- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 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! 53/16.6 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 59/243.5 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 328/438.4 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 278/346.4 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 355/549.2 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 392/6Extras21 (b 1, lb 7, nb 2, w 11)TOTAL399/6 (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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SW Masakadza 10 0 95 2 9.50 21 8 5 3 0 IA Nicolson 7 0 74 1 10.57 17 10 3 0 2 P Utseya 10 0 58 1 5.80 23 4 1 1 0 KM Dabengwa 6 0 40 0 6.66 11 1 2 1 0 AG Cremer 5 0 37 0 7.40 10 2 2 0 0 CJ Chibhabha 3 0 20 0 6.66 4 0 1 0 0 E Chigumbura 7 0 53 1 7.57 9 1 1 2 0 H Masakadza 1 0 4 1 4.00 2 0 0 0 0 BRM Taylor 1 0 10 0 10.00 2 2 0 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 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 9/14.1 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 18/26.3 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 30/315.1 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 77/415.6 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! 80/516.1 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! 80/620.4 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 97/724.4 "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 106/828.3 Theron strikes! Middle stump out the ground! Theron aims a yorker, and lands it perfectly, clipping the boot and ricochetting on to middle 127/928.6 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 127/10Extras2 (w 2)TOTAL127 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JA Morkel 5 0 35 2 7.00 17 6 0 0 0 LL Tsotsobe 4 0 12 1 3.00 18 0 1 1 0 WD Parnell 7 0 30 2 4.28 27 5 0 0 0 J Theron 6 0 18 3 3.00 20 0 0 0 0 J Botha 7 0 32 2 4.57 26 0 2 1 0
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- South Africa: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (36 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (GC Smith 26, HM Amla 23, Ex 4)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- South Africa: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (99 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (JP Duminy 28, AB de Villiers 21, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa - 115/2 in 17.0 overs (JP Duminy 33, AB de Villiers 26)
- JP Duminy: 50 off 53 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 23.1 overs (144 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 103 balls (JP Duminy 49, AB de Villiers 49, Ex 2)
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 54 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 30.1 overs (186 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 149 balls (JP Duminy 67, AB de Villiers 81, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa - 244/2 in 35.0 overs (JP Duminy 86, AB de Villiers 97)
- AB de Villiers: 100 off 91 balls (5 x 4, 4 x 6)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 36.1 overs (223 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 181 balls (JP Duminy 83, AB de Villiers 107, Ex 12)
- JP Duminy: 100 off 96 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Power Play 3: Overs 39.1 - 44.0
- South Africa: 300 runs in 41.0 overs (254 balls), Extras 19
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (JP Duminy 28, JA Morkel 21, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 46.1 overs (285 balls), Extras 19
- Innings Break: South Africa - 399/6 in 50.0 overs (DA Miller 33, J Botha 0)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (56 balls), Extras 1
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 80/5 in 16.0 overs (E Chigumbura 1)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (129 balls), Extras 1
Match Coverage
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Hashim Amla warns against complacency
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