ZIMBABWE ODI
Proteas beat Zimbabwe, but leave so many loose ends
London — That SA would win the first one-day international in Kimberley on Sunday was as close to guaranteed as sport gets. Win they duly did‚ though nowhere near as convincingly as they should have, by five wickets with a ball short of 24 overs remaining. Having bowled and fielded as if they were determined to ignore the fact that their opponents were a poor excuse for a team‚ they batted as if nothing could derail their win. They were proved correct‚ though they would surely not take that attitude into a proper contest. How bad things could get for the Zimbabweans is less certain than SA’s all but assured success. So‚ how bad did things really get? Bad enough for the visitors to be in danger of being dismissed in the first half of their innings: they were six down inside 22 overs. Bad enough for them to be dispatched for 117‚ their lowest total in the 39 ODIs they have played against SA. Bad enough for SA’s reply to start 50 minutes before lunch‚ which they reached needing 73 more...
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