ZIM vs SA 1st Test 2025: South Africa Clinch Contest By Record Margin Against Zimbabwe To Go 1-0 Up

South Africa steamrolled over Zimbabwe in the first ZIM vs SA Test 2025 at Bulawayo, winning the contest by 328 runs. With nine wickets to take on Day 5, Corbin Borch produced a stellar spell of fast bowling to claim a five-wicket haul in the process, which saw hosts Zimbabwe bundle out for merely 208, ensuring a 328-run victory. Loss by 328 runs was Zimbabwe's heaviest in men's Test cricket, bettering the early 315-run defeat against Sri Lanka in 2002. This victory for the newly crowned ICC WTC Champions sees Proteas take a 1-0 unassailable lead in the two-Test series. Lhuan-dre Pretorious was named player of the match for his record-breaking knock of 153 on debut.