South Africa and New Zealand did battle in the 3rd T20 International at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth at 14:30 SA Time on Wednesday 26 December 2012.
This was the Live Game Article for the match.
South Africa posted a mighty 179 / 6 in their allotted 20 overs.
New Zealand started the chase well but after Martin Guptill and Brendan McCullum departed, it was all over bar the shouting.
South Africa won comfortably, by 33 runs and with only 1 New Zealand wicket left standing.
South Africa: 179 / 6 (20 overs)
New Zealand: 146 / 9 (20 overs)
Match over
- New Zealand in South Africa T20I Series – 3rd T20I
- T20I no. 297 | 2012/13 season
- Played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
- 26 December 2012 (20-over match)
| South Africa innings (20 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| H Davids | c Anderson b McClenaghan | 68 | 67 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 133.33 | |
| F du Plessis* | b Hira | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | |
| Q de Kock† | c Anderson b McClenaghan | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| JL Ontong | c Anderson b Franklin | 48 | 39 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 160.00 | |
| DA Miller | c Anderson b Bracewell | 28 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 186.66 | |
| F Behardien | c McClenaghan b Bracewell | 22 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 200.00 | |
| RK Kleinveldt | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 6) | 10 | ||||||
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| Total | (6 wickets; 20 overs; 86 mins) | 179 | (8.95 runs per over) | |||||
| Did not bat RJ Peterson, R McLaren, AM Phangiso, M Morkel |
| Fall of wickets 1-2 (du Plessis, 1.5 ov), 2-26 (de Kock, 4.4 ov), 3-115 (Ontong, 14.5 ov), 4-135 (Davids, 16.3 ov), 5-179 (Miller, 19.5 ov), 6-179 (Behardien, 19.6 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| MJ McClenaghan | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 | (2w) | ||
| RM Hira | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | |||
| NL McCullum | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | |||
| JEC Franklin | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | |||
| DAJ Bracewell | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 11.66 | (1w) | ||
| JDS Neesham | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.66 | (3w) |
| New Zealand innings (target: 180 runs from 20 overs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| RJ Nicol | lbw b McLaren | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 | |
| MJ Guptill | c Peterson b Phangiso | 24 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 120.00 | |
| BB McCullum*† | c Ontong b Phangiso | 25 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 113.63 | |
| C Munro | c †de Kock b McLaren | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | |
| JEC Franklin | c Ontong b Phangiso | 16 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 123.07 | |
| JDS Neesham | c Morkel b Peterson | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| NL McCullum | c Peterson b McLaren | 17 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 121.42 | |
| Corey J Anderson | run out (McLaren) | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| DAJ Bracewell | not out | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 166.66 | ||
| RM Hira | c Ontong b Kleinveldt | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| MJ McClenaghan | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 1, w 3) | 4 | ||||||
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| Total | (9 wickets; 20 overs) | 146 | (7.30 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets 1-6 (Nicol, 0.4 ov), 2-53 (Guptill, 6.6 ov), 3-56 (BB McCullum, 8.3 ov), 4-60 (Munro, 9.4 ov), 5-84 (Franklin, 12.3 ov), 6-87 (Neesham, 13.1 ov), 7-116 (Anderson, 16.4 ov), 8-116 (NL McCullum, 16.5 ov), 9-137 (Hira, 19.2 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| R McLaren | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | (1w) | ||
| RJ Peterson | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | |||
| M Morkel | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | (1w) | ||
| RK Kleinveldt | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | (1w) | ||
| AM Phangiso | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | |||
| JL Ontong | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Match details |
| Toss South Africa, who chose to bat |
| Player of the match tba |
| Umpires JD Cloete and AT Holdstock TV umpire S George Match referee AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe) Reserve umpire BG Jerling |
| Match notes |
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December 26th, 2012 at 16:15 SAST
NZ 7 / 1 after the 1st over
December 26th, 2012 at 16:15 SAST
McCullum that is
December 26th, 2012 at 16:18 SAST
8 / 1 after 2 overs, just a single from the over
December 26th, 2012 at 16:18 SAST
Morne Morkel now the bowler… 1st ball spot on!
December 26th, 2012 at 16:19 SAST
2nd Ball too much on leg by Morkel… 2 runs
December 26th, 2012 at 16:20 SAST
Then too wide, and there’s a 4
December 26th, 2012 at 16:22 SAST
NZ 14 / 1 after 3 overs
Only superb fielding by Davids prevented a 4 there
December 26th, 2012 at 16:22 SAST
Guptill… 4
December 26th, 2012 at 16:23 SAST
Guptill gets a single and goes to 1000 career T20 runs
December 26th, 2012 at 16:24 SAST
Big 6 by McCullum
December 26th, 2012 at 16:25 SAST
NZ 29 / 1 after 4 overs
We MUST get these 2 quickly, otherwise it’s tickets
December 26th, 2012 at 16:27 SAST
Our Bowling is poor and these 2 have now got the BIT between the teeth, we in trouble here
December 26th, 2012 at 16:28 SAST
They off to a better start than us, well for now it seems. Though we finished very well.
December 26th, 2012 at 16:29 SAST
9 From the 5th over
NZ 38 / 1 after 5 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 16:30 SAST
62 @ Sharks_forever:
I feel we could be in trouble. They playing better than us at this stage.
December 26th, 2012 at 16:30 SAST
63 @ Puma:
Oompie, you had a good Christmas?
No more knee damage?
Hehehe
December 26th, 2012 at 16:32 SAST
They’re getting runs far too easily
December 26th, 2012 at 16:33 SAST
NZ 45 / 1 after 6 overs.
That’s a great start for them!
December 26th, 2012 at 16:33 SAST
66 @ grootblousmile:
Had a great Christmas boet. Did you have a good one too?
NO more knee damage….hehehehe.
December 26th, 2012 at 16:34 SAST
Phangiso on and goes for a 6, 1st ball
December 26th, 2012 at 16:35 SAST
69 @ Puma:
Yip, had a good one… ate too much as per usual
December 26th, 2012 at 16:36 SAST
Huge wicket Guptill out
December 26th, 2012 at 16:36 SAST
Wicket!
Guptill goes off a bad ball actually.
NZ 53 / 2 after 7 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 16:37 SAST
Guptill gone. Big wicket too.
Go Proteas!
December 26th, 2012 at 16:41 SAST
71 @ grootblousmile:
Think we all over eat this time of year. Need to exercise more to work it off…….hahaha.
December 26th, 2012 at 16:42 SAST
NZ 55 / 2 after 8 overs
Only 2 runs form the 8th over
December 26th, 2012 at 16:44 SAST
McCullum OUT!
NZ 56 / 3
December 26th, 2012 at 16:44 SAST
NOw McCullum out
December 26th, 2012 at 16:44 SAST
Phangiso gets his 2nd,
December 26th, 2012 at 16:45 SAST
Now the Keeee Weeeee’s in groot Kakkas
December 26th, 2012 at 16:46 SAST
NZ 56/3 now. Think that could be them done. PE not always the best place to bat 2nd no matter which format is being played here.
December 26th, 2012 at 16:46 SAST
NZ 59 / 3 after 9 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 16:48 SAST
Run rate required already over 11 needed per over
December 26th, 2012 at 16:48 SAST
79 @ Sharks_forever:
Don’t watch too much domestic cricket so have not seen Phangiso before. Well done to him getting those two wickets.
December 26th, 2012 at 16:50 SAST
Wicket!
NZ 60 / 4 after 9.4 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 16:53 SAST
NZ 64 / 4 after 10 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 16:55 SAST
NZ 71 / 4 off 11 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 16:56 SAST
Run rate now over 12 an over
December 26th, 2012 at 16:57 SAST
Ontong’s 1st ball goes for a 6
December 26th, 2012 at 16:59 SAST
NZ 80 / 4 off 12 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 17:01 SAST
Wicket… Franklin goes
NZ 84 / 5 after 12.3 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 17:02 SAST
90 @ grootblousmile:
Doubt they will catch us this time gbs. Where do we stand in the world in this format after this series? I think we are number one.
December 26th, 2012 at 17:05 SAST
MOrkel takes a blinder
December 26th, 2012 at 17:05 SAST
92 @ Puma:
No, not Number 1…. I think we were 4th or something.
Wicket!
NZ 87 / 6
December 26th, 2012 at 17:09 SAST
Afternoon Gentlemen, how do I find you all today?
Hope you have had a great Christmas in the sun.. Rain lashing down here rather cold and the fire lit!
December 26th, 2012 at 17:09 SAST
NZ 95 / 6 after 14 overs
Run rate is getting pretty steep for them now
December 26th, 2012 at 17:13 SAST
New Zealand 100 up…. only 5.1 overs to go
December 26th, 2012 at 17:14 SAST
NZ 105 / 6 after 15 overs
December 26th, 2012 at 17:15 SAST
75 required off 30 balls.
That is 15 runs per over
December 26th, 2012 at 17:19 SAST
NZ 114 / 6 after 16 overs
They are too far adrift now, no chance!