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
Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 2nd Test at Bulawayo, ZIM vs SA, Jul 06 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
2nd Test, Bulawayo, July 06 - 08, 2025, South Africa tour of Zimbabwe
Wiaan Mulder's 367 is the highest individual score in Tests (for SA), surpassing Hashim Amla's 311
Wiaan Mulder has broken the record for most runs in boundaries (220) in an innings in Tests for SA, going past Pollock's 172
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Scores: Ranjith P Scorecard summary
South Africa • 626/5(114 overs)
1st INNINGS367*Â (334)
2/112Â (24)
82Â (101)
2/124Â (21.3)
Zimbabwe • 170/10(43 overs)
1st INNINGS83*Â (55)
4/42Â (10)
25Â (51)
2/20Â (7)
Zimbabwe • 220/10(77.3 overs)
2nd INNINGS55Â (126)
4/38Â (19)
49Â (95)
3/77Â (19.3)
While the players cool off, Himanshu's got the action covered. The match report's just out, fresh out of the oven! Dominant South Africa wrap up 2-0 sweep inside three days
Wiaan Mulder, Player of the Match & South Africa captain: Super special. It's something I dreamt of as a kid. To captain the country is one of the biggest honour you can get as a cricketer. I was disappointed in the way I got out in the first Test. Coming into this game, I tried my best, just let the outcome go and focussed on what I could do in the moment. I just want to play, whatever role, coach makes the decision. We go to the subcontinent from here...my role might change but I just want to perform. Lot of guys put up their hand...everyone contributed in their own ways and that's good to see for South African cricket
Craig Ervine, Zimbabwe captain: There were a lot of positives we took out of the first test, hoping to rectify our mistakes but the second Test didn't go as planned. Lot of work to be done. It's not easy for the group when you lose your premier opener in Brian Bennett. Prince went down with a flu. Myers unfortunately didn't take his chance. Guys definitely got an opportunity, including myself, Sean Williams scored big in the first Test and if you have to do well, you need big hundreds. He is an important part of the batting line-up; the way he moves the game and scores freely against the spinners, still got a couple of years in his legs I hope. The youngsters need to learn from him. There are a lot of lessons; the way South African bowlers grouped, we can learn from that. From Wiaan Mulder, the tempo at which he batted, didn't change too much...we can learn a fair bit. It is time for us to show it out in the middle. Enough has been said, it's time to put it into action
From Sampath: With the Zimbabwe-South Africa Test match ending today, tomorrow will be first day without Test cricket since the start of Sri Lanka-Bangladesh series on 17th June.
Most consecutive days of Test cricket: (Excluding rest days and no play days)
31 days - 21 Jul 2016 to 20 Aug 2016
24 days - 04 Mar 2022 to 27 Mar 2022
22 days - 12 Nov 2005 to 03 Dec 2005
22 days - 17 Jun 2025 to 8 Jul 2025
21 days - 21 Nov 2021 to 11 Dec 2021
77.3
W
Muthusamy to Chivanga, OUT
Tanaka Chivanga c Mulder b Muthusamy 22 (26b 3x4 1x6 33m) SR: 84.61
77.2
•
Muthusamy to Chivanga, no run
around, tossed right up to the toes, defended while sitting deep in the crease
77.1
•
Muthusamy to Chivanga, no run
Around the wicket, pushed in on a length at off, worked to mid on region
end of over 775 runs
ZIM: 220/9CRR: 2.85Â
Wellington Masakadza17 (62b 3x4)
Tanaka Chivanga22 (23b 3x4 1x6)
Prenelan Subrayen 14-3-36-0
Senuran Muthusamy 19-1-77-2
76.6
•
Subrayen to Masakadza, no run
lobbed up and angled into his body, backs away to tap it on the up to mid-off
76.5
•
Subrayen to Masakadza, no run
good length on middle and leg, flicked towards square leg
76.4
•
Subrayen to Masakadza, no run
short of a length and given width, backs away to cash in with a cut and gets beaten, bounced more
76.3
•
Subrayen to Masakadza, no run
around the wicket, floated full on middle and off, pushed into the covers
76.2
4
Subrayen to Masakadza, FOUR runs
Around the wicket, length and outside off, thrashes it away up and over cover-point into the acres of spaces and it has got enough legs to reach the rope
76.1
1
Subrayen to Chivanga, 1 run
over the wicket, flighted on a length outside off, pings an on drive to long on
end of over 769 runs
ZIM: 215/9CRR: 2.82Â
Wellington Masakadza13 (57b 2x4)
Tanaka Chivanga21 (22b 3x4 1x6)
Senuran Muthusamy 19-1-77-2
Corbin Bosch 19-8-38-4
75.6
•
Muthusamy to Masakadza, no run
similar length and comes closer towards middle, adjusts off the backfoot and works it to square lef
75.5
•
Muthusamy to Masakadza, no run
back of a length and turns back at him, punched off the backfoot towards mid off
75.4
1
Muthusamy to Chivanga, 1 run
good length delivery being tapped to mid off
75.3
4
Muthusamy to Chivanga, FOUR runs
75.2
4
Muthusamy to Chivanga, FOUR runs
Nails the sweep shot to perfection, got very low to get to the pitch of the ball and connected sweetly to find the gap at long leg
75.1
•
Muthusamy to Chivanga, no run
Pushed through from around the wicket, length on middle and blocked to the on side
end of over 754 runs
ZIM: 206/9CRR: 2.74Â
Wellington Masakadza13 (55b 2x4)
Tanaka Chivanga12 (18b 1x4 1x6)
Corbin Bosch 19-8-38-4
Senuran Muthusamy 18-1-68-2
74.6
•
Corbin Bosch to Masakadza, no run
thumped hard into the surface but the line is not quite right, away from the leg stump
74.5
4
Corbin Bosch to Masakadza, FOUR runs
around the wicket, good length and whirring in a touch, opens the face and creams a drive past cover-point for a four, something for the fans to cheer about, played it on the up and it's a fine cricketing shot
74.4
•
Corbin Bosch to Masakadza, no run
Digs this in, angling in from outside leg-stump
74.3
•
Corbin Bosch to Masakadza, no run
bit short on leg-stump line, clipped towards square leg
74.2
•
Corbin Bosch to Masakadza, no run
Fierce bounce, plays more chin music, Masakadza is happy to duck
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
367 runs (334)
49 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
pull
84 runs
14 fours1 six
Control
86%
ZIM
83 runs (55)
7 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
slog sweep
19 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
75%
Best performances - bowlers
SA
O
19
M
8
R
38
W
4
ECO
2
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
O
10
M
1
R
42
W
4
ECO
4.2
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | |
| Toss | Zimbabwe, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| 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 July 2025 - day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
Language
English
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