New Zealand and South Africa battled each other in 1 of the 2 Semi-Final games of the Cricket World Cup, at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand.
The match started at 03:00 SA Time (14:00 NZ Time).
As expected, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and India made the Semi-Finals.
The Other Semi-Final, between Australia vs India take place on Thursday 26 March at 05:30 SA Time (14:30 Sydney Time) at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.
The South African Innnings was interrupted by rain and the game was reduced to a 43 Over per side game.
South Africa reached a total of 281 / 5 in their allotted 43 Overs, with Faf du Plessis (82), AB de Villiers (65 not out) and David Miller (49 off just 18 balls) doing the damage.
New Zealand started like a house on fire, with Brendan McCullum racing to 59 off only 26 balls… till he eventually perished. Kane Williamson perished on 6 runs, off 11 balls. Martin Guptill eventually perished on 34, from 38 balls and then Taylor departed for 30 off 39 balls. At this stage, New Zealand was still just above the required run-rate.
2 More wickets followed but it was not enough for South Africa.
New Zealand won with 1 ball spare, a 6 off the last ball by Grant Elliott, an Ex-South African himself!
South Africa: 281 / 5 (43 / 43 Overs)
New Zealand: 299 / 6 (42.5 / 43 Overs, 298 required due to D/L)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (D/L method)
| South Africa innings (43 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM Amla | b Boult | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71.42 | |
| Q de Kock† | c Southee b Boult | 14 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 | |
| F du Plessis | c †Ronchi b Anderson | 82 | 155 | 107 | 7 | 1 | 76.63 | |
| RR Rossouw | c Guptill b Anderson | 39 | 77 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 73.58 | |
| AB de Villiers* | not out | 65 | 84 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 144.44 | |
| DA Miller | c †Ronchi b Anderson | 49 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 272.22 | |
| JP Duminy | not out | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Extras | (b 1, w 13) | 14 | ||||||
| Total | (5 wickets; 43 overs; 196 mins) | 281 | (6.53 runs per over) | |||||
Did not bat: VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Amla, 3.4 ov), 2-31 (de Kock, 7.5 ov), 3-114 (Rossouw, 26.1 ov), 4-217 (du Plessis, 38.2 ov), 5-272 (Miller, 42.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG Southee | 9 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 6.11 | 31 | 10 | 0 | (1w) | |
| TA Boult | 9 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 5.88 | 29 | 7 | 0 | ||
| MJ Henry | 8 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 5.00 | 27 | 3 | 1 | (1w) | |
| DL Vettori | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | (2w) | |
| KS Williamson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GD Elliott | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CJ Anderson | 6 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 12.00 | 12 | 6 | 4 | (5w) |
| New Zealand innings (target: 298 runs from 43 overs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Guptill | run out (Amla/†de Kock) | 34 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 89.47 | |
| BB McCullum* | c Steyn b Morkel | 59 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 226.92 | |
| KS Williamson | b Morkel | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 | |
| LRPL Taylor | c †de Kock b Duminy | 30 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| GD Elliott | not out | 84 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 115.06 | |
| CJ Anderson | c du Plessis b Morkel | 58 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 101.75 | |
| L Ronchi† | c Rossouw b Steyn | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.28 | |
| DL Vettori | not out | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 | |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 2, w 5) | 13 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 42.5 overs) | 299 | (6.98 runs per over) | ||||
Did not bat: MJ Henry, TG Southee, TA Boult
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (McCullum, 6.1 ov), 2-81 (Williamson, 8.5 ov), 3-128 (Guptill, 17.1 ov), 4-149 (Taylor, 21.4 ov), 5-252 (Anderson, 37.6 ov), 6-269 (Ronchi, 40.1 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 8.5 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 8.60 | 25 | 7 | 4 | (1w) | |
| VD Philander | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 6.50 | 28 | 7 | 2 | ||
| M Morkel | 9 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 6.55 | 30 | 9 | 1 | (1w) | |
| Imran Tahir | 9 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 4.44 | 28 | 4 | 0 | (1w) | |
| JP Duminy | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 8.60 | 9 | 3 | 2 | (2w) | |
| AB de Villiers | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Match details
Series – New Zealand advanced
TV umpire – NJ Llong (England)
Match referee – DC Boon (Australia)
Reserve umpire – BNJ Oxenford (Australia)
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 39 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: South Africa – 61/2 in 16.0 overs (F du Plessis 22, RR Rossouw 14)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (F du Plessis 24, RR Rossouw 20, Ex 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 8
- F du Plessis: 50 off 85 balls (4 x 4)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: South Africa – 162/3 in 33.0 overs (F du Plessis 63, AB de Villiers 26)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (F du Plessis 25, AB de Villiers 27, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 35.1 – 38.0 (Batting side – 32 runs, 0 wicket)
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 32 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 36.1 overs (217 balls), Extras 11
- Rain: South Africa – 216/3 in 38.0 overs (F du Plessis 82, AB de Villiers 60)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 71 balls (F du Plessis 40, AB de Villiers 60, Ex 2)
- Over 38.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire – IJ Gould, Batsman – F du Plessis (Upheld)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 40.4 overs (244 balls), Extras 12
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (AB de Villiers 4, DA Miller 49, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: South Africa – 281/5 in 43.0 overs (AB de Villiers 65, JP Duminy 8)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 9.0 (Mandatory – 81 runs, 2 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (MJ Guptill 6, BB McCullum 41, Ex 5)
- BB McCullum: 50 off 22 balls (6 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Over 5.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire – RJ Tucker, Batsman – MJ Guptill (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: New Zealand – 104/2 in 12.0 overs (MJ Guptill 21, LRPL Taylor 12)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: New Zealand – 174/4 in 26.0 overs (GD Elliott 20, CJ Anderson 18)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (GD Elliott 18, CJ Anderson 30, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 8
- Powerplay 2: Overs 32.1 – 36.0 (Batting side – 35 runs, 0 wicket)
- CJ Anderson: 50 off 47 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- GD Elliott: 50 off 53 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 36.6 overs (222 balls), Extras 11
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 92 balls (GD Elliott 39, CJ Anderson 58, Ex 5)
@ MacroBull:
Dont be a sore loser, anyone who has followed cricket for the last 20 years of world cups surely should have expected this.
Why the shock, horror and surprise?
@ Te Rangatira:
They will Rangi, they will.
They’ll give them the game of Our Lives.
😉
New Zealand has had a great World Cup… I think their supporters should be proud as punch.
Now this is NOT a Gloaters comment. So don’t get upset anyone.
But has any Nation ever held the RWC and the CWC at the same time?
(I’m getting ahead of myself I know).
😉
No moans and groans from me… none!
nortie wrote:
Dude, are you for real?
What kind???
@ nortie:
No I am not a sore loser, NZ thoroughly deserve to win.
At least I am not hiding my emotions behind a superbru prediction…every time
This is probably also the end of Dale Steyn as a ODI cricketer.
Is AB the best Captain we have ever had? I think so. A brilliant cricketer, of that there is no doubt. As a Captain on the field, maybe not the greatest, but holds his own, and reads the game very well. But as a person???? That interview after such an emotional loss – what a great man. Humility to the very end, thanked the right people, the crowds and the opposition. What a man. AB, you and the boys did me proud, well done
74 @ cane:
Don’t know quite frankly… but if ever New Zealand deserves it, it will be winning THIS tournament!
cane wrote:
hehe good luck cane, will be rooting for you,
Well unless my superbru says otherwise.
cane wrote:
I’ll root for you & NZ in the CWC (but that is the limit of my charity & good cheer) 😀
Great words from AB after the game.
279 @ Just For Kicks:
I agree!
Well, well, well… only 2 games to go in the Cricket World Cup… 3 teams still in it.
@ cane:
Yeah bro… if we hear the Hadlee is a wan_ka chant from the Aussie crowd..we know we’ll take it…
Great game (tense till the end), I’m disappointed but proud of the lads!
Congrats Caner,The Ranga, Poppa and you boys, it was a test of note, worthy of our two great sporting nations, no complaints from my side. Proud of our boys, I am….
Grant, well done cuzzie, I know Aunty Betty’s smiling down on you & even Grampa Gerald is!!!
And Ben-die-Baba, go dry your legs!
Go India….more hulle!!
@ Pietman:
indeed, very proud of them, they gave their all, only they gave too much
Pietman wrote:
Moer hulle….bedoel ek.
290 @ Pietman:
Yeah, Go India, moer the Aussies sommer stukkend!
Kallis is the in studio guest on Sky in the UK, I used to think of him as not perhaps being the brightest candle in the vestibule, but I eat my words. He is very good, I hope we see him commentating soon. Very level headed, knowledgable and interesting to listen to. Better than Smith was during commentary, I think. Looking forward to seeing more of him.
One things for sure, I will be right behind NZ in the final, great brand of cricket they play, and a very good band of players. Who ever they play, NZ will guarantee an exciting game. They full deserve to be finalists.
Hindsight is perfect sight I know… but I still feel it’s a pity Abbott did not play in Vern’s place…
Anyway, that does not matter now, not at all.
grootblousmile wrote:
Nie net die Ozzies nie, Kiwis ook
295 @ Just For Kicks:
Maybe it’s also perfectly fitting that one of the Host Nations gets into the final, if not both.
What a summary of the game
Oh what a night. We will never forget it. Boult’s swing at the top of the innings, du Plessis’ absorption of all New Zealand could throw at him, Williamson dropping de Villiers, de Villiers and Miller exploding in the end, the rain, the readjusted target, McCullum making mockery of some of the best and most fearsome fast bowlers of the world, Morkel bringing South Africa back bowling with heart and menace, New Zealand losing wickets to nerves, Anderson and Elliott bringing them back, de Viliiers missing a run-out, spidercam nearly costing South Africa a wicket, de Kock missing a run-out, Vettori squeezing out a yorker for four, Elliott ending it with a six, the tears of Morkel, the roar of Elliott, what would this World Cup be without this match?
297 @ Pietman:
As India die Aussies dismantle, dan is dit nie eers nodig vir NZ om die Aussies ook te bliksem nie!
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