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South African Composite XI v Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won by 51 runs

First-class match | 2007/08 season
Played at Boland Bank Park, Paarl
20,21,22 December 2007 (4-day match)


Zimbabwe 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
H Masakadza	c Reddy b Coetzee	4	38	36	0	0	11.11
8.6 caught Reddy 9/3
V Sibanda	c Adams b Burger	0	5	2	0	0	0.00
1.2 caught Adams 0/1
CJ Chibhabha	c †Dyili b Burger	1	8	5	0	0	20.00
3.2 caught †Dyili 1/2
T Taibu†	c Burger b Kruger	20	75	45	3	0	44.44
20.3 caught Burger 35/5
BRM Taylor	lbw b Coetzee	2	32	22	0	0	9.09
16.1 lbw 27/4
S Matsikenyeri	c Madsen b Coetzee	7	62	38	1	0	18.42
30.1 caught Madsen 51/7
KM Dabengwa	c Madsen b Kruger	5	34	27	1	0	18.51
28.2 caught Madsen 48/6
E Chigumbura	c Liebisch b Kruger	35	69	41	4	1	85.36
43.3 caught Liebisch 89/10
P Utseya*	lbw b Coetzee	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
30.4 lbw 51/8
RW Price	c Hector b Burger	2	0	39	0	0	5.12
42.2 caught Hector 83/9
CB Mpofu	not out	0	0	4	0	0	0.00

Extras	(lb 11, w 1, nb 1)	13

Total	(all out; 43.3 overs)	89	(2.04 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-0 (Sibanda, 1.2 ov), 2-1 (Chibhabha, 3.2 ov), 3-9 (Masakadza, 8.6 ov), 4-27 (Taylor, 16.1 ov), 5-35 (Taibu, 20.3 ov), 6-48 (Dabengwa, 28.2 ov), 7-51 (Matsikenyeri, 30.1 ov), 8-51 (Utseya, 30.4 ov), 9-83 (Price, 42.2 ov), 10-89 (Chigumbura, 43.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Coetzee	15	9	19	4	1.26
8.6 to Masakadza, caught Reddy 9/3 16.1 to Taylor, lbw 27/4 30.1 to Matsikenyeri, caught Madsen 51/7 30.4 to Utseya, lbw 51/8
S Burger	8	4	13	3	1.62
1.2 to Sibanda, caught Adams 0/1 3.2 to Chibhabha, caught †Dyili 1/2 42.2 to Price, caught Hector 83/9
BL Reddy	11	5	26	0	2.36	(1nb)

AK Kruger	7.3	3	15	3	2.00	(1w)
20.3 to Taibu, caught Burger 35/5 28.2 to Dabengwa, caught Madsen 48/6 43.3 to Chigumbura, caught Liebisch 89/10
SW Liebisch	2	1	5	0	2.50


South African Composite XI 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
BD Snijman	b Chigumbura	9	23	19	2	0	47.36
5.2 bowled 14/2
R Jappie	run out (Chibhabha)	2	15	10	0	0	20.00
3.5 Chigumbura to Snijman, run out (Chibhabha) 11/1 3.6 Chigumbura to Snijman, run out (Chibhabha) 11/0
B Hector*	c Dabengwa b Chigumbura	5	9	5	1	0	100.00
5.5 caught Dabengwa 19/3
WL Madsen	not out	70	219	139	6	0	50.35

SW Liebisch	c Utseya b Mpofu	19	34	28	3	0	67.85
13.5 caught Utseya 49/4
S Burger	b Masakadza	19	29	30	2	0	63.33
21.3 bowled 73/5
AK Kruger	b Utseya	37	86	84	3	0	44.04
45.5 bowled 153/6
AZM Dyili†	c Dabengwa b Utseya	2	11	14	0	0	14.28
49.2 caught Dabengwa 157/7
J Coetzee	b Utseya	11	28	30	2	0	36.66
57.2 first wicket of the day as he plays all around it 175/8
PR Adams	c Chibhabha b Utseya	4	9	8	0	0	50.00
59.4 heaves it to deep mid wicket, easy catch 181/9
BL Reddy	c Chibhabha b Utseya	0	7	2	0	0	0.00
61.3 another catch at cow corner, a fifer for Utseya 186/10
Extras	(lb 6, w 2)	8

Total	(all out; 61.3 overs; 244 mins)	186	(3.02 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-11 (Jappie, 3.6 ov), 2-14 (Snijman, 5.2 ov), 3-19 (Hector, 5.5 ov), 4-49 (Liebisch, 13.5 ov), 5-73 (Burger, 21.3 ov), 6-153 (Kruger, 45.5 ov), 7-157 (Dyili, 49.2 ov), 8-175 (Coetzee, 57.2 ov), 9-181 (Adams, 59.4 ov), 10-186 (Reddy, 61.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
CB Mpofu	16	3	45	1	2.81	(1w)
13.5 to Liebisch, caught Utseya 49/4
E Chigumbura	11	1	49	2	4.45	(1w)
5.2 to Snijman, bowled 14/2 5.5 to Hector, caught Dabengwa 19/3
CJ Chibhabha	7	2	14	0	2.00

H Masakadza	3	1	6	1	2.00
21.3 to Burger, bowled 73/5
RW Price	13	3	26	0	2.00

P Utseya	11.3	3	40	5	3.47
45.5 to Kruger, bowled 153/6 49.2 to Dyili, caught Dabengwa 157/7 57.2 to Coetzee, first wicket of the day as he plays all around it 175/8 59.4 to Adams, heaves it to deep mid wicket, easy catch 181/9 61.3 to Reddy, another catch at cow corner, a fifer for Utseya 186/10


Zimbabwe 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
H Masakadza	c Snijman b Kruger	9	43	29	0	0	31.03
9.1 edge into the slips, easy catch at #1, Masakadza can't hide his disappointment before eventually trduging off the field 20/2
V Sibanda	lbw b Burger	5	27	17	1	0	29.41
5.6 big appeal as this hits him in front of off stump, and umpire Brown reaises the left hand to send him on his way 14/1
CJ Chibhabha	c †Dyili b Burger	35	58	35	5	0	100.00
19.2 end of a fighting partnership, little nick to the keeper 83/3
T Taibu†	c Snijman b Burger	100	198	112	11	1	89.28
53.4 but no time to celebrate as he edges straight into the hands of Snijman at 2nd slip 237/9
BRM Taylor	c Kruger b Burger	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
19.4 edged to gulley, suddenly looking like the match could be over today already 83/4
S Matsikenyeri	c Madsen b Liebisch	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
20.2 my word, another one gone; edged low to 3rd slip where the occasional wicket-keeper takes an excellent catch 84/5
KM Dabengwa	c †Dyili b Kruger	17	31	30	2	0	56.66
27.2 faint edge and yet another wicket falls 116/6
E Chigumbura	c Madsen b Adams	49	57	53	6	1	92.45
40.6 gets this one wrong, top edge to short fine leg who waits an age for it to fall to him; that was fun but just as much fun to see the little master take wickets 202/7
P Utseya*	c Hector b Liebisch	7	40	34	0	0	20.58
50.5 in fact missed a single due to a disconnection earlier in the over 225/8
RW Price	b Burger	10	24	13	2	0	76.92
55.4 backs away and has a huge slog, the timber is rattled and Burger has a fifer as well 246/10
CB Mpofu	not out	4	10	7	0	0	57.14

Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 2, nb 2)	10

Total	(all out; 55.4 overs; 256 mins)	246	(4.41 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-14 (Sibanda, 5.6 ov), 2-20 (Masakadza, 9.1 ov), 3-83 (Chibhabha, 19.2 ov), 4-83 (Taylor, 19.4 ov), 5-84 (Matsikenyeri, 20.2 ov), 6-116 (Dabengwa, 27.2 ov), 7-202 (Chigumbura, 40.6 ov), 8-225 (Utseya, 50.5 ov), 9-237 (Taibu, 53.4 ov), 10-246 (Price, 55.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Coetzee	2.2	0	7	0	3.00

S Burger	13.4	0	59	5	4.31
5.6 to Sibanda, big appeal as this hits him in front of off stump, and umpire Brown reaises the left hand to send him on his way 14/1 19.2 to Chibhabha, end of a fighting partnership, little nick to the keeper 83/3 19.4 to Taylor, edged to gulley, suddenly looking like the match could be over today already 83/4 53.4 to Taibu, but no time to celebrate as he edges straight into the hands of Snijman at 2nd slip 237/9 55.4 to Price, backs away and has a huge slog, the timber is rattled and Burger has a fifer as well 246/10
BL Reddy	6.4	1	20	0	3.00

AK Kruger	11	0	61	2	5.54	(1w)
9.1 to Masakadza, edge into the slips, easy catch at #1, Masakadza can't hide his disappointment before eventually trduging off the field 20/2 27.2 to Dabengwa, faint edge and yet another wicket falls 116/6
SW Liebisch	14	1	54	2	3.85	(2nb)
20.2 to Matsikenyeri, my word, another one gone; edged low to 3rd slip where the occasional wicket-keeper takes an excellent catch 84/5 50.5 to Utseya, in fact missed a single due to a disconnection earlier in the over 225/8
PR Adams	8	2	39	1	4.87	(1w)
40.6 to Chigumbura, gets this one wrong, top edge to short fine leg who waits an age for it to fall to him; that was fun but just as much fun to see the little master take wickets 202/7


South African Composite XI 2nd innings (target: 150 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
BD Snijman	b Chigumbura	5	7	8	1	0	62.50
1.5 great yorker, some fight left in the Zim team yet 7/1
R Jappie	c Masakadza b Chigumbura	3	25	19	0	0	15.78
5.4 top eged cut this time and a comfortable catch for Masakadza 8/2
B Hector*	b Mpofu	4	31	17	1	0	23.52
8.4 wanted to leave it, but it cuts back sharply and clips the off stump 12/3
WL Madsen	lbw b Chibhabha	9	44	27	1	0	33.33
15.1 bit slower and drifts into him, hit on front pad but Erasmus is happy with the decision ... batsmen are of course never happy with an lbw. 25/4
SW Liebisch	b Chigumbura	10	69	43	0	0	23.25
25.1 bowled 48/5
S Burger	lbw b Mpofu	13	44	40	1	0	32.50
26.3 lbw 50/6
AK Kruger	c †Taibu b Chigumbura	1	21	14	0	0	7.14
29.6 caught †Taibu 56/7
AZM Dyili†	st †Taibu b Price	9	19	16	2	0	56.25
30.4 stumped †Taibu 60/8
BL Reddy	c Dabengwa b Chigumbura	8	9	4	2	0	200.00
31.4 caught Dabengwa 70/9
J Coetzee	not out	17	0	33	2	0	51.51

PR Adams	c Utseya b Mpofu	12	38	26	1	0	46.15
41.1 caught Utseya 98/10
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 1)	7

Total	(all out; 41.1 overs)	98	(2.38 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-7 (Snijman, 1.5 ov), 2-8 (Jappie, 5.4 ov), 3-12 (Hector, 8.4 ov), 4-25 (Madsen, 15.1 ov), 5-48 (Liebisch, 25.1 ov), 6-50 (Burger, 26.3 ov), 7-56 (Kruger, 29.6 ov), 8-60 (Dyili, 30.4 ov), 9-70 (Reddy, 31.4 ov), 10-98 (Adams, 41.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
CB Mpofu	12.1	4	22	3	1.80	(1w)
8.4 to Hector, wanted to leave it, but it cuts back sharply and clips the off stump 12/3 26.3 to Burger, lbw 50/6 41.1 to Adams, caught Utseya 98/10
E Chigumbura	13	5	33	5	2.53
1.5 to Snijman, great yorker, some fight left in the Zim team yet 7/1 5.4 to Jappie, top eged cut this time and a comfortable catch for Masakadza 8/2 25.1 to Liebisch, bowled 48/5 29.6 to Kruger, caught †Taibu 56/7 31.4 to Reddy, caught Dabengwa 70/9
H Masakadza	4	1	8	0	2.00

CJ Chibhabha	5	2	10	1	2.00
15.1 to Madsen, bit slower and drifts into him, hit on front pad but Erasmus is happy with the decision ... batsmen are of course never happy with an lbw. 25/4
RW Price	6	1	18	1	3.00
30.4 to Dyili, stumped †Taibu 60/8
P Utseya	1	0	1	0	1.00

Match details

Toss Zimbabwe, who chose to bat

Player of the match T Taibu (Zimbabwe)

Umpires MW Brown and M Erasmus
Match referee S Wadvalla
Reserve umpire EC Hendrikse

Close of play
Thu, 20 Dec	- day 1 - South African Composite XI 1st innings 157/7 (WL Madsen 56*, 49.2 ov)
Fri, 21 Dec	- day 2 - South African Composite XI 2nd innings 42/4 (SW Liebisch 4, S Burger 11, 22 ov)
Sat, 22 Dec	- day 3 - South African Composite XI 2nd innings 98 (41.1 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

50 runs 115m 158balls 4x4
game over Zimbabwe win by 51 runs
Man of Match is T Taibu

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