South Africa Vs Zimbabwe 1St Odi
Zimbabwe tour of South Africa - 2005 (2004/05) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 25 February 2005
South Africa won by 165 runs
South Africa won by 165 runs. Adam Bacher top-scored with 56 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Date
- 25 February 2005
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 165 runs
- Player of the match
- Mark Boucher
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Sean Williams (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and IL Howell
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. It was Sean Williams's first ODI.
South Africa batted first and made 301 for 7. Adam Bacher top-scored with 56 off 73 balls, and Graeme Smith made 50. Prosper Utseya took 3 for 40 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the first wicket between Adam Bacher and Graeme Smith. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 243 across 26 ODIs.
Chasing 302, Zimbabwe made 136 all out. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 28 off 48 balls. Andrew Hall took 3 for 29 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 165 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 301 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Bacher | c Hamilton Masakadza b Prosper Utseya | 56 | 73 |
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Stuart Matsikenyeri | 50 | 55 |
| Jacques Rudolph | c Stuart Matsikenyeri b Prosper Utseya | 50 | 61 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Alester Maregwede b Barney Rogers | 40 | 47 |
| Justin Kemp | st Tatenda Taibu b Prosper Utseya | 8 | 15 |
| Mark Boucher | b Elton Chigumbura | 49 | 29 |
| Ashwell Prince | not out | 20 | 14 |
| Albie Morkel | c Hamilton Masakadza b Tinashe Panyangara | 16 | 6 |
| Nicky Boje | not out | 4 | 1 |
Did not bat: Andrew Hall, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 8 · Total 301 for 7
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinashe Panyangara | 10 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
| Chris Mpofu | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | 9 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Prosper Utseya | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Sean Williams | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Barney Rogers | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-87 (Graeme Smith, 16.4 ov), 2-128 (Adam Bacher, 26.3 ov), 3-184 (Jacques Rudolph, 36.2 ov), 4-197 (Justin Kemp, 40.1 ov), 5-223 (Herschelle Gibbs, 43.6 ov), 6-276 (Mark Boucher, 48.3 ov), 7-297 (Albie Morkel, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Bacher (34) and Graeme Smith (49) | 87 | 97 |
| second | Adam Bacher (22) and Jacques Rudolph (19) | 41 | 59 |
| third | Herschelle Gibbs (23) and Jacques Rudolph (30) | 56 | 58 |
| fourth | Herschelle Gibbs (4) and Justin Kemp (8) | 13 | 22 |
| fifth | Herschelle Gibbs (12) and Mark Boucher (14) | 26 | 23 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (34) and Ashwell Prince (15) | 53 | 27 |
| seventh | Ashwell Prince (5) and Albie Morkel (16) | 21 | 8 |
| eighth | Nicky Boje (4) and Ashwell Prince (0) | 4 | 1 |
ZIMBABWE: 136 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Herschelle Gibbs b Makhaya Ntini | 25 | 31 |
| Barney Rogers | c Nicky Boje b Andrew Hall | 1 | 6 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Jacques Rudolph b Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 14 |
| Alester Maregwede | lbw b Albie Morkel | 16 | 39 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Graeme Smith b Andrew Hall | 3 | 7 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Graeme Smith b Nicky Boje | 28 | 48 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Ashwell Prince b Albie Morkel | 0 | 4 |
| Sean Williams | run out (Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher) | 12 | 26 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | b Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 11 |
| Prosper Utseya | b Andrew Hall | 11 | 24 |
| Chris Mpofu | not out | 1 | 14 |
Extras 20 · Total 136 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hall | 7.2 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Albie Morkel | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Nicky Boje | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Adam Bacher | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Justin Kemp | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Barney Rogers, 2.3 ov), 2-36 (Hamilton Masakadza, 7.6 ov), 3-41 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 9.2 ov), 4-55 (Brendan Taylor, 12.6 ov), 5-75 (Alester Maregwede, 19.1 ov), 6-75 (Elton Chigumbura, 19.5 ov), 7-110 (Sean Williams, 28.4 ov), 8-113 (Tatenda Taibu, 30.1 ov), 9-121 (Tinashe Panyangara, 31.6 ov), 10-136 (Prosper Utseya, 37.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Matsikenyeri (0) and Barney Rogers (1) | 4 | 9 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (10) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (20) | 32 | 33 |
| third | Alester Maregwede (0) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (5) | 5 | 8 |
| fourth | Alester Maregwede (9) and Brendan Taylor (3) | 14 | 22 |
| fifth | Alester Maregwede (7) and Tatenda Taibu (9) | 20 | 37 |
| sixth | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Elton Chigumbura (0) | 0 | 4 |
| seventh | Tatenda Taibu (18) and Sean Williams (12) | 35 | 52 |
| eighth | Tatenda Taibu (1) and Tinashe Panyangara (2) | 3 | 9 |
| ninth | Prosper Utseya (1) and Tinashe Panyangara (7) | 8 | 11 |
| tenth | Prosper Utseya (10) and Chris Mpofu (1) | 15 | 32 |
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