Proteas crush Zimbabwe in first T20I

Tags: Zimbabwe tour of South Africa 2010 - 11, SA vs ZIM 1st T20I at Bloemfontein - Oct 8, 2010, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Graeme Craig Smith, Hamilton Masakadza, Chamunorwa Justice Chibhabha

Published on: Oct 09, 2010

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South Africa cruised to a 7-wicket win with 25 balls to spare in the first T20I against Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein.

South Africa cruised to a 7-wicket win with 25 balls to spare in the first T20I against Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein. Zimbabwe winning the toss and batting first put up a decent 168 for 4 with half centuries coming in from Hamilton Masakadza (72 from 63 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes) and Justice Chibhabha (52 from 32 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes). South Africa got the runs in just 15.5 overs with Graeme Smith smashing 58 in just 29 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes. Loots Bosman, his opening partner cracked 33 from 15 as he along with Smith put up an incredible 90 in just 7 overs! JP Duminy with 35* from 22 balls finished the match along with David Miller who scored 36* from 24 balls.

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