The game will be hosted in Sussex, England, and begin on June 3. South Africa will face Zimbabwe in a four-day warm-up game from June 3 at the Arundel Castle Cricket Ground in Sussex, England, according to the ICC official website.
This will be the Proteas’ crucial warm-up before their all-critical World Test Championship Final against Australia at the Oval on June 11. The last time South Africa played in the longest format was when they defeated Pakistan 2-0 in a home series in January 2025, and this warm-up against their neighbours will allow them to acclimatise to red-ball cricket before the Ultimate Test.
Trent Bridge, their return to English soil after two decades, a milestone in their cricketing life. Even though they were beaten by England by an innings and 45 runs, Zimbabwe had enough to cherish during the match, particularly Brian Bennett’s courageous ton in the first innings.
Zimbabwe will miss the services of Sikandar Raza, Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava, but otherwise are likely to have a decent outfit to field, with players like Sean Williams, Bennett, Victor Nyauchi, Clive Madande, and Craig Ervine in the fray.
South Africa Squad for WTC 2025 Final: Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy.
Zimbabwe Squad: Craig Ervine (captain), Brian Bennett, Tanaka Chivanga, Ben Curran, Alex Falao, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tanunurwa Makoni, Wellington Masakadza, Vincent Masekesa, Newman Nyamhuri, Victor Nyauchi, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Nicholas Welch, Sean Williams.
