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Test # 1737
Zimbabwe in South Africa, 2004-05, 1st Test
South Africa v Zimbabwe
Newlands, Cape Town
4,5 March 2005 (5-day match)

Result: South Africa won by an innings and 21 runs
Series: South Africa leads the 2-Test series 1-0

Toss: Zimbabwe
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and BR Doctrove (WI)
TV Umpire: BG Jerling
Match Referee: AG Hurst (Aus)
Man of the Match: JH Kallis

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Zimbabwe 54, South Africa 340/3 (Rudolph 49*, Gibbs 8*; 50 overs)
    Zimbabwe 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    S Matsikenyeri        c de Villiers      b Ntini               12  52  32  3 0
    BG Rogers             c Boucher          b Pollock              1  18  12  0 0
    DD Ebrahim                               b Ntini                3  21  16  0 0
    H Masakadza           lbw                b Kallis               6  59  38  0 0
    BRM Taylor            c Boucher          b Ntini                2  20  11  0 0
    *+T Taibu             c de Villiers      b Kallis               7  42  32  1 0
    E Chigumbura          c Smith            b Kallis               2  20  17  0 0
    HH Streak             c Boucher          b Pollock              9  23  18  1 0
    AM Blignaut           c Boje             b Kallis               8  23  14  2 0
    AG Cremer             c Kallis           b Pollock              0   3   2  0 0
    CB Mpofu              not out                                   0   2   0  0 0
    Extras                (nb 4)                                    4
    Total                 (all out, 31.2 overs, 145 mins)          54
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Rogers, 4.1 ov), 2-13 (Ebrahim, 9.1 ov),
         3-20 (Matsikenyeri, 11.4 ov), 4-22 (Taylor, 15.3 ov),
         5-33 (Masakadza, 21.3 ov), 6-36 (Taibu, 25.1 ov),
         7-37 (Chigumbura, 25.6 ov), 8-50 (Streak, 30.4 ov),
         9-50 (Cremer, 30.6 ov), 10-54 (Blignaut, 31.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                      8      4      9      3 (2nb)
    Ntini                       10      2     23      3
    Langeveldt                   6      2      9      0 (2nb)
    Kallis                       7.2    3     13      4
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *GC Smith             c Masakadza        b Cremer             121 167 107 17 2
    AB de Villiers        c Blignaut         b Cremer              98 182 118 20 0
    JA Rudolph            not out                                  49  70  50  7 1
    JH Kallis             c Blignaut         b Cremer              54  42  25  3 5
    HH Gibbs              not out                                   8  14   8  1 0
    Extras                (lb 1, w 1, nb 8)                        10
    Total                 (3 wickets dec, 50 overs, 238 mins)     340
    
    DNB: AG Prince, +MV Boucher, SM Pollock, N Boje, M Ntini,
         CK Langeveldt.
    
    FoW: 1-217 (Smith, 34.5 ov), 2-234 (de Villiers, 37.5 ov),
         3-328 (Kallis, 47.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Streak                      13      0     90      0 (4nb)
    Mpofu                       12      2     53      0
    Blignaut                     6      0     44      0 (2nb, 1w)
    Chigumbura                   8      0     53      0 (1nb)
    Cremer                       9      0     86      3 (1nb)
    Matsikenyeri                 1      0      6      0
    Taylor                       1      0      7      0
    
    Zimbabwe 2nd innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    S Matsikenyeri        c Rudolph          b Ntini               13  32  26  2 0
    BG Rogers             c Boucher          b Ntini               28  75  45  3 0
    DD Ebrahim            lbw                b Langeveldt          72 202 153 10 0
    H Masakadza           c Gibbs            b Boje                46 107  78  7 0
    BRM Taylor            c Langeveldt       b Boje                 9  16   9  2 0
    *+T Taibu             c sub (WE September) b Langeveldt         9  22  22  2 0
    E Chigumbura                             b Boje                 0  11  11  0 0
    HH Streak             c Gibbs            b Kallis              12  45  33  1 0
    AM Blignaut           st Boucher         b Boje                61  82  58  3 6
    AG Cremer             run out (Pollock/Boucher)                 2  13   9  0 0
    CB Mpofu              not out                                   0  23  10  0 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 7, w 2, nb 2)                   13
    Total                 (all out, 75.2 overs, 316 mins)         265
    
    FoW: 1-25 (Matsikenyeri, 7.4 ov), 2-59 (Rogers, 15.6 ov),
         3-157 (Masakadza, 44.6 ov), 4-173 (Taylor, 48.3 ov),
         5-183 (Taibu, 53.6 ov), 6-186 (Chigumbura, 56.6 ov),
         7-186 (Ebrahim, 57.1 ov), 8-214 (Streak, 67.3 ov),
         9-247 (Cremer, 70.2 ov), 10-265 (Blignaut, 75.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                      5      1     14      0
    Ntini                       16      2     68      2
    Langeveldt                   9.3    3     27      2 (2nb)
    Kallis                      17.3    7     40      1 (2w)
    Boje                        26.2    5    106      4
    Rudolph                      1      0      1      0
    

    • 4th Umpire - LH Matroos
    • Zimbabwe Innings
    • M Ntini became the 46th bowler to take 200 Test Wickets and the 3rd South African
    • MV Boucher becames the 3rd wicketkeeper to claim 300 Test dismissals
    • T Taibu passed 1000 Test runs
    • 50 up in 138 mins off 186 balls including 6 fours
    • This is Zimbabwe's lowest Test Innings score
    • South African 1st Innings
    • 1st Wicket 50 Partnership in 50 mins off 63 balls including 8 fours (Smith 20, de Villiers 30)
    • 1st Wicket 100 partnership in 83 mins off 111 balls including 17
    • AB de Villiers 50 in 86 mins off 63 balls including 10 fours
    • GC Smith 50 in 87 mins off 52 balls including 8 fours
    • 1st Wicket 100 Partnership in 83 mins off 111 balls including 17 fours (Smith 48 de Villiers 49)
    • 1st Wicket 150 Partnership in 127 mins off 169 balls including 26 fours (Smith 77, de Villiers 69)
    • GC Smith 100 in 155 mins off 101 balls including 16 fours
    • 1st Wicket 200 Partnership in 159 mins off 205 balls including 33 fours and a six (Smith 115, de Villiers 78)
    • 250 up in 193 mins off 251 balls including 31 fours and 2 sixes
    • 3rd Wicket 50 Partnership in 20 mins off 28 balls including 4 fours and 4 sixes (Rudolph 19, Kallis 30)
    • 300 up in 208 mins off 270 balls including 44 fours and 7 sixes
    • JH Kallis passed 1000 Test runs at Newlands Cricket Ground
    • JH Kallis 50 in 36 mins off 24 balls including 3 fours and 5 sixes
    • JH Kallis claimed the record for the Fastest Test Fifty off only 24 balls beating the 26 ball fifty of IT Botham vs India at Dehli in 1981/82
    • South Africa broke the record for the biggest lead on a first days play in a Test match beating the record set by England of 233 at Lords in 1896

      Day 2

    • Zimbabwe Second Innings
    • 50 up in 57 mins off 79 balls including 6 fours
    • 100 up in 126 mins off 175 balls including 13 fours
    • 3rd Wicket 50 Partnership in 59 mins off 90 balls including 8 fours (Ebrahim 31, Masakadza 18)
    • DD Ebrahim 50 in 140 mins off 114 balls including 7 fours
    • 150 up in 177 mins off 263 balls including 20 fours
    • 200 up in 270 mins off 397 balls including 28 fours
    • AM Blignaut 50 in 60 mins off 39 balls including 3 fours and 5 sixes
    • 250 up in 296 mins off 426 balls including 30 fours and 5 sixes
    • This is the 11th Shortest Test in terms of balls in History




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    Team Pages: South Africa, Zimbabwe.

    Ground Page: Newlands, Cape Town

    Zimbabwe Player Pages: S Matsikenyeri, BG Rogers, DD Ebrahim, H Masakadza, BRM Taylor, T Taibu, E Chigumbura, HH Streak, AM Blignaut, AG Cremer, CB Mpofu.

    South Africa Player Pages: GC Smith, AB de Villiers, JA Rudolph, JH Kallis, HH Gibbs, AG Prince, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, N Boje, M Ntini, CK Langeveldt.

    Match Officials' Pages: BF Bowden, BR Doctrove, BG Jerling, AG Hurst.

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