Zimbabwean cricket team in South Africa in the 2004/05 season

The tour of the Zimbabwean national cricket team to South Africa in the 2004/05 season took place from February 25 to March 13, 2005. The international cricket tour was part of the 2004/05 international cricket season and included two tests and three ODIs . South Africa won the Test Series 2–0 and the ODI Series 3–0.

prehistory

South Africa previously played a tour against England , Zimbabwe against Bangladesh . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2001/02 season in Zimbabwe .

Stages

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on July 15, 2005.

Centurion Durban (SSK) Johannesburg Cape Town Port Elizabeth

Tour venues

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Centurion Park	Centurion	22,000	2. ODI
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	Durban	25,000	2. ODI
Wanderers Stadium	Johannesburg	34,000	1. ODI
Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	25,000	1st test
Sahara Oval St George's	Port Elizabeth	19,000	3. ODI

Squad lists

Zimbabwe named its ODI roster on February 7th and its test roster on March 3rd, 2005. South Africa named its ODI roster on February 18th and its test roster on February 21st, 2005.

test		ODI
South Africa	Zimbabwe	South Africa	Zimbabwe
Graeme Smith ( K ) Nico buoy Mark Boucher (( wk )) AB de Villiers Herschelle Gibbs Jacques Kallis Charl Langeveldt Andre Nel Makhaya Ntini Shaun Pollock Ashwell Prince Jacques Rudolph Moons Zondeki	Tatenda Taibu ( K & wk ) Andy Blingnaut Elton Chigumbura Graeme Cremer Dion Ebrahim Hamilton Masakadza Stuart Matsikenyeri Chris Mpofu Barney Rogers Heath Streak Tatenda Taibu Brendan Taylor	Graeme Smith ( K ) Nico buoy ( VK ) Adam Bacher Mark Boucher ( wk ) AB de Villiers Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hall Justin Kemp Charl Langeveldt Albie Morkel Makhaya Ntini Ashwell Prince Jacques Rudolph Moons Zondeki	Tatenda Taibu ( K & wk ) Elton Chigumbura Gavin Ewing Hamilton Masakadza Stuart Matsikenyeri Chris Mpofu Tawanda Mupariwa Tinashe Panyangara Barney Rogers Heath Streak Tatenda Taibu Brendan Taylor Prosper Utseya Sean Williams

Tour matches

February 25 scorecard	Potchefstroom	Combined Gauteng-North West XI 229-7 (50)	-	Zimbabweans 232-3 (44.1)
		Zimbabweans wins with 7 wickets

February 18-21 Scorecard	Benoni	Zimbabweans 206 (60.4) & 233 (87.1)	-	Combined Easterns-Northerns XI 275 (71.2)
		draw

One-day internationals

First ODI in Johannesburg

February 25 scorecard	Johannesburg	South Africa 301-7 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 136 (37.2)
		South Africa wins with 165 runs

Second ODI in Durban

February 27 scorecard	Durban	South Africa 329-6 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 198-7 (50)
		South Africa wins with 131 runs

Third ODI in Port Elizabeth

March 2nd scorecard	Port Elizabeth	Zimbabwe 206-8 (50)	-	South Africa 207-5 (46.3)
		South Africa wins with 5 wickets

Testing

First test in Cape Town

March 4-5 Scorecard	Cape Town	Zimbabwe 54 (31.2) & 265 (75.2)	-	South Africa 340-3d (50)
		South Africa wins with one innings and 21 runs

Second test in Centurion

March 11-13 Scorecard	Centurion	Zimbabwe 269 ​​(85) & 149 (59.3)	-	South Africa 480-7 (109.5)
		South Africa wins with one innings and 62 runs

statistics

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

Testing
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Graeme Smith	South Africa	2	2	162	81.00	121	1	0
AB de Villiers	South Africa	2	2	145	72.50	98	0	1
Ashwell Prince	South Africa	2	1	139		139 *	1	0
Hamilton Masakadza	Zimbabwe	2	4th	125	31.25	47	0	0
Heath Streak	Zimbabwe	2	4th	122	30.50	85	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	2	49.5	11	9.63	4/13	0	0
Moons Zondeki	South Africa	1	35.3	9	11.66	6/39	1	0
Graeme Cremer	Zimbabwe	2	35.5	6th	32.00	3/86	0	0
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	1	26th	5	18.20	3/23	0	0
Nicky buoy	South Africa	2	59.2	5	38.60	4/106	0	0

ODIs
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Graeme Smith	South Africa	2	2	167	83.50	117	1	1
Justin Kemp	South Africa	3	3	139	139.00	78 *	0	2
Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	3	3	136	45.33	75	0	0
Jacques Rudolph	South Africa	3	3	90	30.00	50	0	1
Adam Bacher	South Africa	3	3	83	27.66	56	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Albie Morkel	South Africa	3	21st	5	20.80	2/23	0	0
Andrew Hall	South Africa	2	16.2	4th	14.00	3/29	0	0
Chris Mpofu	Zimbabwe	3	24	4th	40.50	3/59	0	0
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	1	10	3	14.00	3/42	0	0
Adam Bacher	South Africa	3	18th	3	21.33	2/36	0	0
Nicky buoy	South Africa	3	29	3	30.00	2/46	0	0
Barney Rogers	Zimbabwe	3	12	3	30.00	2/62	0	0
Prosper Utseya	Zimbabwe	3	24	3	42.33	3/40	0	0

Player of the Series

The following players were honored as Player of the Series .

series	Player of the Series
test	Jacques Kallis
ODI	Graeme Smith

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1. ODI	Mark Boucher
2. ODI	Graeme Smith
3. ODI	Justin Kemp
1st test	Jacques Kallis
2nd test	Moons Zondeki

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bangladesh tour schedule announced ( English ) Cricinfo. July 15, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
2. ↑ Ebrahim axed as Zimbabwe bring in fresh blood ( English ) Cricinfo. February 7, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
3. ↑ Blignaut included in Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. March 3, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
4. ↑ Kallis to be rested for Zimbabwe ODIs ( English ) Cricinfo. February 18, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
5. ↑ South Africa name strong squad ( English ) Cricinfo. February 21, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
6. ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Series, 2004/05 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
7. ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Series, 2004/05 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
8. ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
9. ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 16, 2017.