South African cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2007

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South Africa in Zimbabwe in 2007
  Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
  South Africa Zimbabwe
Dates 22 August – 26 August 2007
Captains Graeme Smith Prosper Utseya
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs de Villiers 170
Smith 170
Gibbs 111
Taibu 172
Taylor 105
Masakadza 85
Most wickets Morkel 4
Steyn 3
van der Wath 3
Utseya 3
Chigumbura 3
Brent 3
Player of the series AB de Villiers

The South African cricket team toured Zimbabwe for three One Day Internationals in August 2007. The tour will see both teams in action for the first time since the 2007 Cricket World Cup, and will be played two weeks before the start of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship to be held by the South Africans. South Africa's A team will also be touring, playing against a Zimbabwean Select XI on two occasions for First-class matches.

Contents

Squads

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [1]
Graeme Smith (c)
Gulam Bodi
Loots Bosman
AB de Villiers (wk)
Jean-Paul Duminy
Herschelle Gibbs
Albie Morkel
Morné Morkel
Makhaya Ntini
Vernon Philander
Shaun Pollock
Dale Steyn
Thandi Tshabalala
Johan van der Wath
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa A [2]
Boeta Dippenaar (c)
Yusuf Abdullah
Hashim Amla
Johan Botha
Andrew Hall
Paul Harris
Imraan Khan
Charl Langeveldt
André Nel
Justin Ontong
Alviro Petersen
Ashwell Prince
Thami Tsolekile (wk)
Morne van Wyk
Friedel de Wet
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [3]
Prosper Utseya (c)
Gary Brent
Regis Chakabva
Elton Chigumbura
Graeme Cremer
Keith Dabengwa
Timycen Maruma
Hamilton Masakadza
Stuart Matsikenyeri
Christopher Mpofu
Tawanda Mupariwa
Vusi Sibanda
Tatenda Taibu (wk)
Brendan Taylor
Prosper Tsvanhu
Sean Williams

Matches

First ODI

22 August
(scorecard)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
206 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
210/5 (46.4 overs)
Gary Brent 59* (82)
Elton Chigumbura 59 (74)
Vernon Philander 2/15 (8 overs)
AB de Villiers 63 (85)
Gulam Bodi 51 (99)
Graeme Smith 50 (57)
Prosper Utseya 2/32 (10 overs)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa won by 5 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Steve Davis and Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Gary Brent

Second ODI

25 August
(scorecard)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
247/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
251/2 (39.1 overs)
Sean Williams 54 (50)
Stuart Matsikenyeri 52 (51)
Dale Steyn 3/65 (10 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 111 (100)
Graeme Smith 96 (99)
Sean Williams 1/10 (2.1 overs)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Steve Davis and Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs

Third ODI

26 August
(scorecard)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
323/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
295/7 (50 overs)
AB de Villiers 107 (89)
Albie Morkel 97 (104)
Gary Brent 3/58 (9 overs)
Tatenda Taibu 107* (103)
Johan van der Wath 2/50 (8 overs)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa win by 28 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Kevan Barbour and Steve Davis
Player of the match: AB de Villiers

South Africa A tour

South Africa A also toured Zimbabwe, playing two First-class matches against a Zimbabwean Select XI.

South Africa A v Zimbabwe Select XI - first First-class match

9 - 12 August
(Scorecard)
Zimbabwe Select XI Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
v
242 (99 overs)
Vusi Sibanda 68 (148)
Tatenda Taibu 63* (167)

Charl Langeveldt 4/62 (24 overs)
Andrew Hall 3/29 (14 overs)
280 (71.3 overs)
Justin Ontong 101 (86)
Boeta Dippenaar 77 (146)

Gary Brent 4/48 (14 overs)
Christopher Mpofu 3/39 (8.3 overs)
169 (77 overs)
Stuart Matsikenyeri 67* (108)
Paul Harris 4/38 (28 overs)
Andrew Hall 3/38 (14 overs)
132/2 (37.2 overs)
Morne van Wyk 63* (101)

South Africa A v Zimbabwe Select XI - second First-class match

15 - 18 August
(Scorecard)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Select XI
542/7d (160.2 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 189 (337)
Hashim Amla 142 (295)
Justin Ontong 70 (98)
155 (73.3 overs)

Paul Harris 5/67 (32 overs)
André Nel 3/23 (16 overs)
168 (f/o) (72.2 overs)

Paul Harris 4/77 (31 overs)
André Nel 3/18 (16 overs)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa A won by an innings and 219 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Kevan Barbour and Russell Tiffin

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