South Africa in Zimbabwe, 2 Test Series, 2025 |1st Test |6/28/2025 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
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W
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0
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4
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4
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BATSMAN
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Craig Ervine (C)
16
26
3
0
61.54
Tafadzwa Tsiga (W) *
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3
0
0
0.00
BOWLERS
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M
R
W
ECON
Codi Yusuf *
6.1
3
6
2
0.98
Keshav Maharaj
12
3
32
0
2.67
Commentary
32.1
1
Codi Yusuf to Craig Ervine, On off, on a good length, Craig Ervine jabs a bit with hard hands. Gets an outside edge that goes down on the ground. The gully fielder makes a half-stop with a dive to his right. A single is taken.
END OF OVER 32 | 9 Runs & 0 Wkt | ZIM 81/5
31.6
1
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Loopy delivery, on off, Craig Ervine takes it on the full and sweeps it on the bounce to the man at deep square leg. They cross.
31.5
0
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Switches to over the wicket and pushes it through, on off, Craig Ervine goes deep in the crease to block.
31.4
4
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, FOUR! This time from reverse sweep! Bowls it loopy and slower, on middle. Craig Ervine gets down on one knee and gets in the position for the reverse sweep along the ground to the right of the point region for a boundary.
31.3
0
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Looped up, just outside the off stump, Craig keeps it out off the front foot.
31.2
4
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, FOUR! Keshav Maharaj serves it slower and fuller, on off. Craig Ervine puts the dancing shoes on and gets to the pitch of the ball to loft it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
31.1
0
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Tossed up, on middle, Craig Ervine lunges to defend.
END OF OVER 31 | 0 Runs & 1 Wkt | ZIM 72/5
30.6
0
Codi Yusuf to Tafadzwa Tsiga, On short length, outside off. Tafadzwa Tsiga leaves it alone.
30.5
0
Codi Yusuf to Tafadzwa Tsiga, Another beauty from Codi Yusuf! Bowls it on a good length, on off. The ball nips back sharply and goes over the off stump. Tafadzwa Tsiga shoulders arms at it.
30.4
0
Codi Yusuf to Tafadzwa Tsiga, On the nagging length, angling into the batter from middle. Tafadzwa Tsiga looks to clip but misses it and wears it on the thigh pad.
Tafadzwa Tsiga is in at number 7. Four slips and a gully in place for the new batter.
30.3
W
Codi Yusuf to Wessly Madhevere, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one bites the dust. Wickets off successive overs for the debutant! Nice channel from Codi, just outside the off stump, on a good length. Wessly follows the line of the ball away from his body. Presents a straight bat to block but the ball angles in and then straightens to graze the outside edge. The keeper, Kyle Verreynne, does the rest behind the wicket.
30.2
0
Codi Yusuf to Wessly Madhevere, On the back of a length, on off. Wessly Madhevere shoulders arms at it.
30.1
0
Codi Yusuf to Wessly Madhevere, On the hard length, angling into the batter. Wessly Madhevere gets beaten on the inside edge with a bit of extra bounce and wears it on the thigh pad.
END OF OVER 30 | 4 Runs & 0 Wkt | ZIM 72/4
29.6
0
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Fuller and on middle. Craig Ervine clips it to backward square leg.
29.5
4
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, FOUR! Good shot! Tossed up, on off, on a length, Craig Ervine reaches out in front and rolls his wrists over the ball to sweep it all along the ground through backward square leg for a boundary.
29.4
0
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Fuller and off. Craig Ervine prods forward and drives it to cover.
29.3
0
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Very full, on off, squeezed out to mid off by Craig.
29.2
0
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Sharp turn! Tossed up and outside off. Craig Ervine gets on the front foot to defend, but the ball turns sharply and goes past his leg stump.
29.1
0
Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Full and on off, whipped to mid-wicket by Ervine.
END OF OVER 29 | 0 Runs & 0 Wkt | ZIM 68/4
28.6
0
Codi Yusuf to Wessly Madhevere, Back of a length, on off. Wessly Madhevere plays it with the soft hands and gets an outside edge which falls short to the man at gully.