{"id":8620,"date":"2025-06-29T23:11:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T21:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.munghanalonenefm.co.za\/munghanalonenefm\/?post_type=articles&p=8620"},"modified":"2025-06-29T23:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T21:14:21","slug":"zimbabwes-williams-bags-century-but-sa-lead-by-216-in-bulawayo","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.munghanalonenefm.co.za\/munghanalonenefm\/articles\/zimbabwes-williams-bags-century-but-sa-lead-by-216-in-bulawayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe\u2019s Williams bags century but SA lead by 216 in Bulawayo"},"content":{"rendered":"
Zimbabwe\u2019s Sean Williams struck a fluent 137 from 164 balls on day two of the first test against South Africa in Bulawayo on Sunday, but the visitors were in command with a 216-run lead and nine second-innings wickets remaining.<\/div>\n
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A South African side missing several regulars will resume on 49 for one on the third morning after Zimbabwe made 251 in reply to the tourists\u2019 first-innings score of 418 for nine declared.<\/div>\n
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Opener Tony de Zorzi is 22 not out and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has 25 as South Africa look to build a formidable total for their hosts to chase.<\/div>\n
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Matthew Breetzke was the only wicket to fall in their second innings after he was caught by Wessly Madhevere in the gully off the bowling of Tanaka Chivanga for one.<\/div>\n
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The 38-year-old Williams held his side\u2019s first innings together with a sixth century in 21 tests, despite taking a nasty blow to the helmet from teenage South African speedster Kwena Maphaka.<\/div>\n
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Maphaka had earlier ended opener Brian Bennett\u2019s game when he too was struck on the helmet and was subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the fixture with concussion.<\/div>\n
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Bennett\u2019s place was taken by concussion replacement Prince Masvaure, who managed only seven before he became one of four wickets for Mulder (4-50).<\/div>\n
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Debutant seamer Codi Yusuf finished with figures of 3-42, and stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj took 3-70, including the wicket of Williams, who was stumped by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne.<\/div>\n
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South Africa are fielding only four of the players who did duty in the World Test Championship victory over Australia at Lord\u2019s earlier this month.<\/div>\n
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One of their three debutants is Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who at 19 years and 93 days on Saturday became the youngest player to score 150 in men\u2019s test cricket when the left-hander struck 153 in 160 balls in South Africa\u2019s first innings.<\/div>\n
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It was also the second fastest score of 150 by a debutant in tests, taking 157 deliveries, behind India\u2019s Shikhar Dhawan, who managed 150 in 131 balls against Australia in 2013.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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