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Day: 4, Session: 1
ZIM need 465 runs to win with 6 wickets remaining
SA
418-9 & 369-10
251-10 &
72/4
ZIM
South Africa in Zimbabwe, 2 Test Series, 2025 |1st Test |6/28/2025
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
| BATSMAN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ervine (C) | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Wessly Madhevere * | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codi Yusuf | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Keshav Maharaj * | 11 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2.09 |
Commentary
- 29.60Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, No run.
- 29.54Keshav 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.
- 29.40Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Fuller and off. Craig Ervine prods forward and drives it to cover.
- 29.30Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Very full, on off, squeezed out to mid off by Craig.
- 29.20Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Sharp turn!
- 29.10Keshav 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
- 28.60Codi 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.
- 28.50Codi Yusuf to Wessly Madhevere, BEATEN! Hits the length hard, and it just nips away from the fourth stump line. Wessly Madhevere looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.
- 28.40Codi Yusuf to Wessly Madhevere, A bit too wide on off, on a nagging length, another easy leave for Wessly.
- 28.30Codi Yusuf to Wessly Madhevere, Full ball, sprayed down leg. A diving take by Kyle Verreynne to his left.
- 28.20Codi Yusuf to Wessly Madhevere, On a good length, outside off, Wessly Madhevere lets it be.
- Wessly Madhevere walks out to bat.
- 28.1WCodi Yusuf to Prince Masvaure, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Codi Yusuf strikes on the first ball of his spell on Day 4! Bowls it on a good length and angling across the batter. Prince Masvaure is better off leaving the ball alone but lunges forward to defend. The ball kicks up a bit and catches the outside edge. Wiaan Mulder at second slip stays low to take a good catch. Prince Masvaure departs on 12 (76).
- END OF OVER 28 | 2 Runs & 1 Wkt | ZIM 68/3
- 27.60Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Fuller and on off. Craig Ervine prods forward and blocks it off the inner half of the bat back to the bowler.
- 27.50Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, On off, on a length, blocked out by Ervine off the front foot.
- 27.40Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Nicely tossed up and fuller, turning into the batter from over the wicket. Craig Ervine looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses it on the inside edge onto the pads.
- 27.31Keshav Maharaj to Prince Masvaure, Looped up, full and on middle, Masvaure drives it in front of the man at a deepish mid on for one.
- 27.20Keshav Maharaj to Prince Masvaure, Slower and fuller, on off from around the wicket. Prince Masvaure lunges forward and defends it back to the bowler.
- 27.11Keshav Maharaj to Craig Ervine, Tossed up, full and on off, Craig Ervine wrists it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.
- END OF OVER 27 | 2 Runs & 0 Wkt | ZIM 66/3
- 26.60Corbin Bosch to Prince Masvaure, Bowls it on a hard length, angling into the batter from around the wicket. Prince Masvaure hops back and blocks it to the off side.
- 26.51Corbin Bosch to Craig Ervine, On a length, on middle and leg. Craig Ervine tucks it to mid-wicket for one.
- 26.40Corbin Bosch to Craig Ervine, On the short length, on the off stump. This stays a bit low, and Craig Ervine works it off the toe end of the bat to the mid on region.