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South Africa vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, 1st Test, Zimbabwe vs South Africa 2025
Result · Jun 28 2025, Sat - 01:30 PM (IST)
SOUTH AFRICA418/9 decl, 369
ZIMBABWE251, 208
South Africa won by 328 runs
CRR:3.14
Player Of The Match
SOUTH AFRICA - 418/9 (90.0)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ટોની ડી ઝોર્ઝી c Brian Bennett b Tanaka Chivanga | 0 | 16 | - | - | - | |
| Matthew Breetzke c Brian Bennett b Tanaka Chivanga | 13 | 45 | 1 | - | 28.89 | |
| વિલિયમ મુલ્ડર Run out (Blessing Muzarabani) | 17 | 47 | 1 | - | 36.17 | |
| David Bedingham c Craig Ervine b Tanaka Chivanga | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius c Wellington Masakadza b Tanaka Chivanga | 153 | 160 | 11 | 4 | 95.63 | |
| ડેવલ્ડ બ્રેવિસ c Tanaka Chivanga b Blessing Muzarabani | 51 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 124.39 | |
| Kyle Verreynne (wk) c Craig Ervine b Wellington Masakadza | 10 | 16 | 2 | - | 62.5 | |
| કોર્બીન બોસ Not out | 100 | 124 | 10 | - | 80.65 | |
| કેશવ મહારાજ (c) c Brian Bennett b Vincent Masekesa | 21 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 70 | |
| Codi Yusuf c Sean Williams b Blessing Muzarabani | 27 | 49 | 5 | - | 55.1 | |
| Kwena Maphaka Not out | 9 | 12 | - | 1 | 75 | |
| Extras | 17 ( lb: 14 Nb: 3) | |||||
| Total | 418 / 9 (90.0 ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 20 | 7 | 59 | 2 | 3 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 30 | 2 | 109 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 16 | 2 | 83 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 13 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Brian Bennett | 9 | - | 46 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Wesley Madhevere | 2 | - | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Fall Of Wickets | Batsman |
|---|---|
| 3/1 (5.4) | ટોની ડી ઝોર્ઝી |
| 21/2 (12.6) | Matthew Breetzke |
| 23/3 (14.2) | David Bedingham |
| 55/4 (22.3) | વિલિયમ મુલ્ડર |
| 150/5 (36.5) | ડેવલ્ડ બ્રેવિસ |
| 181/6 (41.4) | Kyle Verreynne |
| 289/7 (64.2) | Lhuan-dre Pretorius |
| 330/8 (73.2) | કેશવ મહારાજ |
| 389/9 (84.6) | Codi Yusuf |
ZIMBABWE - 251/10 (67.4)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett Retired Hurt | 19 | 28 | 4 | - | 67.86 | |
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano c Tony de Zorzi b Codi Yusuf | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Nick Welch c Kyle Verreynne b Codi Yusuf | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 80 | |
| Sean Williams st Kyle Verreynne b Keshav Maharaj | 137 | 164 | 16 | - | 83.54 | |
| Craig Ervine (c) st Kyle Verreynne b Keshav Maharaj | 36 | 90 | 4 | - | 40 | |
| Wesley Madhevere lbw b Wiaan Mulder | 15 | 25 | - | 1 | 60 | |
| Prince Masvaure c Kyle Verreynne b Wiaan Mulder | 7 | 9 | - | - | 77.78 | |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk) c Codi Yusuf b Wiaan Mulder | 9 | 8 | 2 | - | 112.5 | |
| Wellington Masakadza c Kyle Verreynne b Codi Yusuf | 4 | 23 | 1 | - | 17.39 | |
| Vincent Masekesa Not out | 11 | 43 | 1 | - | 25.58 | |
| Blessing Muzarabani b Wiaan Mulder | 0 | 8 | - | - | - | |
| Tanaka Chivanga c Kwena Maphaka b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Extras | 9 ( lb: 6 w: 2 Nb: 1) | |||||
| Total | 251 / 10 (67.4 ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codi Yusuf | 14 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 3 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 12 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 4.3 |
| વિલિયમ મુલ્ડર | 16 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 3.1 |
| કોર્બીન બોસ | 9 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3.4 |
| કેશવ મહારાજ | 16.4 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 4.2 |
 Replacement Player In |
 Replacement Player Out |
| Fall Of Wickets | Batsman |
|---|---|
| 5/1 (0.5) | Takudzwanashe Kaitano |
| 23/2 (4.1) | Nick Welch |
| 119/3 (33.4) | Craig Ervine |
| 167/4 (42.5) | Wesley Madhevere |
| 185/5 (46.3) | Prince Masvaure |
| 201/6 (48.6) | Tafadzwa Tsiga |
| 217/7 (54.6) | Wellington Masakadza |
| 249/8 (65.2) | Sean Williams |
| 250/9 (66.6) | Blessing Muzarabani |
| 251/10 (67.4) | Tanaka Chivanga |
SOUTH AFRICA - 369/10 (82.5)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Breetzke c Wessley Madhevere b Tanaka Chivanga | 1 | 6 | - | - | 16.67 | |
| ટોની ડી ઝોર્ઝી c Sean Williams b Tanaka Chivanga | 31 | 35 | 3 | - | 88.57 | |
| વિલિયમ મુલ્ડર c Takudzwanashe Kaitano b Wessley Madhevere | 147 | 206 | 17 | 2 | 71.36 | |
| David Bedingham c Sean Williams b Wellington Masakadza | 35 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 89.74 | |
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Vincent Masekesa | 4 | 6 | - | - | 66.67 | |
| ડેવલ્ડ બ્રેવિસ b Vincent Masekesa | 3 | 9 | - | - | 33.33 | |
| Kyle Verreynne (wk) c Craig Ervine b Wellington Masakadza | 36 | 56 | 3 | - | 64.29 | |
| કોર્બીન બોસ b Wellington Masakadza | 36 | 41 | 4 | - | 87.8 | |
| કેશવ મહારાજ (c) b Wellington Masakadza | 51 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 72.86 | |
| Codi Yusuf Not out | 8 | 17 | 1 | - | 47.06 | |
| Kwena Maphaka b Blessing Muzarabani | 8 | 14 | - | 1 | 57.14 | |
| Extras | 9 ( lb: 5 w: 2 Nb: 2) | |||||
| Total | 369 / 10 (82.5 ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 11.5 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 16 | - | 76 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 22 | - | 98 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Wesley Madhevere | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 23 | 1 | 117 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Fall Of Wickets | Batsman |
|---|---|
| 1/1 (1.2) | Matthew Breetzke |
| 64/2 (18.1) | ટોની ડી ઝોર્ઝી |
| 136/3 (32.1) | David Bedingham |
| 141/4 (33.5) | Lhuan-dre Pretorius |
| 155/5 (37.1) | ડેવલ્ડ બ્રેવિસ |
| 259/6 (58.6) | વિલિયમ મુલ્ડર |
| 259/7 (59.3) | Kyle Verreynne |
| 351/8 (77.4) | કોર્બીન બોસ |
| 352/9 (79.1) | કેશવ મહારાજ |
| 369/10 (82.5) | Kwena Maphaka |
ZIMBABWE - 208/10 (66.2)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano c Lhuan-dre Pretorius b Corbin Bosch | 12 | 62 | - | - | 19.35 | |
| Prince Masvaure c Wiaan Mulder b Codi Yusuf | 12 | 76 | 1 | - | 15.79 | |
| Nick Welch c Tony de Zorzi b Corbin Bosch | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Sean Williams c Kyle Verreynne b Corbin Bosch | 26 | 18 | 5 | - | 144.44 | |
| Craig Ervine (c) c Tony de Zorzi b Corbin Bosch | 49 | 77 | 7 | - | 63.64 | |
| Wesley Madhevere c Kyle Verreynne b Codi Yusuf | 0 | 8 | - | - | - | |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk) c Corbin Bosch b Codi Yusuf | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Wellington Masakadza c Wiaan Mulder b Keshav Maharaj | 57 | 92 | 9 | - | 61.96 | |
| Vincent Masekesa b Corbin Bosch | 3 | 10 | - | - | 30 | |
| Blessing Muzarabani Not out | 32 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 110.34 | |
| Tanaka Chivanga st Kyle Verreynne b Dewald Brevis | 1 | 22 | - | - | 4.55 | |
| Brian Bennett | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Extras | 16 ( lb: 5 w: 6 Nb: 1) | |||||
| Total | 208 / 10 (66.2 ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codi Yusuf | 9 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2.4 |
| વિલિયમ મુલ્ડર | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Kwena Maphaka | 10 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 2.8 |
| કેશવ મહારાજ | 24 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 3 |
| કોર્બીન બોસ | 12 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 3.6 |
| ડેવલ્ડ બ્રેવિસ | 4.2 | - | 22 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Fall Of Wickets | Batsman |
|---|---|
| 32/1 (18.2) | Takudzwanashe Kaitano |
| 32/2 (18.3) | Nick Welch |
| 64/3 (24.2) | Sean Williams |
| 68/4 (28.1) | Prince Masvaure |
| 72/5 (30.3) | Wesley Madhevere |
| 82/6 (32.2) | Tafadzwa Tsiga |
| 165/7 (52.5) | Craig Ervine |
| 173/8 (56.1) | Vincent Masekesa |
| 181/9 (59.4) | Wellington Masakadza |
| 208/10 (66.2) | Tanaka Chivanga |
Match Info
| Series: | South Africa in Zimbabwe 2025 |
| Date: | Jun 28 2025, Sat - 01:30 PM (IST) |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| City: | Bulawayo |
| Venue: | Queens Sports Club |
| Toss: | South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Zimbabwe Playing XI: | Brian Bennett, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Nick Welch, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine (c), Wessley Madhevere, Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Vincent Masekesa, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga, Prince Masvaure |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke, Wiaan Mulder, David Bedingham, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj (c), Codi Yusuf, Kwena Maphaka |
| Team Replacement: | Prince Masvaure replaces Brian Bennett at the crease in the 2nd innings, after 31.6 overs. |
- South Africa are undefeated in all their nine men’s Tests against Zimbabwe (W8 D1); they are one of two teams the Proteas have faced without losing in the history of the format (W14 D2 v Bangladesh).
- Zimbabwe are winless in their last 19 men’s Test series (D5 L14); their last series win in the format was a 1-0 victory against Bangladesh in February 2004.
- South Africa have won their last four men’s Test series; the last time they won more consecutive series in the format was a span of six from January 2012 to February 2013.
- Zimbabwe have won only one of all their 28 men’s Tests at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo (D10 L17) – an innings and 32-run victory against Bangladesh in April 2001; they are winless in their 20 matches at the venue since then (D5 L15).
- South Africa’s pace bowlers have bowled 77.7% of their deliveries on a length in men’s Tests since the start of 2024, the highest rate of any team; indeed, their bowling average (20.4) via this method is the second best of any team (Ireland - 16.3).
- Zimbabwe have scored 2.11 runs per scoring shot in men’s Tests in 2025, the third best average of any team this year (India – 2.43 and England – 2.19).
- Temba Bavuma (South Africa) has faced 132.3 balls per innings in men’s Tests in 2025, the second most of any player (min. 2 innings) this year (Rahmat Shah – 169.5 for Afghanistan); he’s scored 606 runs at an average of 67.3 across his last nine Test innings.
- Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe) has taken 29 wickets at an average of 21.6 across his eight Test innings in 2025, recording at least six wickets in three of those eight innings.
- Keshav Maharaj (199) needs one more wicket to become the first spin bowler and ninth player overall to take 200 wickets for South Africa in men’s Tests; he has taken 41 Test wickets for the Proteas since the start of 2024, only Kagiso Rabada (49) has more in that span.
- Sean Williams (5) is one away from equaling Brendan Taylor (6) and Grant Flower (6) for the second most hundreds for Zimbabwe in men’s Tests (Andy Flower – 12); he’s scored 1,008 runs at an average of 72 across his last 17 Test innings.