Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tony de Zorzi	c Welch b Chivanga	10	30	38	2	0	33.33

Lesego Senokwane	lbw b Masakadza	3	36	58	0	0	8.33

Wiaan Mulder (c)	not out	367	334	410	49	4	109.88
David Bedingham	lbw b Chivanga	82	101	94	7	0	81.18

Lhuan-dre Pretorius	c Masakadza b Matigimu	78	87	135	7	3	89.65

Dewald Brevis	c sub (†C Madande) b Matigimu	30	35	74	4	0	85.71

Kyle Verreynne †	not out	42	62	82	5	1	67.74
Extras	(lb 12, nb 1, w 1)	14
Total	114 Ov (RR: 5.49, 509 Mins)	626/5d
Did not bat: Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Codi Yusuf
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Tony de Zorzi, 9.1 ov), 2-24 (Lesego Senokwane, 13.5 ov), 3-208 (David Bedingham, 50.2 ov), 4-425 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 81.1 ov), 5-513 (Dewald Brevis, 96.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Blessing Muzarabani	26	4	133	0	5.11	86	17	0	1	0
Tanaka Chivanga	24	3	112	2	4.66	90	16	0	0	1
9.1 to T de Zorzi, they have their man finally! Welch takes a superb catch at gully. All that pressure build up over the past few overs leads to the wicket. de Zorzi sees one short and wide, so he thinks there's finally an opportunity to break free, so he throws his hands at that but hits it to Welsh, who is alert at gully to pluck a superb catch as he times his jump to perfection. This was absolutely flying.. 11/1 50.2 to DG Bedingham, It's Chivanga again..loud cry and gone.. Shade fuller and it swings, nips back in and thuds around the knee roll. Big-loud appeal and Richard Illingworth acknowledges. Bedingham takes a long walk back. 208/3 See all photos
Kundai Matigimu	21.3	1	124	2	5.76	76	17	2	0	0
81.1 to LG Pretorius, the young man has thrown it away! Pretorius looks to give him the charge and swing this into the stands over deep midwicket, but ends up getting a top-edge to mid-on. It went a mile high but Masakadza never looked like dropping it. Called, settled underneath, got himself still underneath and pouched it nice and safe. A century was there for the taking. Pretorius has gifted his wicket away. Matigimu has a first Test wicket. . 425/4 96.4 to D Brevis, goneski! A feather through to the keeper, and Brevis falls for 30! On a short of a length outside off. Brevis throws his hands at it, trying to crash it through the off side. Probably tries to hit it too hard and only ends up getting a healthy nick through to the keeper. Brevis shakes his head in disappointment as he walks off. There were Test runs for the taking, and he will feel he has left a few out there!. 513/5
Wellington Masakadza	33	2	184	1	5.57	102	18	4	0	0
13.5 to L Senokwane, big appeal for lbw and that's a massive wicket. Senokwane commits a serious mistake in trying to paddle-sweep a full delivery and gets into a tangle. That would've hit middle of middle.. 24/2 See all photos
Dion Myers	2.3	0	14	0	5.60	7	2	0	0	0
Wessly Madhevere	7	0	47	0	6.71	21	4	2	0	0

Zimbabwe 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Takudzwanashe Kaitano	c †Verreynne b Codi Yusuf	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Dion Myers	c †Verreynne b Bosch	1	6	8	0	0	16.66

Nick Welch	c sub (Zubayr Hamza) b Codi Yusuf	10	24	31	1	0	41.66

Wessly Madhevere	b Mulder	25	51	81	2	0	49.01

Craig Ervine (c)	c Codi Yusuf b Mulder	17	30	48	2	0	56.66

Tafadzwa Tsiga †	c Brevis b Muthusamy	12	24	28	1	0	50.00

Sean Williams	not out	83	55	94	7	2	150.90
Wellington Masakadza	c Mulder b Subrayen	3	23	14	0	0	13.04

Kundai Matigimu	b Subrayen	0	7	8	0	0	0.00

Blessing Muzarabani	c sub (KT Maphaka) b Subrayen	5	14	13	1	0	35.71

Tanaka Chivanga	c sub (KT Maphaka) b Subrayen	10	25	26	1	1	40.00

Extras	(lb 2, nb 2)	4
Total	43 Ov (RR: 3.95, 185 Mins)	170
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 0.1 ov), 2-4 (Dion Myers, 1.4 ov), 3-15 (Nick Welch, 6.5 ov), 4-51 (Craig Ervine, 16.5 ov), 5-56 (Wessly Madhevere, 18.6 ov), 6-82 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 23.5 ov), 7-109 (Wellington Masakadza, 30.3 ov), 8-121 (Kundai Matigimu, 32.5 ov), 9-135 (Blessing Muzarabani, 36.4 ov), 10-170 (Tanaka Chivanga, 42.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Codi Yusuf	7	1	20	2	2.85	30	0	0	0	1
0.1 to T Kaitano, nicked and gone first ball! South Africa, just like that, are on the board, and Yusuf has produced an absolute pearler first up! This is right in the corridor and on a fullish length. Swerves away late and Kaitano, caught on the crease, has no option but to spar at it. Does so with zero footwork and all he manages is a feather through to the keeper. Yusuf is delighted, South Africa are overjoyed; Kaitano and Zimbabwe, not quite!. 0/1 6.5 to NR Welch, what turns out to be an appeal for lbw is finally given out caught at gully because the ball lobbed off the inside edge onto the pad. Welch was looking to flick through midwicket but was late on the shot as the ball alarmingly came back in. He was caught scrambling to play the ball, only for it to loop up to the cordon.. 15/3
Corbin Bosch	7	1	27	1	3.85	28	3	0	0	0
1.4 to D Myers, another outside edge, and another easy take for Verreynne! Zimbabwe two down inside as many overs! Back of a length in that probing corridor just outside off. Myers, like Kaitano a little earlier, is unsure of whether to play at this or not. Does so half-heartedly in the end and sends a healthy edge through to the keeper. Bosch in on the act too, and this has been a superb start for South Africa with the ball!. 4/2
Wiaan Mulder	6	2	20	2	3.33	28	3	0	0	0
16.5 to CR Ervine, popped up into the air, and Mulder can do no wrong here in Bulawayo! This is a brutish delivery, pitching on a back of a length outside off and kicking up at Ervine. He looks to defend but the ball rises so swiftly that it catches a the shoulder of the bat. Loops up towards backward point, where Yusuf makes no mistake and Mulder, after plundering Zimbabwe with the bat, is back to haunt them with the ball too!. 51/4 18.6 to W Madhevere, can he do anything wrong today? Nope! Bowls one short of a length and just outside off, this one keeps a tad low but Madhevere makes the mistake of hanging back and ends up chopping on. The skid may have played its part as well. Zimbabwe in the danger of being bowled out in a session.. 56/5
Senuran Muthusamy	13	2	59	1	4.53	51	6	1	0	1
23.5 to TE Tsiga, there's Muthusamy's first Test wicket upon return after more than nine months. And it's a very ordinary delivery that fetches him one. The batter tries to rock back and pull this shortish delivery and ends up top-edging it to short cover.. 82/6
Prenelan Subrayen	10	1	42	4	4.20	43	3	2	0	0
30.3 to WP Masakadza, edged and gobbled up! Subrayen has his maiden Test wicket, and he will cherish this moment! Fizzed through devilishly on a length just outside off. Drifts in initially before gripping and spinning away. Masakadza, trapped on the crease, goes fishing at it and gets a thick outside edge that is snaffled up at first slip by Mulder (who else). Zimbabwe seven down, and in real danger of being bowled out tonight!. 109/7 32.5 to K Matigimu, off stump goes for a toss, and Subrayen has two on Test debut! Given a bit of air on a length just outside off. This ball, like the one that got Masakadza, drops late and Matigimu is nowhere to the pitch of the ball. He expects the ball to turn into him a lot more too and then watches in disbelief as the ball sneaks past the outside edge and sends off stump flying. Subrayen is all smiles, and so are South Africa!. 121/8 36.4 to B Muzarabani, hara-kiri from the big man! Can't resist temptation as he looks to loft this tossed up delivery over mid-off, but ends up getting no elevation, and hits it flat to the fielder. Third wicket on debut for Subrayen.. 135/9 42.6 to TL Chivanga, oh dear - that is a soft, soft dismissal, and Williams is left stranded on 83! This is given some air again, on a fullish length outside off. Chivanga wants to punch this down the ground but does not get on top of the bounce entirely. Pops it straight to Maphaka at short mid on, and that will be that for the Zimbabwean innings!. 170/10

Zimbabwe 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dion Myers	b Bosch	11	28	38	2	0	39.28

Takudzwanashe Kaitano	c Brevis b Muthusamy	40	76	97	5	0	52.63

Nick Welch	c Mulder b Muthusamy	55	126	160	3	2	43.65

Sean Williams	b Mulder	11	10	24	2	0	110.00

Craig Ervine (c)	c †Verreynne b Bosch	49	95	139	6	0	51.57

Wessly Madhevere	lbw b Codi Yusuf	5	9	10	0	0	55.55

Tafadzwa Tsiga †	c Senokwane b Codi Yusuf	1	20	23	0	0	5.00

Wellington Masakadza	not out	17	62	83	3	0	27.41
Kundai Matigimu	b Bosch	0	3	4	0	0	0.00

Blessing Muzarabani	c Senokwane b Bosch	0	11	16	0	0	0.00

Tanaka Chivanga	c Mulder b Muthusamy	22	26	33	3	1	84.61

Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 1, w 1)	9
Total	77.3 Ov (RR: 2.83, 317 Mins)	220
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Dion Myers, 9.2 ov), 2-64 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 23.2 ov), 3-103 (Sean Williams, 28.5 ov), 4-153 (Nick Welch, 49.6 ov), 5-166 (Wessly Madhevere, 52.3 ov), 6-177 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 58.3 ov), 7-182 (Craig Ervine, 64.1 ov), 8-182 (Kundai Matigimu, 64.4 ov), 9-184 (Blessing Muzarabani, 68.5 ov), 10-220 (Tanaka Chivanga, 77.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Codi Yusuf	17	3	38	2	2.23	83	5	0	0	0
52.3 to W Madhevere, confident appeal for lbw, and given in a hurry! Madhevere is beaten by the pace, as he was stuck in the crease. On the shorter side of a length, and pitching on middle and off, as the ball swung in. I think it just straightened after pitching, and rammed into the side of Madhevere's front pad as he looked to fend at it but missed. Yusuf hadn't even completed his appeal, before the umpire's finger went up. That would have probably gone on to strike the middle and/or off stump. 166/5 58.3 to TE Tsiga, chipped to short midwicket! That fielder was placed midway into Yusuf's last over, and it works rather quickly. Yusuf angled this in, and there was no swing this time, as the ball landed on a fullish length on middle and leg. Tsiga went pushing hard at it, and ended up playing aerially while also leaning forward. Senokwane grabbed it with a reverse cup and in front of his face gleefully, and Yusuf and co hardly even celebrate. 177/6
Corbin Bosch	19	8	38	4	2.00	98	5	0	1	0
9.2 to D Myers, the middle-stump goes on a cartwheel! Myers plants forward but down the wrong line, is done in by the late inward movement as the ball sneaks through the big gap between bat and pad. South Africa strike again!. 31/1 64.1 to CR Ervine, Gets the big fish. Around the wicket, neither too short, nor too full, lured him with a widish delivery and he went chasing it, playing away from his body and nicking it to the keeper. The resistance is quickly melting away after some spirited fightback in the morning session. Ervine misses out on fifty. Drew him forward and induced a faint edge. 182/7 64.4 to K Matigimu, disturbs the furniture! three slips and a gully waiting for an edge and Bosch rattles the stumps with a crackerjack! Sends the off-stump cartwheeling. Charges in angles it in from wide of the crease, looping into off-stump and he plays down the wrong line, pleasing sight for the bowler as South Africa hare towards a massive win. 182/8 68.5 to B Muzarabani, Back of a length and this one cuts back in from sixth stump line, flings the bat out and the outside edge is drawn, taken by third slip, pockets a good low catch and Muzarabani goes without bothering the scorers. Bosch is getting the job done, shedding wickets and wrapping it up quickly. This delivery bounced extra. 184/9
Wiaan Mulder	8	1	24	1	3.00	34	3	0	0	0
28.5 to SC Williams, bowled him!! The off stump is uprooted, and Mulder's game keeps getting better. Oh, wait!! His heel is landing just on the line, thus showing nothing can prevent him from having his way in this Test. Mulder angled this across, and pitched it on a length on middle and off. I thought the ball stayed a little low that what Williams expected, and he thus ended up bending while looking to block it. He missed it, though, and the off stump came off in a flash. 103/3
Prenelan Subrayen	14	3	36	0	2.57	65	3	1	0	0
Senuran Muthusamy	19.3	1	77	3	3.94	80	8	2	0	1
23.2 to T Kaitano, chipped to cover! Muthusamy strikes second ball this morning. Brevis took it comfortably, and with a reverse cup, as Kaitano misses out on a big score. Muthusamy tossed this up, and went on a length outside off, lulling the batter with his lack of pace. Kaitano fell for that, and ended up giving away a simple catch. South Africa now eight wickets away. 64/2 49.6 to NR Welch, gone!! Taken by Mulder at slip! This one lands right into his hands, and at a comfortable height as well. Muthusamy tossed this ball up, and angled it in from around the wicket to go full and on middle. Like the previous ball, this one turned away as well. And like in the previous over from Muthusamy, Welch went to clip but closed the face of the bat too early. The ball went off the leading edge to Mulder, who took it with hardly any movement. 153/4 77.3 to TL Chivanga, cries of catch it and taken at short leg, went down for a sweep and got a top-edge. Fuller length and outside leg stump, wasn't on top of the bounce and lost control while executing it. South Africa register a resounding 236-run win. 220/10 See all photos

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Close of Play

Sun, 06 Jul - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 465/4 (Wiaan Mulder 264*, Dewald Brevis 15*, 88 ov)

Mon, 07 Jul - day 2 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 51/1 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano 34*, Nick Welch 6*, 16 ov)

Tue, 08 Jul - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 220 (77.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

South Africa 1st innings
Drinks: South Africa - 24/2 in 13.5 overs (PWA Mulder 11)
South Africa: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 0
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (PWA Mulder 27, DG Bedingham 24, Ex 0)
PWA Mulder: 50 off 53 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
South Africa: 100 runs in 25.2 overs (152 balls), Extras 0
Lunch: South Africa - 113/2 in 28.0 overs (PWA Mulder 60, DG Bedingham 40)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 109 balls (PWA Mulder 58, DG Bedingham 43, Ex 0)
DG Bedingham: 50 off 51 balls (5 x 4)
South Africa: 150 runs in 37.2 overs (224 balls), Extras 0
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 165 balls (PWA Mulder 86, DG Bedingham 66, Ex 1)
PWA Mulder: 100 off 116 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: South Africa - 186/2 in 43.0 overs (PWA Mulder 100, DG Bedingham 71)
South Africa: 200 runs in 46.2 overs (278 balls), Extras 2
Tea: South Africa - 243/3 in 56.0 overs (PWA Mulder 133, LG Pretorius 13)
South Africa: 250 runs in 56.5 overs (341 balls), Extras 2
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (PWA Mulder 35, LG Pretorius 15, Ex 0)
PWA Mulder: 150 off 167 balls (21 x 4, 1 x 6)
South Africa: 300 runs in 63.4 overs (382 balls), Extras 7
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 92 balls (PWA Mulder 61, LG Pretorius 34, Ex 5)
Drinks: South Africa - 339/3 in 71.0 overs (PWA Mulder 184, LG Pretorius 48)
LG Pretorius: 50 off 58 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
South Africa: 350 runs in 73.1 overs (439 balls), Extras 12
4th Wicket: 150 runs in 143 balls (PWA Mulder 83, LG Pretorius 59, Ex 10)
PWA Mulder: 200 off 214 balls (26 x 4, 1 x 6)
South Africa: 400 runs in 77.6 overs (468 balls), Extras 12
4th Wicket: 200 runs in 170 balls (PWA Mulder 118, LG Pretorius 73, Ex 10)
Second new ball taken at 81.2 overs
PWA Mulder: 250 off 243 balls (32 x 4, 3 x 6)
South Africa: 450 runs in 85.3 overs (514 balls), Extras 13
Bad Light: South Africa - 465/4 in 88.0 overs (PWA Mulder 264, D Brevis 15)
End Of Day: South Africa - 465/4 in 88.0 overs (PWA Mulder 264, D Brevis 15)

Day 2

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (PWA Mulder 30, D Brevis 21, Ex 1)
South Africa: 500 runs in 94.6 overs (571 balls), Extras 14
Clive Madande kept in place of Tafadzwa Tsiga from 95.1 to 101.6 overs
PWA Mulder: 300 off 297 balls (38 x 4, 3 x 6)
Drinks: South Africa - 535/5 in 101.0 overs (PWA Mulder 301, K Verreynne 17)
South Africa: 550 runs in 102.3 overs (616 balls), Extras 14
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (PWA Mulder 33, K Verreynne 20, Ex 0)
PWA Mulder: 350 off 324 balls (48 x 4, 3 x 6)
South Africa: 600 runs in 109.3 overs (658 balls), Extras 14
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 93 balls (PWA Mulder 70, K Verreynne 30, Ex 0)
Lunch: South Africa - 626/5 in 114.0 overs (PWA Mulder 367, K Verreynne 42)
Zimbabwe 1st innings
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 34/3 in 12.0 overs (W Madhevere 10, CR Ervine 11)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls), Extras 2
Tea: Zimbabwe - 88/6 in 26.0 overs (SC Williams 18, WP Masakadza 2)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (175 balls), Extras 3
SC Williams: 50 off 32 balls (5 x 4)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 39.1 overs (236 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 163/9 in 42.0 overs (SC Williams 82, TL Chivanga 4)
Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 170/10 in 43.0 overs (SC Williams 83)
Zimbabwe 2nd innings
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 0
End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 51/1 in 16.0 overs (T Kaitano 34, NR Welch 6)

Day 3

Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 27.6 overs (168 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 103/3 in 28.5 overs (NR Welch 36)
NR Welch: 50 off 104 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
Lunch: Zimbabwe - 143/3 in 47.0 overs (NR Welch 53, CR Ervine 21)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 47.6 overs (288 balls), Extras 7
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 124 balls (NR Welch 19, CR Ervine 29, Ex 2)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 181/6 in 61.0 overs (CR Ervine 48, WP Masakadza 2)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 70.6 overs (427 balls), Extras 9

Match Details

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Toss	Zimbabwe, elected to field first
Series	South Africa tour of Zimbabwe
Season	2025
Player Of The Match	Wiaan Mulder
Player Of The Series	Wiaan Mulder
Series result	South Africa won the 2-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 2593
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days	6,7,8,9,10 July 2025 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Lesego Senokwane Prenelan Subrayen Kundai Matigimu
Umpires	Jayaraman Madanagopal Richard Illingworth
TV Umpire	Langton Rusere
Reserve Umpire	Forster Mutizwa
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

Language

English

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Zimbabwe Innings

Player Name		R	B
D Myers	bowled	11	28
T Kaitano	caught	40	76
NR Welch	caught	55	126
SC Williams	bowled	11	10
CR Ervine	caught	49	95
W Madhevere	lbw	5	9
TE Tsiga	caught	1	20
WP Masakadza	not out	17	62
K Matigimu	bowled	0	3
B Muzarabani	caught	0	11
TL Chivanga	caught	22	26
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 1, w 1)
Total	220(10 wkts; 77.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
Codi Yusuf	17	3	38	2	2.23
C Bosch	19	8	38	4	2
PWA Mulder	8	1	24	1	3
P Subrayen	14	3	36	0	2.57
S Muthusamy	19.3	1	77	3	3.94 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	31	Takudzwanashe Kaitano	Dion Myers
2nd	33	Takudzwanashe Kaitano	Nick Welch
3rd	39	Sean Williams	Nick Welch
4th	50	Craig Ervine	Nick Welch
5th	13	Craig Ervine	Wessly Madhevere
6th	11	Craig Ervine	Tafadzwa Tsiga
7th	5	Craig Ervine	Wellington Masakadza
8th	0	Wellington Masakadza	Kundai Matigimu
9th	2	Wellington Masakadza	Blessing Muzarabani
10th	36	Wellington Masakadza	Tanaka Chivanga

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