Cricket BallNew 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)

ICC Cricket World Cup – 1st Semi-Final
ODI No 3644: 2014 / 2015 season
Played at Eden Park, Auckland
24 March 2015 – day / night match (50-over match)
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


Toss – South Africa, who chose to bat
Series – New Zealand advanced
Player of the match – tba
Umpires – IJ Gould (England) and RJ Tucker (Australia)
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)

375 Responses to Cricket World Cup: Semi-final – New Zealand vs South Africa – Live Game Article

  • 31

    Miller jou riller!

  • 32

    Dankie Faf! 😆

  • 33

    Ben-die-Bul wrote:

    Dankie Faf!

    Dankie mccullum:D

  • 34

    281/5 it says on the internet link, looks like missed a super knock by Miller

  • 35

    Man Faf, Russouw, AB and Miller really came to the party here. Too bad Faf couldnt ton up, his innings was crucial.

  • 36

    NZ need 298 in 43 overs to win.

  • 37

    Baue goed, kolwers alles gedoen om game te wen. Nou boulers se beurt. Kort grense, so kan die telling jaag. Sal moet sien of dit regte besluit was of Vern bo Abbot te kies.

  • 38

    36 @ MacroBull:
    Hi MacroBull not long up here looks like NZ captain applied his normal tactic of getting as many overs in the beginning from his best bowlers which has worked up until now in that he has either bowled teams out cheaply or kept them to a low total, just had a look and seen we were 162/3 after 33 overs – so that was 119 runs we scored in the last 10! Hopefully the tactic has misfired today.

  • 39

    If SA wins this then Miller could well be MotM

  • 40

    37 @ Ben-die-Bul:
    Hi Ben was surprised when I woke and saw the team, Abbott has done so well, is he injured? Am a big Philander fan but if he has not played much this Cup can he be in his very best form, certainly hope so. Wonder if Philander was included as a batting insurance option as well.

  • 41

    Right going to try catch the radio commentary on Radio 2000 on way in to work, enjoy the cricket you lucky folk who are watching GO PROTEAS!

  • 42

    @ Bullscot:
    Hey Bullscot,

    It kind of worked out for him because he lost about 2 or 3 overs from the “weaker” bowlers.

    The strategy would always have been to go hard at south africa and hope we crumble. especially with the ball swinging early on he wanted to get as much out of it as possible by bowling Boult.

  • 43

    MacroBull wrote:

    If SA wins this then Miller could well be MotM

    Could very well be, but Faf’s innings tho’ different & less spectacular, was just as important & needed …

    Go Proteas!

  • 44

    NZ een meer as run rate, 8/0 na eerste beurt.

  • 45

    2 balle van Vern, 10 lopies, dit lyk nie goed nie. As NZ na 5 overs 50 het is die game gelyk.

    Wonder wie se besluit was dit om Abbott te drop.

  • 46

    A crock of shit from Vern

    Short, on leg stump on a small field

  • 47

    Oh Vern

  • 48

    Gosh sad realization that Abott is dropped, what the hell?

  • 49

    They’re all getting tapped Macullum riding the wave

  • 50

    This guy needs to go now or the game is gone inside 15 overs.

  • 51

    Carnage

  • 52

    Geez Steyn not only getting hit out the attack, but also out of his ODI career

  • 53

    Jou top boulers stukkend geslaan, game over, NZ se game om te verloor.

  • 54

    NZ Required RR under 6 rpo now

  • 55

    Carnage

  • 56

    Steyn lost the plot

  • 57

    Tahir is AB’s trump card

  • 58

    YES! we have a fighting chance again.

  • 59

    Bloody hell that was brutal, credit to Tahir for bowling a Maiden after the carnage.

  • 60

    Phase one ……………………….The Mac Attack. tick.

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