SA crush Zimbabwe by 272 runs to complete whitewash

Tags: Zimbabwe tour of South Africa 2010 - 11, South Africa vs Zimbabwe 3rd ODI at Benoni - Oct 22, 2010, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Jean-Paul Duminy, Abraham Benjamin de Villiers

Published on: Oct 23, 2010

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South Africa finished a 3-0 cleansweep against Zimbabwe after beating the visitors by a crushing margin of 272 runs in the last ODI at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni.

South Africa finished a 3 - 0 cleansweep against Zimbabwe after beating the visitors by a crushing margin of 272 runs in the last ODI at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni. Riding on the centuries from middle order batsmen - JP Duminy (129 from 117 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes) and AB de Villiers (109 from 99 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes), South Africa piled up 399 for 6 after winning the toss and batting first.

Zimbabwe in the chase of 400 were bowled out in just 29 overs for 127. Juan Theron picked up three wickets while Albie Morkel, Wayne Parnell and Johan Botha took a couple of wickets each. JP Duminy got the Man of the Match and AB de Villiers was the Man of the Series.

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