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Kyle Verreynne walks after losing his wicket.
South Africa’s national cricket team remains in command of the second Test match against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Captain Wiaan Mulder rewrote the record books, amassing a mammoth 367 runs, to become the Proteas highest run scorer in Test cricket.
He declared South Africa’s innings closed during the lunch break on a massive 625 for five.
South Africa’s bowling attack needed just over a session to bundle Zimbabwe out for a paltry 170 and enforced the follow-on.
The Zimbabweans ended Day 2 on 51 for the loss of one wicket in their second innings at stumps, still trailing by 405 runs.
Mulder resumed his innings on 264 on the morning of Day 2 and he continued his batting masterclass from where he had left of the previous evening.
Again punishing Zimbabwe’s lacklustre bowling attack, he extended his fourth wicket stand with Dewald Brevis to 88 and then put on a 113-run fifth wicket partnership with Kyle Verreynne.
Mulder first surpassed Hashim Amla’s 311 as the highest score for South Africa in Test cricket.
The 27-year-old also surpassed the 350 mark and was fifth on the all-time list of highest Test scores, on 367 and it seemed like Brian Lara’s score of 400 would be in danger. But the skipper surprisingly declared South Africa’s innings closed on 625 for the loss of five wickets during the lunch break.
Zimbabwe were as equally as out of depth in the batting department as they were with the ball.
They only managed to last a little over a session before capitulating for 170.
Sean Williams was the only batsman to post a score of significance. He was left stranded on 83 as the Proteas seamers, including Mulder, took five wickets between them.
Spin twins Senuran Muthusamy and Prenelan Subrayen shared the rest of the spoils. Subrayen, though, was the pick of the bowlers, taking four for 42 on his Test debut.
With the hosts trailing by a massive 456 runs, South Africa enforced the follow-on.
The Zimbabweans were more composed with the bat the second time around.
Corbin Bosch accounted for opener Dion Myers, bowling him out for 11.
The hosts ended the day 405 runs behind the Proteas first innings on 51 for the loss of just one wicket.
Stumps on Day 2 🚨
A phenomenal day of Test cricket for the Proteas men; records shattered with the bat, 11 wickets claimed with the ball, and a follow-on enforced in dominant fashion! 💪🔥
Zimbabwe closed the day on 51/1 after 16 overs, still trailing by 405 runs 🏏
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— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 7, 2025
