Zondeki too powerful for Zimbabwe

Second Test, Centurion, day three: South Africa 480-7d beat Zimbabwe 269 & 149 by an innings & 62 runs
South Africa win series 2-0

Match scorecard

Zondeki was only making his second appearance in Test cricket

Monde Zondeki collected the best ever Test figures at Centurion to condemn Zimbabwe to a three-day defeat.

The South African paceman - in only his second Test - took 6-39 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for just 149, to lose by an innings and 62 runs.

South Africa had advanced their first innings from 380-6 to 480-7 before declaring before lunch.

Zondeki then made regular inroads with the new ball and rounded off victory with the last wicket to fall.

He had Barney Rogers caught by wicket-keeper Mark Boucher from a faint nick down the leg-side and then took the next three wickets as well.

Stuart Matiskenyeri's middle stump was sent cartwheeling, Brendan Taylor was beaten for pace and trapped lbw, before Tatenda Taibu got some rough justice.

The Zimbabwe captain had weathered a tirade of sledging from Boucher and shook his head vigorously after umpire Billy Doctrove ruled he had edged Zondeki behind.

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Replays showed the batsman had in fact flicked his own pad with his bat.

Hamilton Masakadza hit a bright 47 before giving Boucher another catch off Zondeki and then Heath Streak (16) and Elton Chigumbura (44) put on 58 for the seventh wicket.

The defiance was ended when Jacques Kallis had Streak caught at second slip.

Nicky Boje took a wicket when Chigumbura was ajudged caught behind off bat and pad and the late clatter of wickets continued as Boucher held two further catches.

Earlier, Ashwell Prince converted his overnight score of 101 into an unbeaten 139.

He was put in the shade by Boje, however, who merrily thrashed some woeful bowling all over Supersport Park to go from 24 to 82 before being bowled by Graeme Cremer.

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South Africa: Graeme Smith (Capt), AB de Villiers, Jacques Rudolph, Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher (Wkt), Nicky Boje, Monde Zondeki, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel.

Zimbabwe: Stuart Matsikenyeri, Barney Rogers, Hamilton Masakadza, Dion Ebrahim, Brendan Taylor, Tatenda Taibu (Capt), Heath Streak, Andy Blignaut, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Christopher Mpofu.

Umpires: B Doctrove (WI) and D Harper (Aus)