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New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd ODI Match Summary

NZ vs SA, 2017 - ODI Summary

New Zealand vs South Africa Scorecard
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Match Ended   
2nd ODI, Hagley Oval, Christchurch , Feb 22, 2017
New Zealand New Zealand
289/4 (50.0/50)
South Africa South Africa
283/9 (50.0/50)
New Zealand beat South Africa by 6 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Ross Taylor
NZ 289/4
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/764-ross-taylor-playerprofile>Ross Taylor</a>
Ross Taylor
102 (110)
  • 8x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 92.72SR
<a href=/cricket/players/1441-james-neesham-playerprofile>James Neesham</a>
James Neesham
71 (57)
  • 6x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 124.56SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Dwaine Pretorius
ECON 4
10
OVERS
40/2
R/W
Bowler
Wayne Parnell
ECON 6.12
8
OVERS
49/1
R/W
SA 283/9
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1577-quinton-de-kock-playerprofile>Quinton de Kock</a>
Quinton de Kock
57 (65)
  • 6x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 87.69SR
<a href=/cricket/players/1603-dwaine-pretorius-playerprofile>Dwaine Pretorius</a>
Dwaine Pretorius
50 (27)
  • 4x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 185.18SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Trent Boult
ECON 6.3
10
OVERS
63/3
R/W
Bowler
Mitchell Santner
ECON 4.6
10
OVERS
46/2
R/W
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So that ends our formalities for this match. Hope you enjoyed this high voltage contest with the Kiwi side leveling the 5-match series 1-1 to only make it more exciting. Do join us for the 3rd ODI in Wellington on 25th February at 1400 local (0100 GMT). Till then, goodbye and cheers!
Ross Taylor is adjudged Man of the Match for setting up the game for New Zealand with a terrific century. He mixed caution with aggression to perfection and led the Kiwi side to a good score on a slowish track.
South Africa will be disappointed with their performance. Their top order once again failed to play an anchoring knock and there were no lower order heroics to save them today. AB de Villiers talked about identifying the chinks in the armour going into the Champions Trophy and the Kiwis have just exposed a few. Should be interesting to see how the visitors come back in the next game.
Overall a very good day for the hosts. They first put up a par score on the board thanks to Ross Taylor's century with vital contributions from Kane Williamson and Jimmy Neesham. With the ball, Trent Boult was the best bowler for them with 3/63. Santner too was vital with his 2/46. They have now leveled the series 1-1 with three games to go.
Defending a score of 289, the hosts struck early taking out Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis but the pair of Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy kept them in the game with a 57-run stand. Once Duminy departed it was only AB de Villiers who was fighting for the visitors as the required run-rate kept on climbing and wickets started to fall at the other end. The pair of Dwaine and Andile though brought them back with a stand of 61 runs in just 44 balls as NZ started to feel the heat, Boult and Southee though held their nerve to see their team through.
Phew! Two games in this series and we have witnessed two thrillers already. What a great leveler the game of cricket is. In the previous encounter, Andile Phehlukwayo was the one who did the hitting despite having AB de Villiers around but this time he could not take his team to victory, needing 15 runs in the last over. It was Dwaine Pretorius though who brought them back in the game, scoring a 27-ball fifty but alas it went in vain.
49.6
4
Tim Southee To Andile Phehlukwayo
What a game, Andile hits a FOUR but New Zealand take the game! Hurls it fuller on the stumps, Andile makes room and hammers it over the head of Tahir. The ball races down the ground for a boundary. Won't be enough for them, NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 6 RUNS!
49.5
4
Tim Southee To Andile Phehlukwayo
FOUR! A bit too late? Angles it full around off, Andile thinks about the reverse now and gets it down to third man for a boundary. 11 needed in 1 ball.
49.4
0
Tim Southee To Andile Phehlukwayo
Too full outside off, Andile can only dig it out towards extra cover where Kane Williamson fields the ball. Surely, the game is sealed for the hosts here.
49.3
0
Tim Southee To Andile Phehlukwayo
Full and wide outside off, Andile gets it down to third man off the outer half of the bat. No run taken again. 15 needed in 3 balls.
49.2
0
Tim Southee To Andile Phehlukwayo
Full again outside off, Phehlukwayo hits it hard towards extra cover and again fails to beat the fielder.
49.1
0
Tim Southee To Andile Phehlukwayo
Fuller outside off, Andile spanks it hard towards extra cover but fails to find the gap. He denies the single too.
Imran Tahir is the last man in. South Africa need 15 runs in 6 balls, with Andile on strike. We are in for another thriller here.
Over 49 : 275/9
5 Runs
D. Pretorius
50 (27)
A. Phehlukwayo
21 (28)
T. Boult
10-0-63-3
48.6
W
Trent Boult To Dwaine Pretorius OUT!
OUT! Boult strikes when needed the most! That ends a tremendous knock of Pretorius under pressure. Trent steams in and bowls a full toss on leg stump. Pretorius backs away and comes down the track to hit it over covers but misses it completely as the ball thuds into the stumps. South Africa have lost a very untimely wicket. They need 15 runs to win off the last over with a sole wicket in hand.
48.5
1
Trent Boult To Andile Phehlukwayo
Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.
48.4
2
Trent Boult To Andile Phehlukwayo
Full delivery attacking the stumps, Phehlukwayo has a swing across the line but drags it from the inner half through backward square leg. Sharp running between the wickets allows the batsmen to come back for a couple.
Maiden ODI fifty for Dwaine Pretorius!
48.3
1
Trent Boult To Dwaine Pretorius
Intelligent bowling by Boult. Pretorius makes room but Boult bowls a yorker length ball on leg stump. Pretorius squeezes it behind point for a single. It has been a terrific half century under pressure by Pretorius. What composure and clean hitting!
48.2
1
Trent Boult To Andile Phehlukwayo
Fullish ball attacking the stumps, Phehlukwayo backs away and hits it to long on. Single taken!
48.1
0
Trent Boult To Andile Phehlukwayo
That's a terrific start to the over from Boult. Gets it right in the blockhole as Andile makes room to open up spaces in the field. Has to contend with keeping that one out.
Trent Boult returns for his final over. Can he put in a fine over here? NZ need it badly.
Over 48 : 270/8
13 Runs
A. Phehlukwayo
17 (24)
D. Pretorius
49 (25)
T. Southee
9-0-52-1
47.6
1
Tim Southee To Andile Phehlukwayo
Too full on the stumps, Andile gets it down to long on for a single. 13 runs off it. South Africa need 20 more runs in 12 balls.
47.5
0
Tim Southee To Andile Phehlukwayo
Fuller outside off, Andile plays all over it and is beaten comprehensively.
47.4
1
Tim Southee To Dwaine Pretorius
Angled on the pads, tucked through square leg for a single.
47.4
wd
Tim Southee To Dwaine Pretorius
WIDE! This is very wide outside off, left alone by DP. A wide is signaled.
47.3
2
Tim Southee To Dwaine Pretorius
Full outside off, Dwaine carves it through covers for a single. The throw is a touch wide and that allows the batsman to come back for the second.
47.2
4
Tim Southee To Dwaine Pretorius
FOUR! Slammed! This one is on the stumps, Dwaine does not miss out and clobbers it down the ground for a boundary. The fielder at long on, tries to cut it of but fails to do so.
47.1
4
Tim Southee To Dwaine Pretorius
FOUR! Top shot! Full outside off, Dwaine gets it down to third man fence with an angled bat.
Kane Williamson spots the danger and calls back Tim Southee.
Over 47 : 257/8
4 Runs
A. Phehlukwayo
16 (22)
D. Pretorius
38 (21)
I. Sodhi
10-0-63-1
46.6
0
Ish Sodhi To Andile Phehlukwayo
Shortish outside off, Andile rocks back and hits it hard to the man at short cover. Only 4 from it, great over by Ish Sodhi. South Africa need 33 from 18 balls with two wickets in hand.
Full Commentary
Match Info
  • Venue Hagley Oval, Christchurch
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to field
  • Result New Zealand beat South Africa by 6 runs
  • Player of the Match Ross Taylor
  • Umpire Chris Brown (NZ), Paul Reiffel (AUS) and Joel Wilson (WI)
  • Referee Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: New Zealand 289/4 in 50.0 overs
  • R Taylor 17th ODI hundred: 102 runs in 57 balls (8x4) (0x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 100 of 91 balls between J Neesham (58) and R Taylor (39)
  • J Neesham dropped on 54 by du Plessis in 47.4 overs
  • New Zealand 250/4 in 46.2 overs
  • J Neesham 3rd ODI fifty: 50 runs in 45 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 51 of 60 balls between J Neesham (34) and R Taylor (16)
  • New Zealand 200/4 in 39.5 overs
  • Referral 1 (37.1 overs): SA against R Taylor (LBW) - Unsuccessful (NZ 1,SA 0)
  • Drinks: New Zealand 165/3 in 32.0 overs
  • R Taylor completes 6000 runs in ODI
  • R Taylor 33rd ODI Fifty: 51 runs in 60 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 100 of 101 balls between K Williamson (52) and R Taylor (44)
  • New Zealand 150/2 in 29.3 overs
  • K Williamson 29th ODI Fifty: 50 runs in 59 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 of 60 balls between K Williamson (24) and R Taylor (24)
  • New Zealand 100/2 in 21.4 overs
  • Drinks: New Zealand 67/1 in 16.0 overs
  • New Zealand 50/1 in 11.5 overs
  • Mandatory power play (1-10): New Zealand 39/1
  • D Pretorius maiden ODI fifty: 50 runs in 26 balls (4x4) (2x6)
  • South Africa 250/8 in 45.3 overs
  • Power play 2 (11-40): South Africa 204/6
  • South Africa 200/6 in 38.4 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 176/4 in 34.0 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 of 53 balls between de Villiers (31) and D Miller (15)
  • South Africa 150/4 in 29.5 overs
  • de Kock 11th ODI fifty: 53 runs in 59 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 of 59 balls between de Kock (18) and JP Duminy (30)
  • South Africa 101/2 in 20.4 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 79/2 in 17.0 overs
  • South Africa 50/1 in 10.4 overs
  • Power play 1 (1-10): South Africa 48/0
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