South Africa staved off a spirited run-chase to complete a successful weekend double-header, beating Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the most competitive match of the series to seal it 3-0.
The best crowd of this short one-sided series, sipping their lager and working their grills on a lazy Sunday, witnessed two South Africans get into Twenty20 mode at the Harare Sports Club, reports Cricinfo.
Albie Morkel and AB de Villiers laid the platform for a total of 323 for 9 but Tatenda Taibu showed his immense value to this Zimbabwean outfit, scoring an unbeaten 107 to ensure that they came out of this match with their reputation enhanced.
Both openers reserved plenty of contempt for Makhaya Ntini during their 76-run stand: Sibanda, arguably Zimbabwe's best batsman off the back foot, set the tone with early fours off him and welcomed him back into the attack later with swats over square leg.
South Africa 323 for 9 (de Villiers 107, Albie Morkel 97) beat Zimbabwe 295 for 7 (Taibu 107*, Masakadza 48) by 28 runs
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FE Team | Published: August 28, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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