Match Details
Players per side
14(11batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
Zimbabweans , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
20,21,22 December 2017 - day/night match (3-day match)
20/12Result
Tour Match (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa [Dec 2017] at Paarl, Dec 20-22 2017
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
196 & 243 -
![Cricket South Africa Invitation XI]( "Cricket South Africa Invitation XI")
287 & 154/5 (38.2 ov)
20/12Result
Tour Match (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa [Dec 2017] at Paarl, Dec 20-22 2017
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
196 & 243 -
![Cricket South Africa Invitation XI]( "Cricket South Africa Invitation XI")
287 & 154/5 (38.2 ov)
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
ZIMBABWE 196 (71.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Hamilton Masakadza79 (181)
- Ryan Burl26 (87)
- Lizaad Williams3/12 (8.5)
- Michael Cohen3/21 (8)
CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA INVITATION XI 287 (78 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Temba Bavuma70 (77)
- Dayyaan Galiem57 (54)
- Graeme Cremer4/67 (20)
- Chris Mpofu2/30 (9)
ZIMBABWE 243 (74.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Chamu Chibhabha55 (110)
- Ryan Burl51 (138)
- Lizaad Williams4/47 (15.3)
- Shaun von Berg3/57 (29)
CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA INVITATION XI 154/5 (38.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Isaac Dikgale26 (65)
- Ricardo Vasconcelos*57 (51)
- Graeme Cremer4/44 (13)
- Chamu Chibhabha1/2 (1)
38.2
6
Sikandar Raza to Vasconcelos, SIX,
38.1
2
Sikandar Raza to Vasconcelos, 2 runs,
END OF OVER:38 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SA-XI: 146/5
- Kelly Smuts2 (2b)
- Ricardo Vasconcelos49 (49b)
- Chamu Chibhabha1-0-2-1
- Sikandar Raza1-0-9-0
37.6
2
Chibhabha to Smuts, 2 runs,
37.5
0
Chibhabha to Smuts, no run,
37.4
W
Chibhabha to du Plooy, OUT,
JL du Plooy c Sikandar Raza b Chibhabha 10 (23m 19b 1x4 0x6) SR: 52.63
37.3
0
Chibhabha to du Plooy, no run,
ZIM in SA Dec 2017 2017-18 News
Four-day format 'encourages positive cricket' - de Villiers
The Port Elizabeth Test didn't even get to its scheduled halfway point, but it still gave players from both sides enough time to form opinions about four-day Test cricket and playing under lights with the pink ball
'We need to get used to seam and bounce' - Cremer
Coach Heath Streak, meanwhile, has said Zimbabwe, if they are to play Tests at all, will need to play 'more than three or four a year'
Second-shortest Test in the last 50 years
South Africa v Zimbabwe, only Test, Port Elizabeth, 2nd day
De Villiers happy with South Africa's India preparation
The stand-in captain said both South Africa's batsmen and bowlers got enough out of the four-day Test
South Africa wrap up four-day Test in two days
Morne Morkel and Keshav Maharaj were South Africa's first and second-innings bowling heroes as Zimbabwe folded for 68 and 121 in a combined 72.4 overs
