Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    6
    13
    17
    0
    1
    46.15
    3.4 and what a reply it is, though that was a silly shot, honestly! Ntini pitches full on the stumps and Vincent goes for some sort of drive across the line, from deep in his crease and with minimal footwork, missing by a country mile and losing his leg stump, first blood for South Africa 12/1
    22.4 bowled 'em! McCullum gives him the charge, shuffling across the line and missing a full and flat yorker on the stumps, and Botha erupts in celebration 84/2
    90
    124
    181
    11
    0
    72.58
    47.3 castled! Nel pitches immaculately and gets it to swing in, How goes for his preferred clip across the line, only to inside-edge onto middle stump on 90! A good innings come to a close 223/5
    37.1 gone! Nel steams in, pitches short of a length, the slower ball, Styris has a big heave as he attempts to go over midwicket, just mistiming it up in the air for midwicket to settle under a steepler and judge it to perfection 159/3
    43.2 simple catch! Taylor advances to a short delivery and swings out to Nel, well positioned out at deep midwicket, who holds it with utmost ease 195/4
    not out
    32
    23
    35
    3
    1
    139.13
    47.4 bowled 'em first ball! Nel pitches full and nips it back off the seam, Hopkins is beaten for movement as he plays a nothing push from the crease and leg stump goes cartwheeling! Look at Nel go! Thats two in two balls 223/6
    not out
    9
    6
    13
    0
    0
    150.00
    Extras
    11 (lb 5, nb 1, w 5)
    TOTAL
    248/6 (50 Overs, RR: 4.96)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Lou Vincent, 3.4 ov), 2-84 (Brendon McCullum, 22.4 ov), 3-159 (Scott Styris, 37.1 ov), 4-195 (Ross Taylor, 43.2 ov), 5-223 (Jamie How, 47.3 ov), 6-223 (Gareth Hopkins, 47.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SM Pollock1042102.10451000
    M Ntini906216.88327211
    A Nel1004634.60333030
    JA Morkel1005415.40296010
    J Botha904414.88222100
    JP Duminy201608.0011000
  • BATSMEN
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    0.4 good grief, he's bowled him! MIlls pitches full and the ball holds its line, nipping through van Wyk's loose defense, easy as pie, just sneaking back and knocking back off stump! Mills strikes in just the first over as the replacement opener makes no impact today 0/1
    25.3 0h, well caught Martin! Smith gets a rank long hop and pulls over midwicket, rather poorly as he struggled to time the shot, and the fielder on the ropes gets low to his left and cups a good catch, sliding to his knees an inch inside the boundary. Its awfully close, even as Martin smiles and runs in. The catch is referred to the third umpire, and after a long time the decision is that his back leg did not brush the boundary demarcation. Now that was a tough, tough call to make. It looked very close. So Smith has to go for 44. Boy, he's fuming at himself. Out to a long hop. 100/3
    4.6 edged and caught at first slip! Mills continues his magic, hitting the deck at an uncomfortable height, squaring up Kallis who fends at it and loops up a simple catch to Taylor 9/2
    38.2 smart catch! Vettori teases him with the length, inviting him into a drive, de Villiers uses his feet and hits it hard back over Vettori's head, but he nonchalantly sticks his right hand up and intercepts it excellently. Good reflexes to end a fine innings from de Villiers 172/4
    45.1 yes he can! Martin pitches very short, Duminy goes for a hurried pull, the ball gaining on him and catching the splice of the bat, spooning out to midwicket where Patel, the sub, takes a simple enough catch 211/5
    not out
    35
    37
    64
    3
    0
    94.59
    46.2 caught! Pollock biffs Mills back over his head, making room, but doesn't get enough on it as Taylor runs across and pouches it at long-off! Mills must be a relieved man, given how tense that ODI got during South Africa's last tour of New Zealand. He gets a third wicket 220/6
    46.5 spectacular catch! Morkel flashes at a short delivery, cramped for room, and gets a thick outside edge that flies low and hard to McCullum's left, but he times his dive to perfection and snaps it up, one-handed, an inch off the ground! He's cock-a-hoop after that, and why not? 222/7
    48.5 he gets another! Good length outside off stump, Botha fetches it and mistimes the slog out to Vincent at long-on, who punches the air on completion of that catch 238/8
    not out
    10
    5
    8
    2
    0
    200.00
    Extras
    14 (lb 4, w 10)
    TOTAL
    249/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.98)
    Did not bat: M Ntini
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Morne van Wyk, 0.4 ov), 2-9 (Jacques Kallis, 4.6 ov), 3-100 (Graeme Smith, 25.3 ov), 4-172 (AB de Villiers, 38.2 ov), 5-211 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 45.1 ov), 6-220 (Shaun Pollock, 46.2 ov), 7-222 (Albie Morkel, 46.5 ov), 8-238 (Johan Botha, 48.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    KD Mills1022552.50452020
    MR Gillespie1035005.00366020
    CS Martin1006516.50248020
    DL Vettori1004714.70252030
    SB Styris1005815.80274110

Match Notes

New Zealand tour of South Africa 2007-08 News

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0MN van WykGC Smith
2nd9JH KallisGC Smith
3rd91GC SmithAB de Villiers
4th72JP DuminyAB de Villiers
5th39MV BoucherJP Duminy
6th9SM PollockMV Boucher
7th2MV BoucherJA Morkel
8th16MV BoucherJ Botha
9th11MV BoucherA Nel