Only Test: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare

141 -7 after 68 overs !

Zimbabwe lead by Zero runs with 3 wickets remaining 

Tea - Day 4

181 - 10 after 76.2

Zimbabwe lead by 40 runs !!

76.2
Steyn to Panyangara, goes through ! castled the stumps by the time the bat came down.

All over for Zimbabwe   :-[

8 after 1

0.2 : Nyumbu to Elgar, FOUR, width on offer outside off, and it's short too  ...

0.4 : Nyumbu to Elgar, FOUR, through the gap again in the same region!

40 - 1 after 10 overs

9.4
Chatara to Elgar, OUT, drags it on! Two runs to go and Elgar has fallen. didn't move his feet

and chopped it on with an inside edge

D Elgar  b Chatara 21

10.4

Williams to du Plessis, FOUR, comes down again and finishes it in style :

he lofts it from outside off over mid-off and :

South Africa win by nine wickets ............

I thought they'd take it to day 4 but no. So meh.
I don't think there's much praiseworthy about this. Especially considering that a spinner debutant wrecked their batting lineup. But looks promising prospect for SA.

Good work by the zimbabbs..
They really put SA on back foot,during some instances,that itself is an achievement considering they are lowly ranked.
Easy win though,the 2nd innings proved decisive and SA raised the throttle at the right time and finished off the minnows.
Would have loved more of these tests,it would have been an ideal practice for Zimbabwe against a top class team.

Quote:Dean Elgar, the South Africa batsman, has been reprimanded after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC code of conduct during the fourth day's play in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare.

Elgar was found to have breached Article 2.1.2 of the code, which relates to "Abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match."

The charge related to an incident in the 10th over of South Africa's second innings, when Elgar, after being bowled, hit a stump with his bat. The charge was brought by on-field umpires Aleem Dar and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Jeremiah Matibiri and fourth umpire Owen Chirombe.

Elgar Reprimanded