South Africa v Zimbabwe, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Only Test, Zimbabwe tour of South Africa, 2017
Zimbabwe tour of South Africa Only Test: South Africa v Zimbabwe at Port Elizabeth, December 26, 2017

South Africa
SA
309/9d (78.3)

Zimbabwe
ZIM
68/10 (30.1) & 121/10 (42.3)
Finished
SA won by an inns & 120 runs
South Africa inningSA inn.309/9 (78.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c PJ Moor b KM Jarvis | 31 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 55.35 |
c PJ Moor b KM Jarvis | ||||||
| Aiden Markram | c B Taylor b KM Jarvis | 125 | 204 | 14 | 2 | 61.27 |
c B Taylor b KM Jarvis | ||||||
| Hashim Amla | c PJ Moor b CB Mpofu | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
c PJ Moor b CB Mpofu | ||||||
| AB de Villiers(C) | c & b CB Mpofu | 53 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 81.53 |
c & b CB Mpofu | ||||||
| Temba Bavuma | c B Taylor b KM Jarvis | 44 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 61.11 |
c B Taylor b KM Jarvis | ||||||
| Quinton De Kock(WK) | lbw b G Cremer | 24 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 63.15 |
lbw b G Cremer | ||||||
| Vernon Philander | lbw b G Cremer | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.66 |
lbw b G Cremer | ||||||
| Andile Phehlukwayo | Not out | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
Not out | ||||||
| Kagiso Rabada | runout (B Taylor / PJ Moor) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
runout (B Taylor / PJ Moor) | ||||||
| Keshav Maharaj | c RP Burl b CB Mpofu | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
c RP Burl b CB Mpofu | ||||||
| Extra | 7 (b 2, w 1, nb 2, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 309/9 (78.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jarvis | 18 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 3.16 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 13 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 3.69 |
| Chris Mpofu | 13.3 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 4.29 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | 11 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 4.63 |
| Graeme Cremer | 18 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 3.66 |
| Sikandar Raza | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-72 (D Elgar - 21.3 ov), 2-77 (H Amla - 24.2 ov), 3-173 (A Villiers - 46.5 ov), 4-251 (A Markram - 65.3 ov), 5-272 (T Bavuma - 71.3 ov), 6-298 (V Philander - 75.5 ov), 7-303 (Q Kock - 77.3 ov), 8-304 (K Rabada - 77.4 ov), 9-309 (K Maharaj - 78.3 ov)
Zimbabwe inningZIM inn.68/10 (30.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | lbw b M Morkel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b M Morkel | ||||||
| Chamu Chibhabha | c T Bavuma b M Morkel | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.57 |
c T Bavuma b M Morkel | ||||||
| Craig Ervine | lbw b V Philander | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 12.90 |
lbw b V Philander | ||||||
| Brendan Taylor(WK) | c A Villiers b M Morkel | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c A Villiers b M Morkel | ||||||
| Ryan Burl | b M Morkel | 16 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 45.71 |
b M Morkel | ||||||
| Kyle Jarvis | c A Villiers b A Phehlukwayo | 23 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 46.00 |
c A Villiers b A Phehlukwayo | ||||||
| Sikandar Raza | c A Villiers b M Morkel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c A Villiers b M Morkel | ||||||
| Peter Moor | b A Phehlukwayo | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.36 |
b A Phehlukwayo | ||||||
| Graeme Cremer(C) | c A Villiers b K Rabada | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
c A Villiers b K Rabada | ||||||
| Chris Mpofu | c T Bavuma b K Rabada | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c T Bavuma b K Rabada | ||||||
| Blessing Muzarabani | Not out | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 68/10 (30.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 11 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1.90 |
| Vernon Philander | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 2.10 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 6.1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1.94 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (H Masakadza - 0.1 ov), 2-11 (C Chibhabha - 6.2 ov), 3-11 (B Taylor - 8.1 ov), 4-14 (C Ervine - 10.4 ov), 5-36 (RP Burl - 19.1 ov), 6-36 (S Raza - 19.5 ov), 7-55 (KM Jarvis - 25.5 ov), 8-63 (G Cremer - 28.4 ov), 9-63 (PJ Moor - 29.1 ov), 10-68 (CB Mpofu - 30.1 ov)
Zimbabwe inningZIM inn.121/10 (42.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | c A Villiers b K Maharaj | 13 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 38.23 |
c A Villiers b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Chamu Chibhabha | c A Villiers b K Rabada | 15 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 27.77 |
c A Villiers b K Rabada | ||||||
| Craig Ervine | lbw b A Phehlukwayo | 23 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 39.65 |
lbw b A Phehlukwayo | ||||||
| Brendan Taylor(WK) | c H Amla b K Maharaj | 16 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
c H Amla b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Ryan Burl | c A Villiers b A Phehlukwayo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c A Villiers b A Phehlukwayo | ||||||
| Sikandar Raza | c A Phehlukwayo b K Maharaj | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
c A Phehlukwayo b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Peter Moor | c A Villiers b A Phehlukwayo | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
c A Villiers b A Phehlukwayo | ||||||
| Graeme Cremer(C) | Not out | 18 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 48.64 |
Not out | ||||||
| Kyle Jarvis | b V Philander | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
b V Philander | ||||||
| Chris Mpofu | b K Maharaj | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Blessing Muzarabani | b K Maharaj | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 111.11 |
b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Extra | 15 (b 8, w 0, nb 0, lb 7) | |||||
| Total | 121/10 (42.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Vernon Philander | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1.42 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 17.3 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 3.37 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1.71 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1.85 |
Fall of wickets: 1-54 (C Chibhabha - 17.2 ov), 2-75 (B Taylor - 26.6 ov), 3-75 (C Ervine - 27.2 ov), 4-80 (S Raza - 28.3 ov), 5-80 (RP Burl - 29.1 ov), 6-87 (PJ Moor - 31.2 ov), 7-91 (H Masakadza - 34.2 ov), 8-98 (KM Jarvis - 37.5 ov), 9-103 (CB Mpofu - 38.6 ov), 10-121 (B Muzarabani - 42.3 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2017-12-26 17:00 PM
Venue
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss
South Africa elected to bat
Umpires
- Richard Kettleborough
- Paul Reiffel
Tv Umpires
- Michael Gough
Match Referee
- Chris Broad
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174/10 (46.5)

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289/10 (102.2) & 240/10 (84)
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124/10 (49.2) & 150/10 (81.3)
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426/10 (88.2) & 30/0 (5.5)

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195/10 (71.1) & 260/10 (74.2)
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