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South Africa v Zimbabwe @ Newlands, Cape Town
4, 5 March 2005 (five-day match)
Toss: Zimbabwe (bat)
Umpires: BF Bowden, B Doctrove
Third Umpire: BG Jerling
Match Referee: AG Hurst
Match Result: South Africa won by an innings and 21 runs
1st Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Stuart Matsikenyeri | c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini | 12 | 32 | 52 | 3 | - |
| 2. Barney Rogers | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 12 | 18 | - | - |
| 3. Dion Ebrahim | b Makhaya Ntini | 3 | 16 | 21 | - | - |
| 4. Hamilton Masakadza | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 6 | 38 | 59 | - | - |
| 5. Brendan Taylor | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 2 | 11 | 20 | - | - |
| *+6. Tatenda Taibu | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 7 | 32 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 7. Elton Chigumbura | c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis | 2 | 17 | 20 | - | - |
| 8. Heath Streak | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 9 | 18 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 9. Andy Blignaut | c Nicky Boje b Jacques Kallis | 8 | 14 | 23 | 2 | - |
| 10. Graeme Cremer | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Christopher Mpofu | not out | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Barney Rogers), 2-13 (Dion Ebrahim), 3-20 (Stuart Matsikenyeri), 4-22 (Brendan Taylor), 5-33 (Hamilton Masakadza), 6-36 (Tatenda Taibu), 7-37 (Elton Chigumbura), 8-50 (Heath Streak), 9-50 (Graeme Cremer), 54 (Andy Blignaut). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 31.2 ovs, 145 mins) 54 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charl Langeveldt | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 7.2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c Hamilton Masakadza b Graeme Cremer | 121 | 107 | 167 | 17 | 2 |
| 2. AB de Villiers | c Andy Blignaut b Graeme Cremer | 98 | 118 | 182 | 20 | - |
| 3. Jacques Rudolph | not out | 49 | 50 | 70 | 7 | 1 |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Andy Blignaut b Graeme Cremer | 54 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 5 |
| 5. Herschelle Gibbs | not out | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ashwell Prince | ||||||
| +7. Mark Boucher | ||||||
| 8. Shaun Pollock | ||||||
| 9. Nicky Boje | ||||||
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | ||||||
| 11. Charl Langeveldt |
| FOW | 1-217 (Graeme Smith), 2-234 (AB de Villiers), 3-328 (Jacques Kallis). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 50 ovs, 238 mins) 340 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 13 | 0 | 90 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Christopher Mpofu | 12 | 2 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Blignaut | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (1w,2nb) |
| Elton Chigumbura | 8 | 0 | 53 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Graeme Cremer | 9 | 0 | 86 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brendan Taylor | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Jacques Rudolph b Makhaya Ntini | 13 | 26 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 2. Barney Rogers | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 28 | 45 | 75 | 3 | - |
| 3. Dion Ebrahim | lbw b Charl Langeveldt | 72 | 153 | 202 | 10 | - |
| 4. Hamilton Masakadza | c Herschelle Gibbs b Nicky Boje | 46 | 78 | 107 | 7 | - |
| 5. Brendan Taylor | c Charl Langeveldt b Nicky Boje | 9 | 9 | 16 | 2 | - |
| *+6. Tatenda Taibu | c sub b Charl Langeveldt | 9 | 22 | 22 | 2 | - |
| 7. Elton Chigumbura | b Nicky Boje | 0 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Heath Streak | c Herschelle Gibbs b Jacques Kallis | 12 | 33 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 9. Andy Blignaut | st Mark Boucher b Nicky Boje | 61 | 58 | 82 | 3 | 6 |
| 10. Graeme Cremer | run out (Shaun Pollock > Mark Boucher > ) | 2 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Christopher Mpofu | not out | 0 | 10 | 23 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Stuart Matsikenyeri), 2-59 (Barney Rogers), 3-157 (Hamilton Masakadza), 4-173 (Brendan Taylor), 5-183 (Tatenda Taibu), 6-186 (Elton Chigumbura), 7-186 (Dion Ebrahim), 8-214 (Heath Streak), 9-247 (Graeme Cremer), 265 (Andy Blignaut). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.2 ovs, 316 mins) 265 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 16 | 2 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charl Langeveldt | 9.3 | 3 | 27 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 17.3 | 7 | 40 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 26.2 | 5 | 106 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Rudolph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers, Jacques Rudolph, Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Nicky Boje, Makhaya Ntini, Charl Langeveldt