South Africa National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: South Africa's formidable Test dominance continue as the newly-crowned ICC World Test Champions (WTC) registered their 10th successive Test win. This remarkable streak was extended by winning the second Test against Zimbabwe by an innings and 236 runs on Tuesday.

This triumphant run for the Proteas commenced in August 2024 with a narrow 40-run victory over the West Indies in Providence. Since then, they have conquered all challenges, including their decisive victory in the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's last month.

This latest win pushes South Africa past their own previous record of nine consecutive Test victories, achieved between 2002 and 2003. They now sit in fourth place on the all-time list of most consecutive Test wins, as per the ICC. South Africa is now just behind the formidable West Indies side of 1984, who achieved 11 straight victories, and Australia's unparalleled record of 16 consecutive wins, which they managed on two separate occasions (November 1999 - February 2001 and January 2006 - January 2008).

A close call against Pakistan in Centurion was in order before they sealed a commanding 10-wicket victory in Cape Town. The eighth win proved to be the most memorable, as they comprehensively routed a formidable Australian side at Lord's to claim the ICC World Test Championship title.

The second of the two Tests proved to be even more one-sided, as Wiaan Mulder, the stand-in skipper (367* in 334 balls, with 49 fours and four sixes) starred with the bat, scoring a record-breaking triple century as South Africa piled on 626/5 before declaring their innings. David Bedingham (82 in 101 balls, with seven fours) and Lhuan-dre Pretorius (78 in 87 balls, with seven fours and three sixes) also made important scores.

The Proteas' bowlers then backed up the effort with a disciplined performance, dismissing Zimbabwe for just 170 and enforcing the follow-on. Sean Williams (83* in 55 balls with seven fours and two sixes) was ruthless, but Prenelan Subrayen (4/42), the debutant and Mulder (2/20) were even more exceptional.

The South African bowlers once again proved to be too strong for Zimbabwe, bundling them out for 220 to seal a memorable Test win in Bulawayo. Nick Welch (55 in 126 balls, with three fours and two sixes) was the sole warrior as Corbin Bosch (4/38) and Senuran Muthusamy (3/77) demolished the batting line-up easily.

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