Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
HM Amla
110(103) 12x4 - 0x6
Control %90%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 34 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
AB de Villiers
101(72) 5x4 - 5x6
Control %98%
- Productive Shot
- on side drive on front foot
- 37 runs
- 0x4 - 4x6
17/10Result
2nd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Oct 17 2010
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
273/2 (39/50 ov)
Player of the Match
17/10Result
2nd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Oct 17 2010
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
273/2 (39/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30, Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days
17 October 2010 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ZIMBABWE 268 (48.2 OVERS)
- Tatenda Taibu78 (90)
- Brendan Taylor32 (39)
- Charl Langeveldt2/49 (9)
- Rusty Theron5/44 (8.2)
SOUTH AFRICA 273/2 (39 OVERS)
- Hashim Amla110 (103)
- AB de Villiers*101 (72)
- Elton Chigumbura1/33 (4)
- Shingi Masakadza1/63 (9)
END OF OVER:39 | 13 Runs | SA: 273/2 | RR: 7.00
- AB de Villiers101 (72b)
- Jean-Paul Duminy15 (18b)
- Brendan Taylor1-0-13-0
- Shingi Masakadza9-0-63-1
South Africa win by eight wickets. Clinical work from South Africa, they were impressive with the ball - led by Rusty Theron's maiden five-for - before once again overpowering Zimbabwe with the bat. The home side take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Rusty Theron is named on of the match for his 5 for 44 that set up the game.
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38.6
6
Taylor to de Villiers, SIX, everyone knew what was going to happen, de Villiers was going to have a dart and he's sealed it in style, leaning back and smashing this into the stands behind the bowler's head. What a hundred! It only took 72 balls!
38.5
1
Taylor to Duminy, 1 run, full toss, pretty gentle stuff from Taylor, must be stiff from his marathon effort in the opening ODI, knocked down to long-off
38.4
1
Taylor to de Villiers, 1 run, drilled firmly back past the bowler to long-off
38.3
2
Taylor to de Villiers, 2 runs, horrid ball, really dragged down and de Villiers didn't quite manage to punish it fully, swinging a pull down to deep square
38.2
2
Taylor to de Villiers, 2 runs, de Villiers collects a couple whipping towards deep square
38.1
1
Taylor to Duminy, 1 run, starts well enough, blocked carefully into the leg side
Change in bowling here's Brendan Taylor.
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