South Africa vs New Zealand | T20 | Johannesburg | 23/11/2007

[12thMan]

SA 10 T20 played - won 6
NZ 11 T20 played - won 6 and 1 tie

South Africa won the toss and elected to field first

South Africa : GC Smith, JH Kallis, JP Duminy, AB de Villiers, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, JA Morkel, VD Philander, J Botha, CK Langeveldt, DW Steyn

Kemp their second highest T20 scorer not in the team

New Zealand: BB McCullum, L Vincent, JM How, RL Taylor, SB Styris, GJ Hopkins, DL Vettori, KD Mills, MR Gillespie, JS Patel, MJ Mason

 

[P4K1 #1]

should be a good game.. SAF are clear favourites to win!! T20 my fav version of the game.

 

[Mohsin]

Might be a short game here, NZ batting first

 

[12thMan]

NZ 4-0 after 1 over. no boundary yet

 

[Mohsin]

7-0 after 2 overs
still waiting over that elusive boundary!

 

[Mohsin]

66666666666666666666666666666666666666

Edit: OUT the very next ball, huge blow for NZ Mccullum gone!

2.2 Pollock to McCullum, OUT, shot! But caught! He absolutely nailed that on the front foot; a crunching, satisfying crack of the bat, but the ball found cover who didn't need to move a muscle, taking an easy catch in front of his nose

2.1 Pollock to McCullum, 6 runs, bang. Too short, too straight and pulled in front of square for six! Top shot

 

[12thMan]

McCullum pulls Pollock for a six
Next ball ct at cover
NZ 14-1 after 2.2 overs

 

[12thMan]

How pulls Pollock for a six
NZ 22-1 after 3

 

[12thMan]

Steyn bowling well. Ball has bounce and moving off the pitch. Edge and goes between WK and 1st slip for four. I think someone did get a hand to it
NZ 27-1 after 3.2

 

[12thMan]

How trying to go over mid off but gets ct off Pollock.
NZ 34-2 after 5

 

[Mohsin]

4.6 Pollock to How, OUT, gone this time. Poor shot; he tried to smack this over long-on but got a leading edge to mid-off who swallowed a simple skier

 

[Mohsin]

de Villiers missed the stumps!!! Did i eyes decieve me?!

 

[12thMan]

I think that was Duminy with a run out chance

 

[infamous9383]

any1 know if CBN is showing it?

 

[12thMan]

Taylor hits a six and then gets out
NZ 45-3 off 6.4

 

[12thMan]

Vincent out LBW to Botha. trying to reverse sweep
NZ 66-4 after 10

 

[12thMan]

no boundary for 21 balls
NZ 75-4 after 12 overs

 

[12thMan]

Hopkins out ct at point by ABCDE off A Morkel
NZ 78-5 after 12.3

 

[12thMan]

Vettori and Styris out
NZ 99-7 after 17 overs @ 5.82

 

[12thMan]

NZ 129-7 after 20 overs

 

[Oxy]

I've O/D'd on cricket this month - cant take another game in....

 

[PlanetPakistan]

I've O/D'd on cricket this month - cant take another game in....

same here. Just watching the PAK matches for now.

 

[P4K1 #1]

SAF will knock the runs off within the 10th over me reckons

 

[12thMan]

Kallis out. Hooks a short ball and ct at fine leg
SA 6-1 after 2 overs

 

[12thMan]

G Smith out ct behind off Mills
SA 33-2 after 5 overs - need 97 from 90 balls
3 balls before this Duminy was dropped by McCullum

 

[Yasin]

40/2 after 6 overs

 

[12thMan]

Mills drops ABCDE at long off
SA 47-2 after 7 overs - need 83 from 78 balls

 

[12thMan]

Duminy stumped off Vettori
SA 64-3 after 9 overs - need 66 from 66 balls

 

[12thMan]

NZ fielding has been bad all year now. Worse than Pakistan in taking catches. Boucher dropped at mid on by Gillespie. a simple chance

 

[12thMan]

Now NZ misses a simple runout chance. the person at the wicket didn't collect a good throw from boundary and the batsman was out of the crease by a foot
SA 88-3 after 12 - need 42 from 48 balls

 

[12thMan]

Boucher LBW off Patel. unlucky there as the ball was high and may have hit outside the line
SA 89-4 after 12.3

 

[12thMan]

ABCDE 50
SA 123-6 after 19 overs - need 7 runs in 6 balls

 

[12thMan]

Philander runout - Previous ball ABCDE could have been but the good thing for SA is he is on strike now
SA 124-7 - need 6 from 4 balls

 

[Raz]

Philander run out 6 off 4 needed now, not another South African choke is it?

 

[karachiite]

Philander run out 6 off 4 needed now, not another South African choke is it?

I think we have taken over the chokers tag from them

 

[karachiite]

and botha finishes it off with a ball to spare

 

[12thMan]

Both hits a four
SA 131-7 - win by 1 ball left

 

[FAM]

Great match!