Zimbabwe Vs South Africa 1St Odi
South Africa tour of Zimbabwe - 2001 (2001/02) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 23 September 2001
South Africa won by 153 runs
South Africa won by 153 runs. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 125 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 23 September 2001
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 153 runs
- Player of the match
- Herschelle Gibbs
- Captains
- Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Claude Henderson (South Africa), Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- CK Coventry and JF Fenwick
- Match referee
- Naushad Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Claude Henderson and Hamilton Masakadza played their first ODIs.
South Africa batted first and made 363 for 3. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 125 off 112 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 83. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the first wicket between Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 246 across 34 ODIs.
Chasing 364, Zimbabwe made 210 for 5. Alistair Campbell top-scored with 81 off 117 balls, and Craig Wishart made 45.
South Africa won by 153 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 363 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | lbw b Paul Strang | 66 | 59 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | lbw b Heath Streak | 125 | 112 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Andy Flower b Travis Friend | 83 | 86 |
| Jonty Rhodes | not out | 54 | 41 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 10 | 9 |
Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Neil McKenzie, Claude Henderson, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 25 · Total 363 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 80 | 1 |
| Travis Friend | 7 | 0 | 73 | 1 |
| Mluleki Nkala | 10 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-153 (Gary Kirsten, 18.2 ov), 2-244 (Herschelle Gibbs, 35.3 ov), 3-346 (Jacques Kallis, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (63) and Herschelle Gibbs (78) | 153 | 109 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (41) and Herschelle Gibbs (47) | 91 | 103 |
| third | Jonty Rhodes (49) and Jacques Kallis (42) | 102 | 74 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes (5) and Lance Klusener (10) | 17 | 15 |
ZIMBABWE: 210 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | c & b Shaun Pollock | 81 | 117 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c Lance Klusener b Andre Nel | 0 | 3 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | run out (Boeta Dippenaar, Mark Boucher) | 11 | 31 |
| Andy Flower | run out (Jonty Rhodes) | 34 | 32 |
| Craig Wishart | c Jacques Kallis b Claude Henderson | 45 | 59 |
| Grant Flower | not out | 22 | 36 |
| Guy Whittall | not out | 5 | 25 |
Did not bat: Heath Streak, Paul Strang, Travis Friend, Mluleki Nkala
Extras 12 · Total 210 for 5
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Andre Nel | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Lance Klusener | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Claude Henderson | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Neil McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jonty Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Dion Ebrahim, 1.3 ov), 2-43 (Hamilton Masakadza, 12.6 ov), 3-97 (Andy Flower, 23.4 ov), 4-157 (Alistair Campbell, 36.4 ov), 5-189 (Craig Wishart, 42.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0) | 6 | 9 |
| second | Alistair Campbell (22) and Hamilton Masakadza (11) | 37 | 70 |
| third | Alistair Campbell (18) and Andy Flower (34) | 54 | 61 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell (34) and Craig Wishart (20) | 60 | 75 |
| fifth | Grant Flower (7) and Craig Wishart (24) | 32 | 37 |
| sixth | Grant Flower (13) and Guy Whittall (5) | 21 | 38 |
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