Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    5.3 brilliant bowling! Wonderful stuff from Utseya! Draws Smith down the wicket with some flight, before dipping, going between bat and pad as Smith swings aimlessly past it and Taibu has the bails off in a flash. Marvellous piece of spin bowling! 53/1
    6.6 Masakadza strikes! This flew off a length, rearing up at Amla as he tried to run it down to third man, only managed a fine edge which Taibu snaffled gleefully 59/2
    43.5 that'll be all. Duminy departs. Another massive leg-side mow attempted, got a top edge that went very high before coming down safely into the waiting hands of mid-off 328/4
    38.4 Masakadza strikes! de Villiers falls trying to smash this over cow corner, didn't quite get hold of it and it ended up skewing off a top edge down to deep midwicket, who pouched a simple chance 278/3
    46.4 slower ball once more, but the length is good - yorker - and Morkel can't quite get the leverage to power this away, ends up toe-ending high to long-on who takes the chance 355/5
    not out
    33
    19
    28
    3
    1
    173.68
    49.2 what do you know! Ingram's gone! Sliced straight to Cremer at cover who juggled the chance before grabbing hold to send Ingram on his way 392/6
    not out
    0
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0.00
    Extras
    21 (b 1, lb 7, nb 2, w 11)
    TOTAL
    399/6 (50 Overs, RR: 7.98)
    Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Graeme Smith, 5.3 ov), 2-59 (Hashim Amla, 6.6 ov), 3-278 (AB de Villiers, 38.4 ov), 4-328 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 43.5 ov), 5-355 (Albie Morkel, 46.4 ov), 6-392 (Colin Ingram, 49.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SW Masakadza1009529.50218530
    IA Nicolson7074110.571710302
    P Utseya1005815.80234110
    KM Dabengwa604006.66111210
    AG Cremer503707.40102200
    CJ Chibhabha302006.6640100
    E Chigumbura705317.5791120
    H Masakadza10414.0020000
    BRM Taylor1010010.0022000
  • BATSMEN
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    1.5 Taylor is gone, and Tsotsobe has struck in his first over! it was short and climbing just outside off, Taylor looked to go over third man with the late upper cut, but does not get enough distance on the shot and it settles in to the hands of Theron at third man, who takes it on the boundary edge, good well-judged catch 9/1
    4.1 and another one goes! dug in short outside off, Masakadza is in no position to play the pull, but still goes ahead with the shot, and it goes straight to Rusty at mid on, Zimbabwe are struggling here 18/2
    6.3 this time he hits another full delivery straight to mid off, and a diving Amla there makes no mistake with a tumbling catch, and one more batsman perishes 30/3
    28
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    46
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    100.00
    15.1 what a start! Done him all ends up. Taibu played all round a straightish ball and it went through the gate. Every batsman knows the horror that lies through the gate and Botha is delighted as it rattles the stumps 77/4
    24
    35
    40
    3
    0
    68.57
    15.6 bowled him! Through the dreaded gate again! Pitched and zipped off the track, Ervine was playing across it and it clipped the top of off stump. Botha tries to to leap to celebrate but his knee is still hurting and he ends up collapsed in a heap. Smith can't hold back his laughter! 80/5
    16.1 Rusty rattles the stumps this time! Zimbabwe collapsing! Nothing delivery, just back of a length outside off stump but a tame push finds the inside edge and it goes on to the stumps! 80/6
    20.4 Parnell strikes! Top bowling! Fired in full and straight, Dabengwa over-balanced as he tried to flick to leg, ended up in an ugly heap as he was trapped in front 97/7
    not out
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    50
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    60.00
    24.4 "the end is nigh," cries the commentator without a hint of hyperbole, Cremer gets a short ball but the attempted pull finds a top edge that loops gently into the hands of Amla. Good work from Parnell 106/8
    14
    12
    13
    0
    2
    116.66
    28.3 Theron strikes! Middle stump out the ground! Theron aims a yorker, and lands it perfectly, clipping the boot and ricochetting on to middle 127/9
    28.6 that'll be all! Theron finds some extra bounce, Nicolson ends a miserable day be gloving behind and South Africa have recorded their biggest ODI win 127/10
    Extras
    2 (w 2)
    TOTAL
    127 all out (29 Overs, RR: 4.37)
    Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Brendan Taylor, 1.5 ov), 2-18 (Hamilton Masakadza, 4.1 ov), 3-30 (Chamu Chibhabha, 6.3 ov), 4-77 (Tatenda Taibu, 15.1 ov), 5-80 (Craig Ervine, 15.6 ov), 6-80 (Elton Chigumbura, 16.1 ov), 7-97 (Keith Dabengwa, 20.4 ov), 8-106 (Graeme Cremer, 24.4 ov), 9-127 (Shingi Masakadza, 28.3 ov), 10-127 (Ian Nicolson, 28.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JA Morkel503527.00176000
    LL Tsotsobe401213.00180110
    WD Parnell703024.28275000
    J Theron601833.00200000
    J Botha703224.57260210

Match Details

Toss

South Africa , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

South Africa won the 3-match series 3-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15

Match days

22 October 2010 - day/night match (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

  • Smith lauds newcomers after series victory

    It was always likely that South Africa would dominate this series, but Zimbabwe's plucky performances with the bat in the Twenty20s and first two ODIs meant the scale of their crushing defeat in Benoni was unexpected

  • Duminy, de Villiers set up huge SA victory

    South Africa stamped their authority firmly on their northern neighbours in the final ODI of Zimbabwe's tour in Benoni, sealing a massive 272-run win - a record margin of victory for them

  • Chigumbura upbeat despite Benoni thrashing

    Despite a winless tour, Zimbabwe have generally committed themselves admirably in South Africa - the Benoni debacle aside - and team captain Elton Chigumbura insisted that the experience of playing top-level opponents would be helpful as Zimbabwe seek to

  • Hashim Amla warns against complacency

    Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsman, has warned against complacency following his team's series wins over Zimbabwe in the two limited-overs formats at home

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9H MasakadzaBRM Taylor
2nd9H MasakadzaCJ Chibhabha
3rd12T TaibuCJ Chibhabha
4th47T TaibuCR Ervine
5th3E ChigumburaCR Ervine
6th0KM DabengwaE Chigumbura
7th17KM DabengwaP Utseya
8th9P UtseyaAG Cremer
9th21P UtseyaSW Masakadza
10th0P UtseyaIA Nicolson