Earlier, spurred by Ab de Villiers’ 107 off 89 balls, South Africa, piled up 323 for nine in the stipulated 50 overs. In reply, Taibu lead the Zimbabwean run chase with a fighting unbeaten 107 off 103 balls, but rest of the Zimbabwe batsmen ran out of steam as they finished at a creditable 295 for seven.

Score board
SOUTH AFRICA
Smith c Taylor b Chigumbura 24
Bodi c Taibu b Mupariwa 32
A Morkel c Taibu b Masakadza 97
De Villiers c M’riwa b Brent 107
Pollock c Taibu b Masakadza 8
Philander (run out) 6
Wath c Williams b C’bura 4
Duminy c (sub) b Brent 6
M Morkel (not out) 23
Ntini c Sibanda b Brent 1
Tshabalala (not out) 2
Extras (LB-3, W-9, NB-1) 13

Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 323
Fall of wickets: 1-52, 2-69, 3-255, 4-265, 5-280, 6-289, 7-294, 8-297, 9-299
Bowling: Brent 9-1-58-3, Chigumbura 9-1-48-2, Mupariwa 8-0-51-1, Masakadza 10-0-55-2, Maruma 3-0-23-0, Utseya 10-0-63-0,  Williams 1-0-22-0.

ZIMBABWE
Sibanda c Villiers b M Morkel 41
M’kadza c de Villiers b Wath 48
Taylor c Duminy b Tshabalala 42
Taibu (not out) 107
Chigumbura c Bodi b Wath 13
Williams (run out) 4 
Matsikenyeri c  Wath b Pollock 18
Brent b Ntini 1
Utseya (not out) 9
Extras (B-1, LB-7, W-3, NB-1) 12     

Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 295
Fall of wickets:1-76 , 2-101, 3-210, 4-231, 5-236, 6-271, 7-273 .
Bowling: Pollock 10-2-47-1, Ntini 7-0-49-1, M Morkel 10-1 44-1, Philander 8-0-47-0, Wath 8-0-50-2, Tshabalala 7-0-50-1.