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South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, 2025, Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 2, Match Update, South Africa Lead By 216 Runs

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South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, 2025, Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 2, Match Update, South Africa Lead By 216 Runs

South Africa 418/9d & 49/1

Zimbabwe 251

South Africa Lead By 216 Runs

South Africa1st Innings

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tony de Zorzi	c Bennett b Chivanga	0	16	0	0	0.00
Matthew Breetzke	c Bennett b Chivanga	13	45	1	0	28.88
Wiaan Mulder	run out (Muzarabani)	17	47	1	0	36.17
David Bedingham	c Ervine b Chivanga	0	3	0	0	0.00
Lhuan-dre Pretorius	c Masakadza b Chivanga	153	160	11	4	95.62
Dewald Brevis	c Chivanga b Muzarabani	51	41	3	4	124.39
Kyle Verreynne †	c Ervine b Masakadza	10	16	2	0	62.50
Corbin Bosch	not out	100	124	10	0	80.64
Keshav Maharaj (c)	c Bennett b Masekesa	21	30	1	2	70.00
Codi Yusuf	c Williams b Muzarabani	27	49	5	0	55.10
Kwena Maphaka	not out	9	12	0	1	75.00
Extras	(lb 14, nb 3)	17
Total	90 Ov (RR: 4.64)	418/9d

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Blessing Muzarabani	20	7	59	2	2.95	0	1
Wellington Masakadza	30	2	109	1	3.63	0	0
Tanaka Chivanga	16	2	83	4	5.18	0	2
Vincent Masekesa	13	1	97	1	7.46	0	0
Brian Bennett	9	0	46	0	5.11	0	0
Wessly Madhevere	2	0	10	0	5.00	0	0

Zimbabwe1st Innings

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	retired hurt	19	28	4	0	67.85
Takudzwanashe Kaitano	c de Zorzi b Codi Yusuf	0	1	0	0	0.00
Nick Welch	c †Verreynne b Codi Yusuf	4	5	1	0	80.00
Sean Williams	st †Verreynne b Maharaj	137	164	16	0	83.53
Craig Ervine (c)	st †Verreynne b Maharaj	36	90	4	0	40.00
Wessly Madhevere	lbw b Mulder	15	25	0	1	60.00
Prince Masvaure	c †Verreynne b Mulder	7	9	0	0	77.77
Tafadzwa Tsiga †	c Codi Yusuf b Mulder	9	8	2	0	112.50
Wellington Masakadza	c †Verreynne b Codi Yusuf	4	23	1	0	17.39
Vincent Masekesa	not out	11	43	1	0	25.58
Blessing Muzarabani	b Mulder	0	8	0	0	0.00
Tanaka Chivanga	c Maphaka b Maharaj	0	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 6, nb 1, w 2)	9
Total	67.4 Ov (RR: 3.70)	251

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Codi Yusuf	14	2	42	3	3.00	0	1
Kwena Maphaka	12	1	52	0	4.33	1	0
Wiaan Mulder	16	2	50	4	3.12	1	0
Corbin Bosch	9	1	31	0	3.44	0	0
Keshav Maharaj	16.4	1	70	3	4.20	0	0

South Africa2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Breetzke	c Madhevere b Chivanga	1	6	0	0	16.66
Tony de Zorzi	not out	22	25	2	0	88.00
Wiaan Mulder	not out	25	47	4	0	53.19
Extras	(w 1)	1
Total	13 Ov (RR: 3.76)	49/1

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Blessing Muzarabani	7	1	21	0	3.00	0	0
Tanaka Chivanga	3	0	18	1	6.00	1	0
Wellington Masakadza	3	0	10	0	3.33	0	0

Match Flow

Day 2

BJ Bennett retired hurt at 28/2 (19, 7.1 overs)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 50/2 in 13.0 overs (SC Williams 20, CR Ervine 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (SC Williams 33, CR Ervine 16, Ex 1)
Lunch: Zimbabwe - 94/2 in 27.0 overs (SC Williams 45, CR Ervine 24)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 29.6 overs (181 balls), Extras 2
SC Williams: 50 off 74 balls (6 x 4)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 37.3 overs (226 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 167/4 in 42.5 overs (SC Williams 89)
SC Williams: 100 off 122 balls (12 x 4)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 48.4 overs (293 balls), Extras 4
Tea: Zimbabwe - 212/6 in 54.0 overs (SC Williams 114, WP Masakadza 4)
Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 66.2 overs (399 balls), Extras 9
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 250/9 in 67.0 overs (V Masekesa 10)
Bad Light: South Africa - 49/1 in 13.0 overs (T de Zorzi 22, PWA Mulder 25)
End Of Day: South Africa - 49/1 in 13.0 overs (T de Zorzi 22, PWA Mulder 25)