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South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 61 runs

Harare Sports Club, . Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl.

Zimbabwe17038.3 ov
South Africa23149.5 ov
South Africa won by 61 runs
South Africa won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa were bowled out for 231, Quinton de Kock 76 from 76 balls and Hashim Amla 66 from 80 balls. Prosper Utseya took 5 for 36.

Zimbabwe were bowled out for 170, Sean Williams 46 from 57 balls and Sikandar Raza 35 from 50 balls. Ryan McLaren took 3 for 24.

South Africa won by 61 runs.

Key performers

South Africa innings

231(49.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hashim Amlast †BRM Taylor b P Utseyast †BRM Taylor b P Utseya66805182.50
Quinton de Kock †c TL Chatara b P Utseyac TL Chatara b P Utseya767671100.00
Faf du Plessisc Sikandar Raza b J Nyumbuc Sikandar Raza b J Nyumbu15250060.00
Rilee Rossouwc J Nyumbu b P Utseyac J Nyumbu b P Utseya01000.00
David Millerlbw b P Utseyalbw b P Utseya01000.00
JP Duminylbw b P Utseyalbw b P Utseya2120016.67
Ryan McLarenb J Nyumbub J Nyumbu6200030.00
Dale Steynb J Nyumbub J Nyumbu10320031.25
Kyle Abbottc E Chigumbura b TL Chatarac E Chigumbura b TL Chatara6130046.15
Aaron Phangisoc †BRM Taylor b TL Chatarac †BRM Taylor b TL Chatara13190068.42
Imran Tahirnot outnot out23*2030115.00
Extras(lb 2, w 12)(lb 2, w 12)14
Total49.5 Ov (RR 4.64)49.5 Ov (RR 4.64)231
Fall of wickets: 142-1 (HM Amla, 24.2 ov), 147-2 (Q de Kock, 26.4 ov), 147-3 (RR Rossouw, 26.5 ov), 147-4 (DA Miller, 27 ov), 155-5 (JP Duminy, 30.5 ov), 163-6 (F du Plessis, 33.2 ov), 179-7 (R McLaren, 37.5 ov), 190-8 (DW Steyn, 41.5 ov), 195-9 (KJ Abbott, 43.5 ov), 231-10 (AM Phangiso, 49.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
John Nyumbu1024234.20374020
Tendai Chatara8.512823.17331010
Brian Vitori605008.33126100
Elton Chigumbura201909.5033000
Sean Williams1003703.70330120
Prosper Utseya1003653.60331000
Sikandar Raza10909.0040030
Malcolm Waller20804.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHM Amla 66(80) & Q de Kock 74(66)142146
2ndF du Plessis 3(4) & Q de Kock 2(10)514
3rdRR Rossouw 0(1) & F du Plessis 0(0)01
4thDA Miller 0(1) & F du Plessis 0(0)01
5thF du Plessis 6(11) & JP Duminy 2(12)823
6thR McLaren 2(5) & F du Plessis 6(10)815
7thDW Steyn 5(12) & R McLaren 4(15)1627
8thKJ Abbott 2(4) & DW Steyn 5(20)1124
9thAM Phangiso 1(3) & KJ Abbott 4(9)512
10thImran Tahir 23(20) & AM Phangiso 12(16)3636

Zimbabwe innings

170(38.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tino Mawoyorun out (DA Miller/†Q de Kock)run out (DA Miller/†Q de Kock)010000.00
Sikandar Razac DA Miller b Imran Tahirc DA Miller b Imran Tahir35503170.00
Hamilton Masakadzab AM Phangisob AM Phangiso25333175.76
Brendan Taylor †b AM Phangisob AM Phangiso04000.00
Sean Williamsc HM Amla b R McLarenc HM Amla b R McLaren46573180.70
Malcolm Wallerc RR Rossouw b DW Steync RR Rossouw b DW Steyn20233086.96
Elton Chigumburac RR Rossouw b DW Steync RR Rossouw b DW Steyn22293075.86
Prosper Utseyac †Q de Kock b R McLarenc †Q de Kock b R McLaren590055.56
John Nyumbuc †Q de Kock b R McLarenc †Q de Kock b R McLaren01000.00
Tendai Chataranot outnot out6*101060.00
Brian Vitoric †Q de Kock b DW Steync †Q de Kock b DW Steyn350060.00
Extras(lb 2, w 6)(lb 2, w 6)8
Total38.3 Ov (RR 4.42)38.3 Ov (RR 4.42) · Target 232 from 50 ov170
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (TMK Mawoyo, 2.5 ov), 43-2 (H Masakadza, 9.4 ov), 46-3 (BRM Taylor, 11.5 ov), 70-4 (Sikandar Raza, 18.1 ov), 116-5 (MN Waller, 26.2 ov), 138-6 (SC Williams, 31.4 ov), 153-7 (P Utseya, 35.1 ov), 153-8 (J Nyumbu, 35.2 ov), 161-9 (E Chigumbura, 36.4 ov), 170-10 (BV Vitori, 38.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dale Steyn8.323634.24377000
Kyle Abbott603606.00232230
Aaron Phangiso803324.13251100
Ryan McLaren702433.43303030
Imran Tahir803214.00242000
JP Duminy10707.0021000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTMK Mawoyo 0(10) & Sikandar Raza 1(7)117
2ndH Masakadza 25(33) & Sikandar Raza 15(8)4241
3rdBRM Taylor 0(4) & Sikandar Raza 2(9)313
4thSC Williams 7(12) & Sikandar Raza 17(26)2438
5thMN Waller 20(23) & SC Williams 24(26)4649
6thSC Williams 15(19) & E Chigumbura 6(13)2232
7thP Utseya 5(9) & E Chigumbura 8(12)1521
8thJ Nyumbu 0(1) & E Chigumbura 0(0)01
9thTL Chatara 0(4) & E Chigumbura 8(4)88
10thTL Chatara 6(6) & BV Vitori 3(5)911

Commentary

End of innings: ZIM 170 (38.3 ov)
38.3W
DW Steyn to BV Vitori, OUT
BV Vitori c †Q de Kock b DW Steyn 3(5) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 170/10 (38.3 ov)
38.22
DW Steyn to BV Vitori, 2 runs
38.10
DW Steyn to BV Vitori, no run
End of over 386 runsZIM 168/9041100
TL Chatara 6(10)BV Vitori 1(2)R McLaren 7-0-24-3
37.60
R McLaren to TL Chatara, no run
37.50
R McLaren to TL Chatara, no run
37.41
R McLaren to BV Vitori, 1 run
37.31
R McLaren to TL Chatara, 1 run
37.24
R McLaren to TL Chatara, FOUR
37.10
R McLaren to TL Chatara, no run
End of over 379 runs, 1 wktZIM 162/9404W10
BV Vitori 0(1)TL Chatara 1(5)DW Steyn 8-2-34-2
36.60
DW Steyn to BV Vitori, no run
36.51
DW Steyn to TL Chatara, 1 run
36.4W
DW Steyn to E Chigumbura, OUT
E Chigumbura c RR Rossouw b DW Steyn 22(29) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 161/9 (36.4 ov)
36.34
DW Steyn to E Chigumbura, FOUR
36.20
DW Steyn to E Chigumbura, no run
36.14
DW Steyn to E Chigumbura, FOUR
End of over 361 run, 2 wktsZIM 153/8WdWW0000
TL Chatara 0(4)E Chigumbura 14(25)R McLaren 6-0-18-3
35.60
R McLaren to TL Chatara, no run
35.50
R McLaren to TL Chatara, no run
35.40
R McLaren to TL Chatara, no run
35.30
R McLaren to TL Chatara, no run
35.2W
R McLaren to J Nyumbu, OUT
J Nyumbu c †Q de Kock b R McLaren 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 153/8 (35.2 ov)
35.1W
R McLaren to P Utseya, OUT
P Utseya c †Q de Kock b R McLaren 5(9) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 153/7 (35.1 ov)
35.1Wd
R McLaren to P Utseya, wide
End of over 355 runsZIM 152/6100112
E Chigumbura 14(25)P Utseya 5(8)Imran Tahir 8-0-32-1
34.62
Imran Tahir to E Chigumbura, 2 runs
34.51
Imran Tahir to P Utseya, 1 run
34.41
Imran Tahir to E Chigumbura, 1 run