South Africa vs New Zealand | 1st ODI | Paarl | 19/1/13

[Khabri420]

New Zealand won the toss and will be bowling first. Good toss to win as the pitch is likely to ease out as the match progresses.

Here are the playing XIs

New Zealand: RJ Nicol, MJ Guptill, BB McCullum*, KS Williamson, BJ Watling†, JEC Franklin, NL McCullum, GD Elliott, JDS Neesham, KD Mills, MJ McClenaghan

South Africa: G Smith, H Amla, C Ingram, AB, Faf, Q De Kock, R McLaren, R Peterson, R Kleinveldt, D Steyn, L Tsotsobe

 

[Khabri420]

SA in a bit of a bother at 37/3.

Interestingly enough all 3 wickets to have gone down have been LBWs.

Considering the NZ ODI side is signfiicantly different from the Test side, this may not be as one-sided of a match as many of us would think

 

[leatherface58]

Mitchell looks promising. Kane Williamson is better than Nathan McCullum

 

[Aman]

Should be a close game, NZ should look to play out steyn without too many risks and look to play the first 20 carefully.

 

[SL_Fan]

Top stuff by NZ bowlers. Hope the batsmen don't screw it up.

 

[Kwremb]

How did Williamson end up with 4 wickets? Pitch must be assisting the bowlers quite a lot.

 

[Marshland]

We'll choke for sure.

 

[shokz1408]

South africa will bowl out new Zealand

 

[wrongun]

Lets see how Steyn replies.

 

[Aman]

We'll choke for sure.

Watch Guptil go fishing in the first couple

Edit:
Boy did not see that diamond for Guptil

 

[SL_Fan]

NZ bats doing their best to stuff it up

 

[Aman]

Coverage out in NZ only or did cameras stuff up in SA?

 

[SL_Fan]

Sauron messing with NZ television stations?

 

[battler]

mccullum)

 

[AFG_Brit]

Due to no full power they can't use UDRS.

 

[Aman]

7 down.... Game over

 

[leatherface58]

We are rubbish. Can't even score 200

 

[Aman]

Such shoddy television coverage...

 

[James]

Honestly, who cares

NZ are rubbish and no teams or fans outside the subcontinent seem to take ODIs seriously anymore.

 

[Aman]

Honestly, who cares

NZ are rubbish and no teams or fans outside the subcontinent seem to take ODIs seriously anymore.

Blame the 5 match ODI series more triangular series are needed... Sucks that the aussies scrapped the CB series loved to watch it every summer

 

[leatherface58]

Lol Indians will be sadder than New Zealanders

 

[Justcrazy]

134 / 7

 

[Justcrazy]

NZ have depth in batting even Mills can bat.

 

[Jo_Don]

Such shoddy television coverage...

Power issues at the ground causing havoc with the television feed.

Surprised that anyone is even taking this ODI series seriously. I'm checking the score occasionally on Cricinfo.

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 35 runs , these two need to bat till 40th over

 

[shah_1]

that was out

 

[Tridibans_16]

35 extras from saffers

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[shah_1]

poor stuff from third umpire, but he is out LBW now

 

[Justcrazy]

67 more runs required.

 

[Sherlock]

Game all but over now.

Top stuff from S.A.

 

[Aman]

Mills can hold a bat

 

[Justcrazy]

New Zealand require another 57 runs with 2 wickets and 15.5 overs remaining

 

[Justcrazy]

NZ , if bat 45 overs , they will win.

 

[Justcrazy]

Power Play on now , but Styen is back.

 

[Justcrazy]

:6

Mills hits out , suddenly.

 

[Justcrazy]

45 more runs now.

 

[Marshland]

Mills has done it for us before, but that was years ago.

 

[Marshland]

38 to get....seems far away. We might yet lose.

 

[Justcrazy]

38 more runs required

 

[Justcrazy]

Styen bowling well , NZ need to see him off here

 

[Justcrazy]

New Zealand require another 26 runs with 2 wickets and 51 balls remaining

 

[Marshland]

Timmeh wish you were here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Styen bowling with full pace.

 

[Justcrazy]

New Zealand require another 23 runs with 2 wickets and 46 balls remaining

 

[Marshland]

I just have a feeling that Franks will choke this.

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Justcrazy]

NZ will fall just short here.

 

[Marshland]

Christ, Mills.

 

[Jo_Don]

Just caught that ball by McLaren to bowl Mills, pretty awesome delivery. Inswinging yorker.

 

[Justcrazy]

21 runs required.

 

[shah_1]

WTH is trying to play a shot outside off stump, just leave the ball.

 

[shah_1]

Franklin do something great for Marshland

 

[shah_1]

:4 what a match

 

[shah_1]

difficult chance, should have tried with one hand

 

[Justcrazy]

11 required , its getting tense, real tense.

 

[shah_1]

one ball against number 11, this is a crucial moment

 

[shah_1]

He survives, bad over from steyn

 

[Justcrazy]

New Zealand require another 10 runs with 1 wicket and 30 balls remaining

 

[shah_1]

Franklin need to stay calm, no need to panic

 

[shah_1]

what a shooooooooootttt by champion franklin

:4

 

[Jo_Don]

Franklin's playing a beauty, they deserve to win.

 

[Marshland]

Shot.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[imranq]

NZ is going to win.

 

[shah_1]

comon NZ, you can do it

 

[Marshland]

Keep your head Franky! We can get a win outta this one.

 

[shah_1]

2 runs

 

[Justcrazy]

4 runs away now

 

[Jo_Don]

Well done Kiwis, great win there.

 

[imranq]

Great come back by the kiwis.

 

[Justcrazy]

interesting came .......... still wide open . this is the last wicket.

 

[Marshland]

Gotta take a single now.

 

[Justcrazy]

New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 26 balls remaining)

 

[IAJ]

What a match! Well done Franklin and NZ!

NZ win by 1 wicket!

 

[shah_1]

what a winnn

 

[Marshland]

And that will be our only win for the year, going by past patterns.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Good win for kiwis! Great knock from Franklin.

 

[Saurav]

NZ win

Franklin u beauty

more importantly(for us)India are no.1 in ODI rankings

 

[shah_1]

Big upset