South Africa vs. Zimbabwe: Highlights, Scorecard, Report from Cricket World Cup

South Africa opened their World Cup campaign with a 62-run victory over Zimbabwe in Hamilton.

The Proteas made 339-4 in their 50 overs after being put into bat at Seddon Park with David Miller and JP Duminy both scoring centuries.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
De Kock	c C Ervine	b Chatara	7	15	16
Amla		b Panyangara	11	37	26
du Plessis	c Taylor	b Chigumbura	24	60	32
De Villiers	c C Ervine	b Kamungozi	25	53	36
Miller	not out		138	135	92
Duminy	not out		115	121	100
Extras		2nb 16w 0b 1lb	19
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Panyangara		10	2	73	1
Chatara		10	1	71	1
Mire		6	0	61	0
Chigumbura		4	0	30	1
Williams		8	0	44	0
Kamungozi		8	0	34	1
Raza		3	0	19	0
H Masakadza		1	0	6	0

Zimbabwe made a brave reply but never looked in danger of reaching the target despite 80 from Hamilton Masakadza. They were all out for 277 in the penultimate over.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Chibhabha	c Duminy	b Tahir	64	94	82
Raza		b Philander	5	27	13
H Masakadza	c Amla	b Tahir	80	98	74
Taylor	c Philander	b M Morkel	40	51	40
Williams	c De Kock	b Duminy	8	25	13
C Ervine	c De Villiers	b Steyn	13	30	21
Chigumbura	run out (De Villiers)		8	13	7
Mire	c De Villiers	b Philander	27	28	25
Panyangara	c De Villiers	b Tahir	4		4
Chatara	c and b M Morkel		6	20	11
Kamungozi	not out		0	4	0
Extras		0nb 9w 0b 13lb	22
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Philander		8	0	30	2
M Morkel		8.2	1	49	2
Steyn		9	0	64	1
Behardien		5	0	40	0
Duminy		8	0	45	1
Tahir		10	0	36	3

Miller smashed nine sixes, in addition to seven boundaries, in making 138 from 92 balls, while Duminy hit 115 in an unbeaten 256-run stand for the fifth wicket.

SA stuttered to 28-2 at the end of the powerplay, losing Quinton de Kock (7) and Hashim Amla (11), then Faf du Plessis (24) and AB de Villiers (25) were also gone by the 21st over.

However, Miller and Duminy, who hit nine boundaries and three sixes in his 100-ball innings, dominated the bowling in a record stand.

Zimbabwe were left needing 6.78 runs per over for an unlikely victory but had some hope as they reached 137-1 in the 24th over.

Leg-spinner Imran Tahir then made a double breakthrough with opener Chamu Chibhabha caught on the cover boundary for 64 and Masakadza’s bright innings ending when he got a leading edge to Amla at cover.

Captain Brendan Taylor made a run-a-ball 40, but he was the first of seven wickets to fall in 12.1 overs with Tahir finishing with 3-36.

India are next up for South Africa in Pool B next Sunday, while Zimbabwe face UAE on Thursday.