Zimbabwean cricket team in South Africa in 2004–05

Zimbabwe in South Africa in 2004–05

	Zimbabwe	South Africa
Dates	16 February – 13 March 2005
Captains	Tatenda Taibu	Graeme Smith (Tests, 1st and 2nd ODI) Nicky Boje (3rd ODI)
Test series
Result	South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs	Hamilton Masakadza (125)	Graeme Smith (162)
Most wickets	Graeme Cremer (6)	Jacques Kallis (11)
Player of the series	Jacques Kallis (SA)
One Day International series
Result	South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Heath Streak (68)	Graeme Smith (167)
Most wickets	Chris Mpofu (4)	Albie Morkel (5)
Player of the series	Graeme Smith (SA)

The Zimbabwe national cricket team toured South Africa from 16 February to 13 March 2005 for a three-match One Day International series and two Test matches. South Africa won all five matches by significant margins.

ODI series

1st ODI

25 February 2005 (D/N)
Scorecard

South Africa 301/7 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 136 (37.2 overs)
Adam Bacher 56 (73) Prosper Utseya 3/40 (10 overs)		Tatenda Taibu 28 (48) Andrew Hall 3/29 (7.2 overs)

South Africa won by 165 runs
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Ian Howell (SA)
Player of the match: Mark Boucher (SA)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
Sean Williams (Zim) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

27 February 2005
Scorecard

South Africa 329/6 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 198/7 (50 overs)
Graeme Smith 117 (129) Chris Mpofu 3/59 (9 overs)		Barney Rogers 47 (72) Albie Morkel 2/27 (7 overs)

South Africa won by 131 runs
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Brian Jerling (SA)
Player of the match: Graeme Smith (SA)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

2 March 2005 (D/N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe 206/8 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 207/5 (46.3 overs)
Heath Streak 68 (105) Charl Langeveldt 2/40 (10 overs)		Justin Kemp 78* (81) Tawanda Mupariwa 2/25 (7 overs)

South Africa won by 5 wickets
St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Ian Howell (SA)
Player of the match: Justin Kemp (SA)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

4–5 March 2005
Scorecard

Zimbabwe	v	South Africa
54 (31.2 overs) Stuart Matsikenyeri 12 (32) Jacques Kallis 4/13 (7.2 overs)		340/3d (50 overs) Graeme Smith 121 (107) Graeme Cremer 3/86 (9 overs)
265 (75.2 overs) Dion Ebrahim 72 (153) Nicky Boje 4/106 (26.2 overs)

South Africa won by an innings and 21 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
Zimbabwe's score of 54 in their first innings was their lowest in Test history.

2nd Test

11–13 March 2005
Scorecard

Zimbabwe	v	South Africa
269 (85 overs) Heath Streak 85 (154) Jacques Kallis 4/33 (13 overs)		480/7d (109.5 overs) Ashwell Prince 139* (218) Graeme Cremer 3/106 (26.5 overs)
149 (59.3 overs) Hamilton Masakadza 47 (97) Monde Zondeki 6/39 (14.3 overs)

South Africa won by an innings and 62 runs
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Daryl Harper (Aus)
Player of the match: Monde Zondeki (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

Tour matches

List A: Combined Gauteng–North West XI vs Zimbabweans

16 February 2005
Scorecard

Combined Gauteng–North West XI 229/7 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabweans 232/3 (44.1 overs)
Blake Snijman 97 (125) Barney Rogers 3/38 (7 overs)		Hamilton Masakadza 103* (120) Eugene Moleon 1/30 (7 overs)

Zimbabweans won by 7 wickets
Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Mike Gajjar and Barry Lambson
Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabweans)

Zimbabweans won the toss and elected to field.
Eddie Leie (Combined Gauteng–North West XI) made his List A debut.

First-class: Combined Easterns–Northerns XI vs Zimbabweans

18–21 February 2005
Scorecard

Zimbabweans	v	Combined Easterns–Northerns XI
206 (60.4 overs) Elton Chigumbura 40 (60) Siraag Abrahams 3/36 (7.4 overs)		275 (71.2 overs) Andre Seymore 82 (104) Tawanda Mupariwa 3/82 (19 overs)
233 (87.1 overs) Sean Williams 82* (172) Morné Morkel 6/66 (27.1 overs)

Match drawn
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Murray Brown and Gerrie Pienaar

Combined Easterns–Northerns XI won the toss and elected to field.
Heinrich Malan and Cobus Pienaar (both Combined Easterns–Northerns XI) made their first-class debuts.

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo

International cricket tours of South Africa

Test and LOI tours

Australia	1902–03 1919 1921–22 1935–36 1949–50 1957–58 1966–67 1969–70 1993–94 1996–97 1999–2000 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2011–12 2013–14 2015–16

Bangladesh	2002–03 2008–09

England	1888–89 1891–92 1895–96 1898–99 1905–06 1909–10 1913–14 1922–23 1927–28 1930–31 1938–39 1948–49 1956–57 1964–65 1995–96 1999–2000 2004–05 2009–10 2015–16 2019–20

India	1992–93 1996–97 2001–02 2006–07 2010–11 2011–12 2013–14 2017–18

Kenya	2001–02 2008–09

New Zealand	1953–54 1961–62 1994–95 2000–01 2005–06 2007–08 2012–13

Pakistan	1994–95 1997–98 2002–03 2006–07 2012–13 2013–14

Sri Lanka	1994–95 1997–98 2000–01 2002–03 2011–12 2016–17 2018–19

West Indies	1998–99 2003–04 2007–08 2014–15

Zimbabwe	1999–2000 2004–05 2006–07 2009–10 2010–11

Tournaments hosted

Multiple teams	1997 2003 2007 2009

Other tours

Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (italicised below) by various teams, known as the South African rebel tours.

Australian	1985–86 1986–87

Bangladeshi	2000–01

Dutch	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000–01 2001–02 2003–04 2005–06

English	1924–25 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1981–82 1989–90 1999–2000

Irish	2000–01 2011–12

Kenyan	1995–96

Multi-national	1959–60

Namibian	1992–93 1993–94

Scottish	1991–92 1992–93 2012–13

Sri Lankan	1982–83

West Indian	1982–83 1983–84