The South Africa A cricket team toured Zimbabwe in April and May to play three List-A matches and five Twenty20 matches against the Zimbabwe XI cricket team. All the matches were played at Harare Sports Club in Harare.
Zimbabwe XI won the first Unofficial ODI by 5 runs due to DLS method as the play was stopped after 48.5 overs due to Bad light. 2nd Unofficial ODI was also interrupted by rain twice. South Africa A's innings was reduced to 46.5 overs with South Africa scoring 266 runs thanks to Reeza Hendricks 102 runs. Zimbabwe XI initially were given a target of 283 runs in 46 overs by applying DLS method. But it was again reduced to 145 runs from 20 overs as play had to stopped due to rain for 2nd time. Eventually South Africa won the 2nd Unofficial ODI by 51 runs levelling the series 1–1 with one match to be played. South Africa A went on to win the 3rd Unofficial ODI by 36 runs and won the List-A series by 2–1.
South Africa A maintained their win campaign by winning the T20 series 4–1.
Squads Zimbabwe XI South Africa A LAs and T20s LAs T20s Sikandar Raza (c) Ryan Burl Tendai Chatara Tanaka Chivanga Takudzwanashe Kaitano Kevin Kasuza Wessly Madhevere Wellington Masakadza Ernest Masuku Prince Masvaure Nyasha Mayavo Richmond Mutumbami Milton Shumba Donald Tiripano Heinrich Klaasen (c) Ryan Rickelton Reeza Hendricks Tony de Zorzi Theunis de Bruyn Khaya Zondo Andile Phehlukwayo Bjorn Fortuin Daryn Dupavillon Lizaad Williams Jason Smith Lutho Sipamla Glenton Stuurman Lesiba Ngoepe Prenelan Subrayen Wihan Lubbe Gerald Coetzee Heinrich Klaasen (c) Ryan Rickelton Reeza Hendricks Khaya Zondo Andile Phehlukwayo Glenton Stuurman Bjorn Fortuin Daryn Dupavillon Prenelan Subrayen Wihan Lubbe Lizaad Williams Jason Smith Lesiba Ngoepe Gerald Coetzee Tristan Stubbs
Ahead of the tour, Lutho Sipamla returned home to South Africa due to an aggravation to the injury which he had suffered during South Africa's Test matches against Bangladesh. Glenton Stuurman was named his replacement. Prenelan Subrayen was ruled out of SA A squad for the List-A series due to testing COVID-19 positive. Wihan Lubbe was added to SA A squad for the LA series replacing Prenelan.
List-A Series 1st Unofficial ODI
2nd Unofficial ODI
3rd Unofficial ODI
Twenty20 series 1st Unofficial T20
2nd Unofficial T20
3rd Unofficial T20
4th Unofficial T20
5th Unofficial T20
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