South Africa and New Zealand battled each other in the World T20 Cricket competition at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong (neutral venue) on Monday 24 March.
This was a Group 1 game.
New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
The score cards were updated at regular intervals here on Rugby-Talk.
South Africa won by 2 runs, after an excellent last bowling over by Dale Steyn!
South Africa: 170 / 6 (20 Overs)
New Zealand: 168 / 8 (20 Overs)
Match over
| South Africa innings (20 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Q de Kock† | c †Ronchi b Mills | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
HM Amla | c & b Anderson | 41 | 56 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 102.50 |
|
F du Plessis* | c NL McCullum b Southee | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.50 |
|
AB de Villiers | b NL McCullum | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| JP Duminy | not out | 86 | 57 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 200.00 | |
|
DA Miller | c & b Anderson | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
JA Morkel | b Southee | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 162.50 |
| DW Steyn | not out | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extras | (w 1) | 1 | ||||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 170 | (8.50 runs per over) | |||||
Did not batM Morkel, Imran Tahir, LL Tsotsobe
Fall of wickets 1-16 (de Kock, 2.6 ov), 2-32 (du Plessis, 4.6 ov), 3-42 (de Villiers, 6.4 ov), 4-97 (Amla, 13.6 ov), 5-131 (Miller, 17.2 ov), 6-159 (JA Morkel, 19.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KD Mills | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | |
| MJ McClenaghan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | (1w) | |
|
TG Southee | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 11.50 | |
|
NL McCullum | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | |
|
CJ Anderson | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 | |
| KS Williamson | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
| New Zealand innings (target: 171 runs from 20 overs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MJ Guptill | c †de Kock b JA Morkel | 22 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 88.00 |
|
KS Williamson | c de Villiers b Steyn | 51 | 63 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 145.71 |
|
BB McCullum* | st †de Kock b Imran Tahir | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
LRPL Taylor | run out (Steyn) | 62 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 167.56 | |
|
C Munro | c Amla b Imran Tahir | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
|
CJ Anderson | c Miller b Steyn | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
|
L Ronchi† | c †de Kock b Steyn | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 |
|
NL McCullum | c du Plessis b Steyn | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| TG Southee | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Extras | (lb 2, w 4) | 6 | ||||||
| Total | (8 wickets; 20 overs) | 168 | (8.40 runs per over) | |||||
To batKD Mills, MJ McClenaghan
Fall of wickets 1-57 (Guptill, 7.1 ov), 2-66 (BB McCullum, 8.4 ov), 3-117 (Williamson, 13.3 ov), 4-140 (Munro, 16.3 ov), 5-148 (Anderson, 17.3 ov), 6-164 (Ronchi, 19.1 ov), 7-168 (NL McCullum, 19.5 ov), 8-168 (Taylor, 19.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Duminy | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| LL Tsotsobe | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | (1w) | |
|
DW Steyn | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | |
| M Morkel | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 16.66 | (1w) | |
|
JA Morkel | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 | |
|
Imran Tahir | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | (2w) |
Match details
TV umpire – PR Reiffel (Australia)
Match referee – J Srinath (India)
Reserve umpire – RJ Tucker (Australia)
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 39 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 0
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (HM Amla 21, JP Duminy 32, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 1
- JP Duminy: 50 off 31 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 1
- Innings Break: South Africa – 170/6 in 20.0 overs (JP Duminy 86, DW Steyn 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 47 runs, 0 wicket)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (MJ Guptill 19, KS Williamson 30, Ex 1)
- KS Williamson: 50 off 31 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (KS Williamson 14, LRPL Taylor 35, Ex 1)
- LRPL Taylor: 50 off 26 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 5
Corey A, 2 sesse en dit is verby.
We need one of these okes, then it is game on.
Good over Immie…
29 needed off 18 balls.
Great over by Tahir, only conceeding 2 runs and taking a wicket
Nou kort ons ‘n beurt wat net 4 lopies afstaan, kan Steyn dit doen ?
Need Dale Steyn to fire properly here!
I believe in miracles where you from…
Fark, Lopsy is slow….
Argh, edged and a 4
I’m out of here.
My last words are these.
Win or lose.
“You have a great Cricket Team, they win some, they lose a few, …………………………..they are yours…………..embrace them.
Ai ai ai…
Sou AB hom gevat het ?
dropped catch de Kock…
This could be tight, yet. C’MON SA
Wicketttt
Dale Steyn strikes!
NZ 148 / 5… 15 balls left
wicket caught miller
Baie goed Steyn, nou soek ons nog 3 golden balls.
Taylor is die groot gevaar.
Dot ball… good one
Who is bowling the next over?
Another Dot Ball… excellent!
Nog 2 goue balle, maar wie gaan die 19de boulbeurt boul, JP Duminy ?
21 Needed off 12 balls
Well bowled Steyn
Alright… the over to decide the game. Good luck whoever has to bowl it!
Who bowls now???
Close match, can go either way… next over is critical!!!
MORKEL ????????????
I’d better stick around.
I may have to congratulate you Mothers.
Morkel to bowl… eish
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