South Africa had previously won the Twenty20 international series 2-0 and made sure of the one-day whitewash in emphatic fashion.Having won the toss and chosen to bat first, Smith and opening partner Hashim Amla made 49 in the first five overs but fell within nine balls of each other to leave the home side 59-2 when Duminy and De Villiers came together. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 28 as they were skittled for 127, with seamer Rusty Theron taking 3-18 in six overs. Duminy's only previous one-day hundred was also against Zimbabwe, in November 2009 - but he and De Villiers smashed nine sixes and 12 fours between them as Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura used nine different bowlers.
The Duminy-De Villi
ers stand was South Africa's highest ODI partnership for the third wicket, and the joint-ninth biggest of all time - as well as being the Proteas' third most prolific for any wicket.Duminy holed out with six overs left but Albie Morkel, David Miller and Colin Ingram ensured they compiled their third highest one-day score, finishing within a whisker of 400.
"We didn't play our best cricket today, both batting and bowling," Chigumbura commented. South Africa's five-man attack then combined well to make short work of the visitors' batting line-up, winning with 21 overs to spare.Only Taibu and Craig Ervine (24) looked set to hold up the procession of wickets, but after they were both bowled by off-spinner Johan Botha, the writing was on the wall for the tourists - despite some late entertainment as tail-ender Shingirai Masakadza lofted Botha for two sixes.
ers stand was South Africa's highest ODI partnership for the third wicket, and the joint-ninth biggest of all time - as well as being the Proteas' third most prolific for any wicket.Duminy holed out with six overs left but Albie Morkel, David Miller and Colin Ingram ensured they compiled their third highest one-day score, finishing within a whisker of 400."We didn't play our best cricket today, both batting and bowling," Chigumbura commented. South Africa's five-man attack then combined well to make short work of the visitors' batting line-up, winning with 21 overs to spare.Only Taibu and Craig Ervine (24) looked set to hold up the procession of wickets, but after they were both bowled by off-spinner Johan Botha, the writing was on the wall for the tourists - despite some late entertainment as tail-ender Shingirai Masakadza lofted Botha for two sixes.
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