ICC World Cup - South Africa v New Zealand

14 April 2007

RESULT: New Zealand won by 5 wickets

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

New Zealand

5/196

(48.2 overs)

South Africa

7/193

Current Run Rate	4.06
Required Run Rate	0.00
Runs Required	0
Balls Remaining	10

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	McCullum, B	4		2	1	400.00
	McMillan, C	38		84	55	69.09
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	Nel, A	9.2	0	33	2	3.54
	Hall, A	8	0	32	0	4.00

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: National Cricket Stadium
Weather: Overcast	Pitch: Slow	Outfield: Normal
Umpires: Benson, M (ENG), Harper, D (AUS), Doctrove, B (WI), Broad, C (ENG)
Toss Won By: New Zealand		Decision: Bowl

SCORECARD

RSA Innings NZ Innings

South Africa		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Smith, G	c. Oram, J b. Bond, S	1	16	12	0	0	8.33
de Villiers, AB	lbw b. Franklin, J	0	22	6	0	0	0.00
Kallis, J	c. Bond, S b. Vettori, D	22	78	54	1	1	40.74
Gibbs, H	b. McMillan, C	60	139	100	2	1	60.00
Prince, A	c. Patel, J b. McMillan, C	37	83	57	2	0	64.91
Boucher, M	c. Fulton, P b. McMillan, C	16	23	21	1	0	76.19
Pollock, S	not out	21	37	26	0	1	80.77
Hall, A	c. Oram, J b. Bond, S	17	22	17	1	0	100.00
Peterson, R	not out	8	7	8	1	0	100.00
Nel, A
Ntini, M
Extras	(lb 3,w 7,nb 1)	11
Total	(7 wickets; 50 overs)	193

F.O.W.

1/3 (Smith, G), 2/3 (de Villiers, AB), 3/52 (Kallis, J), 4/128 (Gibbs, H), 5/143 (Prince, A), 6/149 (Boucher, M), 7/181 (Hall, A)

New Zealand - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Franklin, J	7	2	16	1	2.29	(1w)
Bond, S	10	1	26	2	2.60	(1nb,1w)
Oram, J	5	2	23	0	4.60
Patel, J	10	1	36	0	3.60
Vettori, D	10	0	50	1	5.00	(1w)
Styris, S	3	0	16	0	5.33	(2w)
McMillan, C	5	0	23	3	4.60

48.2	Nel to McCullum, 4 runs! Nel delivers the ball wide outside off and fuller than a good length. McCullum plays it through the covers to the boundary for a four. McCullum scores his first run. The score goes to 5/196.
48.1	Nel to Oram, OUT! Nel delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Oram is bowled by Nel for 10 off 18. Nel has figures of 2/29. New Zealand are 5/192 after the loss of another wicket.
47.6	Hall to McMillan, no run. Hall delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. McMillan strikes the delivery towards mid-wicket inside the circle. Fielded by Pollock. Hall completes the over. He has figures of 0/32 from his 8 overs.
47.5	Hall to McMillan, no run. Hall pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. McMillan strikes the ball behind square on the offside inside the circle. Gibbs fields the ball.
47.4	Hall to McMillan, no run. Hall pitches the ball wide outside off and on a good length. McMillan hits the ball in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Smith gathers the ball.
47.3	Hall to McMillan, no run. Hall pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Ball goes through to the keeper. The keeper fields the ball.
47.2	Hall to Oram, 1 run. Hall delivers the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Oram strikes the delivery through mid-off most of the way to the boundary for a single. Fielded by Kallis. New Zealand moves along to 4/192.
47.1	Hall to Oram, 4 runs! Hall pitches the delivery towards leg stump, on a good length. Oram plays it through mid-on to the boundary for 4 runs. The score is 4 for 191.
46.6	Nel to McMillan, no run. Nel pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. McMillan strikes the delivery in front of square on the offside close to the pitch. Fielded by Nel. That is the end of the over. Nel has figures of 1/29 from his 9 overs.
46.5	Nel to Oram, 1 run. Nel delivers the ball wide outside off and on a good length. Oram strikes it square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for one run. Ball is fielded by Hall. The scoreboard tells us it's 4/187.
46.4	Nel to Oram, no run. Nel pitches the ball towards leg stump and short of a good length. Oram lets it go through to Boucher. The keeper fields the ball.
46.3	Nel to Oram, no run. Nel pitches the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Oram plays the ball towards mid-wicket halfway to the boundary.
46.2	Nel to Oram, no run. Nel pitches the ball outside off and short of a good length. Oram plays the ball behind square on the offside inside the circle.
46.1	Nel to Oram, 2 runs. Nel delivers the ball towards leg stump and fuller than a good length. Oram hits the ball square on the legside close to the boundary for 2 runs. Gathered by Peterson. New Zealand advances to 4/186.
45.6	Peterson to Oram, 1 leg bye. Peterson pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Ball is fielded by Kallis. That finishes the over. Peterson has figures of 1/39 from his 7 overs.
45.5	Peterson to Oram, no run. Peterson pitches the delivery outside off stump, fuller than a good length. Oram strikes the delivery in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Ball is gathered by de Villiers.
45.4	Peterson to Oram, no run. Peterson delivers the ball wide outside off and fuller than a good length. Oram strikes it towards the covers inside the circle. Ball is fielded by de Villiers.
45.3	Peterson to Oram, no run. Peterson pitches the delivery wide outside off stump, on a good length. Oram plays the ball in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Fielded by de Villiers.
45.2	Peterson to McMillan, 1 run. Peterson pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. McMillan hits it well behind square on the legside halfway to the boundary for one run. Nel gathers the ball in the field. The score goes to 4/183.
45.1	Peterson to McMillan, no run. Peterson pitches the delivery outside off stump, fuller than a good length. McMillan plays the delivery behind square on the offside inside the circle. Kallis fields it.
44.6	Ntini to Oram, no run. Ntini delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Oram hits the delivery towards the covers halfway to the boundary. Fielded by Pollock. That is the end of the over. Ntini has figures of 1/42 from his 10 overs.
44.5	Ntini to Oram, 2 runs. Ntini bowls it fuller than a good length, towards leg stump. Oram hits it square on the legside close to the boundary for two runs. Oram scores his first run. Hall fields it. The score is 4 for 182.
44.4	Ntini to Oram, no run. Ntini delivers the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Oram hits the ball down the ground close to the wicket. Fielded by Ntini.
44.3	Ntini to Oram, no run. Ntini pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Oram strikes it in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Collected by Nel.
44.2	Ntini to Oram, no run. Ntini delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Oram strikes the delivery in front of square on the legside inside the circle.
44.1	Ntini to Oram, no run. Ntini bowls it short of a good length, outside off stump. Oram plays the delivery behind square on the offside inside the circle.
43.6	Peterson to McMillan, 2 runs. Peterson delivers the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. McMillan plays the delivery in front of square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for a two. Pollock fields the ball. Peterson completes the over. He has figures of 1/38 from his 6 overs. The score moves along to 4/180.
43.5	Peterson to McMillan, 2 runs. Peterson delivers the ball on a good line and short of a good length. McMillan hits the delivery square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for a two. Ntini fields the ball. The score moves along to 4/178.
43.4	Peterson to Styris, OUT! Peterson pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Styris plays the delivery through mid-off halfway to the boundary in the air. Styris is caught by Gibbs bowled Peterson for 56 runs off 84. Peterson has figures of 1/34. South Africa take another wicket, New Zealand are 4/176.
43.3	Peterson to Styris, no run. Peterson delivers the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Styris strikes it in front of square on the offside inside the circle.
43.2	Peterson to Styris, no run. Peterson delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Styris strikes the ball towards mid-off close to the pitch.
43.1	Peterson to McMillan, 1 run. Peterson delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. McMillan plays it through mid-off most of the way to the boundary for one run. New Zealand goes to 3/176.
42.6	Ntini to McMillan, 1 run. Ntini pitches the delivery towards leg stump, full toss length. McMillan plays the ball square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one. Ntini has completed his over. The bowler has figures of 1 for 40 from his 9 overs. The score is 3 for 175.
42.5	Ntini to McMillan, no run. Ntini pitches the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. McMillan strikes the delivery in front of square on the offside inside the circle.
42.4	Ntini to Styris, 1 run. Ntini bowls it fuller than a good length, in the corridor. Styris plays the ball down the ground most of the way to the boundary for one. Collected by Pollock in the field. The score progresses to 3 for 174.
42.4	Ntini to Styris, 1 wide. Ntini pitches the ball towards leg stump and short of a good length. Ball travels through to Boucher. The keeper fields the ball.

New Zealand		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Fulton, P	Fleming, S	1st	25	31	44	56.82	1/25
Taylor, R	Fleming, S	2nd	17	22	30	56.67	2/42
Fleming, S	Styris, S	3rd	78	81	108	72.22	3/120
Styris, S	McMillan, C	4th	56	60	81	69.14	4/176
Oram, J	McMillan, C	5th	16	22	27	59.26	5/192
McCullum, B	McMillan, C	6th	4	2	1	400.0

New Zealand		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Fulton, P	c. Hall b. Ntini	16	31	32	3	0	50.00
Fleming, S	c. Boucher b. Pollock	50	134	84	6	0	59.52
Taylor, R	lbw b. Nel	10	22	17	1	0	58.82
Styris, S	c. Gibbs b. Peterson	56	141	84	4	0	66.67
McMillan, C	Not Out	38	84	55	2	1	69.09
Oram, J	b. Nel	10	22	18	1	0	55.56
McCullum, B	Not Out	4	2	1	1	0	400.00
Vettori, D
Franklin, J
Bond, S
Patel, J
Extras	(lb 3,w 8,nb 1)	12
Total	(5 wickets; 48 overs)	196

South Africa - Bowling	O	R	W	E/R
Pollock, S	10	30	1	3.00	(2w)
Ntini, M	10	42	1	4.20	(1w)
Nel, A	9.2	33	2	3.54	(1nb,1w)
Hall, A	8	32	0	4.00	(2w)
Kallis, J	4	17	0	4.25
Peterson, R	7	39	1	5.57	(2w)

South Africa		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Smith, G	de Villiers, AB	1st	3	16	12	25.00	1/3
de Villiers, AB	Kallis, J	2nd	0	6	7	0.00	2/3
Kallis, J	Gibbs, H	3rd	49	72	101	48.51	3/52
Gibbs, H	Prince, A	4th	76	67	103	73.79	4/128
Prince, A	Boucher, M	5th	15	16	23	65.22	5/143
Boucher, M	Pollock, S	6th	6	7	9	66.67	6/149
Hall, A	Pollock, S	7th	32	22	34	94.12	7/181