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Zimbabwe vs South Africa 2017 Only Test Full Commentary
Result · Dec 26 2017, Tue - 05:00 PM (IST)
SOUTH AFRICA309/9 decl
ZIMBABWE68, 121 f/o
South Africa won by an innings and 120 runs
CRR:2.85
Player Of The Match
OUT! Caught. Christopher Mpofu to Keshav Maharaj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to gully, by Burl. Zimbabwe have another, Maharaj is gone now as Burl takes a fantastic catch at gully. Maharaj pulled out of the shot and it went into the slip corden, Burl taking a beauty to dismiss the batsman. It feels like they've thrown their wickets away in order to allow some overs to be bowled at their opposition under the lights this evening. Maybe it is! They have declared their innings on 309-9, what a fightback from the Zimbabweans as they restrict South Africa to a score which is par at best. The bowling after tea has been outstanding and they have taken five wickets for just 58 runs. Now it's time to see whether they can carry this momentum through into their batting performance.
FOUR! Christopher Mpofu to Keshav Maharaj. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. Maharaj gets four as he cuts away the short ball from Mpofu up and over the man at point. It only just gets past the reach of his hand and goes for four.
Christopher Mpofu to Keshav Maharaj. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Graeme Cremer to Keshav Maharaj. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, direct hit by Ervine, overthrow by Ervine.
Graeme Cremer to Keshav Maharaj. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Burl.
OUT! Run Out. Graeme Cremer to Kagiso Rabada. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Moor, by Taylor. Would you believe it, Rabada has been run out on his first delivery! The ball beats him all ends up but an outside edge takes the ball past the infield and the batsman come back for a second. It was a poor decision as Moor picks up the ball well and gets it to the hands of Taylor who whips off the bails and leaves South Africa eight wickets down.
OUT! L.B.W. Graeme Cremer to Quinton de Kock. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Cremer has another! His second wicket in five deliveries and it's De Kock who he's trapped infront of the stumps LBW this time around. De Kock tried to sweep the ball away but could do nothing to stop the ball crashing into his pads, he look pretty plumb and the umpire raises his finger. Zimbabwe have another and the new ball is on the way in just a couple of overs. Drinks have been taken.
Graeme Cremer to Quinton de Kock. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Graeme Cremer to Quinton de Kock. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Butt.
Christopher Mpofu to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Muzarabani.
Christopher Mpofu to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Christopher Mpofu to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Jarvis.
FOUR! Christopher Mpofu to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Phehlukwayo plays a beautiful drive through the point region, that races away for four, to get off of the mark. South Africa could do with one more big innings from a batsman here to post an imposing first innings total. Zimbabwe have their tails up and are looking to clean them out as quick as possible.
Christopher Mpofu to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Christopher Mpofu to Quinton de Kock. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Jarvis.
Graeme Cremer to Andile Phehlukwayo. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
OUT! L.B.W. Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Graeme Cremer to Vernon Philander. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to point. Philander goes as the spinners get their first wicket of the day. It's a great time to strike for Zimbabwe with the new ball on the way. De Kock is clearly still struggling with the muscle in his leg and won't be batting to his full potential. Zimbabwe will be growing in confidence as they enter the tail end batsman here.
Graeme Cremer to Vernon Philander. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Butt.
Graeme Cremer to Quinton de Kock. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Chibhabha.
Graeme Cremer to Quinton de Kock. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Butt.
FOUR! Chamu Chibhabha to Vernon Philander. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Philander gets another four as he steers a short wide ball down to third-man. South Africa are scoring quickly here as Zimbabwe close in on taking the new ball.
Chamu Chibhabha to Vernon Philander. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Chamu Chibhabha to Vernon Philander. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Chibhabha.
Chamu Chibhabha to Quinton de Kock. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Mpofu.
Chamu Chibhabha to Quinton de Kock. Back of a length, to leg on the front foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Burl.
Chamu Chibhabha to Quinton de Kock. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Mpofu.
Kyle Jarvis to Vernon Philander. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cremer.
Kyle Jarvis to Vernon Philander. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement defending, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Moor.
Kyle Jarvis to Vernon Philander. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Jarvis.
Kyle Jarvis to Vernon Philander. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Cremer, fielded by Chibhabha.
OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Christopher Mpofu. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to gully, by Bavuma. Good catch by Bavuma diving forward, a second of the innings for him. Mpofu just prodding at the ball there.
A sorry innings from Zimbabwe but a lot of very high quality bowling from South Africa, led by Morne Morkel with his seventh 5-wicket haul in Tests.
South Africa have enforced the follow on.
No ball Kagiso Rabada to Christopher Mpofu. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by de Villiers.
FOUR! Andile Phehlukwayo to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. The first runs in Test cricket for Muzarabani. A strong drive back down the ground.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump backing away, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Blessing Muzarabani. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Blessing Muzarabani. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
OUT! Bowled. Andile Phehlukwayo to Peter Moor. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge. Timid shot from Moor there, he never seemed to move his feet and gets a thin inside edge onto middle stump.
Kagiso Rabada to Christopher Mpofu. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Philander.
Kagiso Rabada to Christopher Mpofu. Yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by de Villiers. Excellent line from Rabada, forcing the Zimbabwe captain to play at the ball and he was done by the pace. Another simple catch for de Villiers. Zimbabwe in serious trouble here.
Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Markram.
Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs.
Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
No ball Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit body to gully for 1 run, fielded by Bavuma.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Peter Moor. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Philander.
FOUR! Andile Phehlukwayo to Peter Moor. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Short and wide and punished by PJ Moor.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Peter Moor. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump swayed away, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Peter Moor. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Markram.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Peter Moor. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Markram.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Peter Moor. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Maharaj.
Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Morkel.
Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Kagiso Rabada to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Morkel.
Kagiso Rabada to Peter Moor. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to cover for 1 run.
Kagiso Rabada to Peter Moor. Length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Graeme Cremer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
OUT! Caught. Andile Phehlukwayo to Kyle Jarvis. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by de Villiers. Jarvis pushes at another ball outside the off stump, the ball just straightens enough to take the outside edge. 200 Test matches career catches for AB de Villiers.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Kyle Jarvis. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Morkel.
OUT! Bowled. Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Fuller from Maharaj and this time he hits the stumps. That's his 5-for, very well deserved in this innings.
South Africa complete a very dominating performance, winning inside five sessions. Although Zimbabwe were never expected to win this match, they will consider this performance as disappointing and feel they should've scored more runs considering their good bowling performance on Day 1. The two five wicket hauls from Morne Morkel and Keshav Maharaj and eight catches in the match for the "better-than-average" stand-in wicket keeper AB de Villiers are the key performances in this game for the Proteas.
Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Stock length ball, to leg down the track flick, hit pad to short leg for no runs.
Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Seaming away length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Rabada.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.
FOUR! Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, thick edge past deep backward point for 4 runs. Boundaries flowing for Zimbabwe. Albeit not textbook strokes. This one, a thick edge behind point that runs away.
Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Quicker ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs.
SIX! Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Consecutive boundaries for the Zimbabwe number 11. He launches Maharaj over deep mid wicket.
FOUR! Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. He goes hard at the ball and just clears mid off.
FOUR! Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. Cremer moves across his stumps and tickles the ball down to fine leg.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to square leg for no runs, fielded by Markram.
Vernon Philander to Graeme Cremer. Out-swinging back of a length, off stump on the back foot defending, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Markram.
OUT! Bowled. Keshav Maharaj to Christopher Mpofu. Quicker ball yorker, middle stump no foot movement sweeping, missed. Mpofu caught between two minds with which shot he wanted to play there. Good quicker ball from Maharaj.
Keshav Maharaj to Christopher Mpofu. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Keshav Maharaj to Graeme Cremer. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to long off for 1 run, fielded by Elgar.
FOUR! Keshav Maharaj to Graeme Cremer. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. That shot brings the 100 up for Zimbabwe. Too straight from Maharaj and strongly swept away.
Keshav Maharaj to Graeme Cremer. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Markram.
Keshav Maharaj to Graeme Cremer. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
Vernon Philander to Christopher Mpofu. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.
OUT! Bowled. Vernon Philander to Kyle Jarvis. Seaming away length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, missed. That ball is too good for many batsmen around the world. Angled in, seam away and hits the top of off stump. Perfect delivery. South Africa look like wrapping this up within five sessions.
Vernon Philander to Kyle Jarvis. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Villiers.