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South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 1st ODI Match Summary

SA vs ZIM, 2018 - ODI Summary

South Africa vs Zimbabwe Scorecard

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1st ODI, De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley , Sep 30, 2018

South Africa South Africa

119/5 (26.1/50)

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

117 (34.1/50)

South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets

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ZIM

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ZIM 117/10

Bat Top Batsmen

Elton Chigumbura

Elton Chigumbura

27 (37)

Hamilton Masakadza

Hamilton Masakadza

25 (52)

Bowl Top Bowlers

Bowler

Lungi Ngidi

ECON 2.32

8.1

OVERS

19/3

R/W

Bowler

Andile Phehlukwayo

ECON 3.14

7

OVERS

22/2

R/W

SA 119/5

Bat Top Batsmen

Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen

44 (44)

Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram

27 (38)

Bowl Top Bowlers

Bowler

Tendai Chatara

ECON 2

6

OVERS

12/2

R/W

Bowler

Wellington Masakadza

ECON 5.2

5

OVERS

26/2

R/W

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update

Right then! It was expected to be a one-sided contest and it eventually turned out to be that way in the end. The match has barely lasted 60 overs. Can we get a better contest, come game 2? Let us hope that. Join us for the second ODI on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2018 at 1 pm local (1100 GMT). That is a day-night affair. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

JP Duminy like the ones before him, agrees that the pitch behaved stranger than usual. Says that the Kimberley track does a bit in the morning but today, it was a bit more. Is not too worried about his batsmen getting dismissed and outs it down to job done in the end. Is proud of his team for sticking to the game plans and executing them well. And then, he says that it was a difficult wicket to bat upon. On being asked about South Africa trying to play aggressive cricket, Duminy admits that it is a plan but today, it could not quite come off as batting aggressively on this pitch was difficult. (Still, his batsmen kept playing their shots...)

LUNGI NGIDI HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. He, too, seems surprised by the spice in the wicket. Is happy to register a win after two successive losses in Sri Lanka. On his bowling plans, Lungi says that with the surface doing so much, he just needed to put the ball in the right areas. On choosing the right end, Ngidi credits it to Rabada who preferred to run into the wind as the latter likes to challenge himself, giving Lungi the easier option. Having said that, Ngidi also says that he too, would have loved to run into thr wind. On his success, he says that he is enjoying international cricket at the moment and hopes to be consistent.

Zimbabwean skipper, Hamilton Masakadza admits that he was surprised by how the pitch played. Adds that the team did have a look at the surface in the morning but it played out a bit more fruitful for the bowlers than it looked. Laments the poor batting but looking at the track, he feels that had his team got 50-60 more runs, it would have been a great contest. On the remaining matches, he wishes that his batting unit puts more runs on the board.

Now, a word about Zimbabwe's bowling. Could not find too many words to describe about their batting. But with the ball, their attitude was impressive. They knew that to win, or even compete, they had to bowl South Africa out and they did so, smartly. One cannot say that they bowled impeccable lines and lengths but they were toying with the ego of the opposition. Tendai Chatara perhaps, could have been given more overs. Please stay tuned or the presentation.

Heinrich Klaasen top scored for South Africa but cannot say that he looked a class apart. He too, played the same type of shots as his other mates did and gifted his wicket as well. Only, he lasted longer than the rest. In the dressing room, the team will be discussing on how can the batting do better next time.

Coming in with an aim of demolishing the opposition bowlers, the home side played more attacking shots than necessary. One can understand their motive but normal cricket could have got them results for their strokes as well. However, they tried to hit out almost each and every ball and as a result - were 4 down for 58. Another wicket there and we would have had a game on our hands.

A look at the match - one side gets bowled out inside 35 overs while the other loses half its unit in chasing a paltry total. But was it really that difficult a pitch? Well, perhaps - there was a shade of uneven bounce here and there. But while Zimbabwe batsmen lost their wickets to some good bowling, the same cannot be said about the Proteas.

Comfortable win for South Africa. But they made a hash of it. They have registered their BIGGEST ODI WIN over Zimbabwe in terms of balls remaining, but it was a bit of careless cricket from the home side's batsmen.

26.1

4

Sean Williams To Willem Mulder

FOUR! VICTORY FOR SOUTH AFRICA! They have huffed and puffed but have eventually got there. Down the leg side, Mulder just gets a tickle, past the keeper, to the fine leg fence. South Africa win by 5 wickets and 143 balls to spare.

Over 26 : 115/5

6 Runs

JP Duminy

16 (29)

W. Mulder

10 (16)

B. Mavuta

4-0-24-1

25.6

4

Brandon Mavuta To JP Duminy

FOUR! Down the leg side, Duminy paddles it fine and gets a boundary. South Africa are a hit away from a win now.

25.5

1

Brandon Mavuta To Willem Mulder

On middle, flicked through the leg side for a run.

25.4

0

Brandon Mavuta To Willem Mulder

Full and around middle, Mulder looks to flick but gets a bit of a leading edge to the off side.

25.3

0

Brandon Mavuta To Willem Mulder

Full and just around off, watchfully defended.

25.2

1

Brandon Mavuta To JP Duminy

On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

25.1

0

Brandon Mavuta To JP Duminy

Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Brandon Mavuta is back on. 3-0-18-1 so far.

Over 25 : 109/5

4 Runs

W. Mulder

9 (13)

JP Duminy

11 (26)

S. Williams

4-0-15-0

24.6

0

Sean Williams To Willem Mulder

Shorter and flatter this, punched off the back foot.

24.5

2

Sean Williams To Willem Mulder

Errs in length and lands it shorter of full length, Mulder rocks back and punches it through point, the fielder at sweeper cover does well to run across and restrict the batsmen to just a brace.

24.4

1

Sean Williams To JP Duminy

Tossed up delivery on off, Duminy skips down the track and drives it to long of for a single.

24.3

1

Sean Williams To Willem Mulder

Mulder flicks it away with a wristy shot and picks up a single.

24.2

0

Sean Williams To Willem Mulder

Fuller on middle, played to mid-wicket to get a run and change strike. Intelligent batting this.

24.1

0

Sean Williams To Willem Mulder

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Over 24 : 105/5

2 Runs

W. Mulder

6 (8)

JP Duminy

10 (25)

W. Masakadza

5-1-26-2

23.6

1

Wellington Masakadza To Willem Mulder

Shorter again and is punched through cover-point for a single.

23.5

0

Wellington Masakadza To Willem Mulder

First aggressive instinct by Mulder but fails, luckily he gets beaten on the attempted square cut.

23.4

0

Wellington Masakadza To Willem Mulder

Mulder has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

23.3

0

Wellington Masakadza To Willem Mulder

Slower and shorter, punched to covers.

23.2

1

Wellington Masakadza To JP Duminy

Tossed up on off, Duminy plays it through mid-wicket to change strike.

23.1

0

Wellington Masakadza To JP Duminy

Duminy dances down the track but decides to defend it. Interesting approach this.

Over 23 : 103/5

7 Runs

W. Mulder

5 (4)

JP Duminy

9 (23)

S. Williams

3-0-11-0

22.6

4

Sean Williams To Willem Mulder

FOUR! On the last ball Williams errs in length, Mulder sees it short and wide, goes back and cuts hard through point for a boundary.

Full Commentary

26 OV

6 Runs

B. Mavuta to JP Duminy W. Mulder

25 OV

4 Runs

S. Williams to W. Mulder JP Duminy

24 OV

2 Runs

W. Masakadza to JP Duminy W. Mulder

23 OV

7 Runs

S. Williams to JP Duminy W. Mulder

22 OV

12 Runs

W. Masakadza to H. Klaasen W. Mulder

21 OV

3 Runs

S. Williams to H. Klaasen JP Duminy

20 OV

6 Runs

K. Jarvis to JP Duminy H. Klaasen

19 OV

2 Runs

S. Williams to H. Klaasen JP Duminy

18 OV

1 Runs

K. Jarvis to H. Klaasen JP Duminy

17 OV

10 Runs

B. Mavuta to JP Duminy H. Klaasen

16 OV

4 Runs

K. Jarvis to H. Klaasen

15 OV

1 Runs

B. Mavuta to H. Klaasen C. Jonker JP Duminy

14 OV

5 Runs

K. Jarvis to H. Klaasen C. Jonker

13 OV

7 Runs

B. Mavuta to H. Klaasen C. Jonker

12 OV

1 Runs

T. Chatara to C. Jonker

11 OV

4 Runs

W. Masakadza to H. Klaasen

10 OV

1 Runs

T. Chatara to A. Markram

9 OV

8 Runs

W. Masakadza to H. Klaasen A. Markram

8 OV

6 Runs

T. Chatara to A. Markram

7 OV

0 Runs

W. Masakadza to R. Hendricks H. Klaasen

6 OV

2 Runs

T. Chatara to A. Markram R. Hendricks

5 OV

9 Runs

K. Jarvis to A. Markram R. Hendricks

4 OV

1 Runs

T. Chatara to D. Elgar A. Markram R. Hendricks

3 OV

5 Runs

K. Jarvis to D. Elgar A. Markram

2 OV

2 Runs

T. Chatara to D. Elgar A. Markram

1 OV

6 Runs

K. Jarvis to A. Markram

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