Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Date & Time: Jun 28-Jul 01, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Sean Williams 137(164)
65.2
Maharaj to Williams, out Stumped!! Top-class from Maharaj! Got rid of Ervine earlier, deceiving him in the air, and now he's done the same with Williams. Tossed up just outside off, drifts away from Williams and he ends up playing inside the line of it. He also had to stretch quite far on the front foot trying to meet the pitch, and in the process his back foot leaves the crease, giving the keeper a window of opportunity. Verreynne grabs it with both hands. Williams st Verreynne b Maharaj 137(164) [4s-16]
65.1
Maharaj to Williams, no run, good length ball turning in on off, Williams punches it to short midwicket
64.1
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Williams punches it to deep point
63.1
Corbin Bosch to Williams, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Williams stabs it away to deep backward point
61.1
Corbin Bosch to Williams, 1 run, short of length delivery, Williams miscues the pull in the air but it falls short of deep backward square
60.1
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, angling in on off, back of a length, Williams dabs it through backward point
59.2
Corbin Bosch to Williams, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Williams steers it through backward point
59.1
Corbin Bosch to Williams, FOUR, short and wide, Williams gets on top of it and slaps it through extra cover
58.4
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Williams taps it through backward point
58.3
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, pitched up outside off, Williams looks to drive but is beaten
58.2
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, defended in front of cover
58.1
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, dug in short just outside off, Williams ducks under it
57.6
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, leg byes, 1 run, misses the flick and is hit on the pad
57.2
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, 1 run, back of a length on off, Williams hangs back and taps it through point
57.1
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, short ball down leg, Williams lets it go
56.3
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, back of a length delivery angled in on off, Williams taps it from the crease into the covers
56.1
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, short of length on off, climbs on Williams as he looks to fend it off and it goes off a thick edge to third man
55.5
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, 1 run, short of length at the body, Williams pulls it to deep square leg
55.4
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, full on the pads, flicked to midwicket
55.3
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, FOUR, short of length on off, Williams gets on top of the bounce and pulls hard through the midwicket region. Didn't bounce very high, sat up for him
55.2
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, wide of the crease again, half-volley at the stumps, Williams drives to mid-off
55.1
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, Maphaka goes wide of the crease, angles it in on leg, back of a length. Williams looks to clip it away but gets an inside edge onto pad
54.2
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Williams chops it behind point
54.1
Codi Yusuf to Williams, FOUR, hammered down the ground! Proper half-volley from Yusuf after the break, Williams latches onto it and drills it past mid-on
53.3
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Williams cuts to deep backward point, off the bottom of the bat though
53.2
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, beaten again. Kwena Maphaka goes wide of the crease, angles it in, this short of length delivery cuts back in and beats Williams on the cut, flies over the stumps
53.1
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, so so close to off-stump. Williams is not getting in line, he is backing away and this pacy short of length delivery just flies past the poke and miss the off-stump, that had zip and extra bounce which saved Williams
52.2
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Williams goes on the back foot and punches square of the wicket on the off-side
52.1
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 2 runs, full outside off, Williams gets forward to drive and places it wide of the diving cover for a couple
51.2
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, 1 run, pacy length delivery on middle, Williams is backing away almost, the ball takes the thick outside-edge and rolls to third man
51.1
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, oh! He has hit another batter on the helmet. This is a short delivery at Williams who is beaten for pace, tries to pull and the balll thuds into the helmet. Immediately Williams takes the helmet off and the physio is out there, the concussion test follows. A break in play
50.1
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, good length just outside off, Williams stays back and taps to the vacant point area
49.3
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, flatter and the good length delivery turns in to off, Williams goes on the back foot and punches to long-on
49.2
Maharaj to Williams, no run, slower and fuller outside off, Williams gets forward to flick to mid-wicket
49.1
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up full outside off, Williams gets forward to defend
48.5
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, Williams goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep backward square-leg
48.4
Mulder to Williams, FOUR, good short delivery and it rises and cuts into Williams, he leans back and glides that over the wide slip and gully, that extra bounce did cause Williams trouble, but since there was no third man, it was a safe shot
48.3
Mulder to Williams, no run, short of length and down leg, Williams flicks and misses, Verreynne dives to his right to take it
48.2
Mulder to Williams, no run, good length and angled in on off, Williams goes on the back foot to defend to cover
48.1
Mulder to Williams, no run, good length outside off, nips back in and keeps low, Williams gets forward to drive and is beaten on the inside-edge, Williams acknowledges the delivery
47.4
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, good length on off, Williams goes on the back foot and tucks it wide of mid-wicket
47.1
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, good length around off, Williams goes on the back foot and punches square of the wicket on the off-side
46.2
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, 100 for Williams. His 6th Test ton. I0$. It's a short of length delivery on off, Williams pulls to deep square-leg and he raises his right arm in triumph as he runs across, then he punches the air and roars in delight. Removes his helmet and raises the bat to acknowledge the loud applause from the Queens Sports Club crowd. Such a good atmosphere at the ground and they love Williams. The entire Zimbabwean contingent are up to celebrate too, Williams is pumped and so he should be
46.1
Mulder to Williams, 2 runs, call was for two and Williams gets back. The crowd love it. Full outside off, Williams gets forward and drives wide of sweeper cover and rushes back for the 2nd
45.6
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, nicely tossed up outside off, Williams comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball, drags the loft and it comes off a thick inside half, well short of long-on
45.5
Maharaj to Williams, no run, slower and tossed up outside off, dips and turns in, Williams gets forward to push, thick inner half of the bat is found and it rolls to mid-wicket
45.4
Maharaj to Williams, no run, turns in from a good length and it's quicker, Williams goes on the back foot to keep it out
45.3
Maharaj to Williams, FOUR, a half-volley outside off, Williams gets forward and drives it hard and wide of cover, hit that hard and into the gap
45.2
Maharaj to Williams, no run, slower and fuller outside off, Williams gets forward to push it back to Maharaj
44.6
Mulder to Williams, no run, full outside off, Williams gets forward and drives nicely but picks out cover
44.4
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, good length and sliding into the pads, tucked away to deep backward square-leg
44.1
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, full outside off, Williams stays back and taps it wide of backward point for one
43.6
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, flighted delivery full outside off, Williams gets forward to drive to long-on
43.5
Maharaj to Williams, no run, full on off, Williams gets forward to drive it hard and firmly back to Maharaj
43.4
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up full outside off, Williams leans forward to defend it back
42.1
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, good length just outside off, Williams as he does always, stays leg-side of the ball, defends down and it's a quick single in front of short cover
41.6
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, slower and tossed up full on middle, Williams gets low and sweeps to backward square-leg, one hand came off the bat as he played that, the fielder is deep anyway
41.5
Maharaj to Williams, no run, slower and turns in to the thigh pad, Williams goes on the back foot to tuck and misses, hit high on the thigh pad and missing leg-stump as well
41.4
Maharaj to Williams, no run, very full outside off, Williams squeezes it out wide of cover
41.3
Maharaj to Williams, 2 runs, flighted delivery full on middle, Williams gets low and sweeps wide of deep square-leg for a two
41.2
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up full on off, Williams gets forward to drive hard and straight to mid-off
41.1
Maharaj to Williams, FOUR, Williams takes on Maharaj and hits it to the vacant deep mid-wicket fence, comes down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball to swing it away. There was a long-on but he was nowhere near the ball
40.4
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, good length and nips back in to middle, cramps Williams who was making room slightly, dabbed down in front of gully for an easy single
40.3
Mulder to Williams, no run, short of length just outside off, Williams makes room slightly and punches to cover
40.2
Mulder to Williams, no run, sharp nipbacker, from a good length and angling down, Williams flicks and misses, off the thigh pad and missing leg-stump
40.1
Mulder to Williams, no run, full just outside off, Williams gets forward to drive to mid-off
40.1
Mulder to Williams, wide, wow! Trampoline bounce from a short of length area outside off, Williams is surprised, he lets it go and Verreynne leaps to take it, called a wide for height
39.6
Maharaj to Williams, 3 runs, fine effort by Brevis running and diving to his left from deep backward square-leg, saves a run. It's tossed up around off, Williams loses his bottom-hand as he sweeps and gets it in the gap
39.5
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up fullish on off, Williams gets forward to defend neatly
39.4
Maharaj to Williams, no run, on a good length outside off, Williams goes on the back foot and punches to the right of cover
38.2
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, short of length and around off, Williams goes on the back foot and punches wide of cover, the initial call was NO, but then it passes the fielder so he takes one
38.1
Mulder to Williams, no run, short of length and angling into middle, Williams goes on the back foot and taps it down to gully
37.5
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Williams gets forward to push and it runs off a thick outer half of the bat to the vacant backward point area
37.4
Maharaj to Williams, no run, beautiful comeback. This is tossed up on a length just outside off, Williams gets forward and plays for the turn, it slides on straight, passes the outside-edge, so close to off-stump as well
37.3
Maharaj to Williams, FOUR, again Williams down the pitch and takes it on the full, hammers it hard and wide of Maharaj, to his right, well wide of mid-off too, aggressive batting this
37.2
Maharaj to Williams, no run, slower and tossed up outside off, dips and turns in, Williams gets forward to push and it's a thick inside half of the bat to the left of mid-wicket
37.1
Maharaj to Williams, FOUR, it's tossed up and Williams comes down the track to take it on the full, swings it over mid-wicket and there are large acres of space on the deep mid-wicket fence, finds the fence
36.6
Corbin Bosch to Williams, 1 run, short of length outside off, width, Williams goes on the back foot and cuts to deep backward point
36.5
Corbin Bosch to Williams, no run, length and angled in on middle, Williams gets forward to push to cover
36.4
Corbin Bosch to Williams, no run, full and angled in on middle, Williams gets forward to drive and finds mid-on
36.3
Corbin Bosch to Williams, no run, rising back of a length delivery outside off, Williams goes for the slash, misses, goes over the top-edge, that was an effort ball
36.2
Corbin Bosch to Williams, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Williams goes on the back foot and punches nicely, gets a couple to deep backward point
36.1
Corbin Bosch to Williams, FOUR, length delivery outside off, width and Williams goes hard at the cut, slashes at it and the thick outside-edge flies over the gully region, deliberately played in the air
35.3
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, full ball, driven firmly to long-on
34.6
Corbin Bosch to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery angled in just outside off, Williams jabs at it and nearly chops it onto off stump off a thick under-edge
34.5
Corbin Bosch to Williams, 2 runs, short of length outside off, width on offer and Williams slaps it away in front of square on the off-side. Deep point gives chase and they're back for two
33.2
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, back of a length, turning in on middle and leg, Williams clips it behind square
33.1
Maharaj to Williams, no run, defended from the crease
31.6
Maharaj to Williams, 2 runs, back of a length on leg, clipped away through the on-side
31.5
Maharaj to Williams, no run, now he plays a hard sweep but finds the fielder at backward square
31.4
Maharaj to Williams, FOUR, tossed up on off, noticeably slow through the air from Maharaj and Williams pounces on it with a full-blooded swipe over midwicket
30.5
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, 1 run, fifty for Williams! Back of a length around off, he hangs back and taps it into the off-side. How many times has he done this for Zimbabwe! Walking into a tricky situation and steadying the ship
30.4
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, short of length delivery around off, not much width on offer but Williams still goes for the cut and is beaten
30.3
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, absolute snorter! Back of a length on off, misbehaves off the pitch as it climbs sharply and Williams is in no position to fend it off. He gets hit on the left arm
30.2
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery wide of off, Williams looks to cut but chops it off a thick under-edge to the keeper
30.1
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Williams jabs it to gully
29.6
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, shout of "catch" and it has been put down! Tossed up just outside off, Williams looks to sweep but it pops up in the air and goes behind the keeper. The fielder at slip runs after it and manages to get a hand while diving across but can't hold on. Not sure what it came off. Umpire makes no signal, so must've been glove
29.5
Maharaj to Williams, no run, full ball just outside off, pushed to short mid-on
29.4
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up just outside off, swept to backward square
29.3
Maharaj to Williams, 2 runs, full outside off, Williams bends across and sweeps hard behind square. He's back for an easy two
29.2
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up outside off, good length ball, defended from the crease
29.1
Maharaj to Williams, no run, good length ball turning in on off, Williams hangs back and defends
28.5
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, 1 run, short and wide, Williams goes hard and slaps it to deep backward point
28.4
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, good length ball well wide of off, left alone
28.3
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, short of length outside off, Williams looks to cut hard but the ball kicks up sharply and beats the edge
28.2
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, left alone
26.6
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, fuller than a good length on off, Williams hangs back and defends awkwardly
26.5
Codi Yusuf to Williams, FOUR, flies off the edge over gully! Back of a length outside off, width on offer and Williams goes after it. There's some extra bounce but it takes the edge and goes over the fielder
25.6
Maharaj to Williams, no run, smothered on the front foot
25.1
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, flicked away through midwicket
23.6
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up on a length outside off, sharply turns back in, Williams goes on the back foot and keeps it out, that bounced too
23.5
Maharaj to Williams, no run, turn but down leg, sharp turn too, Williams flicks and misses, good take by Verreynne
23.4
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up full outside off, a neat forward defence to the right of Maharaj
23.3
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up full outside off, driven back firmly to Maharaj
23.2
Maharaj to Williams, no run, close call! Williams gets forward to drive and is beaten by the dip on this full delivery outside off, drags his back foot out, extra bounce and Verreynne can't glove it properly, that gave the time for Williams to drag his back foot in, by the time Verreynne flicked the bails off, Williams was back. One angle shows the back foot to be on the line, but that is not conclusive enough for the third ump. The other angle though clearly showed that Williams was back in. Also South Africa felt there was an outside-edge but the standing umpire turned that down. The third ump with no conclusive evidence gives it in favor of Williams
22.6
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, short and at Williams, he tries to flap it across the line, misses, gets hit on the ribs, rubs it down, that would have hurt
22.5
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Williams goes on the back foot and punches through cover, Ervine runs hard and comes back for the 2nd
22.5
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no ball, short of length outside off, Williams goes on the back foot to tap it to cover, Codi Yusuf has overstepped
22.1
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, Williams gets lucky. A short of length delivery outside off, disconcerting bounce from that length, Williams was shaping to pull and almost had a second thought at it, hangs the bat and it flies off the top-edge, just lands in front of Verreynne who was running towards it, could have dived for that but didn't. A nervy moment that
21.6
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, nicely tossed up outside off, Williams gets forward to drive to long-on
21.5
Maharaj to Williams, no run, tossed up full outside off, Williams gets forward to drive it back to Maharaj
21.3
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, Williams keeps turning the strike over, another single to long-on
21.1
Maharaj to Williams, 1 run, nice juicy low full-toss outside off, Williams gets forward to drive to mid-on, missed out there
20.6
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, full outside off, Williams is on the back foot as he drives to deep backward point
20.5
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, good length and nips back in to middle, Williams goes on the back foot to defend
20.4
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, short of length and outside off, nips back in a tad, Williams goes on the back foot to defend it down
19.6
Mulder to Williams, no run, length on middle, shaping back in, gently turned to mid-wicket
19.5
Mulder to Williams, no run, good length and nips back in to off, Williams goes on the back foot to keep it out
19.4
Mulder to Williams, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Williams goes on the back foot and punches to the left of backward point, not that well-timed, so just two
19.3
Mulder to Williams, no run, good length outside off, Williams goes on the back foot and taps it towards cover
19.2
Mulder to Williams, no run, full outside off, Williams gets forward and drives but can't beat mid-off
19.1
Mulder to Williams, FOUR, rising back of a length outside off, Williams stands tall and punches beautifully, beats the diving backward point to his left, played it down too
17.6
Mulder to Williams, 2 runs, full and comes back into middle and leg, Williams gets forward and flicks wide of mid-wicket for two
17.1
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, good length on middle, Williams goes on the back foot and tucks it wide of mid-on for one
16.2
Corbin Bosch to Williams, 3 runs, back of a length delivery around the fifth stump, Williams doesn't go too hard this time, just gets on top of the bounce from the crease and punches it through point
16.1
Corbin Bosch to Williams, no run, back of a length outside off, width on offer and Williams throws his bat it but is beaten by the extra bounce
15.2
Mulder to Williams, 1 run, angling down leg, back of a length, Williams clips it down to fine leg
15.1
Mulder to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Williams gently punches to cover
13.6
Mulder to Williams, no run, back of a length on off, Williams gets behind it and defends down the pitch
13.5
Mulder to Williams, no run, good length ball around off, Williams hangs back and defends
13.4
Mulder to Williams, no run, good length ball around off, Williams hangs back and taps it into the cover region
13.3
Mulder to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery around off, defended from the crease in front of midwicket
13.2
Mulder to Williams, no run, angling in on leg, good length ball, Williams defends to midwicket
13.1
Mulder to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel, left alone
10.1
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, knocks it to cover
9.5
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, 1 run, back of a length delivery angled in, Williams tucks it through square leg
9.4
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, FOUR, back of a length delivery angled in on off, not all that short but Williams still manages to swivel across and pulls it behind square. Lovely timing on it and it races to the boundary
9.3
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, short of length on off, blocked from the crease into the off-side
9.2
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Williams goes after it and slaps it away to the point boundary
9.1
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, half-volley on off, driven back to Maphaka
8.1
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, back of a length on leg, Williams tucks it behind square
7.6
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, leg byes, 1 run, appeal for LBW but it's clearly missing leg! Good length ball angled in, Williams looks to work it through the on-side but is hit on the pad
7.5
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, FOUR, short of length delivery on off, Williams gets on top of the bounce and pulls it firmly behind square
7.4
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery around off, blocked from the crease
7.3
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery angling down leg, Williams is cramped on the pull and misses
7.2
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Williams wafts at it but is beaten
7.1
Kwena Maphaka to Williams, FOUR, good length ball outside off, Williams hangs back, pokes at it and a thick edge runs away wide of gully
6.3
Codi Yusuf to Williams, 1 run, back of a length on off, Williams blocks it from the crease into the covers
6.2
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, good length ball angling away outside off, Williams tries punching off the back foot but mistimes it down the pitch off the inside half
6.1
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, good length ball angling away outside off, left alone
4.6
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
4.5
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, beaten again! Back of a length delivery angling across off, Williams looks to defend from the crease but it leaves him with the angle and goes past the edge
4.4
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, angling away from Williams whose feet are rooted to the crease as he looks to punch through the off-side. Very loose shot and he's beaten
4.3
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, short of length on off, Williams rides the bounce and dabs it to backward point
4.2
Codi Yusuf to Williams, no run, good length ball angling across off, left alone
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