Toss report: South Africa won the toss and JP Duminy opted to bat in the second one-day international at the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday. JP Duminy, standing in as South African captain for the injured Faf du Plessis, also announced that they have made two changes. "Mulder sustained a fracture while practicing and Zondo replaces him. Steyn comes into the team (in place of Rabada)," he said. Zimbabwe meanwhile just made one change. Wellington Masakadza made away for Donald Tiripano. Teams: South Africa: Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Reeza Hendricks, Jean-Paul Duminy(c), Khaya Zondo, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Christiaan Jonker, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi Zimbabwe: Solomon Mire, Hamilton Masakadza(c), Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor(w), Sean Williams, Peter Moor, Elton Chigumbura, Brandon Mavuta, Kyle Jarvis, Donald Tiripano, Tendai Chatara Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, Adrian Holdstock TV umpire: Shaun George Match referee: Jeff Crowe<doc-sep>South Africa skipper, JP Duminy, says the pitch was not an ideal one. Further adds the pitches here are normally flat. Mentions it was a good effort by the lower order to take them to 200. States they needed wickets up front and they got them. Reckons the players have not yet stepped up to the opportunity, yes it has been tough but they still have another opportunity in the third game to cement their place in the World Cup squad. Credits Tahir for the way he bowled. Ends by saying they are looking forward to the third game and he hopes the guys who are getting the opportunity grab it with both hands.<doc-sep>JP Duminy like the ones before him, agrees that the pitch behaved stranger than usual. Says that the Kimberley track does a bit in the morning but today, it was a bit more. Is not too worried about his batsmen getting dismissed and outs it down to job done in the end. Is proud of his team for sticking to the game plans and executing them well. And then, he says that it was a difficult wicket to bat upon. On being asked about South Africa trying to play aggressive cricket, Duminy admits that it is a plan but today, it could not quite come off as batting aggressively on this pitch was difficult. (Still, his batsmen kept playing their shots...)<doc-sep>South Africa started the home season with a 5 wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first ODI played at Diamond Oval, Kimberley. It was a great bowling display by South African bowlers who took advantage of bowling conditions and dismissed Zimbabwe for a low total. Despite losing early wickets, the hosts chased down the target with ease. South African captain JP Duminy won the toss and decided to field first. Lungi Ngidi made use of the conditions by dismissing Solomon Mire for in 4th over. Captain Hamilton Masakadza and Ervine could not score runs easily against top quality bowling line-up of South Africa. Zimbabwe scored 26 for 1 at the end of 10 overs. Kagiso Rabada, Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo and Ngidi were superb with their line and lengths. They were successful in picking wickets at regular intervals. South Africa bowled out Zimbabwe for 117 in 34.1 overs. Elton Chigumbura (27) and Hamilton Masakadza (25) were the top scorers for Zimbabwe. For South Africa, Lungi Ngidi was the pick of wicket-takers with 3 for 19 in 8.1 overs while Rabada, Imran Tahir and Phehlukwayo picked 2 wickets each. Mulder took 1 wicket. Chasing the target of 118 runs to win, Tendai Chatara got the early breakthrough dismissing Dean Elgar for 2. Wellington Masakadza castled Reeza Hendricks for 5. Before the power play overs came to an end, Tendai Chatara got the big wicket of Aiden Markram for 27 runs. South Africa were 40 for 3 at end of 10 overs. South Africa went into the lunch break at 45 for 3 in 12 overs. The debutant Mavuta got the wicket of another debutant Jonker to reduce South Africa at 58 for 4. Heinrich Klassen played with positive intent scoring 44 off 44 balls before being dismissed by Wellington Masakadza. JP Duminy and Mulder ensured that South Africa held their nerves to shoot off the remaining target. The hosts won the match in 26.1 overs with 5 wickets to spare. For Zimbabwe, Tendai Chatara and Wellington Masakadza picked 2 wickets each while Mavuta took 1. South Africa takes a 1-0 lead in the 3 match ODI series. The second match will be played on 3rd October at Bloemfontein.<doc-sep>
Playing in their back yard, South Africa will look to hit the ground running and make a winning start to the three match ODI series against Zimbabwe. The Proteas will be without experienced heads such as Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis for the series as they are injured, and will be captained by JP Duminy. Hamilton Masakadza will be leading Zimbabwe. With veteran fast bowler Dale Steyn making a comeback to the ODI team, South Africa can boast of a healthy mix of youth and experience in the squad. Warriors batsman Christiaan Jonker is the only uncapped member in the 15-man squad, while Dean Elgar has been brought in to play his first ODI after October 2015. With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on the horizon, players will want to consolidate their positions through strong performances. The visiting Zimbabwe side will rely on their usual suspects in captain Masakadza, Sean Williams, Brendan Taylor, and Craig Ervine to keep things rolling along positively. But if Zimbabwe, coached by the Indian Lalchand Rajput want to spring a surprise on their more fancied opponents, they will surely need more heads to stand up and be counted. The last time Zimbabwe toured South Africa was in 2010/11 and were hammered 3-0 by the hosts. South Africa: Jean-Paul Duminy(c), Reeza Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Christiaan Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, Willem Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn, Khaya Zondo, Dean Elgar Zimbabwe: Hamilton Masakadza(c), Solomon Mire, Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams, Peter Moor, Elton Chigumbura, Donald Tiripano, Kyle Jarvis, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Wellington Masakadza, Ryan Murray, Tendai Chatara