Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tanaka Chivanga to Kwena Maphaka, SIX, Kwena Maphaka ends the day on a high. It's a short of length delivery and on off and middle, Kwena Maphaka thumps the pull as he goes on the back foot and nails it. It flies all the way too, over deep square-leg. That is some timing and both batters walk off to smiling faces inside in the South African camp. It will be stumps on day 1

Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, maiden Test 100! Corbin Bosch roars as he pulls the short ball to deep backward square-leg, as soon as he hit that, he started celebrating, removes his helmet and then raises his bat to acknowledge the applause. The South African contingent are up and clapping on

Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, 2 runs, tough chance and dropped by Tafadzwa Tsiga. A short delivery on the stumps, Corbin Bosch shuffles across inside the line, pulls and gloves it, Tsiga leaps but can only parry it over. Needed to stick but it doesn't. Moves to 99. That was a close shave

Muzarabani to Kwena Maphaka, leg byes, FOUR, short of length and sliding down leg, Kwena Maphaka flicks and misses, off the thigh pad and it flies wide of Tafadzwa Tsiga for four

Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, full on the stumps, Corbin Bosch gets forward and whips the loft, over mid-on and it flies away. Just a hit away now

Muzarabani to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, poor fielding. Chivanga the culprit at long-on. It's short outside off, Corbin Bosch pulls and it's a regulation stop, Chivanga doesn't bend down properly and the ball slips away from his hands. Embarrassing that and it goes away for four

Muzarabani to Codi Yusuf, out Caught by Williams!! Good low catch at third man. A rising short delivery at Codi Yusuf and it cramps the batter, he arches back and makes room to glide it, can't keep it down, Williams judges it well as he comes in and takes a good low catch. Corbin Bosch is now left with just the number 11. Codi Yusuf c Williams b Muzarabani 27(49) [4s-5]

Muzarabani to Codi Yusuf, FOUR, and the ball goes to where a third man was last ball. A rising short of length delivery outside off, Codi Yusuf punches and the thick outside-edge flies over the gully fielder

Muzarabani to Codi Yusuf, FOUR, width outside off and that has been cut so hard. Short and wide outside off, Codi Yusuf slashes and easily beats the square third man to his right

Muzarabani to Codi Yusuf, FOUR, well-played. This short delivery is aimed at him and it's coming back in all the time, Codi Yusuf makes room and arches his back to steer to the vacant third man fence, got it into the gap

Wellington Masakadza to Codi Yusuf, FOUR, tossed up full just outside off, Codi Yusuf gets forward to defend with hard hands, the thick outside-edge now flies well wide of slip and runs away to the third man fence. Beats the slow chase of Williams

Muzarabani to Codi Yusuf, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Codi Yusuf goes on the back foot and cuts in the air, wide of extra-cover, flies away, there for the hit and he put it away

Vincent Masekesa to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, another drag-down on the stumps, Corbin Bosch goes on the back foot and has the time to choose where to play the pull, places it well wide of long-on and to his right

Vincent Masekesa to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, a drag-down, this googly on the stumps, Corbin Bosch goes on the back foot and pulls, it stayed low too, but Bosch got good bat on it, beats deep square-leg to his left, consecutive fours

Vincent Masekesa to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, good shot. It's full on off, Corbin Bosch gets forward and uses his wrists to whip this through vacant mid-on, there's a long-on in place, but it just sped past him to his right, lots of bottom-hand in that

Vincent Masekesa to Maharaj, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! Sliced in the air and gone! Maharaj steps out looking for another big shot, isn't quite to the pitch this time which allows some room for the ball to turn. It catches the outside half and goes high in the air. Bennett does well to backtrack at extra cover before pouching it safely. Maharaj c Brian Bennett b Vincent Masekesa 21(30) [4s-1 6s-2]

Madhevere to Maharaj, SIX, second six for Maharaj who's using his feet nicely. Steps out, gets to the pitch and lofts it straight back

Muzarabani to Maharaj, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Maharaj looks to drive off the back foot and carves it off the outside half through gully

Muzarabani to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, Bosch throws his bat at it and the edges flies over the slips! Short of length outside off, plenty of width, he doesn't hold back on the cut and that was never going to hand given how hard he went. Fifty for him!

Vincent Masekesa to Maharaj, SIX, brilliant from Maharaj who uses his feet to good effect, gets close to the pitch and lofts it nicely down the ground. The timing is good enough to go all the way!

Wellington Masakadza to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, full ball on middle, Bosch flicks it to mid-on. 300 on the board for South Africa!

Tanaka Chivanga to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, out Caught by Wellington Masakadza!! Cracking short ball from Chivanga and Zimbabwe have the wicket they desperately wanted. Lhuan-dre Pretorius's sublime knock on debut comes to an end. It's dug in short, rushes onto Pretorius as he tries to pull and gets big on him too. He miscues it off the top-edge and offers a dolly to mid-on. He looks disappointed and throws his head back as he marches off to the dressing room. But what a knock on debut after coming in at a tricky situation. He walked in when they were 23/3 and scored a cracking 153. Lhuan-dre Pretorius c Wellington Masakadza b Tanaka Chivanga 153(160) [4s-11 6s-4]

Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, the boundaries are flowing for Pretorius and he raises his 150 as well! Tossed up outside off, length is too full and he drills it through extra cover

Tanaka Chivanga to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, straight-batted punch through midwicket! Says something about the time he has got. Back of a length delivery just outside off, he shuffles across and cracks it away in the gap

Tanaka Chivanga to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, angled in on middle, back of a length, Pretorius shuffles across for a short-arm jab and guides it quite fine and into the boundary

Tanaka Chivanga to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, proper half-volley and it's properly dealt with by Pretorius who leans into the on-drive and times it beautifully past mid-on

Wellington Masakadza to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, tossed up on off, quite full, Bosch gets forward and drives firmly down the ground. Beats the diving effort of mid-on and races away

Tanaka Chivanga to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, goes firmly at it and gets it away to the boundary! Back of a length delivery just outside off, Bosch tries punching through the off-side, may have got it off the outside half but it runs away

Wellington Masakadza to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, good length on off, Bosch makes some room and cuts it to deep point

Brian Bennett to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, SIX, that's a total drag-down, so easy for Lhuan-dre Pretorius as he goes on the back foot and pulls meatily over mid-wicket, that was begging to be hit

Brian Bennett to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, too full and four. Corbin Bosch gets forward and thumps the drive, beats the diving cover to his right and it runs away

Brian Bennett to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, SIX, just over the leaping long-off fielder. What timing. Just a check-loft and it has flown off the bat. It's tossed up full outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets forward and holds the pose, clears Chivanga's leap at long-off

Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, 100 on debut for the extremely talented Lhuan-dre Pretorius. Gets there with a flick to deep backward square-leg and punches the air in delight as he crosses over. Raises his bat and hugs Corbin Bosch, he is one to watch out for, for sure

Brian Bennett to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, slips it down leg, full, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks fine and the ball goes away to the fine-leg region, the fielder chases and dives head-first, fails to pull it back

Wellington Masakadza to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, good length and flat on off, Corbin Bosch goes on the back foot and punches to sweeper cover

Brian Bennett to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, turns into off, dragged down though, Corbin Bosch goes on the back foot and pulls hard and wide of the diving square-leg, to his left, beats deep mid-wicket to his right as well. Expertly placed that

Brian Bennett to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, sharp chance and dropped by Madande at square-leg. It's dragged down, Corbin Bosch pulls hard and it's at a nice catching height near his face, Madande goes with a reverse-cup and the ball bursts through

Wellington Masakadza to Verreynne, out Caught by Ervine!! Wellington Masakadza strikes in his comeback over. Good low catch at slip. On a length outside off, Verreynne as he does often, plays across it, the thick outside-edge is found and it is going low as well, Ervine with a fine catch diving to his right. It carried cleanly and Verreynne has to walk back. The bat-face was pointing towards mid-wicket as the batter tried to work it to leg. Verreynne c Ervine b Wellington Masakadza 10(16) [4s-2]

Wellington Masakadza to Verreynne, FOUR, wide length delivery outside off, Verreynne late-cuts and easily beats backward point to his left, used the pace on the ball well

Muzarabani to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, poor ball and four. Well down leg, short of length and Lhuan-dre Pretorius helps the flick, beats the run and dive of fine-leg

Vincent Masekesa to Verreynne, FOUR, Vincent Masekesa is disappointed. It's tossed up full outside off, leg-break turns away a hint, Verreynne drives and the thick outside-edge flies well wide of the lone slip

Vincent Masekesa to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, SIX, Lhuan-dre Pretorius continues to attack. He comes down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball, takes it on the half-volley, lofts clean and high over long-off, the fielder was inside at mid-off

Muzarabani to Brevis, out Caught by Tanaka Chivanga!! Good catch at mid-off and the dangerous Brevis goes. It's short outside off, Brevis is early with the pull, that's why he toe-ends it and it would have been difficult for Chivanga at mid-off to pick it up, but he runs forward and takes it well, diving to complete the catch. Brevis was looking extremely threatening and his debut innings is cut short. Muzarabani is pumped as are the crowd. Brevis c Tanaka Chivanga b Muzarabani 51(41) [4s-3 6s-4]

Muzarabani to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, rising and into the gloves, Lhuan-dre Pretorius shuffles across to nudge it and it raps the glove and rolls to the right of Tafadzwa Tsiga

Vincent Masekesa to Brevis, SIX, 50 for Brevis now. Gets there in style. Gets forward and takes it on the full, lofts powerfully and anyway mid-on is inside, flies over the fence, three sixes in the over

Vincent Masekesa to Brevis, SIX, on to the roof and six more. It's tossed up full outside off, once it is in the slot, Brevis won't miss, he gets forward and smashes the loft, flies on to the roof

Vincent Masekesa to Brevis, SIX, another drag-down and this is outside the leg-stump, Brevis hammers the pull off the back foot and easily clears the deep square-leg fence, did not try to keep it down

Tanaka Chivanga to Brevis, FOUR, dug in short outside off, Brevis goes on the back foot and pulls over mid-wicket, rolls away to the deep mid-wicket fence

Vincent Masekesa to Brevis, FOUR, a juicy low full-toss on the stumps, Brevis won't miss out. He gets forward and smacks that hard and wide of Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no chance for mid-on

Vincent Masekesa to Brevis, SIX, that's dragged down and six. Brevis goes on the back foot and pulls from leg-stump, hits it hard and the ball flies over deep square-leg. Poor delivery and it deserved the treatment that Brevis gave it

Vincent Masekesa to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, 50 for Lhuan-dre Pretorius on debut. Tucks the length ball on middle, wide of the diving square-leg for one, he raises the bat to acknowledge the applause

Vincent Masekesa to Brevis, 1 run, it's tossed up full outside off, Brevis gets forward to loft on seeing the flight, slices across it and it's well short of long-off, did not get hold of it and had he done so, could well have found the fielder

Vincent Masekesa to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, another half-tracker and Pretorius nails the pull through midwicket. There's a desperate effort in the deep but it's in vain

Vincent Masekesa to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, short and wide outside off, a gift for Pretorius who slaps it away through the covers

Tanaka Chivanga to Brevis, FOUR, proper half-volley outside off and it's dispatched to the cover boundary by Brevis. Gets forward and crunches it through the gap

Tanaka Chivanga to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, that's a superb shot and a shot of some authority! Short of length outside off, Pretorius rises on his toes, gets right on top of the bounce and punches it away through the point region

Muzarabani to Mulder, out Mulder Run Out!! Direct-hit and gone! In-seamer from Muzarabani, Mulder nudges it adjacent to the pitch on the leg-side. Not sure why they're trying to take a quick single. Mulder stops for a brief moment while Pretorius keeps running. The former eventually goes for it and pays the price. Muzarabani gets to the ball quickly, turns around and hits the bullseye at the bowler's end to catch the batter short. Mulder actually responded positively to his partner's call and paused on seeing the bower run across and he lost some valuable time there. Mulder run out (Muzarabani) 17(47) [4s-1]

Wellington Masakadza to Mulder, FOUR, tossed up delivery, Mulder converts it into a half-volley by dancing out of his crease and then drills it straight down the ground. Hits it between the bowler and the non-striker. First boundary for Mulder

Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, overpitched outside off and Pretorius latches onto it. The left-hander leans forward and hammers the drive into the gap through extra cover

Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, another crunching blow! Overpitched outside off, he gets forward and drives crisply through extra cover

Wellington Masakadza to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, SIX, now that's a statement from Pretorius! Has just walked out to the middle on debut but is not afraid to use his feet as he dances down to a flighted down and tonks it straight back

Tanaka Chivanga to Bedingham, out Caught by Ervine!! Edged and gone! Chivanga on fire here at the Queens Sports Club as the World Test Champions are reeling on 23/3. Back of a length delivery in the channel around fifth stump, Bedingham pokes at it nervously and is undone by the ball nipping away. It takes a healthy edge and carries comfortably to first slip where the captain makes no mistake. Bedingham c Ervine b Tanaka Chivanga 0(3)

Tanaka Chivanga to Breetzke, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! Oh that's an absolute snorter from Chivanga! Banged in on back of a length around off, rears up sharply and takes Breetzke by surprise as he looks to defend. Nothing that he can do as it nips away as well, catching the bottom glove and looping to gully. That's hurt him on his right hand and he walks off in pain. Breetzke c Brian Bennett b Tanaka Chivanga 13(45) [4s-1]

Muzarabani to Breetzke, FOUR, this is firmly played on the up! Fuller than a good length outside off, one of the rare times Muzarabani has pitched it a little further up, and Breetzke gets forward to drive it through the covers. This is an ideal length though, with the ball nipping around. Muzarabani shouldn't be discouraged

Tanaka Chivanga to de Zorzi, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! De Zorzi got away with one earlier, but this time the catch is taken in the slips and he has to depart. Immediate impact from Chivanga after being brought on. Short of length from round the wicket, angled into the channel just outside off, de Zorzi just hangs his bat at it but the ball climbs on him. Loose shot and the edge goes low to third slip where Bennett takes a sharp catch with both hands. de Zorzi c Brian Bennett b Tanaka Chivanga 0(16)

Muzarabani to de Zorzi, no run, has the catch been put down? The players don't seem very sure, the umpires get together and they've sent it upstairs. Oh yes, the ball has been grounded and de Zorzi survives! Back of a length in the channel, de Zorzi looks to defend from the crease but it straightens and catches a healthy edge. It carries to second slip where Williams shells the chance and it goes on the bounce to first slip