Zimbabwe v South Africa - Cricket - BBC Sport

Sat 28 Jun 2025 - Wed 2 Jul 2025Men's International Test Match Series - 1st Test - Day 5 of 5

South Africa win by 328 runs

South Africa 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
de Zorzi,caught Bennett, bowled Chivanga de Zorzi, caught Bennett, bowled Chivanga	0	16	16	0	0	22	0.00
Breetzke,caught Bennett, bowled Chivanga Breetzke, caught Bennett, bowled Chivanga	13	45	37	1	0	53	28.89
Mulder,run out Muzarabani Mulder, run out Muzarabani	17	47	35	1	0	70	36.17
Bedingham,caught Ervine, bowled Chivanga Bedingham, caught Ervine, bowled Chivanga	0	3	3	0	0	5	0.00
Pretorius,caught Masakadza, bowled Chivanga Pretorius, caught Masakadza, bowled Chivanga	153	160	78	11	4	198	95.63
Brevis,caught Chivanga, bowled Muzarabani Brevis, caught Chivanga, bowled Muzarabani	51	41	20	3	4	65	124.39
Verreynne,caught Ervine, bowled Masakadza Verreynne, caught Ervine, bowled Masakadza	10	16	12	2	0	19	62.50
Bosch,not out Bosch, not out	100	124	66	10	0	180	80.65
Maharaj,caught Bennett, bowled Masekesa Maharaj, caught Bennett, bowled Masekesa	21	30	23	1	2	34	70.00
Yusuf,caught Williams, bowled Muzarabani Yusuf, caught Williams, bowled Muzarabani	27	49	40	5	0	42	55.10
Maphaka,not out Maphaka, not out	9	12	9	0	1	25	75.00
Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 14, total 17 Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 14, total 17
Total,418 for 9 declared 90.0 overs Total,418 for 9 declared 90.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Muzarabani	20.0	7	59	2	96	1	0	9	0	2.95
Masakadza	30.0	2	109	1	107	0	0	7	1	3.63
Chivanga	16.0	2	83	4	58	2	0	8	1	5.18
Masekesa	13.0	1	97	1	39	0	0	7	6	7.46
Bennett	9.0	0	46	0	29	0	0	3	2	5.11
Madhevere	2.0	0	10	0	8	0	0	0	1	5.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
3 for 1 (5.4 overs)	de Zorzi
21 for 2 (12.6 overs)	Breetzke
23 for 3 (14.2 overs)	Bedingham
55 for 4 (22.3 overs)	Mulder
150 for 5 (36.5 overs)	Brevis
181 for 6 (41.4 overs)	Verreynne
289 for 7 (64.2 overs)	Pretorius
330 for 8 (73.2 overs)	Maharaj
389 for 9 (84.6 overs)	Yusuf

Zimbabwe 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Bennett,retired hurt Bennett, retired hurt	19	28	21	4	0	35	67.86
Kaitano,caught de Zorzi, bowled Yusuf Kaitano, caught de Zorzi, bowled Yusuf	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.00
Welch,caught Verreynne, bowled Yusuf Welch, caught Verreynne, bowled Yusuf	4	5	4	1	0	15	80.00
Williams,stumped Verreynne, bowled Maharaj Williams, stumped Verreynne, bowled Maharaj	137	164	89	16	0	264	83.54
Ervine,stumped Verreynne, bowled Maharaj Ervine, stumped Verreynne, bowled Maharaj	36	90	69	4	0	106	40.00
Madhevere,leg before wicket, bowled Mulder Madhevere, leg before wicket, bowled Mulder	15	25	18	0	1	36	60.00
Masvaure,caught Verreynne, bowled Mulder Masvaure, caught Verreynne, bowled Mulder	7	9	3	0	0	19	77.78
Tsiga,caught Yusuf, bowled Mulder Tsiga, caught Yusuf, bowled Mulder	9	8	5	2	0	10	112.50
Masakadza,caught Verreynne, bowled Yusuf Masakadza, caught Verreynne, bowled Yusuf	4	23	22	1	0	25	17.39
Masekesa,not out Masekesa, not out	11	43	36	1	0	55	25.58
Muzarabani,bowled Mulder Muzarabani, bowled Mulder	0	8	8	0	0	6	0.00
Chivanga,caught Maphaka, bowled Maharaj Chivanga, caught Maphaka, bowled Maharaj	0	3	3	0	0	2	0.00
Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 9 Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 9
Total,251 all out 67.4 overs Total,251 all out 67.4 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Yusuf	14.0	2	42	3	60	1	0	5	0	3.00
Maphaka	12.0	1	52	0	50	0	1	9	0	4.33
Mulder	16.0	2	50	4	67	0	1	5	0	3.12
Bosch	9.0	1	31	0	41	0	0	4	0	3.44
Maharaj	16.4	1	70	3	60	0	0	6	1	4.20

Fall of wicket	Batter
5 for 1 (0.5 overs)	Kaitano
23 for 2 (4.1 overs)	Welch
119 for 3 (33.4 overs)	Ervine
167 for 4 (42.5 overs)	Madhevere
185 for 5 (46.3 overs)	Masvaure
201 for 6 (48.6 overs)	Tsiga
217 for 7 (54.6 overs)	Masakadza
249 for 8 (65.2 overs)	Williams
250 for 9 (66.6 overs)	Muzarabani
251 for 10 (67.4 overs)	Chivanga

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Breetzke,caught Madhevere, bowled Chivanga Breetzke, caught Madhevere, bowled Chivanga	1	6	5	0	0	5	16.67
de Zorzi,caught Williams, bowled Chivanga de Zorzi, caught Williams, bowled Chivanga	31	35	18	3	0	79	88.57
Mulder,caught Kaitano, bowled Madhevere Mulder, caught Kaitano, bowled Madhevere	147	206	134	17	2	233	71.36
Bedingham,caught Williams, bowled Masakadza Bedingham, caught Williams, bowled Masakadza	35	39	22	4	1	50	89.74
Pretorius,bowled Masekesa Pretorius, bowled Masekesa	4	6	4	0	0	5	66.67
Brevis,bowled Masekesa Brevis, bowled Masekesa	3	9	6	0	0	13	33.33
Verreynne,caught Ervine, bowled Masakadza Verreynne, caught Ervine, bowled Masakadza	36	56	34	3	0	87	64.29
Bosch,bowled Masakadza Bosch, bowled Masakadza	36	41	20	4	0	67	87.80
Maharaj,bowled Masakadza Maharaj, bowled Masakadza	51	70	46	4	1	71	72.86
Yusuf,not out Yusuf, not out	8	17	12	1	0	23	47.06
Maphaka,bowled Muzarabani Maphaka, bowled Muzarabani	8	14	11	0	1	18	57.14
Extras, no balls 2, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 9 Extras, no balls 2, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 9
Total,369 all out 82.5 overs Total,369 all out 82.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Muzarabani	11.5	1	38	1	53	1	1	3	1	3.21
Chivanga	16.0	0	76	2	59	1	1	10	0	4.75
Masakadza	22.0	0	98	4	82	0	0	7	3	4.45
Madhevere	10.0	1	35	1	41	0	0	4	0	3.50
Masekesa	23.0	1	117	2	75	0	0	12	1	5.08

Fall of wicket	Batter
1 for 1 (1.2 overs)	Breetzke
64 for 2 (18.1 overs)	de Zorzi
136 for 3 (32.1 overs)	Bedingham
141 for 4 (33.5 overs)	Pretorius
155 for 5 (37.1 overs)	Brevis
259 for 6 (58.6 overs)	Mulder
259 for 7 (59.3 overs)	Verreynne
351 for 8 (77.4 overs)	Bosch
352 for 9 (79.1 overs)	Maharaj
369 for 10 (82.5 overs)	Maphaka

Zimbabwe 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Kaitano,caught Pretorius, bowled Bosch Kaitano, caught Pretorius, bowled Bosch	12	62	54	0	0	71	19.35
Masvaure,caught Mulder, bowled Yusuf Masvaure, caught Mulder, bowled Yusuf	12	76	68	1	0	98	15.79
Welch,caught de Zorzi, bowled Bosch Welch, caught de Zorzi, bowled Bosch	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Williams,caught Verreynne, bowled Bosch Williams, caught Verreynne, bowled Bosch	26	18	9	5	0	21	144.44
Ervine,caught de Zorzi, bowled Bosch Ervine, caught de Zorzi, bowled Bosch	49	77	52	7	0	107	63.64
Madhevere,caught Verreynne, bowled Yusuf Madhevere, caught Verreynne, bowled Yusuf	0	8	8	0	0	8	0.00
Tsiga,caught Bosch, bowled Yusuf Tsiga, caught Bosch, bowled Yusuf	0	4	4	0	0	7	0.00
Masakadza,caught Mulder, bowled Maharaj Masakadza, caught Mulder, bowled Maharaj	57	92	69	9	0	102	61.96
Masekesa,bowled Bosch Masekesa, bowled Bosch	3	10	8	0	0	10	30.00
Muzarabani,not out Muzarabani, not out	32	29	20	4	2	37	110.34
Chivanga,stumped Verreynne, bowled Brevis Chivanga, stumped Verreynne, bowled Brevis	1	22	21	0	0	23	4.55
Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 4, leg byes 5, total 16 Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 4, leg byes 5, total 16
Total,208 all out 66.2 overs Total,208 all out 66.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Yusuf	9.0	3	22	3	44	0	0	2	0	2.44
Mulder	7.0	2	13	0	36	0	0	2	0	1.85
Maphaka	10.0	3	28	0	48	1	1	3	0	2.80
Maharaj	24.0	7	71	1	113	0	0	10	1	2.95
Bosch	12.0	2	43	5	54	0	1	6	0	3.58
Brevis	4.2	0	22	1	18	0	0	3	1	5.07

Fall of wicket	Batter
32 for 1 (18.2 overs)	Kaitano
32 for 2 (18.3 overs)	Welch
64 for 3 (24.2 overs)	Williams
68 for 4 (28.1 overs)	Masvaure
72 for 5 (30.3 overs)	Madhevere
82 for 6 (32.2 overs)	Tsiga
165 for 7 (52.5 overs)	Ervine
173 for 8 (56.1 overs)	Masekesa
181 for 9 (59.4 overs)	Masakadza
208 for 10 (66.2 overs)	Chivanga

home team, Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett
Takudzwanashe Kaitano
Nick Welch
Sean Williams
Craig Ervine , Captain
Wesley Madhevere
Tafadzwa Tsiga , Wicket Keeper
Wellington Masakadza
Vincent Masekesa
Blessing Muzarabani
Tanaka Chivanga
Prince Masvaure

away team, South Africa

Tony de Zorzi
Matthew Breetzke
Wiaan Mulder
David Bedingham
Lhuan-dré Pretorius
Dewald Brevis
Kyle Verreynne , Wicket Keeper
Corbin Bosch
Keshav Maharaj , Captain
Codi Yusuf
Kwena Maphaka

Zimbabwe
South Africa

home team, Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett
Takudzwanashe Kaitano
Nick Welch
Sean Williams
Craig Ervine , Captain
Wesley Madhevere
Tafadzwa Tsiga , Wicket Keeper
Wellington Masakadza
Vincent Masekesa
Blessing Muzarabani
Tanaka Chivanga
Prince Masvaure

Start Time:: 09:00
Toss:: South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Officials:: Richard Illingworth, Jayaraman Madanagopal, Forster Mutizwa, Ranjan Madugalle, Langton Rusere