WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 SPORTS Piedt’s record haul leads Photo of the day South Africa to big victory HARARE: Dane Piedt produced the best per- the attack and bowled Regis Chakabva for 15 formance by a debutant South African spin- after the batsman offered no stroke, while ner as the Proteas thumped Zimbabwe by Sean Williams (3) was brilliantly caught at nine wickets to retain their number one sta- point by JP Duminy off the lanky paceman. tus following the one-off contest at the Then followed an entertaining 54-run Harare Sports Club yesterday. eighth wicket stand between Richmond After bowling Zimbabwe out for 181 in Mutumbami (43) and John Nyumbu (13) that the second innings, the visitors knocked off briefly threatened to force the game into day their target of 41 for the loss of opener Dean five. It was ended when Steyn had Elgar, who was bowled by Tendai Chatara for Mutumbami caught by wicketkeeper Quinton 21. The 24-year-old Piedt finished with match de Kock and just four balls later Nyumbu was figures of eight for 152 on a helpful wicket caught and bowled by Piedt. The innings was having been drafted into the side for leg- ended when Steyn collected his third wicket, spinner Imran Tahir, beating the previous best sending the off-stump of Tinashe Panyangara debut figures of seven for 189 by Ian Smith (two) out the ground. The teams will now against England in 1947. contest a three-match one-day series in Fast bowler Dale Steyn finished with eight Bulawayo starting on Sunday, before Australia for 84 in the match to move level with Ian arrive for a triangular tournament that gets Botham on 383 careers test scalps, 13th on underway on Aug. 25. the list of most wicket takers. Meanwhile, former Proteas captain A South African victory was always likely Graeme Smith has been appointed tourna- at the start of the day, but Zimbabwe can ment director for the country’s domestic take heart from the fight they showed in Twenty20 competition, Cricket South Africa delaying the Proteas’ celebrations until the (CSA) said yesterday. final hour of day four. The 33-year-old Smith retired from inter- Resuming on 28 for one, they lost only national cricket in March and also premature- nightwatchman Donald Tiripano (five) before ly ended a three-year stint with English coun- lunch after he had a wild slog at a Piedt deliv- ty Surrey due to a knee injury that required ery and was bowled. surgery in June. One of Smith’s major require- It was the middle session that set up the ments in his new role will be to recruit inter- win for the visitors though as they ripped national players to the Ram Slam T20 through the heart of the Zimbabwe batting Challenge which starts in November. line-up. Mark Vermeulen, who scored 21, was “I am excited by this opportunity and the first to go as he was trapped plumb leg looking forward to putting something back before wicket by Steyn. From there it was a into the game,” Smith said in a press release procession as Piedt had Vusi Sibanda caught issued by CSA yesterday. “Players love playing and bowled for 45, before he snagged the big in South Africa and our T20 competition has wicket of home captain Brendan Taylor, the potential to become a tournament of caught at short leg by Elgar for five. choice for international players from around Morne Morkel (three for 15) entered into the world.” — Reuters Dunk contest runner up Derrick Scott competes at Red Bull Reign at Seward Park in Chicago, IL, USA. — www.redbull.com SCOREBOARD HARARE: Scoreboard at the end of the one-off Test between Zimbabwe and South Africa yesterday: All Blacks rumble into Zimbabwe first innings 256 (B. Taylor Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Masakadza), 2-58 93, H. Masakadza 45, D. Steyn 5-46, D. (Tiripano), 3-98 (Vermeulen), 4-98 Piedt 4-90) (Sibanda), 5-113 (Taylor), 6-121 (Chakabva), 7-124 (Williams), 8-178 Rugby Championship South Africa first innings 397 all out (F. (Mutumbami), 9-178 (Nyumbu), 10-181 du Plessis 97, Q. de Kock 81, J. Duminy (Panyangara) 55, J. Nyumbu 5-157, D. Tiripano 2-65) Bowling: Steyn 21.2-9-38-3, Philander 10- SYDNEY: The New Zealand juggernaut rumbles 3-25-0, Morkel 15-9-15-3, Piedt 25-3-62-4, Duminy 2-1-12-0, Elgar 3-0-20-0. into the Rugby Championship on the back of a Zimbabwe second innings 17-match winning streak and realistic hopes in H. Masakadza c de Villiers b Morkel 19 South Africa second innings South Africa, Australia and Argentina will be of V. Sibanda c and b Piedt 45 hindering its progress rather than bringing it to D. Tiripano b Piedt 5 D. Elgar b Chatara 21 A. Petersen not out 17 a halt. M. Vermeulen lbw b Steyn 21 F. du Plessis not out 5 Victory over Australia in their opener on B. Taylor c Elgar b Piedt 5 Extras (l1b) 1 Saturday would give the All Blacks a top-tier R. Chakabva b Morkel 15 Total (1 wkt, 10.4 overs, 40 mins) 44 S. Williams c Duminy b Morkel 3 record for consecutive wins and few would be Fall of wicket: 1-39 surprised if the world champions extended the R. Mutumbami c de Kock b Steyn 43 Bowling: Nyumbu 4-0-24-0, Panyangara 3- J. Nyumbu c and b Piedt 13 run to 23 matches to clinch a third successive 1-5-0, Chatara 2-1-5-1, Williams 1.4-0-9-0 title unbeaten. T. Chatara not out 0 Did not bat: H. Amla, AB de Villiers, JP T. Panyangara b Steyn 2 Duminy, V. Philander, D. Steyn, D. Even if it was not utterly anathema to their Extras (b2, lb7l nb1) 10 Piedt, M. Morkel. culture, the proximity of their World Cup Total (76.2 overs, 338 mins) 181 Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets. defence in England next year ensures there will be no complacency in the All Blacks camp. Coach Steve Hansen has carefully managed an overhaul of his squad over his three seasons in charge, retaining the ageing core of the 2011 World Cup-winning side while nursing younger talent to increase depth. Aaron Cruden Even the absence for at least the first two tests of injured flyhalf Dan Carter, the highest to see improvement in his squad this year and number eight Wycliff Palu and young lock Will points scorer of all time in test rugby, should centre Jean de Villiers returns to skipper the Skelton during the campaign, although the not therefore result in exploitable weakness in side after missing the June victories over Wales absence of Australia’s top two hookers, Stephen the side. Aaron Cruden ably led the backline in and Scotland. Meyer probably has to deal with Moore and Tatafu Polota-Nau, is a big blow. the 3-0 sweep over a spirited England side in the biggest injury list of the top three sides in In fullback Israel Folau, who has scored 13 June while Carter was enjoying a sabbatical and the competition - he lost lock Victor Matfield tries in 18 tests, Australia has the kind of many international coaches would envy after naming his squad - as he bids to end potent attacking weapon that Argentina Hansen’s third and fourth options, Beauden South Africa’s five-year wait for a fourth south- would dearly love to unleash in their third year Barrett and Colin Slade. ern hemisphere title. Like many, Meyer is at the top table. Their campaign will again be In mobile number eight Kieran Read, the expecting a much bigger challenge from about the quest to turn promising perform- 2013 World Player of the Year, New Zealand Australia than the Wallabies presented last year ances and near-misses into the maiden victory have not only a formidable back row operator after the morale-sapping defeat to the British that would truly announce their arrival in the but a leader-in-waiting should injury deprive and Irish Lions had led to the departure of toughest of international competitions out- them of totemic flanker Richie McCaw. New coach Robbie Deans. side the World Cup. The Pumas have a new Zealand’s first two matches are clashes with Ewen McKenzie’s first Rugby Championship coach in Daniel Hourcade, who has selected trans-Tasman rivals Australia but it is perhaps campaign was over before it really started after fewer overseas-based players and will there- the power of an improving South Africa they back-to-back defeats to the All Blacks in the first fore hope to benefit more from the long peri- HARARE: Zimbabwe’s batsman Richmond Mutumbami in action as South Africa wick- fear most - if fear is the right word. The two matches but he brings a far more settled od he has been able to work with the squad in et keeper Quinton de Kock (right) looks on during a one-off Test match. — AFP Springboks, who open their campaign against side to the competition this year. a pre-competition camp. the Pumas in Pretoria on Saturday, played a full The former test prop is too canny an opera- Their best chance of a win is likely to be at part in one of the great test matches of any era tor to publicly read anything into the New home, where they held the Springboks to a against the All Blacks at Ellis Park last year, only South Wales Waratahs’ victory over an All draw in 2012, but they took Australia close on Adaptive rowing opens wilting towards the end to succumb 38-27.