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Journalism of Courage
BLOEMFONTEIN (SOUTH AFRICA), NOV 1: South Africa beat Zimbabwe 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 caught at mid-off by a diving Jonty Rhodes off the bowling of left-arm spinner Paul Adams for 24 — his highest Test score.
Zimbabwe, who resumed on 123 for five, had limped to lunch on 194 for eight.
Adams bowled Guy Whittall for 51 in the second over of the session, ending 125 minutes of defiance from the No 8 batsman in which he faced 91 balls and hit nine fours.
Adams finished with 4-31, but the man-of-the-match award went to Jacques Kallis, who took 4-68 and scored 64.
The second Test is in Harare from November 11-15.
Scoreboard
Zimbabwe (1st innings): 192
South Africa (1st innings): 417
Zimbabwe (2ndinnings): Grant Flower b Kallis 8, T Gripper lbw Kallis 11, Murray Goodwin c Boucher Kallis 0, Alistair Campbell c Cronje b Pollock 33, Andy Flower lbw Kallis 39, Neil Johnson lbw Pollock 23, Gavin Rennie c Boucher b Adams 10, Guy Whittall b Adams 51, Bryan Strang lbw Adams 0, Henry 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.
