- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.5 thin outside edge! Botha cuts back on the pace and gives it more air outside off, has Nicol poking at it outside off and de Villiers pouches the edge 45/24.5 is that you Jonty? Nope, it's du Plessis! Shades of the old man there at backward point, it was short and wide outside off and Guptill had to chase it, hit it hard and du Plessis had barely enough time to react, fling himself to his left and catch it mid-air, both hands behind the ball. Coaches, you might want to keep a clipping of this 13/121.2 the change of bowling does the trick! Soft dismissal in the end, it was pitched up, McCullum looked to be driving straight but instead he got a leading edge that lobbed to backward point 74/329.5 Williamson doesn't bother hanging around! Just when a partnership was building. Franklin pushes it towards short cover and risks a single to du Plessis who's had a super day in the field, he charges at the ball, dives and almost in one motion flings it to de Villiers who whips off the bails, magnificent athleticism by du Plessis 105/441.3 soft dismissal for Franklin, de Lange comes round the wicket and pitches it up, Franklin tries to clear the infield but ends up spooning it to Amla at short cover who takes it easily 169/638.4 a direct hit thwarts a budding partnership! de Grandhomme pushes it towards mid-off and he challenges Albie who takes aim at the bowler's end, the batsman's dive wasn't good enough, the third umpire takes a look but it was quite straightforward, Albie hit the stumps from a side angle 160/543.5 how many Amlas are there on the field? Body double or not, he has taken another catch, Nathan McCullum chips it in the air straight to short midwicket, de Lange has four on debut! 189/841.5 pace, pace and pace! Too good for Ellis, de Lange bangs it in short and forces Ellis to play at it, tries to fend it off but ends up lobbing it off the top end of the bat to first slip. Amla seems to be everywhere! 171/744.3 LBW appeal is referred, Peterson bowls it a touch flat, Mills was forward to defend and the ball hits him low on the pads quite adjacent to the leg stump, no evidence of an inside edge, Illingworth gave him out and the third umpire agrees 195/946.6 no five-for for the debutant de Lange! Peterson bowls this one which goes through with the arm and hits him flush on the front pad adjacent to the stumps 206/10Extras14 (lb 3, nb 1, w 10)TOTAL206 all out (47 Overs, RR: 4.38)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Martin Guptill, 4.5 ov), 2-45 (Rob Nicol, 13.5 ov), 3-74 (Brendon McCullum, 21.2 ov), 4-105 (Kane Williamson, 29.5 ov), 5-160 (Colin de Grandhomme, 38.4 ov), 6-169 (James Franklin, 41.3 ov), 7-171 (Andrew Ellis, 41.5 ov), 8-189 (Nathan McCullum, 43.5 ov), 9-195 (Kyle Mills, 44.3 ov), 10-206 (Michael Bates, 46.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LL Tsotsobe 9 2 36 1 4.00 36 4 1 1 0 DW Steyn 7 2 28 0 4.00 30 3 0 0 0 M de Lange 9 1 46 4 5.11 35 3 1 1 0 RJ Peterson 10 1 36 2 3.60 40 1 1 1 0 J Botha 7 0 28 1 4.00 22 2 0 2 0 WD Parnell 4 0 18 0 4.50 13 0 1 0 1 JP Duminy 1 0 11 0 11.00 0 0 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR27.4 that's Mills' 200th ODI wicket! Soft dismissal for Amla, he makes room and tries to swat it over the on side but gets a top edge that's taken by Brendon McCullum 138/215.3 through the gate! Bates can't believe it and neither can Parnell because he missed a straight one, Parnell was trying to tuck it to the on side but was far too early on the shot, the ball hits off and middle 80/131.2 Morkel falls going for the big hit over the on side! Pitched up on the pads and he tried to whip that over deep square leg, timed it well but he picked de Grandhomme at the edge of the circle 155/339.5 bit of a lazy shot by du Plessis, the flatter delivery from Nicol, he tried to work it through the on side but it looked like hitting him in front of leg, not sure if he reviewed it or not 188/441.1 a bit late in the day for New Zealand, Duminy chips down the track but is beaten in flight, he nearly ended up yorking himself and it went through and hit the stumps 195/5Extras6 (lb 2, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL208/5 (43.2 Overs, RR: 4.8)Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Wayne Parnell, 15.3 ov), 2-138 (Hashim Amla, 27.4 ov), 3-155 (Albie Morkel, 31.2 ov), 4-188 (Faf du Plessis, 39.5 ov), 5-195 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 41.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KD Mills 8 1 41 1 5.12 25 2 1 1 1 MD Bates 6 0 28 1 4.66 22 4 0 0 0 NL McCullum 10 0 35 0 3.50 32 1 0 0 0 AJ McKay 8 0 40 0 5.00 27 6 0 1 0 AM Ellis 6 0 35 1 5.83 20 3 2 0 0 RJ Nicol 3.2 0 14 2 4.20 12 0 1 0 0 C de Grandhomme 1 0 9 0 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 KS Williamson 1 0 4 0 4.00 2 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.15, Second Session 18.15-21.45
Match days
3 March 2012 - day/night match (50-over match)
ODI debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Wet Ground: New Zealand - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 21 runs, 0 wicket)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: New Zealand - 50/2 in 17.0 overs (BB McCullum 29, KS Williamson 1)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 28.4 overs (172 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: New Zealand - 131/4 in 33.0 overs (JEC Franklin 20, C de Grandhomme 17)
- Rain: New Zealand - 140/4 in 35.0 overs (JEC Franklin 22, C de Grandhomme 24)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 26 runs, 1 wicket)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 36.6 overs (223 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (JEC Franklin 15, C de Grandhomme 36, Ex 4)
- Over 44.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - KD Mills (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 46.1 overs (278 balls), Extras 14
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 206/10 in 47.0 overs (AJ McKay 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 0 wicket)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (54 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (HM Amla 30, WD Parnell 18, Ex 2)
- HM Amla: 50 off 53 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 83/1 in 17.0 overs (HM Amla 52, JA Morkel 1)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (129 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (HM Amla 23, JA Morkel 27, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (180 balls), Extras 5
- Powerplay 2: Overs 30.1 - 35.0 (Bowling side - 15 runs, 1 wicket)
- Drinks: South Africa - 156/3 in 33.0 overs (F du Plessis 6, JP Duminy 0)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 22 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 39.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 42.5 overs (258 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
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