South Africa crushed Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club on Tuesday with a massive 328-run victory. The visitors wrapped up the first Test match on day four after the home team collapsed for just 208 runs. Zimbabwe needed an almost impossible 537 runs to win but never came close to the target. Corbin Bosch starred for South Africa with both bat and ball during his breakthrough performance. The all-rounder scored his first Test century and grabbed five wickets to destroy Zimbabwe's hopes.
Captain Craig Ervine and bowler Wellington Masakadza fought hard with an 83-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Their brave stand gave Zimbabwe fans some hope before Bosch struck again to remove Ervine. The wicket opened the floodgates as South Africa quickly finished off the remaining batters. Ervine felt disappointed with his team's batting effort throughout the match. The skipper admitted that small scores of 30 and 40 runs would not work at international level.
Zimbabwe started Tuesday morning on 32 for one wicket needing another 505 runs to win. Bosch immediately struck with the very first ball of the day to remove Nick Welch. The early breakthrough led to more wickets falling as Zimbabwe crumbled under pressure. South Africa takes a one-nothing lead in the two-match Test series with this dominant performance.
Captain Craig Ervine and bowler Wellington Masakadza fought hard with an 83-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Their brave stand gave Zimbabwe fans some hope before Bosch struck again to remove Ervine. The wicket opened the floodgates as South Africa quickly finished off the remaining batters. Ervine felt disappointed with his team's batting effort throughout the match. The skipper admitted that small scores of 30 and 40 runs would not work at international level.
Zimbabwe started Tuesday morning on 32 for one wicket needing another 505 runs to win. Bosch immediately struck with the very first ball of the day to remove Nick Welch. The early breakthrough led to more wickets falling as Zimbabwe crumbled under pressure. South Africa takes a one-nothing lead in the two-match Test series with this dominant performance.
