Zimbabwe Vs South Africa 3Rd Odi
South Africa tour of Zimbabwe - 2007 (2007) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 26 August 2007
South Africa won by 28 runs
South Africa won by 28 runs. AB de Villiers top-scored with 107 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 26 August 2007
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 28 runs
- Player of the match
- AB de Villiers
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- KC Barbour and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 323 for 9. AB de Villiers top-scored with 107 off 89 balls, and Albie Morkel made 97. Gary Brent took 3 for 58 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 186-run stand for the third wicket between Albie Morkel and AB de Villiers, 58% of the total. From 280 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 299 for 9. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 227 across 64 ODIs.
Chasing 324, Zimbabwe made 295 for 7. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 107 not out off 103 balls, and Hamilton Masakadza made 48. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the third wicket between Tatenda Taibu and Brendan Taylor.
South Africa won by 28 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 323 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulam Bodi | c Tatenda Taibu b Tawanda Mupariwa | 32 | 33 |
| Graeme Smith | c Brendan Taylor b Elton Chigumbura | 24 | 30 |
| Albie Morkel | c Tatenda Taibu b Hamilton Masakadza | 97 | 104 |
| AB de Villiers | c Tawanda Mupariwa b Gary Brent | 107 | 89 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Tatenda Taibu b Hamilton Masakadza | 8 | 5 |
| Vernon Philander | run out (Timycen Maruma, Tatenda Taibu) | 6 | 9 |
| Johan van der Wath | c Sean Williams b Elton Chigumbura | 4 | 7 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Keith Dabengwa b Gary Brent | 6 | 8 |
| Morne Morkel | not out | 23 | 11 |
| Makhaya Ntini | c Vusi Sibanda b Gary Brent | 1 | 2 |
| Thandi Tshabalala | not out | 2 | 3 |
Extras 13 · Total 323 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brent | 9 | 1 | 58 | 3 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 9 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Timycen Maruma | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 10 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Sean Williams | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Gulam Bodi, 8.5 ov), 2-69 (Graeme Smith, 13.1 ov), 3-255 (Albie Morkel, 40.6 ov), 4-265 (Shaun Pollock, 42.1 ov), 5-280 (Vernon Philander, 44.2 ov), 6-289 (AB de Villiers, 45.3 ov), 7-294 (Johan van der Wath, 46.5 ov), 8-297 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 47.3 ov), 9-299 (Makhaya Ntini, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gulam Bodi (32) and Graeme Smith (15) | 52 | 53 |
| second | Albie Morkel (7) and Graeme Smith (9) | 17 | 26 |
| third | Albie Morkel (90) and AB de Villiers (91) | 186 | 168 |
| fourth | Shaun Pollock (8) and AB de Villiers (2) | 10 | 7 |
| fifth | AB de Villiers (9) and Vernon Philander (5) | 15 | 12 |
| sixth | Johan van der Wath (3) and AB de Villiers (5) | 9 | 7 |
| seventh | Johan van der Wath (1) and Jean-Paul Duminy (4) | 5 | 8 |
| eighth | Jean-Paul Duminy (2) and Morne Morkel (1) | 3 | 4 |
| ninth | Makhaya Ntini (1) and Morne Morkel (1) | 2 | 3 |
| tenth | Thandi Tshabalala (2) and Morne Morkel (21) | 24 | 12 |
ZIMBABWE: 295 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | c AB de Villiers b Johan van der Wath | 48 | 55 |
| Vusi Sibanda | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 41 | 41 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Thandi Tshabalala | 42 | 59 |
| Tatenda Taibu | not out | 107 | 103 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Gulam Bodi b Johan van der Wath | 13 | 10 |
| Sean Williams | run out (Graeme Smith) | 4 | 5 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Johan van der Wath b Shaun Pollock | 18 | 13 |
| Gary Brent | b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 2 |
| Prosper Utseya | not out | 9 | 13 |
Did not bat: Timycen Maruma, Tawanda Mupariwa
Extras 12 · Total 295 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 7 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Vernon Philander | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Johan van der Wath | 8 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Thandi Tshabalala | 7 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-76 (Vusi Sibanda, 13.3 ov), 2-101 (Hamilton Masakadza, 19.3 ov), 3-210 (Brendan Taylor, 36.4 ov), 4-231 (Elton Chigumbura, 39.4 ov), 5-236 (Sean Williams, 41.1 ov), 6-271 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 45.4 ov), 7-273 (Gary Brent, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza (32) and Vusi Sibanda (41) | 76 | 81 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (16) and Brendan Taylor (9) | 25 | 36 |
| third | Tatenda Taibu (71) and Brendan Taylor (33) | 109 | 104 |
| fourth | Tatenda Taibu (8) and Elton Chigumbura (13) | 21 | 18 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (1) and Sean Williams (4) | 5 | 8 |
| sixth | Tatenda Taibu (16) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (18) | 35 | 27 |
| seventh | Gary Brent (1) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 2 | 3 |
| eighth | Tatenda Taibu (11) and Prosper Utseya (9) | 22 | 23 |
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