Corbin Bosch completed a five-for on Day 4 to help South Africa hand Zimbabwe their heaviest defeat with a 328-run win in the 1st Test. 

Zimbabwe started the day on 32-1 needing 505 runs and South Africa needing 9 wickets to win. 

Picking up where he left off over night, Corbin Bosch struck early in the first session. 

He removed the new man at the crease, Nick Welch, on the first ball of the day, banging it in at middle and off, forcing the batter to fend it to short-leg. 

Sean Williams (26 off 18 balls) came out with a positive approach to his second innings. He looked to score off every delivery. 

This became his downfall, Bosch rushed him into playing off his pads and caused him to top edge the ball high into the air, Verreynne taking a simple catch behind the stumps. 

Zimbabwe were 3 down with 473 runs still needed. 

Codi Yusuf came into the attack, which proved to be a perfect bowling change bay captain Keshav Maharaj. Zimbabwe were reduced to 64-4 with Prince Masvaura nicking off to second slip. Yusuf striking in his first delivery of the day. 

Yusuf continued to hit a perfect line and length, Wessly Madhevere getting a fine edge to the keeper for a duck. The hosts were now 5 down still needing 469 runs. 

Yusuf struck again, this time with a with a wider delivery on 4th stump, Tsiga playing at a leave-able delivery and edging to fourth slip for a duck. 

SA needed 4 wickets to win, with Zimbabwe still needing 455 runs. 

Wellington Masakadza and Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine built a decent partnership, the highest of the innings. They took Zim past 150 needing 387 to win as lunch was called. 

After the break Bosch got his 4th. Banging it in short at Ervine (49) who flicked it to short-leg. 

Masakadza managed to get to his half-century. 

This brought an 83-run partnership to an end. 

Zimbabwe were now 165-7. 

Bosch paired his first Test 100 with a first Test 5-For, bowling Masekesa for 3. 

He’s the 5th South African to get a century and take a five-for in a match. 

Maharaj dismissed Masakadza on 57, forcing him to edge to slip. Zimbabwe were 181-9, with a victory in the visitors’ grasp. 

Muzarabani decided to have some fun. 

Dewald Brevis wrapped things up with his first Test wicket, drawing out Chivanga with a short delivery and was stumped, coming down the track, by Verreynne. 

South Africa won by 328 runs, Zimbabwe’s heaviest defeat in Test cricket by margin. 

Proteas XI:  Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Wiaan Mulder, David Bedingham, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne, Corbin Borch, Keshav Maharaj (c), Codi Yusuf, Kwena Maphaka.