South Africa accomplished an innings and 236-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe on the third day of the second check on Tuesday to convincingly sweep the two-match sequence at Queens Sports activities Membership.
South Africa, which have been put into bat and declared its first innings on 626-5, bowled Zimbabwe out for 220, having enforced the follow-on after skittling out the house aspect for 170 in its first innings.
Zimbabwe was 51-1 in its second innings in a single day and, though it added 92 runs within the morning session, it frequently misplaced wickets and was all out earlier than tea.
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Seamer Corbin Bosch took 4-38 to scrub up the tail, with three wickets for spinner Senuran Muthusamy.
Takudzwanashe Kaitano (40), Nick Welch (55) and skipper Craig Ervine (49) provided resistance in a conflict finest remembered for the choice by South Africa stand-in captain Wiaan Mulder to not chase down the best rating in a check innings.
Mulder was 367 not out, 34 runs away from breaking Brian Lara’s 21-year-old landmark of 400 for West Indies towards England, when he determined to declare the innings at lunch on the second day.
With certainly one of cricket’s vital milestones in his sights, and loads of time left within the five-day contest, Mulder’s determination to not try to interrupt the file was met with astonishment.
However the 27-year-old all-rounder, whose check batting common earlier than the match was 26.2, felt it will be inappropriate to dislodge one of many sport’s greats from the file books.
“Respecting the sport is actually vital and Lara is among the biggest ever to play the sport and deserves to maintain that file,” Mulder mentioned at a press convention after play on Monday.
His knock, nonetheless, was the fifth-highest rating in a check and a South Africa file. He additionally took three wickets and snagged three catches within the match.
South Africa rested a lot of the crew that received the World Take a look at Championship towards Australia at Lord’s final month however nonetheless proved far too sturdy for his or her neighbours as in addition they received final week’s first check by 328 runs.
It has now received 10 successive check matches and subsequent tackle Pakistan away in October. Zimbabwe’s subsequent check outing is a two-match sequence towards New Zealand in Bulawayo that begins on the finish of the month.