| 0.0 : Welcome to the coverage of match 25 of World Cup 2019. Unbeaten New Zealand take on South Africa. A very important clash for both the sides for different reasons. A win here for New Zealand will take them back to the top of the table. The Kiwis come into this contest after having almost a weeks rest. Kane Williamson's side have been excellent so far this tournament but this will be the real test for them after their clash against India was abandoned due to rain. South Africa, on the other hand, |
| TOSS - After a delay of more than an hour, we are ready for the toss. Both the captains along with the match referee are here for it. New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson has the coin in his hand. South Africa skipper, Faf du Plessis calls Heads but it lands in favour of New Zealand. NEW ZEALAND OPT TO BOWL FIRST. |
| New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson says they are fielding first looking at the weather and says that the pitch won't change much. On his team, he says they are playing the same side. On whether the break was good, Williamson says they had a few days off which is important in this long tournament. On their record against South Africa in the World Cup, he replies it is irrelevant as South Africa are a good side and they need to play well today if they want to win. |
| South Africa skipper, Faf du Plessis says they would have bowled first as well as the pitch was under the cover. Says it's been a long time since they defeated New Zealand in the World Cup and reckons the Kiwis are a good side and they need to be at their best. On the last win, he says people might say it was just Afghanistan but it was very important to get the win and it was a complete performance. Informs Lungi Ngidi is back in the playing XI and he hopes that the big fast bowler will make an |
| New Zealand Playing XI (UNCHANGED) - Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (WK), Jimmy Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult. |
| South Africa Playing XI - Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (WK), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis (C), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi (IN for Beuran Hendricks), Imran Tahir. |
| The players are out in the middle for their respective national anthems. First up it will be South Africa's followed by New Zealand's. We are not far away from the first ball being bowled in this game. |
| Time to get underway. The umpires are out in the middle. The New Zealand players are in a huddle before they take their respective positions on the field. Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock to open the innings for South Africa. Matt Henry will start the proceedings for New Zealand with the first new ball. |
| 0.1 : M Henry to de Kock, Henry starts with a good length ball on top of off. De Kock defends it back to the bowler. No swing on the first ball. |
| 0.2 : M Henry to de Kock, Play and a miss. Full outside off, going with the angle. De Kock looks to hit it through covers but misses. |
| 0.3 : M Henry to de Kock, First run of the day. It is on the pads, de Kock flicks it towards backward square leg and gets himself and South Africa underway. |
| 0.4 : M Henry to H Amla, Good length ball outside off, Amla starts his innings with a solid leave. |
| 0.5 : M Henry to H Amla, FOUR! Amla is off the mark in style. It is a poor ball on the pads, Amla just helps it fine down the fine leg region for a boundary. This is a very important game for Amla and South Africa need him to fire today. |
| 0.6 : M Henry to H Amla, Dot ball to finish the first over. Good length ball outside off, Hashim leaves it alone to see off the first over. |
| Trent Boult to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : T Boult to de Kock, Full on middle and off, de Kock pushes it to mid on. |
| 1.2 : T Boult to de Kock, Very full, almost a yorker. De Kock taps it to mid on once again. |
| 1.3 : T Boult to de Kock, FOUR! Easy pickings! Boult is now guilty of straying it down the pads, de Kock just eases it down the fine leg region and gets his first boundary of the game. |
| 1.4 : T Boult to de Kock, On middle and leg, de Kock flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.5 : T Boult to de Kock, OUT! The sweet sound of Timber for the bowler! Brilliant start for New Zealand. Boult bowls it full on middle, the ball nips back in to the southpaw after hitting the deck, de Kock looks to play it straight but the ball goes right between his pad and bat. It crashes the leg pole and the leg stump goes for a toss. The dangerous de Kock has to walk back and it is a nightmare of a start for South Africa. |
| Faf du Plessis is the next batsman in. |
| 1.6 : T Boult to du Plessis, Almost another calamity for South Africa. Full on off, du Plessis drives it through covers and runs hard. Kane Williamson gives the ball a chase and pulls it before the ropes. Du Plessis was on his bike for the third but Amla sends him back, Faf puts in a dive and in the end reaches safely as the throw from Williamson was first collected by the fielder at point. Good start for Boult. 6 runs and a wicket. |
| 2.1 : M Henry to H Amla, Outside off, Amla shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 2.2 : M Henry to H Amla, On a length on off, Amla plays it to off side. |
| 2.3 : M Henry to H Amla, Bowls a yorker on off, Amla does well to dig it out. |
| 2.4 : M Henry to H Amla, On a good length on off, Amla looks to drive but gets an inside edge on this one. It goes towards square leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 2.5 : M Henry to du Plessis, Good length delivery on off, du Plessis keeps it out. |
| 2.6 : M Henry to du Plessis, Excellent finish to the over. On a good length and just outside off, du Plessis offers no shot. |
| Bunny alert - This is the fifth occasion that Trent Boult has dismissed Quinton de Kock in ODIs. He has also got Shikhar Dhawan these many times. |
| 3.1 : T Boult to H Amla, Good length ball outside off, Amla taps it through point and gets a couple. |
| 3.2 : T Boult to H Amla, Good length ball outside off, Amla lets it carry to the keeper. |
| 3.3 : T Boult to H Amla, On middle and leg, Amla tucks it towards square leg and gets a single. |
| 3.4 : T Boult to du Plessis, Length delivery on the fourth stump line, Faf leaves it alone. |
| 3.5 : T Boult to du Plessis, Outside off once again and du Plessis offers no stroke to it. |
| 3.6 : T Boult to du Plessis, Length delivery on off, du Plessis taps it to point. |
| 4.1 : M Henry to H Amla, On a good length and outside off, Amla lets it go. |
| 4.2 : M Henry to H Amla, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Amla looks to drive but misses it due to the away movement on this one. |
| 4.3 : M Henry to H Amla, Length delivery on middle, Amla looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes through square leg. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 4.4 : M Henry to du Plessis, Outside off, the skipper leaves it alone. |
| 4.5 : M Henry to du Plessis, On a good length and outside off, Faf lets it go. |
| 4.6 : M Henry to du Plessis, Third consecutive leave for the skipper. Good length delivery outside off, du Plessis does not bother to play at it. |
| 5.1 : T Boult to H Amla, Beauty of a delivery! Good length ball pitching on leg. The ball comes in viciously after pitching. Amla looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. There was a stifled appeal but the ball was going down leg. |
| 5.2 : T Boult to H Amla, Now Amla shuffles across and pushes this full ball to mid on. |
| 5.3 : T Boult to H Amla, Good length ball on middle, Amla gets behind it and blocks it. |
| 5.4 : T Boult to H Amla, A very low full toss on the pads. Boult is getting a good amount of inswing here as this one also moved that way. Amla flicks it towards backward square leg. The fielder from fine leg mops it up and the batsmen take two. |
| 5.5 : T Boult to H Amla, On off this time, Amla defends it with authority. |
| 5.6 : T Boult to H Amla, Good length ball on middle, Amla tucks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 6.1 : M Henry to du Plessis, Full on off, du Plessis pushes it to mid off. |
| 6.2 : M Henry to du Plessis, Henry hits the deck hard on a length. This one comes in a bit after pitching, du Plessis looks to defend but he does so off the inner half of his bat. |
| 6.3 : M Henry to du Plessis, Away swinger now. This is pitched on the fourth stump line, du Plessis does not fall in the trap to drive this and calmly shoulders arms to it. |
| 6.4 : M Henry to du Plessis, Straight ball now. Outside off and once again Faf has nothing to do with it. |
| 6.5 : M Henry to du Plessis, Oh, Henry almost got the better of du Plessis. Full on off, du Plessis looks to play the on drive but the ball moves away and flies past the outside edge to the left of third man. Lockie Ferguson at third man runs to his left and dives to stop the ball from going to the fence. He parries it away brilliantly. Saving two runs for his side. |
| 6.6 : M Henry to du Plessis, Outside off and once again du Plessis leaves it alone to get through to the over. |
| 7.1 : T Boult to H Amla, Good length ball outside off, it goes away with angle. Amla leaves it alone. |
| 7.2 : T Boult to H Amla, Good length ball on off, Hashim defends it to cover. |
| 7.3 : T Boult to H Amla, FOUR! Crunched away! Boult overpitches it on off, Amla strides out and drives it exquisitely through covers for a boundary. It came right off the middle and the sound it made after connecting was just delicious. |
| 7.4 : T Boult to H Amla, FOUR! This is even better. Full on middle, Amla this time drives it sweetly past the diving mid off fielder to get the second boundary off the over. |
| 7.5 : T Boult to H Amla, Good length ball on off, Amla after two consecutive boundaries defends it. |
| 7.6 : T Boult to H Amla, Good ball! Length ball on off, Amla looks to defend it with soft hands but it goes off the outside edge. It goes to first slip on a bounce and the batsmen take a quick run. The man at first slip has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 8.1 : M Henry to H Amla, Good length ball outside off, Hashim leaves it alone. |
| 8.2 : M Henry to H Amla, Outside off on a length. There is a hint of away movement on this one. Amla lets it carry to the keeper. |
| 8.3 : M Henry to H Amla, Straight outside off, left alone by HA. |
| 8.4 : M Henry to H Amla, Full now from Henry, Amla pushes it to mid on. |
| 8.5 : M Henry to H Amla, Good length ball on the pads, Amla flicks it to mid-wicket. The fielder there misfields but that does not cost them any run. |
| 8.6 : M Henry to H Amla, Maiden for Henry. First maiden of the game. It is on a length outside off, Amla leaves it alone to get through the over. |
| 9.1 : T Boult to du Plessis, FOUR! This should get du Plessis going. Fuller than a length on off, Faf gets on the front foot and drives it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : T Boult to du Plessis, On a good length and outside off, du Plessis lets it go. |
| 9.3 : T Boult to du Plessis, FOUR! Second of the over. Good length ball on off, du Plessis gets on the front foot and this time smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : T Boult to du Plessis, Length delivery on off, du Plessis plays it towards third man for a single. |
| 9.5 : T Boult to H Amla, Good length delivery on middle, Amla defends it out. |
| 9.6 : T Boult to H Amla, Play and a miss! On a good length and outside off, Amla looks to defend but misses it due to the seam movement on this one. South Africa at the end of Powerplay 1 are 40/1. |
| Powerplay 2 is signaled. Maximum of four fielders can be outside the circle till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : M Henry to du Plessis, Good length ball on off, Faf taps it to the man at point. |
| 10.2 : M Henry to du Plessis, Outside off, du Plessis is not going after those. |
| 10.3 : M Henry to du Plessis, Once again leaves the ball which is outside off. Just like a Test match, these two are taking their time out in the middle and setting themselves in. |
| 10.4 : M Henry to du Plessis, Better this. Good length ball just outside off, du Plessis looks to defend but the away movement takes it just past the outside edge. |
| 10.5 : M Henry to du Plessis, Length ball on middle and off, Faf defends it to mid off. |
| 10.6 : M Henry to du Plessis, Straight outside off, du Plessis leaves it alone. Another maiden for Henry in this game. |
| First bowling change of the game. Lockie Ferguson is into the attack. |
| 11.1 : L Ferguson to H Amla, Ferguson bowls it full on off first up. Amla nudges it wide of cover and gets a single. |
| 11.2 : L Ferguson to du Plessis, Full on middle, Faf defends it off the front foot. |
| 11.3 : L Ferguson to du Plessis, Full again on off, du Plessis pushes it to mid off. |
| 11.4 : L Ferguson to du Plessis, Good length ball on off, Faf looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge towards third man and du Plessis gets to the other end. |
| 11.5 : L Ferguson to H Amla, Good length ball on off, Amla punches it to the man at cover. |
| 11.6 : L Ferguson to H Amla, Full on off, Amla creams it past the diving point fielder and gets two. With that he gets to 8000 ODI runs. Becomes the second fastest player to reach this milestone. |
| 12.1 : M Henry to du Plessis, Full on off, du Plessis strokes it to the left of mid off and gets off for a quick single. Williamson there gets to it and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 12.2 : M Henry to H Amla, Good length ball outside off, Amla leaves it alone. |
| 12.3 : M Henry to H Amla, Good length ball on off, Amla pushes it to mid off. |
| 12.4 : M Henry to H Amla, On the body, Amla flicks it towards square leg. The ball does not have the legs to reach the fence, they get three as the fielder cleans it up from mid-wicket. |
| 12.5 : M Henry to du Plessis, Good length ball on off, Faf defends it off the front foot. |
| 12.6 : M Henry to du Plessis, FOUR! Beautifully driven! Full on middle, du Plessis strides out his front foot and drives it gorgeously through mid on for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : L Ferguson to H Amla, Good length ball on the stumps, Hashim taps it back to the bowler. |
| 13.2 : L Ferguson to H Amla, Back of a length ball on off, Amla punches it through cover-point. The fielder from sweeper-cover mops it up and they get three. |
| 13.3 : L Ferguson to du Plessis, On the stumps, Faf taps it back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : L Ferguson to du Plessis, FOUR! Faf looks to be in the mood today. He gets an overpitched ball on off, du Plessis gets on his front foot and drives it through covers to bring up the 50-run stand between the two. |
| 13.5 : L Ferguson to du Plessis, Bouncer! It is on the body, Faf sways away from it. |
| 13.6 : L Ferguson to du Plessis, OUT! Ferguson strikes! Faf who was looking so good out in the middle has to depart. Ferguson steams in and bowls a perfect yorker on middle and off, du Plessis is late to get his bat down and the ball hits the stumps. |
| Aiden Markram walks out to bat next. |
| Colin de Grandhomme is into the attack. |
| 14.1 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Good length ball outside off, Amla leaves it alone. |
| 14.2 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Fuller on off, Amla drives it towards cover and gets a single. |
| 14.3 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Peach of a ball! Good length ball outside off, it comes in slightly after pitching, Markram looks to play but misses. |
| 14.4 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Full on off, Markram drives it uppishly towards point. The fielder there dives to his left but the ball gets to him on the bounce. |
| 14.5 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Outside off, Markram shoulders arms to this one. |
| 14.6 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Good length ball on the fourth stump line, Aiden leaves it alone to see off the over. |
| 15.1 : L Ferguson to H Amla, Short of a length delivery outside off, Amla lets it go. |
| 15.2 : L Ferguson to H Amla, Play and a miss! On a good length and outside off, Amla looks to cut but misses it. |
| 15.3 : L Ferguson to H Amla, On a length on off, Amla drives it towards covers where Mitchell Santner goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses it. It hits Amla's bat in the process. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 15.4 : L Ferguson to A Markram, Length delivery on middle, Markram flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : L Ferguson to A Markram, FOUR! Markram is off the mark and in a gorgeous fashion. Length delivery on off, Markram's eyes lit up looking at that and he crunches his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : L Ferguson to A Markram, Typical fast bowler's response after being hit for a boundary. Lockie bangs it in short, Markram sways out of it. |
| 16.1 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Good length ball on the fourth stump line, Amla leaves it alone. The ball reaches Latham on a bounce. |
| 16.2 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Fuller now on off, Hashim defends it towards mid off. |
| 16.3 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Full around off, Amla is late into his push but he manages to hit it off the toe end towards mid on. |
| 16.4 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, De Grandhomme pulls his length back on off, Amla cuts it but finds the man at point. |
| 16.5 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Fuller on middle, Amla looks to drive it towards mid on but gets it off the upper half of his bat. The ball goes to the left of mid on and they get a single. |
| 16.6 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Play and a miss. Good length ball outside off, it shapes away after pitching. Markram looks to drive but misses. |
| Drinks Break! New Zealand have got two big wickets of de Kock and du Plessis at the same time they have managed to curtail the runs as well. All four bowlers used so far have bowled well. For South Africa, Hashim Amla has taken his time but is looking good out in the middle. He is joined by Markram and these two will have to steady the ship at a good rate here. |
| Also, spinner into the attack for the first time today. Mitchell Santner to roll his arm over. |
| 17.1 : M Santner to H Amla, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 17.2 : M Santner to H Amla, Landed outside off, punched wide of long off for a single. |
| 17.3 : M Santner to A Markram, A tad short, punched down to long on for a run. |
| 17.4 : M Santner to H Amla, Outside off, a tad fuller, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 17.5 : M Santner to H Amla, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for one. |
| 17.6 : M Santner to A Markram, Full and just around off, watchfully defended. |
| 18.1 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Huge shout for LBW! Turned down. Williamson has a long chat with the keeper and his bowler but does not take the review. On a good length outside off, nipping back a long way in, Amla misses his flick and is hit on the pads. De Grandhomme roars but Llong cuts it short. Probably too high and also sliding down. Replays confirm it was umpire's call. Clipping the leg stump. |
| 18.2 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Outside off, flashed behind point for a single. |
| 18.3 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Outside off, punched off the back foot to the off side. |
| 18.4 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Bit of lateral movement, pitched outside off, coming in a long way, Markram misses his flick and is hit on the pads. No appeal this time. |
| 18.5 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Full on middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 18.6 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 19.1 : M Santner to A Markram, On middle, punched off the back foot for a single. |
| 19.2 : M Santner to H Amla, Tossed up outside off, driven straight to short extra cover. |
| 19.3 : M Santner to H Amla, Bit of extra flight on this one, outside off, worked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 19.4 : M Santner to H Amla, The arm ball, sliding in, Amla waits for the ball to come and guides it behind point for a quick single. Colin de Grandhomme returns a wild throw towards the keeper, who dives to his right but still cannot stop it. Luckily for them, there is short fine leg backing up. |
| 19.5 : M Santner to A Markram, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 19.6 : M Santner to A Markram, Another watchful forward defense to end the over. |
| 20.1 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Full and around off, driven straight to mid on. |
| 20.2 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Full and around off, Amla gets across and wristily flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.3 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Around off, driven straight back to the bowler. |
| 20.4 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Outside off, tapped towards point. |
| 20.5 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Outside off, on a length, punched down the ground back to the bowler. |
| 20.6 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Outside off, flayed through the covers for a run. |
| 21.1 : M Santner to A Markram, On middle, punched off the back foot for a single. |
| 21.2 : M Santner to H Amla, Outside off, tapped towards cover for a single. |
| 21.3 : M Santner to A Markram, Full and around off, watchfully defended with a front face of the bat. |
| 21.4 : M Santner to A Markram, Similar ball, same reaction. |
| 21.5 : M Santner to A Markram, Outside off, punched through the covers for a quick run. |
| 21.6 : M Santner to H Amla, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 22.1 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Short and outside off, cut straight to point. |
| 22.2 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Outside off, played towards point again. |
| 22.3 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Pushes this wide of mid on for a quick single. |
| 22.4 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Interesting. Markram is wanting to make a statement and get a move on. Walks down the track and tries to manufacture a shot. However, he does not get to the pitch of the ball and misses his flick. The ball hits his pads and de Grandhomme appeals but the umpire moves away. Probably going down the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 22.5 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Short and outside off, punched through the covers for a run. |
| 22.6 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Good running. Aiden flicks it through mid-wicket and runs hard to come back for the second. |
| 23.1 : M Santner to H Amla, Full and around off, driven down to long on for a single. |
| 23.2 : M Santner to A Markram, RUN OUT MISSED! Nearly a suicide committed by Markram. He pushes this towards long on and 'ASSUMES' that the ball is past short mid-wicket. Wrong. Very wrong. When the fielder is a Kiwi, you can never assume anything. Because contrary to their name, these Kiwis can fly. And this man is a Superman. Kane Williamson. He swoops onto the ball to his left, stops for a second, gets up and then has a shy at the bowler's end. Misses. Markram was gone for all money even with |
| 23.3 : M Santner to H Amla, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 23.4 : M Santner to A Markram, Full on middle and leg, pushed uppishly back to the bowler. Almost carries! |
| 23.5 : M Santner to A Markram, FOUR! Stunning shot. Full and around middle, Markram drives it straight back to where it came from. |
| 23.6 : M Santner to A Markram, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 24.1 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 24.2 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 24.3 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Short and outside off, Amla punches it straight to point. Hashim is consuming a lot of balls here. |
| 24.4 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, Around off, HA whips it over mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 24.5 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, FOUR! Half century for Amla! His first in his last 9 World Cup innings. What a relief for him. Looks at the heavens and then raises his bat to the crowd and the dressing room. Sluggish but important knock. Gets there in dramatic fashion, whipping this aerially, just wide of Matt Henry at mid on who dived to his right but missed it. |
| 24.6 : de Grandhomme to H Amla, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 25.1 : M Santner to H Amla, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 25.2 : M Santner to A Markram, Action replay of the previous delivery. |
| 25.3 : M Santner to H Amla, Full on middle and off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 25.4 : M Santner to H Amla, Full and outside off, pushed uppishly back to the bowler. |
| 25.5 : M Santner to H Amla, Short and outside off, cut behind point for a single. |
| 25.6 : M Santner to A Markram, Outside off again, punched wide of the bowler towards long off for a run. |
| Lockie Ferguson is back. 3-0-16-1 so far. He will be looking for a wicket again. |
| 26.1 : L Ferguson to A Markram, Outside off, flashed through point for a couple. |
| 26.2 : L Ferguson to A Markram, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 26.3 : L Ferguson to H Amla, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| Sairaj the inquisitive man - Wonder how is this slow-play going to help South Africa. Let's say if it rains and DLS comes into play, their run-rate is certainly going to be an issue. @Sairaj - Nice tag to your name, by the way. Going by their slow approach, this pitch does not look to be a 350 one. It is more of the 250-260 type and the Proteas are keeping wickets in hand for a late flourish. The forecast is predicted to be sunny later on. |
| 26.4 : L Ferguson to H Amla, Outside off, tapped with soft hands through the covers for a quick run. |
| 26.5 : L Ferguson to A Markram, WIDE. A slower bouncer, but way down the leg side and too high as well. Left alone. |
| L Ferguson to A Markram, Outside off, punched straight to cover. |
| 26.6 : L Ferguson to A Markram, IN THE AIR... JUST SHORT! A bit risky from Markram. Short and outside off, Aiden leaps and cuts it uppishly towards point. Martin Guptill at point dives forward but the ball lands just short. Hits his palm and then rolls behind. A run taken. |
| 27.1 : M Santner to A Markram, Full and around off, defended back to the bowler on the front foot. |
| 27.2 : M Santner to A Markram, Another risky shot. Markram is looking a touch fidgety out there. Comes down the track, is nowhere near the pitch of the ball as it is fired down the leg side and luckily for him, he manages to get bat to it to flick it towards fine leg. By the time short fine leg can get across, two runs taken. 50-RUN STAND IS UP! |
| 27.3 : M Santner to A Markram, Dropped short, pulled through square leg for a run. |
| 27.4 : M Santner to H Amla, OUT! BOWLED! Santner has his man! He was pegging and pegging and pegging away and eventually gets the Mighty Hash. Amla looks to defend a straight ball but is beaten by the dip in flight. That is what such balls do, when they are flighted over the eyeline. It lands around leg, bounces, spins away and hits the top of off stump. A true spinner's delight. Superb. Amla's struggles are over. |
| Rassie van der Dussen walks in at number 5, replacing Amla. |
| 27.5 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 27.6 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. 4 runs and a wicket from the over, Santner's figures read 6-0-24-1. |
| 28.1 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, On a good length outside off, cutting in sharply, van der Dussen looks to flick but misses and is hit on the thigh pad. He does not know where the ball is and does a 360 degree rotation before understanding that it has gone to point. A leg bye taken. |
| 28.2 : L Ferguson to A Markram, A short ball, on middle, Markram is hurried into the pull shot. Mistimes it and the ball lobs in the air. Just wide of short mid-wicket. A run taken. Lockie is rattling the batsmen with his pace here. |
| 28.3 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, Outside off, punched off the back foot. |
| 28.4 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, On a length ball outside off, Rassie punches it through covers for one. |
| 28.5 : L Ferguson to A Markram, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 28.6 : L Ferguson to A Markram, Turns this length ball straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 29.1 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Full and arrowed in on leg stump, pushed towards cover for a quick single. |
| 29.2 : M Santner to A Markram, Landed outside off, driven straight to short extra cover. |
| 29.3 : M Santner to A Markram, FOUR! LOVELY! Bit of King Kallis in that shot. The long levers, the opening of the chest and the extension of the arms. Beautiful to watch. Tossed up outside off, Markram leans and drives it uppishly, wide of cover, for a boundary! |
| 29.4 : M Santner to A Markram, Pushes this through mid on for a run. |
| 29.5 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Down the leg side, could have been left alone, would have been wided but van der Dussen tickles it fine. Two runs taken. |
| 29.6 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Around off, solidly defended. |
| Colin de Grandhomme returns. 6-0-17-0 so far. |
| 30.1 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, IN THE AIR, BUT PUT DOWN! Ohh... Trent Boult, off all the people! The man who has defied gravity in the past, cannot quite take a sitter this time around. It is a short ball, around middle and leg, Markram pulls it away but it is going almost straight to the man at long leg. Boult has to cover a small distance to his left and he does so, gets to the ball, looks to take the catch but at the last moment, jumps. Don't know why. The ball hits his palms and then goes |
| 30.2 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Outside off, driven uppishly towards mid off. Does not carry. |
| 30.3 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. They pick up a single. |
| 30.4 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Full and around off, Aiden looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. De Grandhomme appeals but there was wood involved. |
| 30.5 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Down the leg side, AM looks to pull but misses. The ball hits his thigh pads and rolls past the keeper through fine leg. Two leg byes taken. |
| 30.6 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot towards cover. |
| You dropped the catch, now you only get the wicket. Looks like this is the message from Kane Williamson. Trent Boult has been given the ball. 5-0-29-1 so far. |
| 31.1 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Outside off, dabbed towards third man for a single. |
| 31.2 : T Boult to A Markram, FOUR! That has been punished. Wide half volley outside off, Markram leans and drives it through the covers. |
| 31.3 : T Boult to A Markram, He is opening up now. Full and wide outside off, Aiden throws his bat at this one and hammers it through the covers but there is insurance at sweeper. Just a run. |
| 31.4 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 31.5 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Oops! Another lucky moment for Aiden Markram! Would have really been an unlucky dismissal. Full and straight, driven straight back. Boult dives to his right, but misses the ball. It hits the stumps and then umpire Ian Gould who was trying to avert it. Mid on mops it up. Had Boult got a hand to it, Markram would have been going back. |
| 31.6 : T Boult to A Markram, WIDE. A wayward bouncer, down the leg side. |
| T Boult to A Markram, On middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 32.1 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Outside off, tapped behind point for a single. |
| 32.2 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, Hola Wimbledon! The championships are set to begin sometime in July, but Markram is promoting it from now itself. A super slow short ball, Aiden is down the track but has to wait, wait and wait for the ball to arrive. He eventually gets the ball in his area, leaps and then smashes a forehand pull, but finds mid on. |
| 32.3 : de Grandhomme to A Markram, OUT! Caught in the deep! So Markram is not a cat with 9 lives. After being given a few lives, he eventually gets out, without making much use of those. A length ball, down the leg side, 126 kph, Markram is down the track to go over the top but is done in by the lack of pace. He is early into the shot and hence gets a leading edge. It carries all the way to sweeper cover where Colin Munro comes running in and takes it reverse cup. Risky attempt, as it was near hi |
| David Miller is in next. South Africa need him to be the Killer Miller today. |
| 32.4 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a run. |
| 32.5 : de Grandhomme to D Miller, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 32.6 : de Grandhomme to D Miller, Outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 33.1 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 33.2 : T Boult to van der Dussen, A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 33.3 : T Boult to D Miller, On middle and off, pushed straight to mid on. |
| 33.4 : T Boult to D Miller, Landed outside off, Miller opens the face of his bat and guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 33.5 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Flicks this away for one. |
| 33.6 : T Boult to D Miller, Full and swinging down, David misses his flick and is hit on the pads. |
| DRINKS BREAK. South Africa might have to take solace from the fact that they are batting first on this pitch. They simply would not have had any chance in a run chase. The batsmen are simply not getting used to the pitch and are struggling to time the ball. Though, this is one point of view. This is certainly not a 300-plus pitch but what is a good score here? 6 an over from here takes the Proteas close to 240. Can they get there? Will that be good enough? The final phase of the innings begins. |
| 34.1 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Just over mid off! A length ball outside off, van der Dussen looks to go over the top but mistimes it. Mid off runs back to catch it but cannot get there. Two runs taken. |
| 34.2 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Outside off, dabbed to third man. |
| 34.3 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Down the leg side, worked through square leg for a couple. |
| 34.4 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 34.5 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Ball hits the batsman low on the pads. |
| 34.6 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Flicks this away for a run. |
| Lockie Ferguson is back on. 5-0-24-1 so far. |
| 35.1 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, JUST MISSES THE STUMPS! A nervy moment for van der Dussen. Outside off, on a length, Rassie looks to punch but the ball takes the bottom edge. Bounces and just goes over the stumps. A quick single taken. |
| 35.2 : L Ferguson to D Miller, Full on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 35.3 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, Outside off, tapped straight to point. |
| 35.4 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, Fuller in length this time, driven straight to mid on. |
| 35.5 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, Direct hit would have had Rassie. He punches this wide of mid off and takes the fielder on. He takes a few steps to his left, does the fielder, has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Rassie was a centimeter short. |
| 35.6 : L Ferguson to D Miller, A slower ball, short in length, Miller looks to fend it away but is beaten due to the lack of pace. Is hit on the left bicep and the ball deflects towards point. A leg bye taken. |
| 36.1 : de Grandhomme to D Miller, In the air... safe. A slower ball from de Grandhomme, just 118 kph, Miller is early into his chip shot but just about clears mid on. Matt Henry runs after it, gets to the ball and then slides near the ropes to pull the ball back. Three runs taken. |
| 36.2 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, On middle and leg, helped towards fine leg for a run. |
| 36.3 : de Grandhomme to D Miller, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 36.4 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, Landed outside off, blocked towards point. |
| 36.5 : de Grandhomme to van der Dussen, A short ball, pulled towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 36.6 : de Grandhomme to D Miller, Landed outside off, tapped to the off side for a quick run. |
| 37.1 : L Ferguson to D Miller, Full and fast, outside leg, Miller looks to flick but like the others, is early into his shot. The leading edge is induced which lands short of cover. |
| 37.2 : L Ferguson to D Miller, A short ball, outside leg, Miller looks to defend but the ball kicks off the surface and hits him on the glove, dropping down to the off side. |
| 37.3 : L Ferguson to D Miller, A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 37.4 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a run. |
| 37.5 : L Ferguson to D Miller, Around off, punched back down the ground back to the bowler. |
| 37.6 : L Ferguson to D Miller, WIDE. Full and down the leg side, David cannot put that away. Misses his flick. |
| L Ferguson to D Miller, A yorker, outside leg, Miller misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards short mid-wicket. |
| Trent Boult returns. 7-0-40-1 so far. Not the Boult we know so far. Can he make up for it in his remaining overs? |
| 38.1 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Excellent stop by Colin Munro. Full and outside off, van der Dussen crashes it through the covers and the ball races away. But Munro rushes to his right from sweeper cover, dives and stops the ball. Two runs taken. |
| 38.2 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Outside off, played straight to point. |
| 38.3 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Outside off, punched off the back foot for a single. |
| 38.4 : T Boult to D Miller, A terrific yorker, around middle and leg, Miller slips, loses his balance but manages to flick it through mid-wicket! Once again Colin Munro manning that area gets to the ball and slides to his right, stopping the ball. Two runs taken. 3000 ODI runs for Miller. The 17th Saffa to do so. |
| 38.5 : T Boult to D Miller, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. |
| 38.6 : T Boult to van der Dussen, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| POWERPLAY 3 time. 5 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the end. Mitchell Santner to inaugurate it. 7-0-32-1 so far. |
| 39.1 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 39.2 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Outside off, driven straight back to the bowler. |
| 39.3 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Full and down the leg side, Rassie looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. |
| 39.4 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. |
| 39.5 : M Santner to D Miller, Full and around off, driven past the bowler towards long off for a run. |
| 39.6 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Outside off, punched off the back foot for one more. |
| Matt Henry comes back into the attack. 7-2-19-0 so far. Looks to be one of the bowlers who will complete his quota of 10 overs. |
| 40.1 : M Henry to van der Dussen, Full and down the leg side, van der Dussen tickles it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 40.2 : M Henry to D Miller, A length ball outside off, Miller slashes hard but misses. |
| 40.3 : M Henry to D Miller, Comes down the track, looks to pull but misses. Is hit on the left shoulder and the batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 40.4 : M Henry to van der Dussen, Drives it through the covers for a single. |
| 40.5 : M Henry to D Miller, Outside off, punched through the covers for a run. |
| 40.6 : M Henry to van der Dussen, A bouncer to end the over, van der Dussen allows it to sail through. |
| 41.1 : M Santner to D Miller, Full and outside leg, flicked towards deep mid-wicket. Van der Dussen wants the second but it isn't there and he is sent back. |
| 41.2 : M Santner to van der Dussen, SIX! First one of the innings! What a contrast as compared to what happened at Old Trafford yesterday. Rassie has had enough of Santner's flight. Finally looks to go downtown, getting down on a knee and sending it flying over long on! |
| 41.3 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 41.4 : M Santner to D Miller, Comes down the track and drives but finds cover. |
| 41.5 : M Santner to D Miller, Eases this a bit straighter, down the ground to long off for a run. |
| 41.6 : M Santner to van der Dussen, Outside off, Rassie reaches out and punches it with the turn through the covers for one. 10 from the over. |
| 42.1 : M Henry to van der Dussen, A short ball, down the leg side, pulled towards fine leg for a single. |
| 42.2 : M Henry to D Miller, Outside off, short in length, Miller looks to cut but gets a bottom edge which rolls to the off side. |
| 42.3 : M Henry to D Miller, A short ball, DM looks to pull but misses. |
| 42.4 : M Henry to D Miller, Full and outside off, punched down to long off for a run. |
| 42.5 : M Henry to van der Dussen, A short ball, another pull shot played, aerially wide of short mid-wicket, for one. 50-RUN STAND IS UP. |
| 42.6 : M Henry to D Miller, Outside off, punched off the back foot for a single. |
| Trent Boult again. 8-0-47-1 so far. Could this possibly be his last over? Or will he get his 10th? |
| 43.1 : T Boult to D Miller, A length ball, on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. That one rocketed away. |
| 0.0 : Is that a run out? It was an awful mix-up and umpire Ian Gould has taken it upstairs. Replays are indicating that van der Dussen is in. |
| 43.2 : T Boult to D Miller, SAFE. On middle, Miller pushes it towards cover. There is a yes-yes and a no-no and eventually, van der Dussen has to dive back in. The throw comes to Boult who leaps and disturbs the stumps and it is taken upstairs. Replays show that Rassie is in. |
| 43.3 : T Boult to D Miller, A short ball, pulled away to mid-wicket. Santner has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A quick run taken. |
| 43.4 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Outside off, punched off the back foot for one more. |
| 43.5 : T Boult to D Miller, SIX! There goes Killer Miller! In his arc and out of the park. Normally, his arc covers mid on and mid off but this one is a bit wider. Full and on middle, Miller swings it clean as a whistle over mid-wicket! |
| 43.6 : T Boult to D Miller, Banged in short, pulled through mid-wicket for a run. 11 from the over. Has Miller given the signal for the surge? |
| Lockie Ferguson is back on. 7-0-30-1 so far. |
| 44.1 : L Ferguson to D Miller, FOUR! SLAP! Oh yes. Miller is on the charge. Watch out, New Zealand. Short ball, around middle and leg, David swivels and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 44.2 : L Ferguson to D Miller, FOUR! Badly lined and it brings up consecutive boundaries for the Proteas. Full and down the leg side, Miller flicks it to the fine leg fence. |
| 44.3 : L Ferguson to D Miller, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. |
| 44.4 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, Landed outside off, steered towards third man for a run. |
| 44.5 : L Ferguson to D Miller, OUT! In the air, in the air, in the air and taken! New Zealand have got the killer, which might help them evade death. A short ball, outside off, slower in pace, Miller leaps and looks to play the upper cut. He mistimes it and the result is a top edge which flies down towards third man. Trent Boult runs to his left and looks to take the catch with his cupped in reverse fashion. Almost lets it through but manages to hang on. Flashback 2003 World Cup final - anyone r |
| Andile Phehlukwayo walks in next, at number 7, replacing Miller. |
| 44.6 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, A short ball, on middle, pulled through mid-wicket for a couple. 12 runs but a wicket as well from the over. Ferguson's figures read 8-0-42-2. |
| 45.1 : T Boult to A Phehlukwayo, Outside off, fuller in length, Phehlukwayo has a slash but misses. |
| 45.2 : T Boult to A Phehlukwayo, Down the leg side, Andile looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. A leg bye taken. |
| 45.3 : T Boult to van der Dussen, OUCH. That has hurt. A short ball, on middle and off, van der Dussen looks to pull but the extra bounce does him in. Hits him on his thumb and then onto his arm and then his chest. He is in pain. |
| A problem here for Rassie van der Dussen. The physio has come out to check his thumb. South Africa do not want another injury, do they? |
| 45.4 : T Boult to van der Dussen, FOUR! Powerful strike! Full and around off, van der Dussen hammers it straight back past the bowler and splits long on and long off! |
| 45.5 : T Boult to van der Dussen, Ouch. That pain. Rassie is wincing. Full and around off, RvdD drives it down the ground but this time long off cuts it off. A single taken. There was a jarring effect when the batsman played that shot. |
| 45.6 : T Boult to A Phehlukwayo, Backs away down the leg side, Boult follows him and Andile cannot do anything. Good diving stop by Tom Latham to his right. A very unlikely bowling spell by Trent Boult. 10-0-63-1 today. |
| 46.1 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, A short ball, around middle, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 46.2 : L Ferguson to A Phehlukwayo, WIDE. A short ball, Phehlukwayo looks to hook but misses. |
| L Ferguson to A Phehlukwayo, A slower ball, short in length, Andile looks to pull but misses. The ball goes over the stumps. |
| 46.3 : L Ferguson to A Phehlukwayo, OUT! Caught of a full toss. Tell you, this ball is making waves in this tournament. Forget the yorkers. Forget the bouncers. The full toss is the way to go. Pun intended. This is outside off, Phehlukwayo looks to go over mid off but the ball hits the toe end of the bat and lobs to mid off. Simple catch for Kane Williamson who back-tracks at that position. |
| Chris Morris comes in now, surprisingly after Andile, when it should have been the other way round. |
| 46.4 : L Ferguson to C Morris, Outside off, on a length, Morris plays inside the line and is beaten. |
| 46.5 : L Ferguson to C Morris, A short one now, Chris backs away and looks to slash hard but misses again. |
| 46.6 : L Ferguson to C Morris, Almost drags it on! Third consecutive slower delivery. A short ball, outside off, Morris looks to pull but gets a bottom edge which just misses the stumps. It goes behind and Latham quickly gets to the ball, has an under-arm shy at the stumps seeing Morris wander out but misses. |
| Matt Henry to bowl the 48th over. 9-2-26-0 so far. Can he get a wicket in his final over? |
| 47.1 : M Henry to van der Dussen, SIX! How has that gone all the way? A short ball, around middle, van der Dussen looks to pull but the ball hits the inner half of the bat. Still the ball clears square leg. |
| 47.2 : M Henry to van der Dussen, DROPPED! That was a sitter. A short ball, around middle, Rassie pulls this towards long leg. Lockie Ferguson comes running in and should have gobbled a sitter but puts it down. A single taken. |
| 47.3 : M Henry to C Morris, Slower ball, pulled down to long on for a run. That was mistimed. |
| 47.4 : M Henry to van der Dussen, A slower ball, fuller in length, van der Dussen looks to slog but is done in by the lack of pace. The ball hits the inside edge and goes on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 47.5 : M Henry to van der Dussen, Outside off, RvdD looks to slog but misses. |
| 47.6 : M Henry to van der Dussen, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 48.1 : L Ferguson to C Morris, FOUR! A bit fortuitous. A short ball, around middle, Morris looks to pull but gets a top edge. It flies over the keeper to the fence behind. |
| 48.2 : L Ferguson to C Morris, A short ball outside off, Morris is beaten by pace as he looks to pull. Misses. |
| 48.3 : L Ferguson to C Morris, The batsman gets a leading edge on that one. One run added to the total. |
| 48.4 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, Outside off, Rassie looks to swing hard but misses. |
| 48.5 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, SIX! Third one for van der Dussen. A short ball, outside off, Rassie gets hold of this one and clubs the pull over long on! |
| 48.6 : L Ferguson to van der Dussen, FOUR! 10 runs off the final two balls and South Africa finish on 241/6. A length ball outside off, van der Dussen hammers this straight back down the ground and splits long on and long off! |
| Hmmm... 241 then. That in-between score where a team can never be sure 100 percent how to plan its approach. On paper, this looks short. But given how the pitch has behaved, this might just be enough. |
| After a 90-minute delay, South Africa began their batting on a sluggish pitch very cautiously, struggling to adapt to the conditions. De Kock went early but what will disappoint the Proteas more is that three batsmen in the top four got starts but could not convert those. There were three half century stands in the innings. Amla took a long time to get going but then was dismissed for 55. Same for Miller, who departed just when he looked to pull the trigger. Only van der Dussen hung in till the |
| Good bowling by New Zealand on a sluggish pitch, except Boult. He was the only one struggling for rhythm throughout the innings while the others did reasonably well. Lockie Ferguson was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 3 wickets and if you leave out his last over which went for 15, he had the Saffas rattled. |
| Rassie van der Dussen is giving an interview to Mark Nicholas. Rassie says that it is a bit of a sticky wicket given that there has been two weeks of rain around. Adds that it is not a 300 pitch and hence the batsmen were planning to reach 250-260. Admits that the team has its back to the wall, so has to bowl well today. |
| Alright then. 242 to win. Who is your money on? This should be one spicy run chase. Stay tuned. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase! South African players are in a huddle with their skipper, Faf du Plessis having a few words before they take their positions in the field. Martin Guptill and Colin Munro walk out to start the chase for New Zealand. The former will take the strike. Kagiso Rabada to start the proceedings for South Africa with the first new ball. |
| 0.1 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Rabada starts with a fuller delivery on off, Guptill defends it towards point. Markram there dives to his left and saves runs for his side. South Africa need such efforts if they want to defend this total. |
| 0.2 : K Rabada to M Guptill, On the pads now, Guptill flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 0.3 : K Rabada to M Guptill, The chase is underway! Good length ball on middle and leg, Guptill tucks it towards backward square leg and gets a single. |
| 0.4 : K Rabada to C Munro, FOUR! Crunched! That is some way to get off the mark. Full outside off, Munro loves to free his arms and he does so brilliantly and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : K Rabada to C Munro, FOUR! This is all about timing. Good length ball on off, Munro just punches it with pure timing through covers to get two boundaries on the trot. |
| 0.6 : K Rabada to C Munro, Dot to finish the over. Length ball around off, this time Munro punches it to the man at point. Solid start to the chase for New Zealand. 9 runs off the first over. |
| The returning, Lungi Ngidi to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Good length ball outside off, Guptill looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 1.2 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Fuller on off, Guptill punches it to cover. |
| 1.3 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Outside off, Guptill runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 1.4 : L Ngidi to C Munro, Almost chopped on! Good length ball outside off, Munro looks to cut but it goes off the inside edge over the stumps towards backward square leg and they take a run. |
| 1.5 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Fuller on off, Guptill drives it hard straight to Miller at cover. |
| 1.6 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, WIDE! Misses the line and bowls it down the leg side. Guptill lets it be and it has been wided. |
| L Ngidi to M Guptill, On the pads, Guptill looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. |
| 2.1 : K Rabada to C Munro, OUT! Soft, soft dismissal this. Munro was looking so good but he has missed out on an opportunity to make the most of it here. Good length ball pitching on middle and leg and coming in with the angle. Munro looks to defend but it takes the inside edge and lobs up to the side of the pitch after ricocheting off his pad. Rabada runs and takes a good catch stretching to his left side. |
| 0.0 : Skipper, Kane Williamson walks out at number 3. He has been in good form in this World Cup and his team needs him to deliver once again today. |
| 2.2 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Good length ball on the stumps, Williamson starts his innings with a solid front foot defense. |
| 2.3 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Williamson is off the mark. He flicks this ball down to the fine leg region for a single. |
| 2.4 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Once again Rabada bowls it on the pads, Guptill glances it to fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 2.5 : K Rabada to K Williamson, WIDE! Has to re-bowl that. Rabada bowls it down the leg side, Williamson looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled. |
| K Rabada to K Williamson, On the top of the stumps, KW defends it off the back foot. |
| 2.6 : K Rabada to K Williamson, On the pads, Williamson looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 3.1 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Close call. Fuller delivery pitching around off and it comes in with the angle. Guptill looks to flick but misses and the ball hits him on the front pad. The South Africa players put in a huge appeal but the umpire turns it down. |
| 3.2 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Fuller on off, Guptill drives it through covers and takes a couple. |
| 3.3 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, On the stumps, Guptill defends it off the front foot. |
| 3.4 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Length ball on off, MG pushes it to the man at cover. |
| 3.5 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Good length ball pitching on leg, it nips in sharply. Guptill looks to defend but gets a feather on it onto his pad. |
| 3.6 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Length ball on the stumps, Guptill defends it to see off the over. Good over this. Just 2 runs off it and troubled Guptill a lot. |
| 4.1 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Oh, almost the second there. Length ball outside off, Williamson looksm to tap it down to his favourite third man region. He gets an inside edge and luckily for him it does not chop onto his stumps. |
| 4.2 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Back of a length ball on off, Williamson defends it with authority. |
| 4.3 : K Rabada to K Williamson, On the pads, Williamson flicks it, the ball goes to the left of de Kock. He dives but cannot stop the ball. The batsmen take two as the fielder cleans it up before the ropes. |
| 4.4 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Good length ball on off, Williamson defends it off the back foot. |
| 4.5 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Play and a miss. Good ball this. Length ball outside off, it moves away after pitching. Williamson looks to run it down to third man but gets beaten. |
| 4.6 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Back of a length ball on top of off, Williamson blocks it. |
| 5.1 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Swing and a miss. Guptill looks to break the shackles and looks to whack Ngidi over long off. He though misses it and the ball beats him and goes behind to the keeper. |
| 5.2 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, FOUR! Much better from Guptill. Good length ball on the pads, Martin rather than going after the bowler, flicks it with ease through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Good length ball on off, it moves slightly away after pitching. Guptill defends it but off the upper half of his bat. |
| 5.4 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, FOUR! Oh that is gorgeous! Full on off, Guptill drives it excellently through mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, FOUR! Third boundary off the over. Once again Ngidi is guilty of bowling it full on off, Guptill has no problem playing the off drive again to bag another boundary. |
| 5.6 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, On the pads, Guptill turns it behind square leg for a single. Good over for New Zealand, 13 runs off it. |
| 6.1 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Good length ball on the stumps, Guptill defends it off the front foot. |
| 6.2 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Short ball on off, Guptill sways away from it. |
| Temba Bavuma is in the stands! He is not in the World Cup squad but is here at Edgbaston supporting his national team. He is currently playing county cricket for Northamptonshire. |
| 6.3 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Guptill defends it towards cover and shouts a loud no to his partner. |
| 6.4 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Length ball on off, Guptill taps it to backward point and looks for a quick single but Williamson says no straightaway. |
| 6.5 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Rabada hits the deck hard on a length, Guptill once again defends it to the man at cover. |
| 6.6 : K Rabada to M Guptill, On the pads, Guptill nudges it to the on side and keeps the strike. |
| 7.1 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, On top of off, Guptill taps it back towards the bowler. |
| 7.2 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Fuller outside off, Guptill looks to play the square drive but it goes off the inner half of the bat back towards the bowler. |
| 7.3 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Full again on off, Guptill drives it to the man at cover. |
| 7.4 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Yorker! A very well bowled yorker on middle and leg, Guptill does really well to get his bat down in time. |
| 7.5 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, Another good looking drive but straight to the fielder. Full on off, Guptill drives it to mid off and holds the pose. A few inches to the right and that was racing to the boundary. |
| 7.6 : L Ngidi to M Guptill, FOUR! Chipped! Full around off, Guptill gets close to the ball and drives it over covers. He does not time it well but times it well enough to send it over the fielder and to the fence for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Back of a length ball on off, Williamson stands tall and punches it through covers. Markram gives it a chase and pulls it back before the ropes. He saves one run for his side as the batsmen come back for the third. |
| 8.2 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Outside off on a length, Guptill leaves it alone. |
| 8.3 : K Rabada to M Guptill, On off, Guptill defends it towards cover and grunts a loud no to his partner. |
| 8.4 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Rabada bowls it on a length around off, Guptill gets to the pitch of the ball and plays a classic front foot defense. |
| 8.5 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Bouncer! It is away from the body so Guptill sits under it. |
| 8.6 : K Rabada to M Guptill, Very full on middle and leg, Guptill drives it to the right of the bowler. Rabada gets down in time but cannot stop it. The ball goes towards mid off and the fielder from mid on gets to it. Single taken. |
| Chris Morris is into the attack. |
| 9.1 : C Morris to M Guptill, Starts with a full ball on off, Guptill defends it off the front foot. |
| 9.2 : C Morris to M Guptill, Back of a length ball around off, Guptill hits it over covers. The fielder from sweeper cover cleans it up as the batsmen take two. The runs required now come under 200. |
| 9.3 : C Morris to M Guptill, Good length ball on middle, Martin tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| Morris is not happy with the landing area and he has asked the umpire to put some sawdust in that area. The umpire signals the groundstaff and we will have a short halt here. |
| 9.4 : C Morris to M Guptill, Good length ball on middle and leg, Guptill defends it with confidence off the front foot. |
| 9.5 : C Morris to M Guptill, Almost chopped on. Back of a length ball around off, Guptill looks to defend but gets an inside edge which goes past the stumps. |
| 9.6 : C Morris to M Guptill, Solid front foot defense to end the over. It is fuller on off and middle, Martin blocks it. |
| Powerplay 2 time! Now 4 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle till the 39th over. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo to start Powerplay 2. |
| 10.1 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Phehlukwayo starts with a good length ball on off, Williamson punches it but finds the man at cover. |
| 10.2 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Good length ball outside off, Williamson runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 10.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, Outside off, Guptill milks it down to third man and rotates the strike. |
| 10.4 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Full outside off, Williamson plays a good looking cover drive towards the sweeper cover for a run. |
| 10.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, On the stumps, Guptill defends it off the front foot. |
| 10.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, Good length ball on the stumps, Guptill pushes it to mid off. 3 runs off Phehlukwayo's first. |
| 11.1 : C Morris to K Williamson, Good length ball on off, Williamson punches it to mid off. |
| 11.2 : C Morris to K Williamson, In the air but safe! Morris hits the deck hard on middle, it moves away after pitching. Williamson looks to defend but gets a leading edge which falls short of the point fielder. |
| 11.3 : C Morris to K Williamson, FOUR! Classic Williamson! No power just pure timing. Length ball on off, Williamson just elegantly strokes it through mid off and gets a boundary. |
| 11.4 : C Morris to K Williamson, Follows the four with an easy single down to third man. Smart and sensible batting this. |
| 11.5 : C Morris to M Guptill, Good length ball on off, Guptill defends it off the front foot. |
| 11.6 : C Morris to M Guptill, Excellent fielding from Rassie van der Dussen. Good length ball outside off, Guptill pulls it hard wide of deep mid-wicket. Rassie at deep mid-wicket runs to his left and stops the ball from going to the fence with a dive. He saves two runs for his side. |
| 12.1 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Back of a length ball outside off, Williamson strokes it to deep point and gets a single. |
| 12.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, Good length ball outside off, Guptill strokes it to the right of point. Markram there moves to that side swiftly and stops the ball. |
| 12.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, FOUR! Not at all where Guptill wanted to play it but gets the desired result. Good length ball on off, Martin looks to play the off drive but gets a big inside edge and the ball goes through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, Good length ball on the stumps, MG defends it off the front foot. |
| 12.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, Outside off on a length, Guptill punches it to the man at cover. |
| 12.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, Good length ball on the stumps, Martin defends it to see off the over. |
| 13.1 : C Morris to K Williamson, Length ball outside off, Williamson initially looks to tap it down to third man but then withdraws from his shot. |
| 13.2 : C Morris to K Williamson, Length ball on middle, Williamson milks it wide of mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 13.3 : C Morris to M Guptill, Full on off, Guptill drives it to cover. |
| 13.4 : C Morris to M Guptill, Poor from Rabada. Good length ball on off, Guptill drives it to the right of sweeper cover. Rabada there misfields allowing them to take the second. South Africa cannot afford to give such free runs as every run matters while defending a small total. |
| 13.5 : C Morris to M Guptill, Good length ball on the stumps, MG defends it. |
| 13.6 : C Morris to M Guptill, Outside off on a length, Guptill cuts it straight to backward point. Just 3 off the over. |
| 14.1 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Full on off, Williamson pushes it to mid on. |
| 14.2 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, FOUR! Class, just pure class! Slightly overpitched on off, Williamson gets on his front foot and drives it with elegance through covers for a boundary. Brings up the 50-run stand between the two. |
| 14.3 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, FOUR! Back to back boundaries now! Short on the body, Williamson pulls it down the fine leg region and gets an easy boundary. |
| 14.4 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, On the pads, Kane flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a double. |
| 14.5 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Outside off on a length, Williamson punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 14.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Guptill, OUT! HIT WICKET! This is funny and unlucky. Depends who you support. Phehlukwayo bangs it in short on the body, the ball keeps big on Guptill. He looks to pull but turns 360 degree while doing so. The ball goes through mid-wicket but hang on a minute, Guptill is walking back. What's happened? The South Africa players are celebrating and Martin is walking back with a smirk on his face. Well, replay shows after Guptill turned 360 degree his back foot slipped and h |
| DRINKS BREAK. Just the wicket needed by South Africa going into the break. Faf du Plessis is all smiles as he gets his team into a huddle. This is not going as per plan for the Saffas and they need Williamson quickly. They will be banking on Imran Tahir to run through the Kiwi middle order but they need their seamers to step up. New Zealand, on the other hand, have done reasonably well to lose 2 wickets in this phase. Williamson has got his eye in and he will now look to consolidate along with R |
| Ross Taylor is the new man in while Imran Tahir is the new bowler. |
| 15.1 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Outside off, punched straight to cover. |
| 15.2 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Full and outside off, driven through the covers where a good stop prevents runs. |
| 15.3 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Tossed onto middle, worked through long on for a single. |
| 15.4 : I Tahir to R Taylor, Comes down the track and pushes this through mid on for a run. |
| 15.5 : I Tahir to K Williamson, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 15.6 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Outside off, punched off the back foot. |
| Chris Morris gets a change of ends. 3-0-12-0 so far. |
| 16.1 : C Morris to R Taylor, OUT! Big wicket for New Zealand. Ross Taylor has gone off to a very poor ball. It is a nothing ball, full on the pads, Taylor looks to flick but gets an inside edge which flicks his pad and goes behind to Quinton de Kock. He takes an easy catch and is all smiles as he takes it. The South African players are ecstatic and New Zealand in deep waters here. |
| Tom Latham walks out at number 5. |
| 16.2 : C Morris to Tom Latham, Full and outside off, Latham lets it go. |
| 16.3 : C Morris to Tom Latham, Full and off, worked towards third man for a single comfortably. |
| 16.4 : C Morris to K Williamson, Again a fuller length delivery, angling in and Williamson blocks it. |
| 16.5 : C Morris to K Williamson, Outside off, tad fuller and Williamson nudges it to deep point for a single. |
| 16.6 : C Morris to Tom Latham, Fuller outside off, Latham is beaten while defending the ball. |
| 17.1 : I Tahir to K Williamson, FOUR! Cut and cut fine! Short and wide outside off, Williamson cuts it wide of first slip and down the third man region for a boundary. |
| 17.2 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Floated on middle and leg, Williamson taps it back to the right of the bowler. |
| 17.3 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Loopy delivery on off, Williamson blocks it. |
| 17.4 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Quicker on off, Williamson does well to block it. |
| 17.5 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Play and a miss. Leg spinner outside off, Williamson looks to drag it down the leg side but misses. Quinton de Kock takes off the bails but Williamson's back foot was cemented inside the crease. |
| 17.6 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Flighted on off, Williamson blocks it to see of the over. |
| 18.1 : C Morris to Tom Latham, OUT! The fourth one is back in the hut for New Zealand and they are in all sorts of trouble here. Morris hits the deck hard on a length. He is able to generate the extra bounce off the surface. The ball also moves away after pitching. Latham looks to defend but gets a feather of an outside edge back towards the keeper. De Kock takes a dolly behind. New Zealand are making a mess of this chase and one can say South Africa are well on top here. Ultra Edge confirms a sl |
| Jimmy Neesham walks out to bat next. New Zealand need him to partner his skipper here and not be erratic. |
| 18.2 : C Morris to J Neesham, Outside off, on a length, moving away, left alone. |
| 18.3 : C Morris to J Neesham, Almost a replay of the first delivery but this time a bit fuller, Neesham looks to drive but misses, de Kock grabs it cleanly. Morris becoming lethal now. |
| 18.4 : C Morris to J Neesham, This time bangs it in short and the batsman evades it. |
| 18.5 : C Morris to J Neesham, FOUR! Fine way to get off the mark! Short and outside off, Neesham punches this through point and finds the boundary! |
| 18.6 : C Morris to J Neesham, Fuller and onto the off pole, batsman plays it towards mid off. A dot to end a succesful over by Morris. |
| 19.1 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Tossed up on middle, Williamson calmly blocks it. |
| 19.2 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Floated on off, Kane defends it. |
| 19.3 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Shorter on off, Williamson punches it through short cover but mid off saves it. |
| 19.4 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Short on middle and leg, Williamson milks it to long on for one. |
| 19.5 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Flighted on off and middle, Jimmy defends it calmly. |
| 19.6 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Quicker one on the pads, Neesham strokes it to long on and gets a single. He will keep the strike. |
| 20.1 : C Morris to J Neesham, Back of a length delivery, Neesham plays towards point and grabs a single with ease. |
| 20.2 : C Morris to K Williamson, FOUR! Another glorious shot from the New Zealand skipper. Fuller and onto the off stump, Williamson times it perfectly and hits it straight towards long on for a classy boundary. |
| 20.3 : C Morris to K Williamson, Around middle and off, worked through the leg side for a single. |
| 20.4 : C Morris to J Neesham, Length delivery a bit outside off, Neesham plays a smooth cut towards third man for a single. |
| 20.5 : C Morris to K Williamson, Morris goes short again, Williamson opts to duck under it. |
| 20.6 : C Morris to K Williamson, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total. |
| 21.1 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Flighted on off, Williamson drives it to the man at cover. |
| 21.2 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Floated on off, Kane defends it off the front foot. |
| 21.3 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Tossed up on off, KW milks it to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 21.4 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Almost a run out. Floated outside off, Neesham plays it towards point and looks for a single but Williamson says no. Neesham was out of his crease but makes his way back in. |
| 21.5 : I Tahir to J Neesham, This time gets the desired single by stroking it to cover. |
| 21.6 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Flighted around off, Williamson nudges it to deep point and keeps the strike. |
| Lungi Ngidi is back! 4-0-21-0 so far. |
| 22.1 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full on off and middle, Williamson defends it to the man at mid on. |
| 22.2 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Outside off on a length, Kane cuts it to third man and gets a single. |
| 22.3 : L Ngidi to J Neesham, Good length ball around off, Neesham guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 22.4 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Good length ball on off, Williamson taps it down to third man for a run. Brings up the 100 for New Zealand. |
| 22.5 : L Ngidi to J Neesham, Very well played! Good length ball on off, Neesham guides it down towards third man with soft hands. Amla at first slip dives to his left as he gets the ball on a bounce but he cannot stop it. The batsmen take another single. |
| 22.6 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Good length ball on off, Kane plays it to his favourite area, the third man region and gets a single. He will keep the strike. 5 easy runs off the over without any risk. |
| 23.1 : I Tahir to K Williamson, A bit flatter onto leg, Williamson works it towards square leg for a single. |
| 23.2 : I Tahir to J Neesham,Full length delivery onto the off pole, Neesham drives it to the fielder at cover. |
| 23.3 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Huge shout for LBW! Turned down. Full and around leg, Neesham looks to sweep but misses. Tahir roars in an appeal and even forces du Plessis to go into the review. But Faf asks him to be calm after chatting with de Kock, who was not sure. Hawk Eye shows the ball to be pitching outside leg. |
| 23.4 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Pitching in and onto the stumps, Neesham plays it towards the left of the bowler Tahir grabs it with ease. |
| 23.5 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Outside off, punched straight to cover. |
| 23.6 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Full and outside off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 24.1 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Off cutter which is full on off, Williamson takes no risk and blocks it off the front foot with a straight bat. |
| 24.2 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, A very beautiful drive but for no run. Full on off, Williamson drives it to the right of mid off. The fielder there slides to his right and stops a run. |
| 24.3 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Another slower one. It is outside off on a length, Williamson looks to punch but misses. |
| 24.4 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full on off, Williamson drives it to the man at mid off. |
| 24.5 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Good length ball outside off, Williamson cuts it towards point. Markram there dives to his right and stops it from going behind. 5th dot of the over. |
| 24.6 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Make that 6 dots in a row and the over ends in a maiden. Good length ball on off, Williamson strokes it to mid off. First maiden of the innings. |
| 25.1 : I Tahir to J Neesham, A slight confusion but batsmen ended up taking a quick single, Tahir bowls full and outside off which is worked towards point. |
| 25.2 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Outside off, driven through the covers where the fielder dives to his left to make a terrific stop. |
| 25.3 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Full and around middle, swept straight to short fine leg. |
| 25.4 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Flatter and onto the leg stump, Williamson punches it past mid on for a single. |
| 25.5 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Tossed up outside off, pitching in the foothole, Neesham looks to play the slog sweep but misses. The ball lands on the rough, spins in, beats the inside edge and goes through to the keeper. |
| 25.6 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Tahir goes flat again and this time a bit outside off, Neesham blocks it on the leg side. |
| 26.1 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Good length ball coming in with the angle, Williamson defends it with a straight bat. |
| 26.2 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full on off, Williamson drives it straight to mid off. 8th dot on the trot for Williamson from Ngidi's bowling. |
| 26.3 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Finally a run off Ngidi's bowling for Williamson. Slower ball on off, Kane tucks it to mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 26.4 : L Ngidi to J Neesham, Slower ball once again outside off, Neesham guides it down to third man and gets a single. |
| 26.5 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full on off, Kane pushes it to man at mid on. |
| 26.6 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Once again a slower one on off, Williamson whips it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 27.1 : I Tahir to J Neesham, FOUR! SLAP! Full and outside off, Neesham gets down and mows the slog sweep over mid-wicket! One bounce into the fence. 129 more needed from 131 balls now. The stand moves to 33 from 54 balls. |
| 27.2 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 27.3 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Drives it towards mid off. |
| 27.4 : I Tahir to J Neesham, Full and thrown outside off, driven through the covers for a run. |
| 27.5 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 27.6 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Full and around middle and off, worked through mid on for one more. HALF CENTURY FOR WILLIAMSON. His 39th in ODIs. The accumulator. |
| Kagiso Rabada called back into the attack. 5-0-19-1 so far. |
| 28.1 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Length delivery onto the off pole, Williamson works it towards mid wicket and grabs a quick single. |
| 28.2 : K Rabada to J Neesham, Length delivery again this time on middle and off, Neesham fends it towards the fielder at point and it's a dot. |
| 28.3 : K Rabada to J Neesham, On middle and leg, clipped through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 28.4 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Length delivery on off this time to Williamson and he defends it towards the point fielder. |
| 28.5 : K Rabada to K Williamson, This time Rabada ends up giving some room to Williamson, it is a length delivery towards off, Williamson cuts it in the gap towards cover point and grabs a pair. |
| 28.6 : K Rabada to K Williamson, On a length outside off, coming in a long way, Kane looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the thigh pad. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo back into the attack. 3-0-19-1 so far his figures. |
| 29.1 : A Phehlukwayo to J Neesham, WIDE! Has to reload that one again. It is bowled down the leg side, Neesham looks to flick but misses and it has been wided. |
| A Phehlukwayo to J Neesham, On the pads, Neesham flicks it to fine leg and gets a single. Andile struggling to get his line right here. |
| 29.2 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Good fielding. Once again it is Aiden Markram. Good length ball outside off, Williamson cuts it but Markram at point dives to his left and stops it from going past him. |
| 29.3 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Full on off, Williamson pushes it to the man at mid off. |
| 29.4 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Play and a miss. Very unlike Williamson this. Good length ball slower in pace. It is outside off, Williamson goes for the big heave but misses. |
| 29.5 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Outside off on a length, Kane looks to cut but gets an inside edge which goes down the fine leg region. De Kock himself runs behind the ball and pulls it back before the ropes. Two runs taken. |
| 29.6 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Short ball on off, de Kock pulls it towards mid-wicket and gets a single to keep the strike. |
| 30.1 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Outside off, dabbed to third man where Amla makes a good stop. |
| 30.2 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Landed outside off, guided straight to first slip. |
| 30.3 : K Rabada to K Williamson, On a length outside off, KW plays it behind point but Aiden Markram dives to his left at point and makes a good stop. |
| 30.4 : K Rabada to K Williamson, A bit fuller and on the off side, Williamson pushes it to the covers and takes a comfortable single. |
| 30.5 : K Rabada to J Neesham, Bouncer, Rabada goes short and onto middle, Neesham ducks under it. |
| 30.6 : K Rabada to J Neesham, Huge shout for LBW! Turned down! Short again and this time leg sidish, Neesham fails to play it towards the leg side and the ball brushes his shirt and goes behind. De Kock appeals loudly but the umpire denies. No review taken. |
| 31.1 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, WIDE! Once again starts the over with a wide down the leg side. Williamson swings his bat at it but misses. Wide signalled. |
| A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, WIDE! This time it is way outside off. On the wrong side of the tramline. It has been wided. |
| A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, EDGE AND FOUR! Good length ball outside off, Williamson looks to cut but it goes off the bottom edge to the right of Amla at first slip. He dives but it is in vain and that brings up the 50-run stand between the two. Lucky boundary but New Zealand will take it. |
| 31.2 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Bouncer! It is around off and middle, Kane ducks under it. |
| 31.3 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, On the pads, Williamson flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 31.4 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Short again. Williamson pulls it towards deep square leg and gets a single. |
| 31.5 : A Phehlukwayo to J Neesham, FOUR! No need of luck this time. This one has come right off the meat. Full on off, it is slightly overpitched. Neesham takes full toll of it and smashes it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 31.6 : A Phehlukwayo to J Neesham, Dot to finish the over but an expensive one for South Africa. 11 off it. New Zealand needed this desperately. |
| Chris Morris is back! 6-0-26-2 his figures so far. |
| 32.1 : C Morris to K Williamson, In the air but safe. Good length ball outside off, Williamson checks his shot and the ball goes uppishly towards Rabada at mid off. He cannot get there and the batsmen take a single. |
| 32.2 : C Morris to J Neesham, OUT! The bowling change has done the trick here. Cross seam bowler outside off, Neesham loks to cut but gets a thick outside edge which flies to wide first slip. Amla there reacts quickly and takes a sharp catch. Just when New Zealand needed to accelerate they have lost a wicket. The budding 57-run stand has been broken and New Zealand are once again on the back foot. |
| Drinks Break! |
| Colin de Grandhomme is the new man in. |
| 32.3 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Good looking shot to get off the mark. Good length ball outside off, de Grandhomme strokes it through covers and takes a couple. |
| 32.4 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Colin does not take too long to settle, does he? Full on off and middle, de Grandhomme flicks it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary. The required runs now under 100. 99 to be precise. |
| 32.5 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Full on off, de Grandhomme plays a good-looking drive to mid off. |
| 32.6 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Good length ball on off, de Grandhomme flicks it to fine leg and gets a brace. 97 needed off the last 16 overs. |
| Imran Tahir is back on! |
| 33.1 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Tossed up and it was on the off stump, Williamson plays it towards the right of Tahir to the fielder at long on. |
| 33.2 : I Tahir to de Grandhomme, Full and onto off, Colin tries to flick but gets a leading edge and the ball goes rolling towards point. |
| 33.3 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Full and outside off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 33.4 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Tahir bowls a quick one onto middle, batsman plays a solid defense. |
| 33.5 : I Tahir to K Williamson, On middle, punched down to long on for a run. |
| 33.6 : I Tahir to de Grandhomme, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 34.1 : C Morris to K Williamson, Good length ball on off, Williamson tucks it towards mid on and gets a single. |
| 34.2 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Another brilliant effort from Markram. Full outside off, de Grandhomme drives it towards point. Markram dives to his left and takes the pace off the ball. The ball goes towards sweeper cover and the batsmen get just one. |
| 34.3 : C Morris to K Williamson, Ouch! Bouncer around the body, Williamson looks to pull but he is early in his shot. The ball hits him on his arm but Kane looks fine. |
| 34.4 : C Morris to K Williamson, Good length ball outside off, Williamson punches it to cover. |
| 34.5 : C Morris to K Williamson, FOUR! Pulled and pulled hard. Back of a length ball on off, Williamson gets on top of the bounce and pulls it with power through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 34.6 : C Morris to K Williamson, Full on off, Williamson drives it to the man at mid off. 6 runs off the over. The game is nicely poised here. 88 needed off 84. |
| 35.1 : I Tahir to de Grandhomme, Googly from Tahir, a bit fuller and onto the stumps. Colin goes for a slog towards mid wicket and grabs a pair. |
| 35.2 : I Tahir to de Grandhomme, JUST WIDE! A tad short, around off, de Grandhomme looks to punch it back down the ground but the ball holds off the pitch, comes a bit slowly and he checks his shot. Almost spoons it straight back and Tahir dives to his right but cannot get there. |
| 35.3 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Tossed up delivery towards off, Williamson makes it a full toss and drives it towards mid on for a single. |
| 35.4 : I Tahir to de Grandhomme, Drives this back to to the bowler. |
| 35.5 : I Tahir to de Grandhomme, Another low full toss this time and batsman plays it towards long on for a single. |
| 35.6 : I Tahir to K Williamson, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. A run out attempt by the fielder but the batsman makes it home. One run added to the total. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is back! 5-0-35-1 his figures so far. |
| 36.1 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Full on middle, Williamson shuffles across and flicks it to the left of fine leg for a single. |
| 36.2 : A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, SIX! Wow! That is out of here. Good length ball outside off, de Grandhomme picks the length early and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 36.3 : A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, Length ball around off, de Grandhomme flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 36.4 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Slower ball outside off, Williamson looks to pat it down to third man but then decides to not go with it. Leaves his bat hanging out. There was some noise as it went behind to the keeper on a bounce. |
| 36.5 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Good length ball outside off, Williamson this time taps it down to third man and gets a single. |
| 36.6 : A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, Outside off on a length, de Grandhomme punches it to the man at cover. 9 runs off the over. |
| 37.1 : I Tahir to K Williamson, A bit of a flight towards leg, batsman tries to flick but ends up sailing the ball in air, the ball lands just short of Miller at mid wicket for a single. |
| 37.2 : I Tahir to de Grandhomme, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 37.3 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Pushes this through mid off for a single. |
| 37.4 : I Tahir to de Grandhomme, DROPPED! Tough chance.This time a flat ball and a bit short onto leg, Colin hits in the air towards the fielder at mid wicket, the fielder dives in the air to his left but is unable to grab it cleanly, Proteas miss an opportunity here. This could've been a changing point of the game. |
| 37.5 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Landed outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 37.6 : I Tahir to K Williamson, Outside off, Williamson looks to run it down to third man but at the last moment, looks to withdraw his bat. Is beaten. Tahir is done. 10-0-33-0 so far. HANG ON - ULTRA EDGE SHOWS A SPIKE when the ball goes past the bat! No one appealed! |
| Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack! 7-0-24-1 so far. |
| 38.1 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Good length ball on the stumps, de Grandhomme blocks it off the front foot. |
| 38.2 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Length ball on off, de Grandhomme defends it off the back foot. |
| 38.3 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, SIX! That was six the moment he hit it! Rabada is guilty of bowling it on a length once again, de Grandomme picks it early and whacks his pull over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 38.4 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Follows it up with a solid front foot defense. |
| 38.5 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Outside off on a length, de Grandhomme cuts it past the fielder at point and gets a couple. |
| 38.6 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Full on middle and off, de Grandhomme flicks it towards square leg and gets a couple as the fielder from deep mid-wicket mops it up. 59 needed off the last 10 overs now. |
| Powerplay 3 signalled. Now 5 fielders can be placed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of this game. |
| 39.1 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Landed outside off, dabbed straight to backward point. |
| 39.2 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full and outside off, a bit slower and Williamson plays it softly towards point. |
| 39.3 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Again a slower one, full length delivery angling in, the batsman plays it directly to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 39.4 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 39.5 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, More slower ones from Ngidi, full and onto off, Williamson plays a defensive shot towards point. |
| 39.6 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a run. |
| 40.1 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Disastrous but safe in the end. Back of a length, Williamson looks to pull but misses. The ball rolls to the side of the pitch on the leg side. De Grandhomme goes for the run but Williamson was not ready. He still goes through with it. The throw is at the bowler's end but Miller there does not gather it. He misses the ball and hits the stumps with his hand instead. Kane is safe. |
| 40.2 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Outside off, de Grandhomme leaves it alone. |
| 40.3 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, EDGE AND FOUR! Good length ball on off, de Grandhomme looks to play it straight but gets a thick outside edge which flies past the keeper and to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 40.4 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, On middle and leg, CdG flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 40.5 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Once again flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 40.6 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Full on off, de Grandhomme drives it towards mid off and takes a quick single. 52 needed off 48 balls. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo back into the attack. 6-0-44-1. Faf du Plessis needs him to break this partnership. |
| 41.1 : A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, Slower one, full and outside off, Colin leans ahead and drives it to the covers for a single. |
| 41.2 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Another slower one, this time giving room to Williamson, he cuts the length delivery towards covers for a single. |
| 41.3 : A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, Short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 41.4 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Full and around off, driven through mid on for one. |
| 41.5 : A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, A yorker onto the middle, Colin gets bat under the ball in time and the ball goes rolling past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 41.6 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Phehlukwayo bowls short on off, this one's a slower one again, Williamson pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for single. |
| Chris Morris is back into the attack. Has picked three wickets so far. Can he get one more now? |
| 42.1 : C Morris to K Williamson, Good length ball outside off, Williamson looks to tap it down to third man but gets an inside edge onto the ground. |
| 42.2 : C Morris to K Williamson, Length ball outside off, Williamson cuts it properly this time for a single. |
| 42.3 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Fuller on off, de Grandhomme drives it to the man at point. |
| 42.4 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Good length ball on off, de Grandhomme cannot squeeze it past point. |
| 42.5 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Full on middle, de Grandhomme nudges it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 42.6 : C Morris to K Williamson, Good length ball outside off, Williamson taps it down towards third man and keeps the strike with a single. |
| 43.1 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, Fuller onto the off stump, Williamson shuffles down the leg and cuts it towards short third man for a single. 200 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND! 42 more needed from 35 balls. |
| 43.2 : A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, FOUR! A slower one, bit fuller and outside off, Colin de Grandhomme goes for the drive but gets a thick outside edge and the ball races away to the fence for four. The Black Caps are way lucky here, everything is going their way now. |
| 43.3 : A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, A full toss on middle, whipped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 43.4 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, A bit short this time outside off, Williamson waits for it and pulls it hard to the fielder at deep mid-wicket and grabs a pair. |
| 43.5 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, CATCH DROPPED! But it is a no ball anyways. A high full toss, Williamson pulls it towards fine leg. Lungi Ngidi gets to the ball but then puts it down. A single taken. |
| FREE HIT TIME. Where is de Grandhomme going to deposit this? |
| A Phehlukwayo to de Grandhomme, Nothing much on the Free Hit. Slow and full onto the off stump, Colin fails to make use of the Free Hit and ends up hitting it sluggishly towards long on for a single. |
| 43.6 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, The batsman has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 44.1 : C Morris to K Williamson, Full on off, Williamson shows courage and calmness as he blocks it off the front foot. |
| 44.2 : C Morris to K Williamson, Good length ball on off, Kane once again plays with fire as he blocks it. 31 needed off 28 and you hardly see people doing that but Williamson is cool as an ice. |
| 44.3 : C Morris to K Williamson, Around off on a length, Kane taps it down to third man for a single. |
| 44.4 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Third dot of the over. Good length ball outside off. It is a cross seam delivery, de Grandhomme looks to guide it down to third man but misses. |
| 44.5 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, Make that the fourth dot ball of the over. It is a brilliant yorker on off, de Grandhomme gets his bat down in time. |
| 44.6 : C Morris to de Grandhomme, FOUR! FIFTY FOR DE GRANDHOMME! This is one of the most vital knocks he has played. This shot was coming wasn't it? Good length ball on off, de Grandhomme drags it over mid-wicket. There is no one in the deep so he gets a boundary. Only his second ODI fifty but what a time to get it. The job is not done yet and he now needs to take his side over the line now. |
| Lungi Ngidi is back into the attack! |
| 45.1 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full and oustide off, Williamson goes for the slog but ends up mistiming and ball goes in the air but lands safely towards mid-wicket region. |
| 45.2 : L Ngidi to de Grandhomme, Slower one onto the leg, batsman flicks this one towards square leg for a single. |
| 45.3 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for one. |
| 45.4 : L Ngidi to de Grandhomme, This one was a fuller one outside off, Colin goes for a wild swing but misses it, the ball stays a bit low and ends up in the hands of de Kock. |
| 45.5 : L Ngidi to de Grandhomme, FOUR! A bit short and slightly outside off, Colin de Grandhomme goes for a pull but doesn't time it well. David Miller runs to his right from deep mid-wicket but the ball falls a bit short in front of him. Kagiso Rabada, the back up fielder from square leg, also dives to his left but fails to save the boundary! Poor from SA. |
| 45.6 : L Ngidi to de Grandhomme, WIDE. Well outside off, left alone. |
| L Ngidi to de Grandhomme, Flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| Kagiso Rabada to bowl the 47th over of the game. A very crucial over this. |
| 46.1 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Good length ball outside off, de Grandhomme punches it towards cover for a single. |
| 46.2 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Good length ball outside off, Williamson looks to flick it on the leg side but misses and the ball hits his elbow and then rolls back off his pad. |
| 46.3 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Rabada hits the length hard on middle, Williamson taps it to point and shouts a loud no to his partner. |
| 46.4 : K Rabada to K Williamson, Outside off on a length, Kane runs it down to third man for one. |
| 46.5 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Good smart thinking this. Faf keeps a short third man. Length ball outside off, de Grandhomme looks to run it down to third man but it goes to short third man and no run allowed. |
| 46.6 : K Rabada to de Grandhomme, Single to end the over. Good length ball outside off, de Grandhomme taps it towards point and takes a single. 14 needed off the last 2 overs. |
| 47.1 : L Ngidi to de Grandhomme, OUT! Is the match turning in South Africa's favour here? Ngidi smartly takes the pace off the ball. He bowls it full, de Grandhomme looks to clear long off but he gets out foxed by the change of pace and ends up hitting it to the man there. Faf du Plessis there comes ahead and takes a good catch sliding forward. First wicket of the game for Ngidi and it has come at a critical juncture here. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Santner walks out to bat now. 14 needed off 11 balls now. He will be at the non striker's end. |
| 47.2 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, IN THE AIR...AND JUST SHORT. Slower delivery on middle, Williamson ends up chipping it back towards the bowler. Ngidi dives in front but it falls agonizingly short of him. |
| 47.3 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, Slow again. It is on middle and off, Williamson comes down the track and chips it towards long on. Only a single taken. New man Santner will face the first ball of his innings now. |
| 47.4 : L Ngidi to M Santner, Once again an off cutter. It is outside off, Santner looks to play it through cover but misses. 13 needed off the last 8 balls. |
| 47.5 : L Ngidi to M Santner, Good length ball on off, Santner hits it straight as an arrow. Ngidi does the split but the ball does not hit his feet. It hits the stumps at the bowler's end and goes towards long off. Single taken. Will Williamson go for the single or try to get the maximum out of it? |
| 47.6 : L Ngidi to K Williamson, FOUR! He goes to get the maximum out of it but in a smart way. This is just class. The third man is up and Williamson shows composure as he just guides this length ball outside off, wide of the fielder at short third man. It goes past him for a boundary. Believe me this man, Kane Williamson is ice and he's got nerves of steel. |
| Last over of the match. 8 needed to win. 7 for a tie. No Super Over here. The teams share points if this is a tie. Andile Phehlukwayo to bowl. 8-0-62-1 so far. Faf du Plessis has a long chat with him. Substitute Duminy comes in to join the conversation. Umpire Ian Gould asks the Proteas to hurry up. About time. Even a normal 100-over game does not last this long. Okay. Lungi Ngidi returns to the field after a possible bathroom break. Duminy goes back. Tahir is into the ears of Phehlukwayo. Third |
| 48.1 : A Phehlukwayo to M Santner, A short ball, around middle, pulled powerfully but straight to deep mid-wicket. Just a single. 7 needed from 5. |
| 48.2 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, SIX! SLAUGHTERED! That surely should be the game, shouldn't it? Century for Williamson, his 12th in ODIs and probably his most important one. Full and outside off, Kane gets down on a knee and slogs it over mid-wicket for half a dozen! Takes his helmet off and does not even smile. Real ice man. Just soaks in the pressure. Takes in the applause and raises both his hands. What a player. Just one needed now. |
| 48.3 : A Phehlukwayo to K Williamson, FOUR! NZ WIN BY 4 WICKETS! And possibly, possibly, have knocked South Africa out of the competition as well. On a length outside off, Williamson goes back in his crease and guides it behind point. The fielder dives to his left but the ball goes through! Time for the handshakes then! |
| Kane Stuart Williamson. Take a bow. The pressure is on you, your players and your opposition. But you stand cool as a cucumber, spraying ice showers and taking your team home. In sublime fashion. Simply superb. |
| A day to forget for South Africa. They struggled on a sluggish pitch and mustered a half-decent score. It could have been more than decent, had their fielders taken those chances. Plenty of catches were put down, run outs were missed and misfields were done. A shoddy effort and in reality, they choked. And to sum up the entire situation, there was a moment when Kane Williamson nicked one behind in the 38th over, to de Kock, off Tahir. But no one appealed. There was a big spike shown on Ultra Edg |
| Classic batting by Kane Williamson. On a pitch where everyone struggled, he shone brightly. There was nothing much from other batsmen - 35 from Guptill and just a 23 from Neesham. But that 60 from Colin de Grandhomme proved to be vital and their 91-run stand paved the way for the win. Williamson stood like a rock, absorbing all the pressure and being there till the end. He was the pivot in all the stands after Munro got out, ensuring that the Kiwis get home. |
| Tough to fault the bowlers of South Africa. They created the chances but their fielders did not support them. Chris Morris picked up 3 wickets but crucially, Imran Tahir was wicketless while Rabada and Ngidi got just one each. There was where the Kiwis played the match perfectly, seeing off the best bowler in the opposition, without giving him any wicket. Here comes the presentation... |
| KANE WILLIAMSON HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. Says that it is nice to be there at the end. Adds that the surface was a tough one to bat upon, with it holding a bit. Praises his bowlers for bowling well upfront. Also credits South Africa for bowling well. On his batting, Kane says that he just focuses on keeping out the tough balls, communicating with his partners, like if the other is playing well, then he can settle down, like it happened with Neesham and de Grandhomme. Does not want to |
| South African skipper, Faf du Plessis, says that the Proteas were aiming for 260 which would have been a great score on this wicket. Which means, he reckons, there were 20 short. Praises Williamson for showing how to bat on this wicket, by seeing off the good bowlers and targetting that one weak bowler and adds that a century in such games on such pitches make the difference. On South Africa's fielding, Faf says that the fielders and bowlers gave it their all but Kane Williamson was too good on |
| Victorious New Zealand captain, Kane Williamson, says that in the morning, the wicket was a bit soft, hence bowling first was a better option. Adds that it did look a belter and the bowlers had to adjust, which they did beautifully. On not giving Jimmy Neesham the ball in this game, Williamson says that in this case, de Grandhomme and Santner were bowling well, hence he did not feel the need to go to Jimmy. On Colin de Grandhomme's approach to batting, Williamson says that they just had a chat a |
| Numero uno, go New Zealand! 9 points from 5 games. Does that take one foot of theirs into the semi-finals? They might like to feel so, with West Indies and Pakistan next. As far as South Africa are concerned, they have Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia next. The maximum they can reach is 9 points and they will hope that other teams at the top lose more games. |
| Thursday, June 20, 2019, sees Australia take on Bangladesh at Trent Bridge. The Aussies are third and a win will take them to the top but Bangladesh have a chance to show their excellent form. That surely won't be an easy game for the Aussies. Do tune in at 10.30 am local (0930 GMT) for all the action from game 26. ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
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