June 29 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams struck a fluent 137 from 164 balls on day two of the primary check towards South Africa in Bulawayo on Sunday, however the guests have been in command with a 216-run lead and 9 second-innings wickets remaining.
A South African facet lacking a number of regulars will resume on 49 for one on the third morning after Zimbabwe made 251 in reply to the vacationers’ first-innings rating of 418 for 9 declared.
Opener Tony de Zorzi is 22 not out and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has 25 as South Africa look to construct a formidable complete for his or her hosts to chase.
Matthew Breetzke was the one wicket to fall of their second innings after he was caught by Wessly Madhevere within the gully off the bowling of Tanaka Chivanga for one.
The 38-year-old Williams held his facet’s first innings along with a sixth century in 21 exams, regardless of taking a nasty blow to the helmet from teenage South African speedster Kwena Maphaka.
Maphaka had earlier ended opener Brian Bennett’s recreation when he too was struck on the helmet and was subsequently dominated out of the rest of the fixture with concussion.
Bennett’s place was taken by concussion substitute Prince Masvaure, who managed solely seven earlier than he turned considered one of 4 wickets for Mulder (4-50).
Debutant seamer Codi Yusuf completed with figures of 3-42 and stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj took 3-70, together with the wicket of Williams, who was stumped by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne.
South Africa are fielding solely 4 of the gamers who did obligation within the World Take a look at Championship victory over Australia at Lord’s earlier this month.
Certainly one of their three debutants is Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who at 19 years and 93 days on Saturday turned the youngest participant to attain 150 in males’s check cricket when the left-hander struck 153 in 160 balls in South Africa’s first innings.
It was additionally the second quickest rating of 150 by a debutant in exams, taking 157 deliveries, behind India’s Shikhar Dhawan, who managed 150 in 131 balls towards Australia in 2013. (Reporting by Nick Stated; modifying by Clare Fallon)
