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New Zealand vs South Africa, 5th ODI Match Summary

NZ vs SA, 2017 - ODI Summary

New Zealand vs South Africa Scorecard

Match Ended

5th ODI, Eden Park, Auckland , Mar 04, 2017

New Zealand

149 (41.1/50)

South Africa

150/4 (32.2/50)

South Africa beat New Zealand by 6 wickets

Player of the Match

Kagiso Rabada

NZ 149/10

Top Batsmen

Colin de Grandhomme

32 (48)

1x4s
1x6s
66.66SR

James Neesham

24 (24)

4x4s
1x6s
100SR

Top Bowlers

Kagiso Rabada

ECON 3.48

7.1

OVERS

25/3

R/W

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ECON 1.4

OVERS

14/2

R/W

SA 150/4

Top Batsmen

Faf du Plessis

51 (90)

6x4s
0x6s
56.66SR

David Miller

45 (35)

6x4s
2x6s
128.57SR

Top Bowlers

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ECON 5.2

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Right then, that's it from us for this match. It wasn't quite a classic but South Africa would take that win all day long. Now the attention shifts to the Test series, where a notable absentee is AB de Villiers. The first Test is in Dunedin which starts from Wednesday, 8th March, 2017, at 1100 local time (2200 GMT, previous night). South Africa whitewashed Sri Lanka at home while the Kiwis defeated Bangladesh 2-0 here. It promises to be a good series. In the meanwhile, you can catch all the action from the second India-Australia Test. Until then, Adios! Take Care!

South African skipper, AB DE VILLIERS says winning a lot of tosses made it a lot easier (South Africa won 5 out of 5 tosses in the series). Says New Zealand played good cricket the whole series. Credits the batting team for a fantastic effort. Reckons the pitch was a bit slower and informs that finding gaps was difficult. Thinks his bowlers took wickets at regular intervals to put New Zealand under pressure. Says that Faf du Plessis and David Miller played fantastic knocks. Calls Faf a great player and informs that the talk at the centre (when he and Faf were batting) was to stay in the middle. Admits that he's going to miss the Test series but wishes luck for the boys and mentions that he'll enjoy the series from home.

New Zealand skipper, KANE WILLIAMSON admits that it was a disappointing effort with the bat, Praises the Proteas and feels they totally deserve the series win. Is proud of the way his team fielded tonight. Feels that the batting needed to put up some more runs on the board and 150 was definitely not enough. Aims to continue improvement by assessing their performance against the top sides. Is happy after a terrific home summer but still wishes for that one big performance which could have got them the trophy. Wants his side to move up the ODI rankings.

KAGISO RABADA has been named the MAN OF THE MATCH. He says that he just tried to get some rest a day before so that he could be fresh today. Admits that it was tough to play the short ball on this pitch and they utilized it to their advantage. Is looking forward to transform from ODI cricket to Test cricket in the upcoming series.

In spite of the constant pressure, Faf du Plessis held his own and was well supported by David Miller's 45 that came at a strike rate of 128.57 as the pair assured that they regain the numero uno status in ODIs. Coming to the Kiwi bowlers, it was a stupendous effort from them. Everyone contributed here and there. Had the runs been a little more, there could've been a twist. Stay tuned for the presentation.

It still seemed like that it was South Africa's game but the wickets of Jean-Paul Duminy and captain AB de Villiers, who was sent back to the hut because of a ripper from Jimmy Neesham, made the match more interesting than it should've been. Williamson followed McCullum's school of captaincy as he never let go of the aggressive field settings and maintained pressure on the Proteas.

Not quite a Grant Elliott kind of six, but a four from Faf du Plessis sealed the match and the series for the South Africans. A match that they ideally should've won easily, but some smart captaincy and outstanding bowling from the Kiwi bowlers made life difficult for the Proteas. It all started because of de Kock's brain fade as he fell prey to Jeetan Patel, who opened the bowling for the hosts. From there on, a flurry of dot balls from the Black Caps made Hashim Amla play a false shot and depart.

32.2

Trent Boult To Faf du Plessis

FOUR! Those are the winning runs! What a way to finish the game. Banged in short outside off, du Plessis is back in a flash and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. That brings up Faf's half century as well and SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 6 WICKETS, TAKING THE 5-MATCH SERIES 3-2!

32.1

Trent Boult To David Miller

TOP EDGE, DROPPED! That should have been taken. A short ball around off, goes for the pull but gets a top edge. The ball goes high in the air and Jeetan Patel comes running in from fine leg. He gets to the ball, dives forward, takes the catch but as soon as the hand makes contact with the ground, the ball spills out. A single taken. Patel shakes his head.

Over 32 : 145/4

2 Runs

du Plessis

47 (89)

D. Miller

44 (34)

M. Santner

2-0-9-0

31.6