zimbabwe vs south africa

 Here’s a concise overview of Zimbabwe vs South Africa in their recent cricket contests across both formats:

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🏏 Test Series (Zimbabwe vs South Africa – Bulawayo, June–July 2025)

Overview: South Africa toured Zimbabwe for a two‑match Test series from June 28 to July 10, 2025, winning the series 2–0 .

1st Test (June 28–July 2):

South Africa set a massive total (around 418/9d then 369 in second innings), powered by a debut ton from Lhuan‑dre Pretorius and a big 147 from Wiaan Mulder .

Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams scored 137 in a losing cause.

South Africa won by 328 runs .

2nd Test (July 6–8):

Mulder produced a monumental 367 not out off 334 balls (second‑fastest triple‑century in Test history), then declared at 626/5, denying himself the chance to surpass Brian Lara’s 400-record .

South Africa forced a follow-on and bundled Zimbabwe out twice (170 & 220) to win by an innings and 236 runs .

Player of the Match & Series: Wiaan Mulder, also series-highest Test run‑scorer (531) .

Controversy: Chris Gayle sharply criticized Mulder’s declaration, calling it a “missed chance” to cement his legacy with a record-breaking innings .

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🔥 T20I Tri‑Series Opener (Zimbabwe vs South Africa – Harare, July 14, 2025)

Format: First match of the 2025 Zimbabwe Tri‑Nation T20I series involving Zimbabwe, South Africa, and New Zealand .

Match Result: South Africa chased down 141/6 in 15.5 overs, winning by 5 wickets with 25 balls to spare .

Key Performers:

Rubin Hermann: debutant 45 off 37 balls.

Dewald Brevis: explosive 41 off 17, earning Player of the Match .

George Linde: standout bowling with 3/10 and an economy under 3.5 .

This was Zimbabwe’s sixth consecutive T20I loss to South Africa—still no wins in the head-to-head T20I meetings .

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📋 Summary Table

Format Series Result Standouts

Test 2‑match series in Bulawayo South Africa won 2–0 Wiaan Mulder (531 runs, 367*), Pretorius debut ton

T20I Tri-series opener in Harare SA won by 5 wickets Dewald Brevis, Rubin Hermann, George Linde

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🧭 Implications & Takeaways

South Africa showed depth and dominance: under‑20 talents like Pretorius, Brevis, Hermann, Bosch and Mulder shone through across the tour .

Wiaan Mulder’s wicket and runs (367* + left-arm spin wickets) underlined his all‑round importance and leadership debut impact .

Zimbabwe struggled to match the intensity and class in both formats, failing to register a T20I win and being heavily beaten in Tests.

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Overall, South Africa thoroughly outclassed Zimbabwe across formats—an emphatic Test series sweep backed by T20I dominance—while also

 introducing several new talents on the international stage.