He finished with figures of 4/50.
South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder registered excellent figures of 4/50 to rattle hosts Zimbabwe for 251 on Day two of the first Test at Bulawayo’s Queens Sports Club on Sunday. Zimbabwe were replying to South Africa’s first-innings total of 418/9 declared, meaning that Zimbabwe conceded a 167-run lead.
Zimbabwe were off to a shaky start in their first innings after they lost Kaitano and Nick Wetch in the first five overs as they were restricted to 23/2. Brian Bennett, the other Zimbabwe opener, retired hurt in the eighth over to worsen the hosts’ worries. However, there was still some hope for Zimbabwe as Sean Williams (137) and skipper Craig Ervine (36) forged a 96-run stand before the latter was dismissed in the 34th over.
The turnaround for South Africa came from the 43rd over, when Wiaan Mulder struck to dismiss Wesley Madhevere. Wesley Madhevere was struck plumb LBW after going for a flick shot but eventually missing it.
In the 47th over, the 27-year-old struck once again to see off Prince Masvaure, who was edged and caught by Kyle Verreynne. In the 49th over, Wiaan Mulder got rid of Tafadzwa Tsiga, who was caught by Codi Yusuf at deep backward point. By now, Zimbabwe were in trouble at 201/6 and once Sean Williams was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj in the 66th over, the hosts’ hopes of a comeback in the first innings perished.
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Wiaan Mulder then struck for the fourth and final time in the innings after he cleaned up Blessing Muzarabani in the 67th over. That was the fall of Zimbabwe’s penultimate wicket before the wicket of Tanaka Chivanga in the very next over.
At stumps on Sunday, South Africa were 49/1 in the second innings with Tony de Zorzi (22) and Wiaan Mulder (25) at the crease. The visitors lost Matthew Breetzke (1) with Tanaka Chivanga striking in the second over.
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SVL
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ROR
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BVB
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TBW
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SIN-W
148/7
CAM-W
34/10
Singapore Womens beat Cambodia Women by 114 runs
SIN-W
29/2
CAM-W
28/6
Singapore Womens won by 8 wickets
SKA
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ABF
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SKA
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GAW
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ODW
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SDS
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NOR
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HUN
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NOR
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SWE
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SWE
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HUN
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HUN
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NOR
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SWE
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NOR
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SOS
103/2
ZGW
102/5
Sir Oliver Split beat Zagreb Warriors by 8 wickets
ZAS
106/8
ZGA
109/0
Zagreb Assassins beat Zagreb Sokol by 10 wickets
SOS
97/6
RJM
113/7
Rijeka Markhors beat Sir Oliver Split by 16 runs
ZGA
145/1
ZAS
141/7
Zagreb Assassins beat Zagreb Sokol by 9 wickets
ZGA
99/8
SOS
87/5
Zagreb Assassins beat Sir Oliver Split by 12 runs
ZAS
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SOS
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RJM
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ZGA
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TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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TBC
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YOR
247/10
SOM
252/4
Somerset beat Yorkshire by 6 wickets
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ESS
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DER
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WOR
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HAM
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SUSS
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LAN
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83/3
KGC
82/6
CECC beat Keraniganj Challengers by 7 wickets
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102/2
BCC
100/5
ACE KRM Panthers beat Bihar CC by 8 wickets
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JJ
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MYW
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MGD
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Match abandoned due to wet outfield (with toss)
GBM
112/10
BNB
113/5
Bengaluru Blasters beat Gulbarga Mystics by 5 wickets
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BNB
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HBT
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ROS
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MAT
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MUT
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RNC
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YSG
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IAI
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SLGR
46/1
SLGY
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Match Abandoned due to rain
LOS
162/5
TRR
141/6
London Spirit beat Trent Rockets by 21 runs
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BIP
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LSW-W
116/10
TRW-W
149/6
Trent Rockets Women beat London Spirit Women by 33 runs
NOS-W
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BIP-W
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PS
227/4
BANA
148/10
Pakistan Shaheens beat Bangladesh A by 79 runs
ACOM
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HHA
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MS-A
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MR-A
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CHK
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PSA
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NTS
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NEP
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Wiaan Mulder was part of South Africa’s World Test Championship (WTC) winning squad, as they defeated the then defending champions Australia by five wickets in the summit clash.
Prior to the WTC final, Mulder was also part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team in IPL 2025. He was named as a replacement for the injured Brydon Carse before the start of the season. e played the only IPL 2025 game of the season against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Visakhapatnam on March 30. He scored nine runs from 11 balls, hitting a boundary, but finished with figures of 0/16 from one over with the ball.
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