South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI at Benoni, Oct 22 2010 - Match Result

RESULT
3rd ODI (D/N), Benoni, October 22, 2010, Zimbabwe tour of South Africa
(29/50 ov, T:400) 127

South Africa won by 272 runs

jean-paul-duminy
Player Of The Match
129 (117)
ab-de-villiers
Player Of The Series
231 runs
219

Duminy and de Villiers's 219-run partnership is SA's highest for the 3rd wicket in ODIs, breaking the record of 186 between Albie Morkel and de Villiers

272

South Africa's 272-run win against Zimbabwe is their largest margin of victory in terms of runs in ODIs, beating 221-run win against Netherlands

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Scorecard summary
South Africa1 Inn
399/6(50 overs)
Zimbabwe2 Inn
127/10(29 overs)
3/18 (6)
24 (35)
2/30 (7)
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Over29
1 run, 2 wickets
ZIM 127/10CRR: 4.37  RRR: 13.00
P Utseya 24 (40b 1x4)
J Theron3/18 (6)

Right, that's all from me, Sahil Dutta, and Abhishek Purohit, thanks for all the emails. For a final word on the game do check out Liam Brickhill's bulletin which will be ready shortly.

JP Duminy is named man of the match and declares that he's 'pretty happy' with his form. The man of the series is AB de Villiers, who seems surprisingly nervous as he accepts his award. He says he has 'a lot of work do with the gloves' and insists he's 'going to work very hard at it'.

South Africa win by 272 runs and complete 3-0 series win. Tough day for Zimbabwe here, they've fought bravely with the bat until today when, faced with an impossible 400 target, they slumped to 127 all out. Fair to say it was a rout today, South Africa - led by twin hundreds from de Villiers and Duminy - were might impressive.

28.6
W
Theron to Nicolson, OUT

that'll be all! Theron finds some extra bounce, Nicolson ends a miserable day be gloving behind and South Africa have recorded their biggest ODI win

Ian Nicolson c †de Villiers b Theron 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
28.5
Theron to Nicolson, no run

classic No. 11 drive, plenty of loose movements and surprise that ball hit bat

28.4
Theron to Nicolson, no run

big appeal from the fielder, nothing from the bowler, who clearly has a firmer grasp of the rules because it came off the inside edge

28.3
W
Theron to Masakadza, OUT

Theron strikes! Middle stump out the ground! Theron aims a yorker, and lands it perfectly, clipping the boot and ricochetting on to middle

Shingi Masakadza b Theron 14 (12b 0x4 2x6 13m) SR: 116.66
28.2
1
Theron to Utseya, 1 run

steered to third man for a single

28.1
Theron to Utseya, no run

Duminy hits the stumps! But only with his body as he tried to slide in and under-arm flick the ball, made a hash of the throw but he cleaned up the stumps with his body

Over28
12 runs
ZIM 126/8CRR: 4.50  RRR: 12.45
SW Masakadza 14 (11b 2x6)P Utseya 23 (38b 1x4)
J Botha2/32 (7)
27.6
6
Botha to Masakadza, SIX runs

wow! Get this guy up the order! Botha drops just a fraction short and Masakadza clatters it miles over midwicket

27.5
Botha to Masakadza, no run

back to careful defence

27.4
6
Botha to Masakadza, SIX runs

bosh! 'Av it! Bit of air from Botha, and for once Masakadza unwinds his big backlift to send this over mid-on for six

27.3
Botha to Masakadza, no run

careful, pub-denying defence from Masakadza

27.2
Botha to Masakadza, no run

you have to admire Masakadza's discipline, giving nothing away here

27.1
Botha to Masakadza, no run

Botha has settled on a lovely length and line and Masakadza can do nothing but block

Over27
5 runs
ZIM 114/8CRR: 4.22  RRR: 12.43
P Utseya 23 (38b 1x4)SW Masakadza 2 (5b)
WD Parnell2/30 (7)
26.6
Parnell to Utseya, no run

beaten again, good stuff from Parnell, slipping this past the outside edge, he deserves to finish this off quickly

26.5
Parnell to Utseya, no run

fuller, straighter, blocked. What more can I say?

26.4
4
Parnell to Utseya, FOUR runs

oh rats, after all that praise he bangs in a long-hop, Utseya is too good to miss out and thumps a boundary to deep square

26.3
Parnell to Utseya, no run

there is a lot to like about this Parnell spell, this is the best he's been all series, quick and with the angle across the right-hander beating the outside edge

26.2
Parnell to Utseya, no run

very correctly worked to mid-off

26.1
1
Parnell to Masakadza, 1 run

steered to point who for some reason spills a routine stop

Over26
2 runs
ZIM 109/8CRR: 4.19  RRR: 12.12
SW Masakadza 1 (4b)P Utseya 19 (33b)
J Botha2/20 (6)
25.6
1
Botha to Masakadza, 1 run

squeezed away off the inside half of the bat

25.5
Botha to Masakadza, no run

big backlift offers a tidy pat back to the bowler

Best performances - batters
Spike GraphWagon Zone
JP Duminy
129 runs (117)
7 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
52 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
79%
AB de Villiers
109 runs (99)
5 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
39 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
92%
Best performances - bowlers
J Theron
O
6
M
0
R
18
W
3
ECO
3
WD Parnell
O
7
M
0
R
30
W
2
ECO
4.28
Match details
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Season2010/11
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultSouth Africa won the 3-match series 3-0
Match numberODI no. 3061
Hours of play (local time)14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days22 October 2010 - daynight (50-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee