- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.6 got him! A reverse sweep from Vincent to a straight, full ball which raps him on the toe and that's bang in front of middle. What an awful, hopeless shot that was 66/42.2 shot! But caught! He absolutely nailed that on the front foot; a crunching, satisfying crack of the bat, but the ball found cover who didn't need to move a muscle, taking an easy catch in front of his nose 14/14.6 gone this time. Poor shot; he tried to smack this over long-on but got a leading edge to mid-off who swallowed a simple skier 34/26.4 fine bowling from Morkel! That's the length on this pitch; it's got plenty of bounce and the taller bowlers are extracting it. It rises on Taylor who fends it straight to first slip 45/316.2 oh, well caught Smith! Styris thumped this on the front foot, timing it very well but Smith, at mid-off, timed his leap to his left perfectly to clutch a fine catch above his head 98/712.3 oh dear. A meaningless shot to a poor, wide delivery outside off. He just patted it to point who scooped it up at ankle height to take an easy catch. A clueless stroke, really; rather like a coach might angle his bat to give the slips catching practice 78/514.3 short, he tries to pull it but gets a top edge to Morkel at mid-on who back-peddles nicely to take a tumbling catch. New Zealand are finished 84/6Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL129/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.45)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Brendon McCullum, 2.2 ov), 2-34 (Jamie How, 4.6 ov), 3-45 (Ross Taylor, 6.4 ov), 4-66 (Lou Vincent, 9.6 ov), 5-78 (Gareth Hopkins, 12.3 ov), 6-84 (Daniel Vettori, 14.3 ov), 7-98 (Scott Styris, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 4 0 28 3 7.00 12 1 2 1 0 DW Steyn 4 0 17 1 4.25 12 1 0 0 0 CK Langeveldt 4 0 33 0 8.25 9 1 2 3 0 JA Morkel 4 0 29 2 7.25 11 2 1 2 0 J Botha 4 0 19 1 4.75 10 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.6 goddim! Smith's poor run of form continues as he plays a horrid, cross-batted stroke and gets a thick outside edge to McCullum 33/21.4 goddim! A straight bouncer from Gillespie which Kallis hooks straight down fine-leg's throat 6/18.6 gone! Very well bowled from Vettori, beating Duminy in the flight. He came prancing down the pitch, was beaten by the turn and McCullum does the rest. 64/312.3 he's got him! Boucher went for the sweep, was beaten by the turn and up goes the finger. He is decidedly unhappy 89/414.3 gone! Taylor's taken a blinder at deep midwicket, as Pollock tried to pull this but couldn't time it. Taylor, crouching low, took it inches above the turf and a metre inside the rope 103/517.2 gone, beaten by the offie! Morkel mistimes it straight to Vettori at cover. A wasteful stroke, frankly 116/619.2 cut to short third man again who lines up a throw. There's a mix-up between the batsmen and Vincent, at the non-striker's end, collects the ball and shatters the stumps to dismiss Philander! 124/7Extras5 (lb 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL131/7 (19.5 Overs, RR: 6.6)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Jacques Kallis, 1.4 ov), 2-33 (Graeme Smith, 4.6 ov), 3-64 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 8.6 ov), 4-89 (Mark Boucher, 12.3 ov), 5-103 (Shaun Pollock, 14.3 ov), 6-116 (Albie Morkel, 17.2 ov), 7-124 (Vernon Philander, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KD Mills 3.5 0 34 1 8.86 10 5 1 0 0 MR Gillespie 4 0 22 1 5.50 15 3 0 2 0 DL Vettori 4 0 24 1 6.00 10 1 1 0 0 MJ Mason 3 0 28 0 9.33 3 1 1 0 1 JS Patel 4 0 17 2 4.25 12 0 1 0 0 SB Styris 1 0 4 1 4.00 3 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa won the one-off match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.20 Interval 19.20-19.40, Second Session 19.40-21.00
Match days
23 November 2007 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (47 balls), Extras 5
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 17.1 overs (107 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: South Africa - 0/0
- South Africa: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (47 balls), Extras 4
- South Africa: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 43 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Match Coverage
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