SA vs ZIM Live Cricket Score

14 OUT! GONE! What a start for Phehlukwayo! A half-hearted push has cost Hamilton his wicket. He keeps this a bit shorter of a good length around off, Hamilton looks to play a nothing shot by pushing at the ball tentatively. The little away movement on it takes the outside edge and Reeza Hendricks at first slip gobbles it easily to his right. The opener has thrown it away after battling hard and surviving the new ball phase. Must be gutted with himself. 38/3

3.1 OUT! South Africa draw first blood! Ngidi is the one who is in the thick of things straightaway. He steams in from over the wicket and bowls a fuller length ball in the tight off stump corridor, swinging away appreciably. Mire with minimal foot movement goes for a drive through the line but gets a thick outside edge which flies towards second slip. Hendricks stationed there takes it nicely. Both the slip fielders were standing really close to each other, they need to be watchful regarding it if the ball travels in between them. A duck for Solomon, 4th in ODIs but three in this year itself. 10/1

10.3 OUT! Number 2 for the Proteas! Brilliant stuff this from Mulder, he has just not left the good length in the corridor of the off stump. Ervine does not commit himself on the front foot and tries to keep it out with a straight bat. The ball pitches and seams away slightly. There is a sound as the ball goes past the bat and the Proteas are confident in their appeal. The umpire nods and Ervine has to take the long walk back. Replays later show that Ervine might have been a touch unlucky as the bat seems to have hit the front pad and the ball has missed the bat. However, there is no DRS system here and the batsman has to go. 28/2

19.1 OUT! Another one caught at slip and the smile is back! At last, Rabada is rewarded for some excellent pace bowling. He lands this a bit shorter of a good length around off. Taylor, tentatively, looks to play at it. The ball bounces a bit more than he expects and also nips away slightly, thereby taking the shoulder of his bat and some part of the gloves on the way to second slip. Reeza Hendricks takes a simple catch, his third of the innings already. Rabada has got his mojo back, his first spell was good but not rewarding which had the pacer a bit frustrated. 53/5

15.5 OUT! Second in two overs for Phehlukwayo! He dishes this a bit shorter of a good length. The bowler has varied his length well as he gets some movement on landing and Williams is beaten as he looks to close the bat face too early. Is rapped on the pads in front of the wickets. The Proteas go up with a big appeal and the umpire obliges. The ball before took off as it landed on a grassy patch but this one landed on a bare patch and hence, shot down. Not easy to bat here but the visitors need to show application. Fourth one down for Zimbabwe and they are tottering here. 44/4

21.4 OUT! Given out after a looong look at it. Looked out to the naked eye. Rabada lands this a bit shorter of good length around off. He has hit the deck hard and that helps in extracting some extra bounce off the surface. Moor, from within his crease, looks to block this out but the ball hits the splice and lobs to Elgar at first slip who seems to have taken a very low catch. The umpires go upstairs to check the catch and after many looks at it, Moor is given out. From most of the angles, it appeared that Elgar's fingers were under the ball as he was catching it. Fair enough decision. Another flop show by PM! 62/6

34.1 OUT! Ngidi shuts the visitors' innings with a 3-fer! He lands this one on a length in line of the stumps, Chigumbura goes through with his lofted stroke down the ground even though he is not to the pitch of it. Ends up mistiming it towards mid on where Rabada moves to his left to take the easiest of catches. ZIMBABWE ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 117! 117/10

27.5 OUT! Another one bites the dust! That looked very high to the naked eye though, might have been a harsh call. Tahir switches to around the wicket and bowls a conventional leg spinner on a shorter length this time, probably his first one to the left-hander. Masakadza goes for a pull across the line but misses to get hit on the back pad. Tahir roars in an appeal and the umpire raises his finger. In his first over, he was bowling googlies to Wellington and this time, he was not expecting the leg spinner. Can the Proteas bowl Zimbabwe out below 100? 86/7

29.3 OUT! LBW! Tahir has his second and Zimbabwe well... are going, going... He gets his second, courtesy a flipper! The South Africans are all over Zimbabwe like a rash. He slides this one on middle and it skids through after landing. Mavuta hangs back and looks to play it defensively to the leg side but misses to get hit flush on the pads. The Proteas appeal in unison and the umpire agrees. 96/8

32.5 OUT! The penultimate nail in the coffin! That one took off prodigiously and Jarvis falls prey to it. Back of a length ball on off, angling in sharply and with steep bounce. Jarvis hops to fend it down but gets beaten. The ball hits his right elbow and then deflects back to the stumps. Let's hope that Kyle is fine. He has just recovered from a finger injury. 112/9

10 OUT! Markram is not lucky for the third time. This is not dropped. This is not a no ball. Zimbabwe have struck thrice before Lunch. Full and outside off, Aiden does not care whether the break is coming or not. He is in the mood to attack and does not spare this one either. Looks to clear mid off but the ball hits the toe end of his bat. Goes straight to mid off where Elton Chigumbura takes it easily. Poor choice of a shot from Markram. He could have waited for a while and come back after the break. 40/3

3.1 OUT! Wild slog and a wicket gifted! Elgar, against the run of play, skips down the track on the very first ball of the fourth over. He looks to swat the length ball angling into his body through mid-wicket. But takes his eyes off it and his head moves while he is trying to whack it too hard. As a result, the ball flies off the leading edge to third man where Moor pouches it with his fingers pointing up. 13/1

6.3 OUT! Right through and Zimbabwe have taken 2! Lovely bowling from Masakadza but absolutely no technique from Reeza. This is landed on middle, RH lunges to defend but is nowhere to the pitch of the ball. The bat is not even close to the ball and is closer to the pad. Was he expecting the arm ball? Perhaps. But it isn't the arm ball. It spins away, past the outside edge and hits the timber. Wellington is excited, to say the least. 25/2

21.4 OUT! Klaasen is gone now. Just a ball before, a man was placed for this shot and the South African wicket-keeper joins his mates in handing one's wicket on a platter. The ball is short and Heinrich goes for the pull again. However, this time, the timing is not quite there and he finds Craig Ervine running in from deep mid-wicket. Easy catch. The on-air commentator says, 'Look at his reaction. He is mortified.' Powerful words. Just 22 more runs needed. 96/5

14.3 OUT! That is totally irresponsible and immature. Inexperience at show here. But Zimbabwe will not mind. Mavuta tosses this one and lands it full around the middle and leg stump line. Jonker, in aggressive mode for reasons unknown, tries to flick this uppishly through mid-wicket but hits it towards Williams there. He gets low to his left and takes a good catch. South Africa need to be careful now, they are 4 down. Game on? Still 60 needed. 58/4