Third T20 International abandoned due to heavy rain

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Rain and a wet outfield sees the last match of the tour called off without a ball being bowled.

Heavy and persistent rain denied Zimbabwe there last chance of a win on their white ball tour of South Africa when the third and final T20 International in Benoni was abandoned without a ball being bowled. There was some hope when the rain stopped around 25 minutes before the scheduled start but it soon returned to end hopes of any cricket getting under way.

This no result means South Africa win the T20I series 2-0 having already completed a 3-0 whitewash over Zimbabwe in the ODI series.

 

It is Rassie van der Dussen, a man who made his international debut earlier in the series, that finishes as the leading run-scorer with 69 runs from his two innings. The next man on the list is Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams who has 62 runs from his two innings.

The next cricket for South Africa will be their tour of Australia which gets underway at the end of this monthwhich will see them play three ODIs and one T20I. Zimbabwe will be travelling to Bangladesh for three ODIs and two Test matches with the tour getting under way on 19 October.