Proteas all-rounder Wiaan Mulder was more relieved than ecstatic after scoring his second test hundred in less than 12 months.
Wiaan Mulder hit a career-best 147 as the Proteas were bowled out for 369 in the second innings to set Zimbabwe a mammoth target of 537 with two days remaining of the first Test in Bulawayo.
South Africa lead Zimbabwe by 216 runs at the end of Day Two of their opening Test in Bulawayo.
Teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius could not have asked for a better introduction to test cricket after bursting onto the scene with a record-breaking 153 runs in Bulawayo.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius became the youngest player to score a Test century for the Proteas to help the visitors recover from 55-4 to post 418-9 at stumps on day one against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.
Keshav Maharaj has expressed his excitement at finally getting to lead the Proteas in his favourite format of the game.