Zimbabwe v South Africa, 1st ODI, Bulawayo
Amla century helps SA to big win
South Africa, put in to bat in the opener, began brightly as Quinton de Kock slammed a half-century off just 42 balls•AFP
No. 3 Faf du Plessis scored 59 and gave Amla company for a stand of 123 runs which took South Africa past 200 •AFP
Zimbabwe were rocked early in the chase when Wayne Parnell struck in the fourth over with the wicket of Vusi Sibanda•AFP
Sean Williams gave Masakadza company and they put on a threatening stand of 100 runs for the fourth wicket, but both fell in quick succession •AFP
Aaron Phangiso wrapped the game by dismissing Chigumbura to complete a 93-run win which gave South Africa a 1-0 lead•AFP
Hashim Amla started in his usual patient way and continued even after de Kock fell•AFP
Amla made sure he stayed unbeaten till the end and with his 15th ODI hundred, took the score to 309 for 3•AFP
Kyle Abbott bowled a tidy first spell from the other end, with figures of 4-2-3-0 which stifled Zimbabwe further•AFP
Imran Tahir dismissed Williams for 51 and the hosts struggled to put on any substantial stand thereafter•AFP
Zimbabwe introduced three debutants - Luke Jongwe, Neville Madziva and John Nyumbu - but only on of them, Nyumbu, picked up wickets•AFP
No. 3 Hamilton Masakadza stabilised the innings as Richmond Mutumbami and Brendan Taylor also fell within first 12 overs•AFP
Only captain Elton Chigumbura could resist and he scored a patient 36 as the spinners picked up the last few wickets•AFP