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Harare
07 - 11 September 2001
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. Zimbabwe was unable to break through in the morning session and South Africa went to lunch at 0 for 142. Zimbabwe managed to break the opening partnership when Gibbs (147) fell at 1 for 256. However, they were unable to make further inroads and at tea South Africa was 1 for 286. South Africa took complete control of the Test in the final session as they batted through without loss to be 1 for 414 at stumps with Kirsten passing his double hundred.
Kirsten (220) finally fell after the drinks session on the second morning when the score was 2 for 445. Zimbabwe was unable to make any other dismissals in the session and South Africa went to lunch at 2 for 482. The carnage continued through the afternoon until Zimbabwe claimed the wicket of McKenzie (52) shortly before tea at 3 for 582. When the batsmen brought up the 600 a declaration was made leaving Kallis (157*) and Klusener (8*) the not out batsmen. Friend has the most success with the ball taking 2 fir 147 off 27 overs. After tea Zimbabwe started their first innings by losing Campbell (0) at 1 for 2 in the second over. The consolidated for almost an hour before a double loss of Masakadza (13) and Wishart (0) left them at 3 for 51. Zimbabwe then took the total to 133 before losing Ebrahim (71) just before stumps. At stumps Zimbabwe was 4 for 143 needing nother 258 to pass the follow on target.
South Africa broke through four times on on the third morning dismissing Price (0), Grant Flower (0), Whittall (16) and Streak (7) while Andy Flower batted solidly at the other end. At lunch Zimbabwe was 8 for 207. After lunch Flower brought up his tenth Test century before Friend (30) was dismissed. Flower (142) was the last man out in an innings total of 286 runs. Nel was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 53 off 16 overs. South Africa enfoced the follow on and lost Ebrahim (0) and Campbell (7) before tea when the score was 2 for 18. South Africa made one further breakthrough during the evening session when they dismissed Wishart (6). At stumps Zimbabwe was 3 for 97 needing another 217 runs to force South Africa to bat again.
Zimbabwe fought back on the fourth morning and benefited from two sharp catches going to ground. They went on to bat through the entire session without lossing a wicket to be 3 for 188 at lunch. South Africa struck early in the afternoon session to dismiss Masakadza (85) when the score was 4 for 211 while Andy Flower passed his second century for the match. Brother Grant (16) was dismissed near the end of the session and at tea Zimbabwe was 5 for 249 needing another 65 runs to force South Aftrica to bat again. South Africa managed to break through twice in the evening session, dismissing Whittall (3) and Streak (19) as Zimbabwe finished the day at 7 for 304 just ten runs short of making South Africa bat again and holding out the extremely faint chance of a draw should the weather come to their aid to restrict play on the final day.
The final day dawned without a rain cloud in sight and South Africa dismissed Friend (17) and Price (4) while Andy Flower moved past 150 runs. At lunch Zimbabwe was 9 for 390 with a lead of 76 runs with Flower 198 not out. South Africa needed only one over after lunch to claim Hondo (6) leaving Flower stranded on 199 runs. Pollock was the best of the bowlers with 3 for 67 off 29 overs. South Africa's chase for the 78 run victory target started badly with Dippenaar (0) out first ball. However, Kirsten (31*) and Kallis (42*) polished off the required runs in 15.2 overs to win the Test by nine wickets.
Second Test
Bulawayo
14 - 18 September 2001
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first. The Zimbabwean openers batted solidly throughout the morning session and at lunch they were both still at the wicket with a total of 70 runs on the board. South Africa were again unable to break through during the afternoon session, however, they restricted Zimbabwe to only 56 runs and at tea the score was 0 for 126. The Zimbabwean openers batted for almost the whole of the evening session before Campbell (77) fell at 1 for 152 and two runs later Ebrahim (71) was also out. At stumps Zimbabwe was 2 for 154.
Play during the entire second day was lost due to rain interuptions. Zimbabwe continued their dogged resistance on the third morning by batting through until lunch to be 3 for 255 having only lost Mazakadza (13) during the session. South Africa continued to restrict the run rate and gathered wicket taking momentum during the afternoon. They dismissed Andy Flower (67), Grant Flower (44) and Carlisle (49) and Zimbabwe was 6 for 332 at the tea break. Another three wickets fell during the eveing with Streak (31), Whittall (16) and Friend (4) falling before a declaration came at 9 for 419. Henderson was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 143 off 67 overs. South Africa batted out the remaining hour of play to be no wicket for 26 at stumps, with the match drifting toward a draw.
The South Africa batsmen scored quickly on the fourth morning with the only break through by Zimbabwe being Gibbs (74) late in the session and at lunch South Africa was 1 for 136. Zimbabwe managed to slow the run rate through the afternoon session and claim the wicket of Kirsten (65) when the score was 2 for 162. At tea the South Africans had moved the total to 2 for 212. With Zimbabwe unable to take any further wickets during the evening session and the run rate by South Africa again slow, the Test continued to drift toward an inevitable draw. At stumps South Africa was 2 for 300 and still 119 runs in arrears.
Zimbabwe claimed the wickets of McKenzie (88) and Dippenaar (11) on the final morning as South Africa added another 90 runs to be 4 for 390 at lunch. South Africa batted on through the afternoon session, but lost Klusener (27), Pollock (41), Boucher (14) and Henderson (0) and then declared at tea at 8 for 519 with a lead of 100 runs. Kallis was left not out on 189 runs while Price was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 181 off 79 overs. Zimbabwe dutifully batted out the remaining two hours of play with Ebrahim (4), Campbell (20) and Carlisle (4) all falling to Henderson who ended with 3 for 33 off 18 overs. When stumps were drawn Zimbabwe was 3 for 96 and the match declared a draw.
