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

Published 24 March 2015 | By grootblousmile

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)

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