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 18:52 SAST
145 @ superBul:
McLook is excellent in giving a analysis of the game. Then doubt he will write about all the games. Well the saffa games he just may, then it is a lot of work that.
The thing there will be 5 of us selecting a team of the week. We don’t discuss it AT all between each other. We send in our team of the week and from there the player that gets most votes in that position gets onto the team of that week. We can moan if our favourite player of that week in that position is not there, but that will be it. Nothing we can do if he is not selected by most. Fair if 5 votes and none know which the other are selecting. That is fair and square. Then if we moan after so be it. Lambie though will be there, first up even if sick………..
December 26th, 2012 at 18:54 SAST
149 @ superBul:
I give my GRANITE guy a 3 out of 10…. hehehe
His craftmanship is tops, but he has now taken money from me and has not installed the rest of my stuff.
He eventually phoned me last week and promised to install the rest before the 10th of January….
December 26th, 2012 at 18:54 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
AF wat is dit, nee jong die besigheid is jonk ek werk dat dit bars
Gister was dit so 42 grade heel middag, entoe kry ons die wonderlikste reen, n hele 80mm, en raai wat toe werk ek sommer weer met nuwe geesdrif. Maar ja iewers moet ek bietjie rus , sal probeer na die Mango seisoen.
December 26th, 2012 at 18:56 SAST
150 @ grootblousmile:
I am not the fastest either 
That has to be done……hehehe. I do blog while watching but have to move damn fast to my study to say something about that minute of the game. By that time I know it is a bit late in saying something, but I always do as you know……………
I need to use my laptop I know, but just too much strain on my neck. Will HAVE to get a tv in my study. I do use my laptop sometimes though.
December 26th, 2012 at 18:57 SAST
153 @ superBul:
Na die Mango seisoen is dit Perske seisoen, dan druiwe… dan die volgende.
Die swart mense het ‘n gesegde…. die werk raak nie klaar nie, die man raak klaar.
December 26th, 2012 at 18:59 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
December 26th, 2012 at 18:59 SAST
@ Puma:
151
who on Earth would pick any Spears player for their team, damm you must be joking in asking a Lions supporter to give them any positive rating, oohhhhh
maybe GBS would do it for them, at least he knows them better than anyone with his research for his articles.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:00 SAST
154 @ Puma:
One gets a special Notebook table, which slides over your Lounge chair, almost like that table one gets in Hospital which slides accross the bed… that might be your answer… hehehe
December 26th, 2012 at 19:01 SAST
157 @ superBul:
As long as I NEVER, EVER have to rate Luke Watson… hahaha
December 26th, 2012 at 19:01 SAST
149 @ superBul:
I do complain about quite a few players Super. I just don’t really rip them apart. Though the way it does end up like you can read on some sites it is just not on. I don’t enjoy ripping a player apart. That is not me so sorry I won’t do it. Will if we do it with decency. Then will, not the way I see it done on other sites. Hope we never become like that here. Journos do enough of it anyhow.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:02 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
155
hahaha , die sequence is hier perske, litchi, druiwe, mango avo,s ,suurlemoen, pomelo, lemoen, ….
ek is nou al so slim soos n porra
December 26th, 2012 at 19:04 SAST
158 @ grootblousmile:
istort: NOOIT boet….. 
Jeepers, that is not for me……….
December 26th, 2012 at 19:04 SAST
161 @ superBul:
En die Guav’s & Grindelsh?
Solank jy netnie soos ‘n Porra begin lyk en praat nie, is jy nog OK!
December 26th, 2012 at 19:05 SAST
@ superBul:
super is al klaar n groente gees 
December 26th, 2012 at 19:06 SAST
157 @ superBul:
I just said Lion as he blogs here a lot. Not sure who should, you could Super if you want…. 
Gbs will give them zero that is why……..
December 26th, 2012 at 19:06 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
Any ideaas re the changes yet?? or you still building courage to start ?:lol:
Als boet we gonna do an article for each team as a team in a afew weeks?? in other words an article coming out of the breakdown article’s we have done??
December 26th, 2012 at 19:07 SAST
164 @ Sharks_forever:
Yip, let’s sommer call him Carlos Gomez from now on… hehehe
December 26th, 2012 at 19:08 SAST
Ok so we give Luke Watson a -10 rating handicap
so when and if he does have a good game he will example end up with a -3 or 04 etc 
December 26th, 2012 at 19:09 SAST
152 @ grootblousmile:
If any granite installer took my money and not installed yet, I would give him a big fat 0 and that would be too much.
I would probably give myself -0 for giving him the money first before installing………
December 26th, 2012 at 19:09 SAST
Puma wrote:
i sort of agree , look by now you must know me, just think Dean. I believe any player can make a comeback.
So when i “RIP” , it is in fact his play of the day, not his person.
I will tell a Morne Steyn he kicked like a arshole and cost us a few tests this year, but i know he can do better, and i wont write him off. Thats how i feel about players.
They are not 10 year old kids , if they played bad and cost their team, they must face the music.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:11 SAST
166 @ Sharks_forever:
If you look under the Top menu on the site, under Super Rugby, 2012… you will see the Full 5 squads of 2012… so when we’re all done, I will condense all of a team’s players and put them up on the top under 2013… team by team.
We might also do an Article for each team tin total like you suggest… we’ll see.
I have not started with the design changes, that will happen from Friday onwards… to busy on the stuff in and around the house still… except for today, I did vet mooi nokkol on the house.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:11 SAST
Puma wrote:
dan gee ek weer 9 vir Luke al sit hy op die bench
December 26th, 2012 at 19:12 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
This is luigi 
the Porra from the far north, he is a onyon, potatsche, gringadelsch, Bonnansche, gwavs, grapsch 
December 26th, 2012 at 19:13 SAST
@ Sharks_forever:
die gendelchh en kwawas is ook al deur my hande, sheez maar hul raklewe is kort hier in ons hitte
December 26th, 2012 at 19:13 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
that’s fine bro,
December 26th, 2012 at 19:14 SAST
170 @ superBul:
Hey Carlos Gomez… you do veggies and salad stuff too?
December 26th, 2012 at 19:14 SAST
170 @ superBul:
Of course we should say something Super. I do all the time if a player lets his team down. I just don’t go into a frenzy and call them despicable names, like we see on many, many sites. We do our criticising with decency we get taken more seriously than if we do it in a disgraceful way.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:14 SAST
@ superBul:
eish Ya daai valley van jou is a blerrie oond
December 26th, 2012 at 19:16 SAST
169 @ Puma:
Don’t worry, ek sal nog hard op sy ballas trap…. hehehe
December 26th, 2012 at 19:16 SAST
172 @ superBul:
December 26th, 2012 at 19:17 SAST
@ Puma:
Agreed, that’s the one thing I hate and luckily it does not really happen on R-T
The personal insults there players have to endure on blogs is pathetic, If n oke has a shit match, rate him a 3 for example and say he was poor on the day,
December 26th, 2012 at 19:17 SAST
179 @ grootblousmile:
And you should….
December 26th, 2012 at 19:20 SAST
@ Puma:
177
agree, and normally one tries to stay calm, but demmit , if you lose a game by some inept performance someone must be blamed.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:24 SAST
Well this made my day , getting here in time for some opinions from my great friends
December 26th, 2012 at 19:25 SAST
If all is said i am logging out, have a great evening
December 26th, 2012 at 19:25 SAST
181 @ Sharks_forever:
Exactly that is how it should be done, not rip the poor player apart with some digusting names. I have read it on many sites. Just not great to read that. Saying a player played poor or not up it in that game, say why but not run the player down in a bad way. Just about every player has a off day or two, that happens.
Look I will be honest, I did call Meyer a ‘idiot coach’ I was so angry with his selection and game plan by the end of the RC and for letting Lambie waste away on the bench where we could have used him and probably have won in Mendoza. Anyhow all gone and dusted now. I know it was wrong and have apologised on this site for saying that. I just hardly do it. It takes a lot for me to get to that stage, I did eventually. I am okay with him now though even if we stick to the tried and tested game plan. Peter also at the start of his Bok Coaching career made me very angry but after 2009 I enjoyed him very much and supported him from then on. I never called Peter names though. I met Peter as I have said here many times, he is such a top class man and have huge respect for him. I know he said funny stuff and confused us a lot but he is such a decent person. Meyer comes across as a top class person and very decent too.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:26 SAST
So, how do you guys objectively rate the Southern Kings locks… hehehe
December 26th, 2012 at 19:27 SAST
185 @ superBul:
Nee flok… jy kannie NOU gaan pis en rus nie!
December 26th, 2012 at 19:27 SAST
183 @ superBul:
I know and we can blame the player but not trash the player in doing so.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:29 SAST
Wonder what happened to Turky… he probably received an Italian Lolita as a present for Christmas….
December 26th, 2012 at 19:29 SAST
Okay everyone. Going to watch a dvd now.
Enjoy the rest of your evening.
Catch up tomorrow.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:30 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
waaroor gaat ons nou praat?
I saw the Bulls locks, they look secure, you agree.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:30 SAST
190 @ grootblousmile:
He mostly blogs when the games are on. Otherwise hardly see him, but always here with the live games.
Okay that is me out of here for now.
Catch up tomorrow.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:31 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
190
a blow up doll?
December 26th, 2012 at 19:32 SAST
192 @ superBul:
Ten minste is ons site nog aan die gang en lewendig die tyd van die jaar.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:33 SAST
194 @ superBul:
Don’t know if he likes the blow-up stuff… hehehe
December 26th, 2012 at 19:34 SAST
Good night Puma, i must say one thing moreto you.
Last year the Sharks started late, but according to news today they are very active at the moment, some early victims reported.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:40 SAST
OK, I see evrybody bailing now… so greetings Earthlings… see you on the otherside of one night’s darkness.
December 26th, 2012 at 19:41 SAST
@ superBul: Where did you read that Super?? eish you saying we already have more injuries?? Luckily February is still far away lol
December 26th, 2012 at 19:42 SAST
OK then this is official i am also out