Zimbabwe Vs South Africa 2Nd Odi
South Africa tour of Zimbabwe - 2007 (2007) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 25 August 2007
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 65 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 65 balls remaining). Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 111 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 25 August 2007
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 65 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Herschelle Gibbs
- Captains
- Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- RB Tiffin and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 247 for 7. Sean Williams top-scored with 54 off 50 balls, and Stuart Matsikenyeri made 52. Dale Steyn took 3 for 65 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the fifth wicket between Stuart Matsikenyeri and Sean Williams.
Chasing 248, South Africa made 251 for 2. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 111 off 100 balls, and Graeme Smith made 96. The innings was built on a 174-run stand for the first wicket between Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith, 69% of the total.
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 65 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 247 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 29 | 49 |
| Vusi Sibanda | c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini | 5 | 18 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Herschelle Gibbs b Dale Steyn | 44 | 84 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Vernon Philander b Albie Morkel | 43 | 40 |
| Sean Williams | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 54 | 50 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | b Dale Steyn | 52 | 51 |
| Elton Chigumbura | b Morne Morkel | 4 | 7 |
| Keith Dabengwa | not out | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Brent | not out | 2 | 1 |
Did not bat: Prosper Utseya, Chris Mpofu
Extras 13 · Total 247 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Dale Steyn | 10 | 1 | 65 | 3 |
| Vernon Philander | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Albie Morkel | 8 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Vusi Sibanda, 5.5 ov), 2-47 (Hamilton Masakadza, 15.4 ov), 3-106 (Tatenda Taibu, 26.4 ov), 4-147 (Brendan Taylor, 34.2 ov), 5-231 (Sean Williams, 47.1 ov), 6-238 (Elton Chigumbura, 48.5 ov), 7-245 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza (7) and Vusi Sibanda (5) | 12 | 35 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (22) and Brendan Taylor (9) | 35 | 61 |
| third | Tatenda Taibu (43) and Brendan Taylor (13) | 59 | 66 |
| fourth | Brendan Taylor (22) and Sean Williams (15) | 41 | 47 |
| fifth | Stuart Matsikenyeri (44) and Sean Williams (39) | 84 | 77 |
| sixth | Stuart Matsikenyeri (3) and Elton Chigumbura (4) | 7 | 10 |
| seventh | Stuart Matsikenyeri (5) and Keith Dabengwa (1) | 7 | 7 |
| eighth | Gary Brent (2) and Keith Dabengwa (0) | 2 | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 251 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Prosper Utseya b Sean Williams | 111 | 100 |
| Graeme Smith | c Tatenda Taibu b Prosper Utseya | 96 | 99 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 24 | 31 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 0 | 5 |
Did not bat: Loots Bosman, Shaun Pollock, Vernon Philander, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 20 · Total 251 for 2
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mpofu | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Gary Brent | 8 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 9 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Keith Dabengwa | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Sean Williams | 2.1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-174 (Graeme Smith, 28.2 ov), 2-246 (Herschelle Gibbs, 37.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (62) and Graeme Smith (96) | 174 | 170 |
| second | Herschelle Gibbs (49) and Jean-Paul Duminy (19) | 72 | 58 |
| third | Jean-Paul Duminy (5) and AB de Villiers (0) | 5 | 7 |
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