South Africa in Zimbabwe in 2007 | |||
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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.
22 August (scorecard) |
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25 August (scorecard) |
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26 August (scorecard) |
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South Africa A also toured Zimbabwe, playing two First-class matches against a Zimbabwean Select XI.
9 - 12 August (Scorecard) |
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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) |
15 - 18 August (Scorecard) |
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