Brilliant South Africa win four-day Test vs Zimbabwe in dual days

South Africa dejected Zimbabwe by an innings and 120 runs inside dual days in their one-off day-night Test during St George’s Park yesterday

Morne Morkel
SA’s Morne Morkel celebrates a exclusion of Zimbabwean Sikandar Raza during Port Elizabeth yesterday. PIC/AFP

South Africa dejected Zimbabwe by an innings and 120 runs inside dual days in their one-off day-night Test during St George’s Park yesterday. Forced to follow on after being bowled out for 68 in their initial innings, Zimbabwe were shot out for 121 runs in their second innings. The compare finished before a scheduled cooking mangle on a second day.

Fast bowler Morne Morkel was a destroyer in a initial innings, holding 5 for 21, though medium-pacer Andile Phehlukwayo and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj engineered a second-innings collapse. Phehlukwayo took 3 for 13 and Maharaj claimed 5 for 59. Zimbabwe put adult a quarrel during a start of their second innings, reaching 54 before they mislaid their initial wicket, nonetheless opening batsman Hamilton Masakadza was forced to retire harm after being struck on a right bend by a round from Morkel. The sum reached 75 for one before a innings imploded, with 4 wickets descending in 14 balls. The final 9 wickets fell for 46 runs. South Africa indispensable only 68 mins and 14.1 overs progressing to take Zimbabwe’s remaining 6 first-innings wickets after they resumed on 30 for four. Nightwatchman Kyle Jarvis was a tip scorer for Zimbabwe, creation 23.

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