South Africa Beat Zimbabwe in Tri-Series Match in Windhoek
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South Africa played Zimbabwe in a cricket match. The game was in Windhoek. Windhoek is in Namibia. This was the second match of a tri-series. A tri-series is a competition with three teams.
South Africa won the match. People called it a mismatch. A mismatch is a game between two very different teams. South Africa played much better than Zimbabwe. The win put South Africa back on a winning path.
A young player named Dewald Brevis played very well. He is a good batter. A batter is a player who hits the ball. His play was called sensational. Sensational means very exciting and great.
A coach named Subrayen talked about Brevis. He said it was a privilege to watch him play. A privilege is a special chance to see something good. Many fans agreed with him.
Vocabulary15 words
- tri-series
- a competition with three teams
- mismatch
- a game between two very different teams
- batter
- a player who hits the ball
- sensational
- very exciting and great
- privilege
- a special chance to see something good
- Windhoek
- a city in Namibia
- tri-series match
- one game in a three-team competition
- winning path
- doing well and winning games again
- coach
- a person who helps a team play better
- fan
- a person who likes a team or player
- cricket
- a sport with a bat and ball
- team
- a group of players
- match
- a game between two teams
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- win
- to be the best team in a game
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1. Windhoek 2. South Africa 3. Dewald Brevis
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South Africa played _____ in a cricket match.
The game was in _____.
This was the second match of a _____.
South Africa _____ the match.
People called it a _____.
South Africa played much better than _____.
A young player named Dewald _____ played very well.
He is a good _____.
His play was called _____.
A coach named Subrayen said it was a _____ to watch him.
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