Match Details
Toss
Canterbury , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.00 start, First Session 17.00-18.15, Interval 18.15-18.35, Second Session 18.35-19.55
Match days
15 February 2012 (20-over match)
15/02Result
Tour Match, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Feb 15 2012
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![South Africans]( "South Africans")
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![Canterbury]( "Canterbury")
130 (19/20 ov)
15/02Result
Tour Match, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Feb 15 2012
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![South Africans]( "South Africans")
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![Canterbury]( "Canterbury")
130 (19/20 ov)
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICANS 150/6 (20 OVERS)
- Hashim Amla35 (33)
- Richard Levi63 (32)
- George Worker3/23 (4)
- Tim Johnston1/24 (4)
CANTERBURY 130 (19 OVERS)
- Matt Henry42 (17)
- Matt McEwan30 (33)
- Lonwabo Tsotsobe4/18 (4)
- Rusty Theron2/34 (4)
Scorer: Avi Singh | Commentator: Avi Singh
END OF OVER:19 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | CANT: 130/10 (21 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.84, RRR: 21.00)
- Ryan McCone3 (4b)
- Rusty Theron4-0-34-2
- Morne Morkel4-0-21-1
I will be with you for that first international match of South Africa's tour of New Zealand, but do join me beforehand for the curtain-raiser, the 1st Twenty20 International between the New Zealand Women and England Women. Until Friday, this is Avi Singh signing off thanking you for the mails tonight. Cheerio!
The Canterbury lower order did well to get their side back into the match after the top order had crumbled against some accurate bowling from Tsotsobe. South Africa will be pleased that their attempt to shake off the rust has not ended in defeat, and they will hope to build on this performance with a more complete effort against New Zealand in the 1st Twenty20 International on Friday in Wellington.
18.6
W
Theron to McEwan, OUT, the action is all over at Hagley Oval as McEwan tried to hook a short ball on leg into the crowd at square leg but could only get it three-quarters of the required distance and Tsotsobe clutched it awkwardly to end an entertaining fightback
MB McEwan c Tsotsobe b Theron 30 (47m 33b 3x4 1x6) SR: 90.90
18.5
1
Theron to McCone, 1 run, smears a full length ball on leg to wide mid-on
18.4
0
Theron to McCone, no run, fired into the blockhole outside off and McCone can't get bat to ball
18.3
1
Theron to McEwan, 1 run, full outside off and on-drives nicely out to long-on, they thought of two but couldn't get back
18.2
4
Theron to McEwan, FOUR, fired into leg, charges down and tries to swing to leg, gets a leading edge through backward point
18.1
1
Theron to McCone, 1 run, outside off and steered through third man
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