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First blood to New Zealand

The growing popularity of 20-over cricket was again in evidence as a packed house at Johannesburg watched New Zealand beat South Africa by five wickets

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Match Details

Toss

New Zealand , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

New Zealand won the one-off match

Match number

Season

Match days

21 October 2005 - day/night match (20-over match)

New Zealand replacement

JAH Marshall for JS Patel (New Zealand innings, 0.0 ov)

South Africa replacement

N Boje for JM Kemp (New Zealand innings, 5.1 ov)

TV Umpires

Match Referee

END OF OVER:
18 | 21 Runs | NZ: 134/5 | RR: 7.44

  • Brendon McCullum17 (9b)
  • Jacob Oram23 (16b)
  • Graeme Smith1-0-20-0

No ball was given due to 3 people being in the circle MoM Jeetan Patel

17.6
1
Smith to McCullum, 1 run, played to Morkel in covers bringing the game to an end
17.6
8nb
Smith to McCullum, (no ball) SIX, played in the air over the deep extra cover boundary
17.5
2
Smith to McCullum, 2 runs, played to Ntini out at mid off
17.4
1
Smith to Oram, 1 run, run taken to Gibbs at mid on, has a shy at the stumps but misses
17.3
1
Smith to McCullum, 1 run, in the air into the mid wicket area
17.2
1b
Smith to Oram, 1 bye,
  • First blood to New Zealand

    The growing popularity of 20-over cricket was again in evidence as a packed house at Johannesburg watched New Zealand beat South Africa by five wickets