Masakadza, Ed Rainsford, Chris Mpofu.