Zimbabwe vs South Africa Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard ZIM vs SA, 1st Test, South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, 2025, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
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Zimbabwe vs South Africa MATCH INFO
- Toss:South Africa, who chose to bat
- Series:SA in ZIM, 2 Tests, 2025
- Venue:Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Umpires:Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND), Richard Illingworth (ENG) and Forster Mutizwa (ZIM)
- Match Referee:Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
- Match Date:Sat, 28th Jun 2025
ZIMBABWE Team Players
SOUTH AFRICA Team Players
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66.1: Dewald Brevis to Tanaka Chivanga, Spinning away, short and outside off, Tanaka Chivanga covers the off stump and makes the leave.
- End of over 66
- ZIM208/9
- Zimbabwe Batting B Muzarabani 32(29) T Chivanga 1(20)
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65.6: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, Full and turning away, on off, solidly defended by Blessing.
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65.5: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, FOUR! Up and over! Keshav Maharaj offers flight again, full and outside off, Blessing winds up and swings through to loft it over mid off. Corbin Bosch gives it a chase and slides but in vain.
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65.4: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, Even slower this time, on off, Blessing Muzarabani defends it off the front foot.
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65.3: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, Slows it down, full and on middle and leg, Blessing swings again but fails to connect this time and wears it on the front pad.
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65.2: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, SIX! Tonked! A bit too full, on middle, Blessing Muzarabani has a hoick across the line and nails the hit over mid-wicket for a biggie.
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65.1: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, Tossed up, full and on off, Blessing Muzarabani goes inside out over cover. Corbin Bosch from mid off, turns around and goes after it. Saves the boundary and the batters run two.
- End of over 65
- ZIM196/9
- Zimbabwe Batting T Chivanga 1(20) B Muzarabani 20(23)
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64.6: Kwena Maphaka to Tanaka Chivanga, Beaten! Full and in the channel on off, this zips through, Tanaka Chivanga pokes and gets beaten on the outside edge.
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64.5: Kwena Maphaka to Tanaka Chivanga, Kwena Maphaka goes short again but this is well outside off, Tanaka Chivanga follows the ball as he looks to ramp it over the slip cordon but misses.
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64.4: Kwena Maphaka to Tanaka Chivanga, Ouch, nasty! Kwena Maphaka bangs in a well-directed bumper at the left shoulder. Tanaka Chivanga takes his eyes off the ball and looks to fend it down. Wears it on the glove but it drops down and away from the man at short leg.
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64.3: Kwena Maphaka to Tanaka Chivanga, On middle and leg, on a short of a length, Tanaka defends it with a straight bat.
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64.2: Kwena Maphaka to Tanaka Chivanga, Full and attacking the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.
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64.1: Kwena Maphaka to Tanaka Chivanga, Angling in from around the wicket and it straightens off the deck, on a back of a length, outside off, Tanaka Chivanga tucks his bat inside the line and lets it go.
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82.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, OUT! CASTLED! Blessing Muzarabani wraps up the innings! On a length, on off, Kwena Maphaka swings to go down the ground with a straight bat. Plays down the wrong line and is rooted to the crease. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and goes through to uproot the off stump and the middle stump. South Africa are bowled out for 369 with a lead of 536!
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82.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Short length, on the middle and pff. Kwena Maphaka looks to pull but gets a leading edge to the gully region. The fiedler there collects the ball and throws it at the stumps to the bowler's end, but the batter was inside the crease.
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82.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Angling away, on a back of a length, on off, Kwena Maphaka hops and keeps it out.
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82.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, SIX! More of a top edge but they all count! Blessing Muzarabani digs it in short, around the left shoulder, Kwena Maphaka hops to hook it away. Gets a top edge that goes down to deep fine leg and clears the fence for a six.
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82.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Short length, outside off. Kwena Maphaka leaves it alone.
- End of over 82
- SA363/9
- South Africa Batting C Yusuf 8(17) K Maphaka 2(9)
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81.6: Tanaka Chivanga to Codi Yusuf, On a length, outside off. Codi Yusuf looks to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.
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81.5: Tanaka Chivanga to Codi Yusuf, FOUR! EDGED AND IT RACES AWAY! Bowls it on a nagging length, on off. Codi Yusuf looks to defend from the crease and he gets a thick outside edge that goes between the slip cordon and the gully. The ball races to the third man region for a boundary.
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81.4: Tanaka Chivanga to Codi Yusuf, Short length, going down the leg. Codi Yusuf leaves it alone.
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81.3: Tanaka Chivanga to Codi Yusuf, Fuller, and leg, Codi Yusuf plays all around it on the flick but that was sliding down leg.
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81.2: Tanaka Chivanga to Kwena Maphaka, Short length, outside off. Kwena Maphaka punches to cover for a single.
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81.2: Tanaka Chivanga to Kwena Maphaka, On the middle and off, on a length. Kwena Maphaka looks to flick but misses it and wears it on the pad. Uh oh, Tanaka Chivanga has overstepped and it's a NO BALL!
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81.1: Tanaka Chivanga to Codi Yusuf, On a full length, outside off from over the wicket. Codi Yusuf works it to the third man region for one.
- End of over 81
- SA356/9
- South Africa Batting K Maphaka 1(7) C Yusuf 3(12)
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80.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Goes fuller, angling onto the middle stump. Kwena Maphaka looks to defend it off the front foot but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it high on the pads.
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80.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, On a length but again slanting down the leg side. Kwena Maphaka shoulders arms at it.
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80.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, On the hard length, again going down the leg. Kwena Maphaka lets it be.
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80.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, On the back of a length, going down the leg. Kwena Maphaka leaves it alone to the keeper.
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80.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Wide! Digs it in short, slanting down the leg side from around the wicket. Kwena Maphaka lets it go. WIDED for height.
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80.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Codi Yusuf, On the back of a length, outside off. Codi Yusuf hangs back and punches it to deep cover for one.
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80.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Codi Yusuf, Bowls it on a short length, on the middle and off. Codi Yusuf rides the bounce and works it to mid on.
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67.4: Keshav Maharaj to Tanaka Chivanga, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! The last one bites the dust as Zimbabwe get bundled out for 251 runs! Keshav Maharaj bowls it slower in the air and fuller, on off. Tanaka Chivanga clears his front leg and goes for a wild slog, but gets off the toe end of the bat towards long on. Kwena Maphaka from mid on runs backward and takes a good catch to end the Zimbabwe innings. South Africa get a healthy lead of 167 runs.
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67.3: Keshav Maharaj to Tanaka Chivanga, Floats it up and slower, on the middle. Tanaka Chivanga defends it to the off side.
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67.2: Keshav Maharaj to Tanaka Chivanga, Fuller and slower, on the leg stump. Tanaka Chivanga blocks it back to the bowler.
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67.1: Keshav Maharaj to Vincent Masekesa, Tossed up and on the pads. Vincent Masekesa clips it to deep backward square leg for a single.
- End of over 67
- ZIM250/9
- Zimbabwe Batting B Muzarabani 0(8) V Masekesa 10(42)
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66.6: Wiaan Mulder to Blessing Muzarabani, OUT! BOWLED! Wiaan Mulder has his 4th wicket of the innings as he knocks over Blessing Muzarabani! Wiaan Mulder pitches it on the good length, just around the fourth stump line. Blessing Muzarabani looks to work it to the off side but the ball straightens off the deck, and he gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball rattles the off stump. Blessing Muzarabani departs on 0 (8) and Zimbabwe are 250/9, trailing by 168 runs.
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66.5: Wiaan Mulder to Blessing Muzarabani, On the back of a length, just outside off. Blessing Muzarabani drives it to the mid off fielder.
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66.4: Wiaan Mulder to Blessing Muzarabani, On a hard length, on the middle and off. Blessing Muzarabani punches it to mid on from the back foot.
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66.3: Wiaan Mulder to Blessing Muzarabani, On a length, on the off stump. Blessing Muzarabani drives it to cover.
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66.2: Wiaan Mulder to Vincent Masekesa, On the back of a length, on the middle and leg. Vincent Masekesa pulls it to the fine leg region for one. The 250 comes up for Zimbabwe!
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66.1: Wiaan Mulder to Vincent Masekesa, Short length, angling down the leg side. Vincent Masekesa looks to pull but fails to get any connection.
- End of over 66
- ZIM249/8
- Zimbabwe Batting B Muzarabani 0(4) V Masekesa 9(40)
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65.6: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, Floats it up and off. Blessing Muzarabani lunges forward and blocks it to the off side.
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65.5: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, Fuller and slower, on off. Blessing Muzarabani blocks that one off front foot.
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65.4: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, Shortish, just around off. Blessing Muzarabani looks to block this one but bal spins away and goes past the outside edge.
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65.3: Keshav Maharaj to Blessing Muzarabani, Tossed up and fuller, turning away from around the wicket. Blessing Muzarabani looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.
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65.2: Keshav Maharaj to Sean Williams, OUT! STUMPED! End of a brilliant knock from Sean Williams! Probably looked a bit tired in this session. Tossed up, outside off and it turns away. Sean Williams takes a big stride forward to defend but misses as the ball turns away and goes past his outside edge. So big was the stride that Sean Williams failed to drag his back foot inside the line. Kyle Verreynne collects and clips the bails off. Easy decision for the third umpire. Zimbabwe in trouble now as Sean Williams departs for a marathon 137 (164).
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65.1: Keshav Maharaj to Sean Williams, Shortish, angling into the batter. Sean Williams clips it to the mid-wicket region.
- End of over 90
- SA418/9
- South Africa Batting K Maphaka 9(12) C Bosch 100(124)
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89.6: Tanaka Chivanga to Kwena Maphaka, SIX! That is some way to end the day's play! Another short-pitched delivery, from around the stumps, on off and middle. Kwena Maphaka reads the length early and pulls it aerially over deep square leg for a six. That was hit with proper timing as well. An action-packed last over, and that will be STUMPS ON DAY 1!
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89.5: Tanaka Chivanga to Kwena Maphaka, Short and wide of off, Kwena Maphaka skips down the track and frees his arms. Hits it hard through the covers and Wellington Masakadza chases it from the inner ring with a slide. Flicks the ball before the ropes and the replay confirms the same. Two taken.
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89.4: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, 100 FOR CORBIN BOSCH! His first century in Test cricket! An inning of substance and impact from him! The men in the South African dressing room rise in admiration of his knock! A bouncer from Tanaka Chivanga, on the bodyline, nipping in with some bounce. Corbin Bosch stands tall and pulls this away to deep square leg for a single. Bosch roars out of excitment and rushes to the other hand, gets his helmet off, and raises his bat to the heavens. What a special knock from Bosch this!
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89.3: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, DROPPED! That could have been the curtains on South African innings right there, but it has been that kind of a day for the Zimbabweans in the field today! A well-directed short ball, jagging back off the surface, with some extra bounce on it. Corbin Bosch is cramped up for space and tries to pull. Gets the ball high on the body and goes behind off the gloves. The keeper, Tafadzwa Tsiga, leaps to his left with his hands overhead, gets his gloves on the ball, but it just deflects off his gloves and lobs behind him. Two taken. That should have been taken! Corbin Bosch moves to 99!
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89.2: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, Swing and a miss! Back of a length, just outside off. Corbin Bosch shapes up to pull that away and misses to lay any bat on it.
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89.1: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, Good length and outside off. Bosch punches to the cover region.
- End of over 89
- SA407/9
- South Africa Batting K Maphaka 1(10) C Bosch 97(120)
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88.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Kwena Maphaka survives the last ball to bring back Bosch on strike. Overpitched on off, kept out by Maphaka into the leg side.
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88.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, An appeal for LBW, but not entertained. Just doing a bit much to go down leg. Full and angling on the leg stump line. Kwena Maphaka attempts to work that across but plays over it and is rapped on the front pad.
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88.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Slants on the leg stump line, Kwena Maphaka offers no shot and is hit on the front pad. The ball rolls behind to the right of the keeper who stops it.
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88.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, FOUR LEG BYES! More runs! Sprayed onto the pads, full in length, Kwena Maphaka misses to flick and the ball grazes the front pad. Goes to the right of the keeper and races away to the deep fine leg fence.
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88.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Angling into the bodyline, on a length. Kwena Maphaka has no space to work with and to sway away, and takes a blow near the ribs. Corbin Bosch runs to his partner to check and Kwena Maphaka is alright.
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88.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, Short and going down leg, Kwena Maphaka lets through.
- End of over 88
- SA403/9
- South Africa Batting C Bosch 97(120) K Maphaka 1(4)
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87.6: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, FOUR! Drilled away! The 400 is up for South Africa and Corbin Bosch moves to 97! Pitched a bit too full and on middle and leg, Corbin Bosch shovels the ball and heaves it up and over of mid on for a boundary.
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87.5: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, Wide of off, on a length, Corbin Bosch throws his bat at it, to cut, only to miss on the outside edge.
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87.4: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, Pace off, short and outside off. Bosch swings to pull but connects thin air.
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87.3: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, Full and angling on the leg stump. Bosch steers it towards short fine leg.
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87.2: Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, Angled down the leg stump line, on a length. Corbin Bosch swivels to pull but misses. The keeper collects and makes a muted appeal for caught behind but gets no support from others in the field.
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87.1: Tanaka Chivanga to Kwena Maphaka, Fuller and outside on off. Maphaka weighs on the back foot and punches through covers for a single.
66.2: Dewald Brevis to Tanaka Chivanga, OUT! STUMPED! Easy as you like! First Test wicket for Dewald Brevis and it's all over for Zimbabwe! Brevis spots Tanaka charging down the track and pushes it down the leg side, on the shorter side. Chivanga fails to get any bat on it as he looks to help it away. The keeper, Kyle Verreynne moves to his left swiftly and gathers it cleanly. Tanaka turns around and tries to plonk his bat inside the crease but Kyle is quick enough in taking the bails off.