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South Africa rout Zimbabwe

South Africa completed an emphatic performance against Zimbabwe by beating their northern neighbours by an innings and 13 runs in the first Test today.

Zimbabwe were dismissed for 212 in their second innings after totalling 192 on the first day. South Africa scored 417 in their first innings.

The match ended with the first ball of the fourth over after lunch on the fourth day when Henry Olonga was stunningly caught at mid-off by a diving Jonty Rhodes off the bowling of left-arm wrist spinner Paul Adams for 24, his highest Test score.

Zimbabwe, who resumed on 123 for 5, had limped to lunch on 194 for 8.

Adams bowled Guy Whittall for 51 in the second over of the session, ending 125 minutes of defiance from the number eight batsman in which he faced 91 balls and hit nine fours.

Adams finished with 4 for 31, but the man-of-the-match award went to Jacques Kallis, who took 4 for 68 and scored 64.

The second Test is in Harare from November 11 to 15.

Scoreboard

Zimbabwe (1st innings): 192 (G.Whittall 85, S. Pollock 5/39)

South Africa (1st innings): 417 (J. Rhodes 70)

Zimbabwe (2nd innings): (overnight 123-5)
G Flower b Kallis 8
T Gripper lbw Kallis 11
M Goodwin c Boucher b Kallis 0
A Campbell c Cronje b Pollock 33
A Flower lbw Kallis 39
N Johnson lbw Pollock 23
G Rennie c Boucher b Adams 10
G Whittall b Adams 51
P Strang lbw Adams 0
H Olonga c Rhodes b Adams 24
M Mbangwa not out 0
Extras: (lb-4, nb-4, w-5) 13
Total: 212
Fall of wickets: 1/11, 2/19, 3/24, 4/77, 5/115, 6/123, 7/166, 8/166, 9/202.
Bowling: Donald 15-6-25-0 (w-2), Pollock 19-5-62-2 (nb-3, w-2), Kallis 21-3-68-4 (w-2), Klusener 4-0-22-0 (nb-1), Adams 12.1-5-31-4.

Result: South Africa won by an innings and 13 runs.

UNI