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
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
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
  • Powerplay: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 36 runs, 2 wickets)
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (H Davids 27, JL Ontong 25, Ex 2)
  • H Davids: 50 off 41 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 5
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 9
  • Innings Break: South Africa – 179/6 in 20.0 overs (RK Kleinveldt 0)
  • Powerplay: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 45 runs, 1 wicket)
  • New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 0
  • New Zealand: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 1

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