New Zealand vs South Africa ODI Tri-series in PAK, 2025, Full Score Card
Match 2, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, 10 Feb, 2025
South Africa
SA
304/6
(50.0) ov
New Zealand
NZ
308/4
(48.4) ov
New Zealand beat South Africa by 6 wickets
Player Of The Match
Kane Williamson,
New Zealand
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Young c M Mpongwana b E Bosch |
19 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 61.29 |
D Conway c S Muthusamy b J Dala |
97 | 107 | 9 | 1 | 90.65 |
K Williamson not out | 133 | 113 | 13 | 2 | 117.69 |
D Mitchell c W Mulder b S Muthusamy |
10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
T Latham lbw b S Muthusamy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G Phillips not out | 28 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 87.50 |
|
Extras
(b 0,lb 5,w 14,nb 2,Penalty 0) |
21 | ||||
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Total
48.4 (RR: 6.33)
|
308/4 |
Did not bat: M Bracewell, M Santner, M Henry, B Sears, W O’Rourke
Fall of wickets:
(W Young, 9.5 ov) (D Conway, 35.3 ov) (D Mitchell, 38.2 ov) (T Latham, 38.3 ov)| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L Ngidi |
7 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 7.71 |
E Bosch |
7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 |
W Mulder |
6 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 |
J Dala |
8 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5.87 |
S Muthusamy |
8.4 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 5.76 |
T Shamsi |
9 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.88 |
M Mpongwana |
3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Breetzke c M Bracewell b M Henry |
150 | 148 | 11 | 5 | 101.35 |
T Bavuma c T Latham b W O’Rourke |
20 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 86.95 |
J Smith run out (M Santner / T Latham) |
41 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 80.39 |
K Verreynne b M Bracewell |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
W Mulder c D Mitchell b W O’Rourke |
64 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 106.66 |
E Bosch not out | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.77 |
S Muthusamy c M Bracewell b M Henry |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
M Mpongwana not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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Extras
(b 0,lb 3,w 15,nb 0,Penalty 0) |
18 | ||||
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Total
50.0 (RR: 6.08)
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304/6 |
Did not bat: J Dala, L Ngidi, T Shamsi
Fall of wickets:
(T Bavuma, 7.3 ov) (J Smith, 25 ov) (K Verreynne, 26.2 ov) (M Breetzke, 45.2 ov) (W Mulder, 48.5 ov) (S Muthusamy, 49.3 ov)| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Henry |
10 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 5.90 |
W O’Rourke |
10 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 7.20 |
B Sears |
10 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 6.50 |
M Santner |
10 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.20 |
M Bracewell |
10 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 4.30 |
New Zealand • 308/4 (48.4 overs)
K Williamson 133 (113)
D Conway 97 (107)
S Muthusamy 2/50 (8.4)
E Bosch 1/33 (7)
South Africa • 304/6 (50.0 overs)
M Breetzke 150 (148)
W Mulder 64 (60)
M Henry 2/59 (10)
W O’Rourke 2/72 (10)
Commentary
We are back for the chase! The two umpires make their way out to the middle. South African players are in a huddle and then they spread out to take their respective field positions. Will Young and Devon Conway are the two openers for New Zealand. Lungi Ngidi to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...
... THE RUN CHASE ...
With 304 runs on the board, South Africa have set a daunting target for New Zealand. The pitch still looks good for batting, but it won’t be an easy chase. Can the Kiwis rise to the challenge, or will South Africa’s bowlers defend this total? We are heading into the second innings. Stay tuned for the chase!
Matthew Breetzke is up for a chat and he admits that his record-breaking debut innings hasn’t fully sunk in yet, though he feels exhausted and wants to take in the moment. He acknowledges that batting was tricky early on, with the wicket being a bit tacky and O’Rourke extracting movement with the new ball. Breetzke focused on spending time at the crease before growing in confidence and eventually enjoying his innings. Looking ahead, he hopes South Africa can strike early with the new ball to put New Zealand under pressure and see how the game unfolds.
At the other end, Mulder played a crucial supporting role, notching up 64 off 60 balls, ensuring South Africa breached the 300-run mark. His knock ended in the penultimate over, falling to O’Rourke, but his contribution had already bolstered the total. For New Zealand, Matt Henry was the standout bowler, returning figures of 2/59 from his 10 overs. O’Rourke also picked up two wickets, while Bracewell chipped in with one, but overall, the bowlers struggled to contain the Proteas' late surge.
After winning the toss, New Zealand elected to bowl first, looking to make early inroads. While Matthew Breetzke started cautiously, Temba Bavuma took the initiative in the powerplay, scoring 20 off 23 balls before O’Rourke found his glove, sending him back early. The Kiwi spinners tightened the screws, slowing down the run rate and forcing South Africa into a rebuilding phase. However, Breetzke and Wiaan Mulder showed great composure, grinding through the middle overs before shifting gears. Their 131-run stand for the fourth wicket was a game-changing moment, with Breetzke stamping his authority on the game.
South Africa walk out with 304 runs in 50 overs after been asked to bat first by Mitchell Santner, thanks to the brilliant record breaking innings from Matthew Breetzke, becoming the first players to score 150 on an ODI Debut!
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 50 overs : 304/6
E Bosch7 (9)
M Mpongwana1 (2)
M Henry10-0-59-2
Pace off! Outside off from a shorter length. Eathan Bosch looks tro slash it hard but misses and ends the 50 overs.
Just short outside off. Mihlali Mpongwana walks in and pulls the ball to deep square leg for one.
Drops it short outside off. Mihlali Mpongwana looks to pull it but misses the ball.
Mihlali Mpongwana walks out to bat on his Debut.
OUT! CAUGHT! Matt Henry gets his second and Senuran Muthusamy walks back for 2 (3). Slower delivery on a nagging lnegth outside off to the left-hander. Senuran Muthusamy slogs the ball off the middle of the bat but does not get the distance. Hits it straight to Michael Bracewell at long on who does not miss. New Zealand are 303/6.
Drops the ball short outside off. Eathan Bosch slogs it to long off for one.
Short and wide outside off. Senuran Muthusamy slaps it to sweeper covers for one.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 49 overs : 301/5
S Muthusamy1 (1)
E Bosch6 (7)
W O’Rourke10-0-72-2
’Rourke to Senuran Muthusamy, Just short on the stumps. Senuran Muthusamy drops it towards covers for one.
Senuran Muthusamy is the new batter in for South Africa.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, OUT! CAUGHT! Daryl Mitchell grabs a well judged catch at the boundary and Wiaan Mulder walks back for a well made 64 (60). Will O’Rourke drops the ball short at the batter with pace. Wiaan Mulder moves away and looks to go over point. Mistimes the ball up in the air that goes straight to Daryl Mitchell on the point boundary line. New Zealand are 300/5.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, FOUR! FLICKED AWAY! Goes short and angling in. Wiaan Mulder gets inside the line of the ball to glance it fine towards deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
’Rourke to Eathan Bosch, Goes short and on off, angling in. Eathan Bosch gets on top of it to pull it towards cow corner for a single.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, On a good length outside off. Wiaan Mulder dabs it towards deep third man for a single.
’Rourke to Eathan Bosch, Pitched short and angled in. Eathan Bosch pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 14 Runs
Score after 48 overs : 293/4
W Mulder59 (57)
E Bosch4 (5)
M Henry9-0-56-1
SIX! THUMPED! Banged in short and angled towards the batter. Wiaan Mulder pulls it away handsomely over deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie!
Banged in short and angled towards the batter. Wiaan Mulder looks to pull but the ball zips past over him.
Slower one outside off. Wiaan Mulder pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.
FOUR! SLAPPED! On a good length outside off. Wiaan Mulder slaps it towards deep cover for a boundary.
Full toss outside off. Eathan Bosch slaps it towards long off for a single.
Pitched short and outside off. Wiaan Mulder flat bats it towards long on for another single.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 47 overs : 279/4
W Mulder46 (52)
E Bosch3 (4)
W O’Rourke9-0-64-1
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, Banged in short and angled towards the batter. Wiaan Mulder slaps it towards long on for a single.
’Rourke to Eathan Bosch, Pitched short and on middle. Eathan Bosch pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, Off cutter, outside off. Wiaan Mulder dabs it towards short third for a single.
Commentary
Right then, that is it from this ODI where New Zealand booked their place in the final. Next up in the Tri-Nation series is a battle between the hosts, Pakistan and South Africa, on 12th February, Wednesday. The winner of that will face the Blackcaps in the final. That will begin at 9 am GMT, but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to the match. Until then, cheers and goodbye!
Mitchell Santner, the victorious skipper of New Zealand says that the main thing is a lot of players are in form and putting their hands up and doing the job for the team. Says that different players are performing at different parts and everyone is stepping up. Mentions that they are looking forward to Karachi and getting some rest before they go again. Says that they pride themselves on getting through the middle overs and striking within them. It is something that's under their control, and they pride themselves in doing that for the team. Adds that Devon Conway's knock was outstanding and they are looking forward to the final, concluded.
Temba Bavuma, the captain of South Africa says that there were a few positives from the game like Matthew Breetzke scoring 150 on debut and a couple of bowlers did well as well. Adds that they probably did not score enough runs. Mentions that it was tricky facing the new ball early on, but it became easier as the game went deep. Says that as individuals they need to look at themselves and up their game, and they will have a few conversations with the Champions Trophy coming up shortly. Ends by praising Breetzke for his knock and says that he is one of those guys who can play all three formats, and even though he has not doneas well as he would like to in other formats, this might just be the start of great things for him.
Kane Williamson is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant ton. He says that conditions were different from the last game. South Africa did well to get to 300 and Matthew Breetzke was amazing. Mentions that they had to dig in hard to get to the total and now go on to rest for a bit. Adds that as a team they are getting nice and clear about the things that they want to do up to the Champions Trophy. So a lot of cricket coming up. Adds that it is great to be out there and building partnerships is key. Says that Devon Conway is key up top and getting good partnerships and a good team effort is what we look to do all the time, he concluded!
Presentation Time...
South Africa’s bowling was a tale of missed chances and what-ifs! Had they grabbed those opportunities, the game could have taken a different turn. While they had no answers to the Conway-Williamson masterclass, they fought back late, dragging the chase into the 49th over. Senuran Muthusamy’s double strike brought brief hope, with Eathan Bosch and Junior Dala chipping in, but in the end, they just didn’t have enough runs to defend against a red-hot Kiwi batting unit!
Earlier in the game, South Africa, missing several first-team players, still put up a fighting total, thanks to a record-breaking debut ton from Matthew Breetzke! His sensational 150 shattered Desmond Haynes’ long-standing record for the highest ODI score on debut. Jason Smith played the perfect foil, while Wiaan Mulder’s explosive fifty provided the finishing touches. For the Kiwis, Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke struck twice each, with Michael Bracewell chipping in, but it was Breetzke’s brilliance that stole the show early on!
The Kiwis set the tone early with a solid Powerplay, but after Will Young’s dismissal, it was the Williamson-Conway show! Their masterful 187-run stand - the highest for any Blackcaps wicket against South Africa - completely took the game away. Williamson’s classy ton and Conway’s heartbreaking 97 had the chase in cruise control. A few late wickets added drama, but Phillips’ fireworks and Williamson’s unbeaten 133 sealed the deal in style, fittingly hitting the winning runs!
New Zealand storms into the Tri-Nation Series final with a record-breaking chase against South Africa, their highest ever against the Proteas in ODIs! A statement win that cements their status as serious Champions Trophy contenders. Meanwhile, South Africa’s young guns showed glimpses of brilliance but couldn’t seize the key moments.
FOUR! Kane Williamson finishes things off in style! Senuran Muthusamy tosses it up, full and on off. Williamson comes down the track and thumps it down the ground to the long off fence for a boundary. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 6 WICKETS!
SCORES LEVEL! Short and around off, Glenn Phillips punches it through covers for one.
Floated, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips blocks it down the pitch.
Flatter, full and angling in, Glenn Phillips misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 48 overs : 303/4
G Phillips27 (29)
K Williamson129 (112)
T Shamsi9-0-62-0
Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Glenn Phillips punches it to long off for a single. New Zealand just two runs away from the win.
Full and on the leg stump. Glenn Phillips lunges forward to defend.
Floated up on off, spins in. Glenn Phillips flicks it towards mid-wicket.
Wrong'un on off. Glenn Phillips punches it towards deep backward point for a brace. That brings up the 50-run partnership between these two batters.
Full and onto the pads. Kane Williamson waits for it to flick it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Floated up on middle. Kane Williamson pushes it towards mid on.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 47 overs : 299/4
G Phillips24 (25)
K Williamson128 (110)
S Muthusamy8-1-45-2
Fired in on off. Glenn Phillips slaps it towards extra cover.
Full and on off. Glenn Phillips pushes it towards right of the cover fielder.
Goes full and outside off. Glenn Phillips pushes it towards left of cover.
Full and on middle. Kane Williamson pushes it towards long on for a single.
Full and outside off. Kane Williamson shuffles across to push this one towards cover.
Floated up outside off. Kane Williamson drives it towards point.
Runs Scored 11 Runs
Score after 46 overs : 298/4
K Williamson127 (107)
G Phillips24 (22)
T Shamsi8-0-58-0
Floated up on off. Kane Williamson pushes it towards long off for a single.
Quicker one on off. Glenn Phillips pushes it towards long on for a single.
SIX! Floated up outside off. Glenn Phillips lofts it inside out to go over sweeper cover fence for a biggie!
Full and on the stumps. Kane Williamson plays it back to the bowler who parries it towards long on for a single.
Goes full and on the stumps. Kane Williamson lunges forward to defend.
On a good length, turning in. Kane Williamson clips it towards mid-wicket for a brace.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 45 overs : 287/4
K Williamson123 (103)
G Phillips17 (20)
S Muthusamy7-1-44-2
Fires one full and on middle, Kane Williamson drills it to long on for one.
Quicker, full and on middle, angling in, Kane Williamson gets a bit hurried and the ball goes off the toe-end onto his boots and just rolls past the stumps.
FOUR! Excellent shot! Flighted, full and on off, Kane Williamson goes inside out and lofts it beautifully wide of long off for a boundary.
Short and around off, Glenn Phillips punches it through covers for a run.
Floated, full and on middle, Kane Williamson eases it to long on for a single.
Tossed up, full and on middle, Kane Williamson blocks it out.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 44 overs : 280/4
K Williamson117 (98)
G Phillips16 (19)
T Shamsi7-0-47-0
More flight, full and on off, Kane Williamson drills it to long off for one more.
Floated, full and on off, Glenn Phillips drives it to long off for one.
Short and on middle, Kane Williamson nudges it through mid-wicket for another run.
Flighted, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips clips it towards square leg for a run.
FOUR! So close! Tossed up, full and on middle, grips and turns in sharply. Glenn Phillips backs away to drive but gets an inside edge just past the leg stump as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
Flatter, full and around off, Kane Williamson steers it wide of short third man for a single.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 43 overs : 271/4
G Phillips10 (16)
K Williamson114 (95)
S Muthusamy6-1-37-2
Looped up, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips knocks it down the pitch. New Zealand needs 34 runs in 42 balls now.
Floated, full and on off, Kane Williamson pushes it through extra covers for one more.
Tossed up, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips drives it to long off for one.
Drags his length back and outside off, Glenn Phillips slaps it wide of sweeper covers for a brace.
Short again and on middle, Kane Williamson pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
Short and around off, Glenn Phillips punches it through covers for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 42 overs : 265/4
G Phillips6 (12)
K Williamson112 (93)
T Shamsi6-0-38-0
Slows it up, full and on off, Glenn Phillips drives it to long off for one.
Drags his length back, on leg, Kane Williamson flicks it to deep square leg for a run.
Looped up, full and around off, Kane Williamson drills it to mid off.
Flatter, full and on middle, turns in, Kane Williamson blocks it out.
Short and on middle, Kane Williamson stays back and pats it to short mid-wicket.
Tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Glenn Phillips tucks it through square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 41 overs : 262/4
G Phillips4 (10)
K Williamson111 (89)
S Muthusamy5-1-31-2
Looped up, full and on off, Glenn Phillips drives it to long off for one.
Tossed up, full and on off, Kane Williamson eases it to long off for a run.
Flighted, full and on middle, Kane Williamson blocks it out.
Run out chance...missed! Short and on off, Glenn Phillips stabs it wide of short covers and sets off for the run. Mihlali Mpongwana grabs it with one hand and throws it at the bowler's end. Senuran Muthusamy is standing in front of the front but fails to collect it cleanly with Phillips nowhere to be seen.
Quicker, short and on middle, Glenn Phillips clips it to short mid-wicket.
Floated, full and on middle, Kane Williamson drills it to long on for a single.
Powerplay 3! Now five fielders are allowed outside the circle till the last over.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 40 overs : 258/4
G Phillips2 (7)
K Williamson109 (86)
T Shamsi5-0-35-0
Slowed down on off, turning in sharply. Glenn Phillips opens his stance to defend it with the spin towards square leg.
On a good length, on middle. Kane Williamson flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
WIDE! Fired down on leg stump, and turns in. Kane Williamson looks to flick but misses and goes very close to his back pad. WIDED!
Full and on off. Glenn Phillips slaps it back towards the left shin of Tabraiz Shamsi and ricochets further towards long on for a single.
Slowed down on off, turning in. Glenn Phillips turns it with the spin towards square leg. Hold on, it is being called a NO BALL! FREE HIT INCOMING!
Fired in on middle. Kane Williamson crouches down to pull it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Full and on leg stump. Glenn Phillips stands tall to flick it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Full and on middle, turning in. Kane Williamson punches it towards long on for a single.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 39 overs : 251/4
G Phillips0 (3)
K Williamson106 (83)
S Muthusamy4-1-27-2
Looped up, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips tucks it to short mid-wicket. A DOUBLE-WICKET MAIDEN!
Short and on middle, Glenn Phillips punches it down the pitch.
No hat-trick for Senuran Muthusamy! Slows it up, full and on middle, turns away, Glenn Phillips blocks it out well.
Glenn Phillips comes out to face the hat-trick ball.
OUT! LBW! Massive appeal from the bowler and the keeper. They seem convinced! The umpire is unmoved. South Africa opts for a review. This one is bowled full and on middle angling across, goes straight on. Tom Latham lunges forward to sweep it away towards fine leg but completely misses it and goes on to hit the front pad. UltraEdge shows that there is no spike when the ball is next to the bat. Batt Tracking comes up and it shows that it is pitching in line and going on to hit the middle stump. It is three reds. The umpire has to change his decision. Good review from South Africa. Tom Latham has to walk back early now!
Tom Latham is the next man in.
OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Brilliant piece of fielding there at the long on fence from Wiaan Mulder! This one is darted in full and on middle. Daryl Mitchell steps down the track, almost yorking himself up and muscles it to go over long on. But cannot get enough elevation and power on it. Wiaan Mulder runs towards his left and jumps up in the air to grab it out of thin air. Excellent grab that and then steadies himself back on. Daryl Mitchell has to walk.
Fired in full and outside off. Daryl Mitchell��leans on to drive but gets the bottom edge towards point.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 38 overs : 251/2
K Williamson106 (83)
D Mitchell10 (8)
J Dala8-0-47-1
Yorker on middle, swerving in. Kane Williamson jams down on it and digs it out back towards the bowler.
On a good length, outside off. Kane Williamson pushes it towards cover.
Full and on middle, swerving inwards. Daryl Mitchell leans on to drive it past the right of mid on. The fielder gives chase and puts in the dive at the last minute to pull it back in. The batters run through for a triple!
Back of a length outside off. Daryl Mitchell cuts it towards point.
Full and outside off. Daryl Mitchell drives it towards cover.
SIX! PULLED AWAY IN SOME FASHION! Banged in short and angled in. Sits up nicely for the batter. Daryl Mitchell stands tall to pull it away to go over long on fence for a biggie!
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 37 overs : 242/2
K Williamson106 (81)
D Mitchell1 (4)
S Muthusamy3-0-27-0
Full and on middle. Kane Williamson tucks it towards short fine leg for no run.
Floated up on middle. Kane Williamson shimmies down the track to drive it inside out to go towards sweeper cover for a brace.
Back of a length, on off. Kane Williamson chops it towards point.
The fielding coach of South Africa is on the field at short fine leg!
Full and outside off. Daryl Mitchell leans on to drive it towards long off for a single.
Fired in on off. Kane Williamson rocks back to punch it towards long on for a single.
Full and on off. Kane Williamson drives it inside out towards cover.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 36 overs : 238/2
D Mitchell0 (3)
K Williamson103 (76)
J Dala7-0-38-1
Back of a length, on middle. Daryl Mitchell tucks it towards mid-wicket.
WIDE! Banged in way too short and down leg as well. Daryl Mitchell watches it go through. WIDED!
Fuller on off, goes straight on. Daryl Mitchell goes forward to defend.
On a good length outside off. Daryl Mitchell lunges forward to defend.
Daryl Mitchell comes out to the middle now.
OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant catch from Senuran Muthusamy at point. This one banged in short on middle, angling across. Devon Conway steps down to make room to slap it towards the off side but instead slaps it directly towards the left of point where Senuran Muthusamy puts in the dive to grab that one out of thin air. Conway is disappointed. He has to walk. South Africa are ecstatic. Devon Conway goes for a well made 97!
Beaten! Goes full and on leg stump. Devon Conway steps out to slog it over long on but the ball sneaks between his legs and the bat. Stays on 97!
Full and on middle, angling across. Devon Conway punches it towards mid off.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 35 overs : 237/1
K Williamson103 (76)
D Conway97 (104)
W Mulder6-1-32-0
Slightly fuller on off, nips in. Kane Williamson opens up his stance and presents a straight bat to defend it towards mid on.
On a back of a length, on off stump. Devon Conway stays back to punch it towards long on for an easy single.
Back of a length, on off stump. Devon Conway tucks it towards short mid-wicket.
Goes fuller and straight on middle. Devon Conway defends it out with just his hands from inside his crease.
Coming from around the stumps, goes full and on the off stump. Devon Conway pushes it towards mid off.
Back of a length, outside off, nips in. Kane Williamson dabs it towards deep third man for a single.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 34 overs : 235/1
K Williamson102 (74)
D Conway96 (100)
J Dala6-0-37-0
Slower bouncer outside off stump. Kane Williamson had to wait for it an eternity to ramp it towards deep third man for a single.
Full and outside off. Devon Conway cuts it towards sweeper cover for a single.
Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson tucks it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Back of a length, nips in. Devon Conway dabs it towards deep third man for a single.
A HUNDRED OF THE HIGHEST ORDER! As classy as it can get from Kane Williamson! Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson taps it towards deep point, backing away, making room for a single.
Full and outside off. Kane Williamson dabs it directly towards short third.
Runs Scored 18 Runs
Score after 33 overs : 230/1
D Conway94 (98)
K Williamson99 (70)
W Mulder5-1-30-0
FOUR! NICELY PULLED AWAY! Goes back of a length, angling in. Devon Conway takes it one and pulls it handsomely towards deep square leg fence for a boundary.
WIDE! Coming from around the stumps, bangs it in way too short but it goes over the batter. WIDED!
Full and closer to the stumps. Devon Conway chops it back towards fine leg.
Full and outside off. Devon Conway drives it square towards deep backward point for a brace. Moves into the 90s as well.
Full and outside off. Kane Williamson dabs it towards deep third man for a single. Moves towards 99.
FOUR! Streaky that! Full and following the batter on middle. Kane Williamson steps down the track to hit it on the off side but finds himself cramped up for room and chops it towards deep fine leg fence for a boundary, beating Tabraiz Shamsi on his left.
SIX! EFFORTLESS! Goes full and on middle. Kane Williamson shimmies down the track and swings down the line to go over long on for a biggie! Moves into the 90s.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 32 overs : 212/1
K Williamson88 (67)
D Conway88 (95)
J Dala5-0-32-0
Full and on middle. Kane Williamson shuffles across to flick it away towards long leg for a single.
Full and outside off. Kane Williamson looks to drive but chops it off the inside edge of the bat onto his pads. The ball ricochets further towards mid on.
Back of a length, on middle. Kane Williamson flicks it towards deep backward square leg for a brace.
On a good length, on off stump, nips in. Devon Conway drives it inside out towards sweeper cover for a single.
WIDE! Fired in full and way down leg. Devon Conway looks to flick but misses. WIDED!
Back of a length, outside off. Devon Conway punches it directly towards backward point.
Full and on middle, nips in. Kane Williamson flicks it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Drinks! New Zealand are cruising along in this chase. Both Kane Williamson and Devon Conway are batting in their 80s and will be eying the three figures and get their side home staying til the end. South Africa haven't been able to create many opportunities and they will need three or maybe four wickets in the next few over if they want to get back in this game.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 31 overs : 206/1
K Williamson84 (63)
D Conway87 (93)
L Ngidi7-0-54-0
Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson gets on top of it and cuts it towards deep backward point for another single to end the over. Eighth runs off the over.
Full and on off, swerving in. Devon Conway drives it off the inside half of the bat towards long on for a single.
Slower one on middle. Kane Williamson opens the face of the bat and flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
On a good length, outside off, nips in. Kane Williamson dabs it towards short third.
Back of a length, on middle. Devon Conway tucks it towards deep fine leg for a single.
FOUR! 150 RUN PARTNERSHIP COMES UP BETWEEN THE TWO BATTERS! Coming from around the stumps, Devon Conway leans on and pushes it back past the left of the bowler as it goes towards the long on fence, beating the mid on fielder as it races towards the fence for a boundary.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 30 overs : 198/1
K Williamson82 (60)
D Conway81 (90)
E Bosch7-0-33-1
On a length and on off, Kane Williamson guides it to point.
Pitched up and outside of, Devon Conway drills it to deep point for one.
Back of a length and around off, Kane Williamson punches it through cover for a single.
Short of a length and on middle, Kane Williamson pulls it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
Buzzers! A run out chance missed as well! Fuller and on middle, Devon Conway pushes it towards covers and sets off for the run. A bit of stutter from Kane Williamson but the fielder misses his shy at the stumps. The ball rolls away in the deep where Senuran Muthusamy dives to his left but parries it over the fence for a boundary. 5 runs in the end.
Hard length and on off, Devon Conway pats it to short mid-wicket.
Runs Scored 16 Runs
Score after 29 overs : 189/1
K Williamson79 (57)
D Conway75 (87)
L Ngidi6-0-46-0
FOUR! What a shot! Lungi Ngidi bangs in a bouncer, on middle. Kane Williamson crouches a bit and sways away from it. He uses the pace and upper cuts it over the keeper's head for four more runs. 16 runs off the over!
Pitched up and on middle, Devon Conway work it to long on for one.
Back of a length and on middle, Devon Conway swipes it to deep square leg for a brace.
Fuller and on middle, Kane Williamson pushes it to covers for a single.
FOUR MORE! Back of a length and outside off. Kane Williamson frees his arms and cuts it away nicely through point for a boundary.
DROPPED AND FOUR! A tough chance though! Slower one, full an around off. Kane Williamson uses his feet to slog it away but goes through it early and loses the grip as well. The ball takes the top edge and goes miles in the air. Eathan Bosch from mid-wicket runs backward and dives but only manages to get fingertips on it as the ball rolls away to the fence for a boundary.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 28 overs : 173/1
K Williamson66 (53)
D Conway72 (85)
E Bosch6-0-24-1
Good length and on off, Kane Williamson runs it down to third man for one.
Short again and on middle, Devon Conway swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Fuller and on off, Kane Williamson guides it to third man for a run.
Back of a length and on off, Kane Williamson dabs it to point.
Slower, short of a length and on off, Devon Conway pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
Fuller and on middle, angling in, Devon Conway blocks it out.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 27 overs : 169/1
D Conway70 (82)
K Williamson64 (50)
L Ngidi5-0-30-0
On a length and on leg, Devon Conway glances it to fine leg for one.
Good length and in middle, Kane Williamson nudges it through square leg for a run.
FOUR! Deft touch! Hard length and just around off. Kane Williamson waits for it, opens the face of the bat and uses the pace to steer it to the third man fence for a boundary.
Pitched up and on off, Devon Conway uses his feet and drills it to sweepr covers for a run.
Fuller one and on middle, Devon Conway blocks it out.
Fuller and outside off, Devon Conway drives it past point for a brace.
Runs Scored 13 Runs
Score after 26 overs : 160/1
D Conway66 (78)
K Williamson59 (48)
T Shamsi4-0-28-0
Short and outside off, Devon Conway cuts it to deep point for a single. 13 runs off the over.
FOUR! A bit of a pattern in this over! Tossed up, full and on middle, Devon Conway strides out this time and drives it beautifully past the bowler for four more runs.
Flighted, full and on middle, Devon Conway blocks it out.
FOUR! Superb shot! Tabraiz Shamsi drags his length back, on middle. Devon Conway stands tall and punches it down the ground with fine timing to the long on fence for another boundary.
Quicker, full and on leg, Devon Conway clips it to square leg.
FOUR! Excellent shot! Flighted, full and on leg, Devon Conway clears his front leg away and slogs it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. 150 up for New Zealand! Also, the 100-RUN STAND between these two batters.
Runs Scored 11 Runs
Score after 25 overs : 147/1
K Williamson59 (48)
D Conway53 (72)
M Mpongwana3-0-25-0
FOUR! Put away! Mihlali Mpongwana bangs this into the pitch and on middle. Kane Williamson picks up the length early, sets himself up and heaves it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.
On a length and on middle, Kane Williamson clips it to square leg.
Short of a length and on off, Devon Conway pats it wide of cover for a quick one.
Back of a length and around off, Kane Williamson punches it to sweeper covers for a run.
FOUR! Easy pickings! Hard length but angling down the leg side. Kane Williamson shuffles across and glances it away to the fine leg fence for an easy boundary.
Fuller one and on off, Devon Conway drives it through covers for a single.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 24 overs : 136/1
K Williamson50 (44)
D Conway51 (70)
T Shamsi3-0-15-0
SIX! FIFTY FOR WILLIAMSON! He gets to it in style as well! These are excellent sings for New Zealand ahead of the Champions Trophy. Tabraiz Shamsi gives this one some more air, full and on middle. Kane Williamson dances down the track and launches it with a straight bat over the long off fence for a biggie.
Flatter, short and on middle, turns in sharply, Kane Williamson moves back to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.
Looped up, full and on middle, Devon Conway looks ti hoick it away but gets an inside edge through mid-wicket for a run.
Flighted, full and on midddle, Devon Conway drives it to short covers.
Floated, full and on middle, Devon Conway blocks it out.
Tossed up, full and on middle, Kane Williamson works it to long on for a single.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 23 overs : 128/1
D Conway50 (67)
K Williamson43 (41)
M Mpongwana2-0-14-0
On a length and on off, Devon Conway pushes it to short covers.
Bangs it into the pitch, outside off, Devon Conway slaps it to short covers.
Short of a length and on middle, Kane Williamson pulls it uppishly but safely on the bounce to deep square leg for a single.
Fuller one and on off, Kane Williamson drives it towards sweeper covers for a brace.
Back of a length and on off, Kane Williamson stabs it to short covers.
FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length and just around off. Kane Williamson skips down the track, stays on top of it and crunches it through point for a boundary.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 22 overs : 121/1
D Conway50 (65)
K Williamson36 (37)
T Shamsi2-0-7-0
Slows it up, full and on off, turns away, Devon Conway steers it to point.
Looped up and outside off. Kane Williamson comes down the track again, takes it on the full and drills it through extra covers for a run.
Flatter, full and on middle, turns in, Kane Williamson stays back and defends it.
Flighted, full and around off, Kane Williamson uses his feet and drives it wide of sweeper covers for a brace.
Tossed up, full and on middle, Kane Williamson blocks it down the pitch.
Floated, short and on middle, turns into leg, Kane Williamson misses his flick. Wided.
FIFTY FOR CONWAY! A fine knock from the Kiwi opener! Tossed up, full and on off, Devon Conway eases it to long off for a single.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 21 overs : 116/1
K Williamson33 (33)
D Conway49 (63)
M Mpongwana1-0-7-0
Slower one, full and around off, Kane Williamson steers it to point.
Short of a length and on off, keeps a bit low. Kane Williamson looks to pull it but gets it from the toe-end of his bat towards the keeper.
Back of a length and outside off, Devon Conway cuts it to deep point for a single. He moves to 49 now.
On a length and on off, Devon Conway pats it to short covers.
FOUR! Put away! Mihlali Mpongwana bangs this one into the pitch and on middle. Devon Conway gets on top of that and swats it over mid on for a boundary.
Short of a length and on leg, Devon Conway uses his feet but gets cramped up and pats it down the pitch. Oh..no! It is called a No Ball for overstepping. Free Hit up next..
Fuller one and on middle, Kane Williamson clips it through square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 20 overs : 109/1
D Conway44 (59)
K Williamson32 (30)
T Shamsi1-0-2-0
Fired down full and on leg stump. Devon Conway flicks it off his legs towards square leg. Decent first over that!
Floated up outside off. Devon Conway lunges forward to defend it back towards the bowler.
Slightly quicker on off. Devon Conway punches it right back.
Full and outside off, turning in. Kane Williamson drives it inside out towards long off for a single.
Full and outside off. Devon Conway backs away to slap it towards sweeper cover for a single.
Tabraiz Shamsi into the attack. Floated up outside off, turning away. Devon Conway defends it out.
Runs Scored 15 Runs
Score after 19 overs : 107/1
D Conway43 (54)
K Williamson31 (29)
S Muthusamy2-0-23-0
Full and on middle. Devon Conway flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Fired in full and on middle. Devon Conway steps down to york himself up. He jams down on it to get it back towards the bowler.
SIX! HIT CLEANLY! Full and on off. Devon Conway skips down the track and lofts it cleanly to go over the long on fence for a biggie!
Slowed down on off. Devon Conway defends it out.
FIVE WIDES! Almost had him! Fired down leg. Devon Conway is almost beaten in the line. But the fielder fails to collect it and the ball races towards the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
Full and on middle. Kane Williamson steps down the track to drive it inside out towards long off for a single.
Floated up outside off. Kane Williamson lofts it inside out to go towards sweeper cover for a brace. Brilliant dive there at the fence to pull it in and keep the batters down to a couple.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 18 overs : 92/1
D Conway36 (50)
K Williamson28 (27)
J Dala4-0-26-0
Pitched short of a length. Devon Conway looks to pull it away but wears it on the gloves.
WIDE! Straying down leg. Devon Conway lets it go through.
Full and outside off. Kane Williamson dabs it towards deep third man fence for a single.
LEG BYE! Huge shout but not given! Goes full and on middle, nips in. Devon Conway looks to flick it but misses the inside edge and goes on to hit the back pad. South Africa does not opt for a review. The batters run through for a single.
Fuller and outside off, skids on. Devon Conway cuts it off the toe end of the bat to go towards deep backward point for a brace.
Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson dabs it towards deep point for a single.
FOUR! Straying down leg and punished. Full and down leg. Kane Williamson gets his bat to it and it goes down towards deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 17 overs : 82/1
K Williamson22 (24)
D Conway34 (47)
S Muthusamy1-0-8-0
Darted in on middle. Kane Williamson stands tall to punch it towards long on for a single.
Floated up on leg stump. Devon Conway leans on to work it away towards long on for a single.
Fuller and on middle. Kane Williamson drives it inside out towards long off for a single.
FOUR! Short and wide and punished! Fired in wide and outside off. Kane Williamson rocks back from inside his crease to cut it hard towards deep backward point for a boundary.
Fuller and on leg stump. Devon Conway flicks it off his legs to go towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Full and on middle. Devon Conway looks to work it away but wears it on the pads. There is an appeal from the bowler and keeper but nothing doing there.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 16 overs : 74/1
K Williamson16 (21)
D Conway32 (44)
J Dala3-0-17-0
Back of a length outside off. Kane Williamson tucks it towards deep backward square leg for a brace.
Drinks! The game is still in the balance but New Zealand will feel like they are ahead with all the batting power they still have in the ranks. South Africa will hope that their spinners will get some purchase of the wicket and get them the breakthroughs. It will be an interesting middle phase here. Also, Senuran Muthusamy to bowl after the break.
Junior Dala has troubled Kane Williamson a bit so far.
Pitched in short and wide outside off. Devon Conway cuts it towards deep backward point for a single.
Fuller and outside off, inviting the drive. Devon Conway lunges forward to drive it towards wide of sweeper cover for a single.
Back of a length, outside off. Devon Conway chops it back down onto the ground looking to defend.
Coming from around the stumps to Devon Conway, goes full and on off. Devon Conway defends it towards cover.
Dug in short and wide outside off. Kane Williamson hops up to cut it away towards deep point for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 15 overs : 68/1
K Williamson13 (19)
D Conway29 (40)
W Mulder4-1-12-0
Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson dabs it down towards deep third man for a single.
Full and outside off, seams in. Devon Conway pushes it towards mid off for a single. Midfield from Temba Bavuma at mid off but no harm done.
Slightly back of a length, on middle. Devon Conway chops it back down on his boots while he looks to flick it away.
Fuller and on middle. Devon Conway steps down the track to defend it towards cover.
Coming from around the stumps to Devon Conway. Goes full and on off. Devon Conway lunges forward to defend.
On a good length, outside off, nips in. Kane Williamson looks to defend but chops it back down very near to the stumps and it goes towards deep fine leg for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 14 overs : 65/1
D Conway28 (36)
K Williamson11 (17)
J Dala2-0-11-0
Fuller and on middle. Devon Conway works it away towards mid-wicket.
Back of a length, on middle. Kane Williamson flicks it towards square leg for a single.
Brilliant piece of fielding there at mid off. Full and outside off. Kane Williamson drives it towards mid off. The fielder puts in the dive towards his right to cut that one.
Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson cuts it towards deep backward point for a brace.
Full and on off. Kane Williamson lunges forward to defend.
Back of a length, outside off. Devon Conway dabs it towards deep third man fence for a single.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 13 overs : 61/1
K Williamson8 (13)
D Conway27 (34)
W Mulder3-1-9-0
Full and outside off, nips in. Kane Williamson lunges forward to defend as it takes the inside edge and ricochets back down onto his pads. An appeal from the bowler but nothing doing there.
Fuller and on middle, nips in. Kane Williamson flicks it towards square leg.
Back of a length, on off. Kane Williamson stands up tall to defend.
Back of a length, outside off, nips in. Kane Williamson pushes forward as the ball jags back in sharply. He keeps it out by covering the line of the ball.
Fuller and on middle, swerving inwards. Kane Williamson flicks it off the front foot towards mid on.
Dug in short and angling in. Kane Williamson gets his hands up high to defend it back down.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 12 overs : 61/1
D Conway27 (34)
K Williamson8 (7)
J Dala1-0-7-0
On a good length, on off. Devon Conway gets his front leg out of the line of leg stump with his bat to defend it towards cover.
Pitched short and wide outside off. Kane Williamson hops up to cut it towards deep point for a single.
FOUR! EDGED AND FOUR! Back of a length, outside off, nips in. Kane Williamson is taken by surprise as he looks to prod at it. He chops it back past the left of the diving fielder as the ball races towards the fence for a boundary.
Pitched short and outside off. Devon Conway rocks back to punch it towards deep point for a single.
Back of a length outside off. Devon Conway chops it towards backward point.
Junior Dala comes in to bowl! Pitched in short and on middle, nips in. Kane Williamson pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 11 overs : 54/1
K Williamson2 (4)
D Conway26 (31)
W Mulder2-0-9-0
Nearly chops it down. Goes full and on off, nips in. Kane Williamson looks to go forward but is cramped up for room as he chops it back down every near to the leg stump. The batters run through for a quick single.
Banged in short and angled towards the batter, keeps a tad bit low. Devon Conway adjusts to the bounce to pull it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Back of a length, angling in. Devon Conway defends it towards cover.
Tap and run. Fuller and on off. Kane Williamson defends it underneath his eyes and is off for a quick single.
On a good length, outside off. Kane Williamson opens the face of the bat to go towards point.
Coming from around the stumps, goes straight on. Devon Conway leans on to tap it towards backward point for a quick single.
Powerplay 2! South Africa can now have four fielders outside the circle till the 40th over. They have just picked up their first wicket and will be hoping to build on that.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 10 overs : 50/1
K Williamson0 (1)
D Conway24 (28)
E Bosch5-0-20-1
Short of a length and on off, Kane Williamson dabs it to point.
Kane Williamson walks out to bat at number 3.
OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Eathan Bosch gets the breakthrough for South Africa! He bangs this one hard into the pitch but down the leg, begging to be out away. Will Young swivles and hooks it but unfortunately for him, he hits it straight to short fine. Mihlali Mpongwana leaps up a bit and grabs it with both hands. A nice catch, and Bosch picks up his maiden ODI wicket. New Zealand are 50/1!
Fuller and on middle, angling in, Will Young tucks it to short mid-wicket. He sets off for the run but then sends his partner back.
Slower one, on a length and on off, Will Young steers it to point.
Back of a length and on off, Will Young stabs it to the off side.
FOUR! Nice shot! Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in. Will Young flicks it away with sweet timing. The fast outfield does the rest as the ball races along the carpet to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. 50 up for the Kiwis!
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 9 overs : 46/0
D Conway24 (28)
W Young15 (26)
W Mulder1-0-5-0
Pitched up and on middle, Devon Conway blocks it down the pitch.
Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Devon Conway pats it towards covers.
Goes fuller and on off, Devon Conway drives it firmly but straight to covers.
Short of a length and around off, Devon Conway dabs it wide of point and comes back for the second run.
Length again, on middle, angling in, Will Young flicks it through square leg for a single.
On a length and on middle, Will Young clips it past mid-wicket for a brace.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 8 overs : 41/0
D Conway22 (24)
W Young12 (24)
E Bosch4-0-16-0
Full again and around off, Devon Conway drills it to extra covers.
Short of a length and on middle, Will Young pulls it to deep square leg for another run.
Overpitched and on off, Devon Conway strides out and drives it wide of mid off for a single. Temba Bavuma makes a good diving stop to his right there.
Touch fuller and outside off, Devon Conway offers no shot at it.
Back of a length and on off, Devon Conway punches it to covers.
Fuller and around off, moves away, Will Young looks to flick but gets an outside edge down to third man for a single.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 7 overs : 38/0
D Conway21 (20)
W Young10 (22)
L Ngidi4-0-21-0
FOUR! Great shot! Lungi Ngidi serves it full and on off, Devon Conway opens the face of the bat and just pushes at it. He times it so well that it races through the cover region for a boundary. Pure timing on that one.
Good length and just outside off, holds its line, Devon Conway leaves it alone.
A bit fuller and on middle, Will Young knocks it towards mid on for a run.
BEATEN! Hits the length hard and around off, shapes away, Will Young tries to drive it on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Pitched up and on middle, Will Young tucks it to short mid-wicket.
Fuller and on off, Devon Conway drives it wide of mid off for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 6 overs : 32/0
W Young9 (19)
D Conway16 (17)
E Bosch3-0-13-0
Overpitched and around off, Will Young drills it straight to short covers.
Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Will Young fends it away to short covers.
Hard length and angling into the body, Devon Conway tucks it to square leg for a run.
Touch fuller and on middle, angling in, Devon Conway blocks it out.
Back of a length and on middle, Devon Conway pats it to short mid-wicket.
Fuller one and on middle, Will Young knocks it towards mid on for a single.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 5 overs : 30/0
D Conway15 (14)
W Young8 (16)
L Ngidi3-0-15-0
On a length and on leg, Devon Conway nudges it through square leg for a brace.
Much better! Hard length and on middle, Devon Conway pats it down the pitch.
FOUR! Fine shot! Lungi Ngidi bowls it too straight, shaping in. Devon Conway brings his wrists into play and ficks it with great timing through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Good length this time, on middle, Devon Conway keeps it out to the leg side.
Fuller one and on middle, Devon Conway blocks it out.
FOUR LEG BYES! Lungi Ngidi loses his line and bowls this full but down the leg side. Devon Conway looks to flick but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 4 overs : 20/0
D Conway9 (8)
W Young8 (16)
E Bosch2-0-11-0
Another full delivery, on middle, angling in, Devon Conway flicks it away nicely through mid-wicket and collects three runs.
Continues with the fuller length, on off, Devon Conway taps it to short covers.
Fuller again and on middle, Devon Conway blocks it out.
Pitched up and on off, Will Young drills it to mid off for a single.
Back of a length and on off, Will Young dabs it to point.
Fuller and on off, Will Young pushes it to towards covers.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 3 overs : 16/0
D Conway6 (5)
W Young7 (13)
L Ngidi2-0-9-0
Overpitched and on middle, Devon Conway drives it past the bowler for a couple of runs as mid on mops it up.
Length again but way down the leg side, Devon Conway leaves it alone. It is called a wide.
On a length and on middle and off, Devon Conway keeps it out to the off side.
Pitches it up, on off, angling away, Devon Conway leaves it alone.
DROPPED! That should have been taken! Short of a length and outside off, Will Young cuts it away but fails to keep it down. The ball travels fast towards point where Jason Smith puts it down on his left. They cross. That could prove to be costly for the Proteas.
Full and on middle, angling in, Will Young blocks it out.
Fuller and around off, Will Young looks to drive but gets a bottom edge to the leg side.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 2 overs : 12/0
D Conway4 (2)
W Young6 (10)
E Bosch1-0-7-0
Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Devon Conway steers it to point.
FOUR! Lovely shot! Eathan Bosch serves it a but too full and around off. Devon Conway leans on to his drive nicely and creams it through covers for a boundary.
Overpitched and outside off, Will Young looks to drive but gets an outside edge towards third man for a single.
Fuller again and on middle and leg, shapes further into leg, Will Young fails to work it away. Wided again.
Touch fuller and on middle, Will Young knocks it down the pitch.
On a length and around off, Will Young guides it to point.
Back of a length and on middle, Will Young blocks it out.
Eathan Bosch sways from his line and begins with a fuller one but down the leg, Will Young misses his flick. Wided.
Eathan Bosch to bowl from the other end.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 1 overs : 5/0
W Young5 (6)
D Conway0 (0)
L Ngidi1-0-5-0
Lucky! Hard length and on the sixth stump line, Will Young looks to guide it away but gets an inside edge just past the stumps towards fine leg for a single. 5 runs off the first over!
Pitched up and on middle, Will Young knocks it towards mid on.
FOUR! New Zealand gets underway in style! Lungi Ngidi goes a bit fuller, shaping into the pads. Will Young picks it up nicely and flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket for the first boundary of the chase.
Short of a length and on middle and off, Will Young dabs it to point.
Good-length delivery just around off, shapes away a shy bit, Will Young lets it go to the keeper.
Lungi Ngidi starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Will Young leaves it alone.
Commentary
We are back for the chase! The two umpires make their way out to the middle. South African players are in a huddle and then they spread out to take their respective field positions. Will Young and Devon Conway are the two openers for New Zealand. Lungi Ngidi to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...
... THE RUN CHASE ...
With 304 runs on the board, South Africa have set a daunting target for New Zealand. The pitch still looks good for batting, but it won’t be an easy chase. Can the Kiwis rise to the challenge, or will South Africa’s bowlers defend this total? We are heading into the second innings. Stay tuned for the chase!
Matthew Breetzke is up for a chat and he admits that his record-breaking debut innings hasn’t fully sunk in yet, though he feels exhausted and wants to take in the moment. He acknowledges that batting was tricky early on, with the wicket being a bit tacky and O’Rourke extracting movement with the new ball. Breetzke focused on spending time at the crease before growing in confidence and eventually enjoying his innings. Looking ahead, he hopes South Africa can strike early with the new ball to put New Zealand under pressure and see how the game unfolds.
At the other end, Mulder played a crucial supporting role, notching up 64 off 60 balls, ensuring South Africa breached the 300-run mark. His knock ended in the penultimate over, falling to O’Rourke, but his contribution had already bolstered the total. For New Zealand, Matt Henry was the standout bowler, returning figures of 2/59 from his 10 overs. O’Rourke also picked up two wickets, while Bracewell chipped in with one, but overall, the bowlers struggled to contain the Proteas' late surge.
After winning the toss, New Zealand elected to bowl first, looking to make early inroads. While Matthew Breetzke started cautiously, Temba Bavuma took the initiative in the powerplay, scoring 20 off 23 balls before O’Rourke found his glove, sending him back early. The Kiwi spinners tightened the screws, slowing down the run rate and forcing South Africa into a rebuilding phase. However, Breetzke and Wiaan Mulder showed great composure, grinding through the middle overs before shifting gears. Their 131-run stand for the fourth wicket was a game-changing moment, with Breetzke stamping his authority on the game.
South Africa walk out with 304 runs in 50 overs after been asked to bat first by Mitchell Santner, thanks to the brilliant record breaking innings from Matthew Breetzke, becoming the first players to score 150 on an ODI Debut!
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 50 overs : 304/6
E Bosch7 (9)
M Mpongwana1 (2)
M Henry10-0-59-2
Pace off! Outside off from a shorter length. Eathan Bosch looks tro slash it hard but misses and ends the 50 overs.
Just short outside off. Mihlali Mpongwana walks in and pulls the ball to deep square leg for one.
Drops it short outside off. Mihlali Mpongwana looks to pull it but misses the ball.
Mihlali Mpongwana walks out to bat on his Debut.
OUT! CAUGHT! Matt Henry gets his second and Senuran Muthusamy walks back for 2 (3). Slower delivery on a nagging lnegth outside off to the left-hander. Senuran Muthusamy slogs the ball off the middle of the bat but does not get the distance. Hits it straight to Michael Bracewell at long on who does not miss. New Zealand are 303/6.
Drops the ball short outside off. Eathan Bosch slogs it to long off for one.
Short and wide outside off. Senuran Muthusamy slaps it to sweeper covers for one.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 49 overs : 301/5
S Muthusamy1 (1)
E Bosch6 (7)
W O’Rourke10-0-72-2
’Rourke to Senuran Muthusamy, Just short on the stumps. Senuran Muthusamy drops it towards covers for one.
Senuran Muthusamy is the new batter in for South Africa.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, OUT! CAUGHT! Daryl Mitchell grabs a well judged catch at the boundary and Wiaan Mulder walks back for a well made 64 (60). Will O’Rourke drops the ball short at the batter with pace. Wiaan Mulder moves away and looks to go over point. Mistimes the ball up in the air that goes straight to Daryl Mitchell on the point boundary line. New Zealand are 300/5.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, FOUR! FLICKED AWAY! Goes short and angling in. Wiaan Mulder gets inside the line of the ball to glance it fine towards deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
’Rourke to Eathan Bosch, Goes short and on off, angling in. Eathan Bosch gets on top of it to pull it towards cow corner for a single.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, On a good length outside off. Wiaan Mulder dabs it towards deep third man for a single.
’Rourke to Eathan Bosch, Pitched short and angled in. Eathan Bosch pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 14 Runs
Score after 48 overs : 293/4
W Mulder59 (57)
E Bosch4 (5)
M Henry9-0-56-1
SIX! THUMPED! Banged in short and angled towards the batter. Wiaan Mulder pulls it away handsomely over deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie!
Banged in short and angled towards the batter. Wiaan Mulder looks to pull but the ball zips past over him.
Slower one outside off. Wiaan Mulder pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.
FOUR! SLAPPED! On a good length outside off. Wiaan Mulder slaps it towards deep cover for a boundary.
Full toss outside off. Eathan Bosch slaps it towards long off for a single.
Pitched short and outside off. Wiaan Mulder flat bats it towards long on for another single.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 47 overs : 279/4
W Mulder46 (52)
E Bosch3 (4)
W O’Rourke9-0-64-1
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, Banged in short and angled towards the batter. Wiaan Mulder slaps it towards long on for a single.
’Rourke to Eathan Bosch, Pitched short and on middle. Eathan Bosch pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, Off cutter, outside off. Wiaan Mulder dabs it towards short third for a single.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, FOUR! Full and on off stump. Wiaan Mulder slaps it towards sweeper cover for a boundary.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, WIDE! Straying down leg, a slower one gone wrong. Wiaan Mulder lets it go through.
’Rourke to Eathan Bosch, On a good length, on off. Eathan Bosch pushes it towards long on for a single.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, Back of a length outside off. Wiaan Mulder cuts it towards deep backward point for a single.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 46 overs : 269/4
E Bosch1 (2)
W Mulder39 (48)
M Henry8-0-42-1
Back of a length, outside off. Eathan Bosch looks to pull but chops it back down towards the keeper.
Full and on off. Wiaan Mulder pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! Streaky that! On a good length, outside off. Wiaan Mulder backs away looking to cut but chops it towards deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
Short and wide outside off. Eathan Bosch pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
OUT! CAUGHT! Back of a length, angled in short and wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke looks to slap it over mid off but gets hurried on and loops it up straight towards Michael Bracewell at mid off who puts in the dive forward and grabs it low towards the ground. An ecstatic innings come to an end for Matthew Breetzke on debut!
Full and outside off. Wiaan Mulder drills it towards long off for a single.
Runs Scored 20 Runs
Score after 45 overs : 262/3
M Breetzke150 (147)
W Mulder33 (45)
B Sears10-0-65-0
SIX! Gets to the 150 in style! Milestone on Debut! Matthew Breetzke is the hero for South Africa for the day. Ben Sears drops the ball short outside the off stump line. Matthew Breetzke gets back deep and slaps the ball up and over point for a huge six.
BEATEN! Banged it short into the wicket around leg. Breetzke goes for the pull shot and misses.
FOUR! THREE IN A ROW! IMPROVISATION AT IT'S BEST! Short and wide outside the off stump line. Matthew Breetzke moves away from the wickets and slaps the ball up and over point, for a superb boundary.
FOUR! DRIVEN THROUGH! Much fuller on the off with pace. Matthew Breetzke takes away the front foot and drives the ball to the left of mid off and hgets another boundary on the row.
FOUR! PULLED! Short at the batter with pace this time. Matthew Breetzke rocks back in the crease and pulls the ball hard, infront of mid-wicket for a boundary. What a shot!
Over the wicket. Hard length delivery at the body. Breetzke whips it away towards mid wicket region. The ball just clears the 30-yard circle. Breetzke returns for the second run. Good running between the wickets!
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 44 overs : 242/3
M Breetzke130 (141)
W Mulder33 (45)
M Santner10-0-62-0
Short and wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke nudges it to sweeper covers for one.
Drops the ball short on off. Matthew Breetzke tucks it infront of point for a couple.
Much fuller on off. Wiaan Mulder drives it to long off for one.
Flatter outside off. Matthew Breetzke tucks it to sweeper covers for one.
Short and wide outside off. Wiaan Mulder slaps the ball to sweeper covers.
Tosses the ball up outside off. Matthew Breetzke sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for one.
Runs Scored 14 Runs
Score after 43 overs : 235/3
W Mulder31 (43)
M Breetzke125 (137)
B Sears9-0-45-0
Back of a length delivery around middle and leg. Mulder backs away for room and looks to cut it away. Gets beaten on the outside edge.
Length ball outside leg, following the batter who makes room for himself. Mulder nudges it towards the mid wicket region. Breetzke charges back for the second run and completes it easily.
Short and wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke taps the ball to third man for a single.
FOUR! Too full on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke waits on it and flicks the ball very fine, to the right of short fine leg for another boundary.
SIX! BANG! WHAT A SHOT! Matthew Breetzke is having the time of his life! Length ball around off, slower ball. Breetzke picks up the length quickly. Clears his front leg and clubs it over long on for a maximum. What an innings on Debut!
Tossed up on off. Wiaan Mulder drives the ball up long off for a single.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 42 overs : 221/3
W Mulder28 (40)
M Breetzke114 (134)
M Santner9-0-55-0
Flighted delivery full outside off. Mulder carves it to sweeper cover for a single.
FOUR! SWEPT AWAY! Full fired into the pads. Mulder uses the pace of the ball and helps it away behind square on the onside for a boundary.
Short and wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke nudges it to sweeper covers for one.
Short and wide, slapped away to sweeper covers for one.
Tosses the ball up on off. Matthew Breetzke drives it to long off for one.
Just short outside off. Wiaan Mulder tucks the ball to sweeper covers for one.
Runs Scored 16 Runs
Score after 41 overs : 212/3
M Breetzke112 (132)
W Mulder21 (36)
W O’Rourke8-0-54-1
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Pitches the ball up on off. Matthew Breetzke blocks it off the fornt foot.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, SIX! UP AND OVER! Short ball from Will O’Rourke and Matthew Breetzke is onto it in a flash! Stands back and slaps the ball up and over point for a massive six.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! Pitched up delivery around fourth stump. Breetzke makes room and crunches it through the covers for a boundary. Matthew Breetzke going bazzark after reaching his hundred.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Back of a length delivery around off. Breetzke guides it to backward point off the back foot.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, WIDE! Banged it short into the wicket around off. Breetzke leaves it alone.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, FOUR! SLAPPED! Matthew Breetzke gets to his maiden ODI HUNDRED on Debut! Becomes the 4th South African to score a HUNDERD on debut! Short of a length delivery outside off, width offered. Breetzke rocks back and cuts it away past the left of backward point for a boundary. Raises his bat in joy to his teammates.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, Over the wicket. Short of a length delivery outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for a single.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 40 overs : 196/3
W Mulder20 (35)
M Breetzke98 (127)
M Santner8-0-46-0
Much fuller on off, driven away to long off for one.
Short and wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke cuts the ball to sweeper covers for one.
Fuller and straight on off. Matthew Breetzke goes for a wild drive but gets an outside edge to point.
Short and wide, Wiaan Mulder looks to cut the ball but gets an inside edge towards short third man for one.
Just short on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke slaps it to long off for one.
Much fuller on off. Wiaan Mulder drives the ball to long off.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 39 overs : 191/3
M Breetzke96 (124)
W Mulder17 (32)
W O’Rourke7-0-38-1
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Short ball outside off. Matthew Breetzke tucks the ball straight to covers.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, WIDE! Wayward outside off this time, too short, over the batter's head. Wide again.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Short and wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke taps it straight to point.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump line, too short as well. Wide called by the umpire.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Short of the wicket, on the off stump. Will O’Rourke pulls the ball to mid-wicket.
’Rourke to Wiaan Mulder, Drops the ball short at the batter. Wiaan Mulder pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Just short outside off. Matthew Breetzke nudges it to sweeper covers for one.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Short and wide outside off. Matt Henry slaps it to the right of third man and runs a single.
Runs Scored 11 Runs
Score after 38 overs : 185/3
W Mulder16 (31)
M Breetzke93 (119)
M Henry7-0-35-0
Bowls a good length on off. Wiaan Mulder blocks it off the fornt foot.
Short of the wicket, on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke pulls to short fine and a good effort from O'Rourke to keep it down to a single.
Width again from a shorter length, beaten again as Matthew Breetzke looks to cut hard.
Short and wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke looks to run it down to third man but misses.
SIX! INTO THE 90s! Matthew Breetzke picks the fuller delivery on the off stump early and launches it up and over, straight back to bowler's head for a flat six. 10 off the first 2 balls of the over.
FOUR! SLAPPED! Breetzke looks to shift gears now! Henry continues, over the wicket, back of a length delivery, on the off stump, advances and times a cut through backward point to send it racing away to the ropes.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 37 overs : 174/3
M Breetzke82 (114)
W Mulder16 (30)
M Bracewell10-0-43-1
Floats it up slow on the off stump. Matthew Breetzke drops the ball towards covers and runs a single.
Just short on the stumps. Wiaan Mulder nudges it to long on for one.
Short and wide, tucked away to sweeper covers for one.
Fuller on the stumps. Wiaan Mulder flicks it to long on for one.
Nagging length on the off stump. Wiaan Mulder taps it back to the bowler.
tosses the ball up on the off stump. Matthew Breetzke walks in and slogs the ball to long on for one.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 36 overs : 169/3
W Mulder14 (27)
M Breetzke79 (111)
M Henry6-0-24-0
Just short on top of off. Wiaan Mulder stays back and drops the ball down.
Short and wide, slapped away infront of deep point. Will Young does well to run to his right and stop the ball with a dive. The batters run three.
Bangs it short outside the off stump line. Matthew Breetzke sees it through.
Just short outside off. Matthew Breetzke taps it straight to Glenn Phillips at point.
Short and wide. Wiaan Mulder tucks it to deep point for one.
Drops the ball short outside off. Wiaan Mulder slaps it to the right of deep point for a couple.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 35 overs : 163/3
M Breetzke76 (108)
W Mulder11 (24)
M Bracewell9-0-38-1
Darted in on off, goes straight on. Matthew Breetzke stands up tall and presents a full face of the bat to push it back towards the bowler.
Floated up outside off. Wiaan Mulder dances down the track to flick it towards deep mid-wicket, uppishly for a single.
Flatter and quicker on off. Wiaan Mulder gets his bat down in time to defend it out.
Fuller and on middle stump. Wiaan Mulder defends it out towards mid-wicket.
Fired in full and on middle. Matthew Breetzke tucks it towards deep square leg for a single.
Full and on off. Wiaan Mulder steps down the track to work it towards mid on for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 34 overs : 160/3
M Breetzke75 (106)
W Mulder9 (20)
B Sears8-0-31-0
Fuller and outside off, in the slot. Matthew Breetzke slaps it back towards the bowler. It parries further towards mid on. Matthew Breetzke looks for a single but there isn't any.
Bashes the hard length on off, nips in. Wiaan Mulder swivels and pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Fuller on middle. Matthew Breetzke tucks it towards fine leg for a single.
Pitched short and outside off. Wiaan Mulder stands tall to slap it towards deep point for a single.
Back of a length, on leg stump. Matthew Breetzke glances it towards deep backward square leg for a single person.
On a good length, outside off. Matthew Breetzke prods forward tentatively to defend it out with just his hands.
DRINKS BREAK! New Zealand have fought their way back into the contest with crucial wickets of Smith and Verreynne, slowing South Africa’s momentum. At the 33-over mark, South Africa are 156/3, and the game is finely poised. The Black Caps’ bowlers have applied pressure, making it challenging for the Proteas to accelerate. The next phase of play will be crucial as South Africa look to rebuild and set a competitive total.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 33 overs : 156/3
W Mulder7 (18)
M Breetzke73 (102)
M Bracewell8-0-35-1
Fired in flat and short on off. Wiaan Mulder stands tall to defend it back down.
Full and outside off. Wiaan Mulder punches it towards cover.
Full and on middle. Matthew Breetzke shimmies down to track and work it away towards long on for a single.
Full and on off. Matthew Breetzke lunges forward to defend.
Fuller and outside off. Matthew Breetzke opens the face of the bat and guides it towards deep backward point. Ben Sears runs across and puts in the dive to pull it in and keeps the batters down to a two!
Fired in full and on off. Wiaan Mulder stands tall to punch it away towards long on for a single.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 32 overs : 152/3
W Mulder6 (15)
M Breetzke70 (99)
B Sears7-0-27-0
On a back of a length, outside off, nips in. Wiaan Mulder backs away and dabs in down towards deep third man for a single.
Back of a length, outside off. Matthew Breetzke pushes it towards left of cover for a single.
Slower ball gone wrong down leg. Matthew Breetzke lets it go through. 150 up on the board for South Africa.
Full and outside off. Matthew Breetzke pushes at it tentatively as he is opened up. The ball goes off the outside edge towards point.
Full and on middle, nips in. Matthew Breetzke flicks it long leg region for a brace.
On a good length, outside off. Matthew Breetzke tentatively chops it back onto the ground very near to the off stump.
Beaten! Back of a length, outside off. Matthew Breetzke slashes his blade at it but misses.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 31 overs : 147/3
M Breetzke67 (94)
W Mulder5 (14)
M Bracewell7-0-31-1
Fired in full and on off stump, goes straight on. Matthew Breetzke stands tall to punch it towards long on for a single.
Full and on off. Matthew Breetzke works it away towards mid-wicket.
Almost chopped on. Full and outside off. Matthew Breetzke looks to pull but chops it back onto his boots.
Fired in full and outside off. Matthew Breetzke gets his bat down in time with a full face and keeps it out.
Floated up outside off. Matthew Breetzke leans on to push it back towards the bowler.
Full and on off. Wiaan Mulder tucks it towards long on for a single.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 30 overs : 145/3
M Breetzke66 (89)
W Mulder4 (13)
B Sears6-0-22-0
Fired in full and on leg stump. Matthew Breetzke leans on to flick it towards mid on.
FOUR! THUMPED! Banged in short and angled towards the batter. Matthew Breetzke takes it on and pulls it towards long leg fence for a boundary.
Back of a length outside off. Matthew Breetzke rocks back to defend.
Back of a length on off. Matthew Breetzke defends it out.
On a good length outside off. Wiaan Mulder gets an outside edge towards third man for a single.
Holds the lnegth on top of off. Matthew Breetzke drops the ball infront of covers for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 29 overs : 139/3
M Breetzke61 (84)
W Mulder3 (12)
M Bracewell6-0-29-1
Nagging length outside off. Matthew Breetzke nudges it to the right of point for a run.
Just short on the stumps. Wiaan Mulder flicks the ball to long on for one.
Tossed up slower on off. Wiaan Mulder tucks it to mid-wicket.
Much fuller on theb leg stump. Wiaan Mulder flicks it to mid-wicket.
Nagging lnegth on off. Wiaan Mulder taps it back to the bowler.
Just short on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 28 overs : 136/3
W Mulder2 (8)
M Breetzke59 (82)
B Sears5-0-16-0
Banged it short into the wicket outside off. Mulder hangs back and slashes hard but gets beaten in the end.
Length ball around off. Mulder defends it to cover.
Back of a length delivery around off. Mulder hangs back to punch. Gets beaten on the outside edge.
Back of a length delivery around off. Mulder blocks it off the back foot to backward point.
WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump line. Wide called.
Much fuller on off. Wiaan Mulder blocks it off the front foot.
Nagging length on off. Wiaan Mulder stays back and drops the ball short.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 27 overs : 135/3
W Mulder2 (2)
M Breetzke59 (82)
M Bracewell5-0-26-1
Short of a length delivery around off, stays a bit low. Mulder pushes it to the left of mid off for a single.
Nagging length ball at the pads. Breetzke nudges it down to long leg for a single.
Back of a length delivery around off. Punched off the back foot to the bowler.
Fuller on off. Wiaan Mulder drives it to long on for one to get off the mark.
Wiaan Mulder is the new batter out in the middle for South Africa.
OUT! TIMBER! Short stay from Kyle Verreynne at the crease! Falls down to a rash shot! Walks abck for 1 (4). Michael Bracewell tosses the ball up on the off stump and gets it to nip back in. Kyle Verreynne looks to play the reverse sweep and misses the ball completely. The ball spins into the wickets and hits the leg stump. New Zealand are 132/3 now.
Just short on the stumps. Kyle Verreynne blocks it off the front foot.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 26 overs : 132/2
M Breetzke58 (80)
K Verreynne1 (2)
M Santner7-0-41-0
Fuller on the off stump line. Matthew Breetzke blocks it off to covers again.
Just short on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke stays back and nudges it to covers.
On the pads but full. Kyle Verreynne sweeps it to deep square leg for a single to get off the mark.
Floats the ball up on the off stump. Kyle Verreynne taps it back to the bowler.
Much fuller on the off stump. Matthew Breetzke drives it to long off for a single.
Tossed up on off. Matthew Breetzke blocks it off.
Kyle Verreynne is the new batter out in the middle.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 25 overs : 130/2
J Smith41 (51)
M Breetzke57 (76)
M Bracewell4-0-23-0
OUT! RUN OUT! Brilliant piece of fielding there by Mitchell Santner. This one is fired in full and outside off, goes straight on. Jason Smith stands tall to slap it towards sweeper cover as he looks to go past left of Mitchell Santner. He moves sharply towards his left and stretches his left hand far out wide to fetch that one and it sticks. Mitchell Santner immediately throws it in one motion, straight back at the keeper. Jason Smith is stranded halfway down the track as he looks to scamper back. The keeper Tom Latham collects it very close to the off stump and flicks the bails off in a flash. The replays show that Jason Smith is at least a yard outside his crease even after putting in the dive in the end.
Full and flatter outside off. Matthew Breetzke backs away and slap it away towards sweeper cover for a single.
TWO LEG BYES! Massive appeal from the bowler and the keeper. Goes full and outside off, turning in. Matthew Breetzke lunges forward to work it away but misses the inside edge and wears it on the back pad. It ricochets further towards deep third for the batters to run through for a brace.
Darted in full and outside off. Matthew Breetzke stands back to whip it away towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. Had to scamper there at the end.
Fired down full and on off. Jason Smith flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Fuller and on off. Jason Smith dances down the track to work it back towards the bowler.
WIDE! Fired down leg. Jason Smith looks to flick but misses.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 24 overs : 123/1
J Smith40 (48)
M Breetzke54 (73)
M Santner6-0-39-0
Tossed up delivery full around off. Smith knocks it down to long off for a single.
Flighted delivery full at the stumps. Breetzke drives it down to long off for a single.
Back of a length delivery at the stumps. Matthew Breetzke taps it off the back foot to cover.
Flighted delivery outside off, slower through the air. Smith lunges forward and chops the slap on the off side. Steals a single in front of cover.
SIX! BANG! AGAINST THE TURN! Tossed up delivery around off. In the slot of the batter. Smith clears his front leg and clubs it over the cow corner region for a maximum.
Around the wicket. Back of a length delivery around off. Punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 23 overs : 113/1
J Smith32 (45)
M Breetzke52 (70)
M Bracewell3-0-18-0
Full and outside off. Jason Smith flicks it towards mid-wicket.
Full and outside off. Jason Smith dances down the track to flick it towards mid-wicket.
Full and on middle. Matthew Breetzke slaps it back towards the bowler. Michael Bracewell dives towards his left to stop that one, misses his fingers and goes on to hit the stumps at the non-striker's end. It ricochets further towards the leg side and the batters run through for a single.
Full and on off. Jason Smith works it away towards square leg for a single.
SIX! Floated up outside off. Jason Smith shimmies down the track and swings down the line to loft it over long off for a biggie!
Full and on middle. Matthew Breetzke shimmies down to work it away towards the leg side but gets an inside edge on his pads as the ball rolls towards covers. They cross.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 22 overs : 104/1
J Smith25 (41)
M Breetzke50 (68)
M Santner5-0-29-0
Fuller and outside off. Jason Smith leans on to push it towards cover.
Floated up outside off. Matthew Breetzke drives it towards sweeper cover for a single. Brings up his FIFTY with that single.
Full and outside off, goes straight on. Matthew Breetzke looks to cut but miscues it towards cover.
Full and outside off. Matthew Breetzke pushes it towards cover.
Flatter quicker outside off. Matthew Breetzke cuts it towards point.
Slightly fuller and outside off. Matthew Breetzke leans on to slap it towards deep backward point for a brace.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 21 overs : 101/1
J Smith25 (40)
M Breetzke47 (63)
M Bracewell2-0-9-0
Flatter on middle. Jason Smith flicks it towards deep backward square leg for a brace. 100 up on the board for South Africa
Floated up outside off, turning in. Jason Smith lunges forward to sweep but wears it on the pads.
WIDE! Fired down leg and full. Jason Smith misses his flick. WIDED!
Full and outside off. Matthew Breetzke flicks it towards square leg for a single.
Full and on off, turning in. Matthew Breetzke tucks it towards square leg.
Full and outside off. Jason Smith stays leg side of the ball to punch it towards sweeper cover for a single.
Full and outside off. Jason Smith lunges across to slog sweep it away towards the leg side but completely misses.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 20 overs : 96/1
J Smith22 (36)
M Breetzke46 (61)
M Santner4-0-26-0
Much fuller on the off stump. Jason Smith drives it to long off for one to end the over.
Nagging length on the off stump. Jason Smith stays back and blocks it off to covers.
Fuller on off. Jason Smith taps it to covers.
Tosses it up slow. Matthew Breetzke drives it to long off for one. Moves onto 46.
Fuller on off, drives away to sweeper covers for a single.
Floats the ball up on the off stump and gets it to turn away. Jason Smith throws his bat at it and gets an outside edge runnning down to the short third man region for a good couple.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 19 overs : 91/1
M Breetzke45 (60)
J Smith18 (31)
M Bracewell1-0-4-0
Short and wide this time, slapped away behind point for a good couple of runs to end the over.
Touch fuller on the off stump. Matthew Breetzke taps it to covers.
Tossed up on off. Matthew Breetzke walks in and taps it out.
Nagging length on off. Matthew Breetzke blocks it off the front foot.
Floats it up on off. Jason Smith drives it uppishly to long on for one.
Drops it short on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke taps it to long on for a single.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 18 overs : 87/1
J Smith17 (30)
M Breetzke42 (55)
M Santner3-0-21-0
On the up, outside off. Jason Smith drives it straight to covers.
Short and wide again. Matthew Breetzke tucks it to the right of sweeper covers and runs a single. FIFTY run partnership between the batters.
Drops it short and wide. Jason Smith slaps it to sweeper covers for another single.
Full on off once again. Matthew Breetzke taps it to sweeper covers for one.
Floats it up outside off. Jason Smith drives it to sweeper covers for another single.
Just short outside the off stump line. Matthew Breetzke taps it to sweeper covers for a run.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 17 overs : 82/1
J Smith15 (27)
M Breetzke39 (52)
B Sears4-0-15-0
Back of a length delivery around fourth stump. Smith opens the bat face and carves it away to the left of sweeper cover for a brace.
Back of a length delivery around off. Breetzke pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single.
Fuller and straight. Matt Henry drives it straight to mid off.
Short and wide, slapped away infront of deep point for a couple by Matthew Breetzke.
Much fuller on the stumps. Jason Smith drives it to mid on for a single.
Bangs it short on the stumps. Jason Smith pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 12 Runs
Score after 16 overs : 74/1
J Smith10 (24)
M Breetzke36 (49)
M Santner2-0-16-0
Tosses the ball up outside off. Jason Smith taps it to sweeper covers for a single.
Fuller on the off stump. Jason Smith drives it to covers.
FOUR! SLOGGED AWAY! Mitchell Santner pitches the ball up on the stumps from around the wicket angle. Jason Smith gets down on a knee and looks to sweep the ball. The ball catches the inside edge of the bat and runs to the left of short fine leg for a single.
tossed up on the stumps. Jason Smith gets an inside edge to short fine leg off the fornt foot.
Floats the ball up on the off stump. Matthew Breetzke drives the ball to sweeper covers for one.
SIX! RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK! Mitchell Santner drops the ball short at the stumps, asking to be hit. Matthew Breetzke rocks back on the backfoot and pulls the ball up and over deep mid-wicket for a flat six.
DRINKS BREAK! South Africa have adopted a cautious approach in the early phase of their innings. The pitch is settling down, making batting progressively easier. Matthew Breetzke looks in solid touch, unbeaten on 29, while Jason Smith is slowly settling in with 5 runs to his name. The duo will be aiming to build a strong partnership and make the most of the batting-friendly conditions ahead. At the 15-over mark, South Africa stand at 62/1, looking to accelerate as the innings progresses.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 15 overs : 62/1
J Smith5 (20)
M Breetzke29 (47)
B Sears3-0-7-0
Beaten! This one goes underneath now. Goes full and outside off, holds its line. Jason Smith looks to pull and low ball as it sneaks underneath the bat and goes low towards the keeper.
Beaten! On a good length, outside off. Jason Smith slashes at it as the ball zips past the flashing blade towards the keeper.
Full and outside off. Jason Smith drives it towards cover.
Full and on off stump, takes off after pitching. Jason Smith fully forward and defends it firmly towards mid-wicket.
Fuller and outside off. Matthew Breetzke opens the face of the bat and guides it towards deep backward point for a single.
On a good length, on middle. Matthew Breetzke gets forward, gets his head over the ball to defend it firmly back onto the ground.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 14 overs : 61/1
M Breetzke28 (45)
J Smith5 (16)
M Santner1-0-4-0
Fuller and flatter, outside off. Matthew Breetzke stays upright to punch it towards point for a single.
Fired in full and on the middle stump, goes straight on. Matthew Breetzke gets his front leg away and stands tall to bunt in back down onto the ground.
Fuller and on leg stump. Jason Smith gets his front leg away and drives it inside out towards long off for another single.
Slightly fuller and on middle. Matthew Breetzke goes inside out to drive it towards long off for a single.
Beaten! Full and outside off, turns away sharply. Matthew Breetzke lunges forward to defend but it zips past the outside edge.
Low full toss on off. Jason Smith leans on to drive it towards long off for a single.
Mitchell Santner, the skipper of New Zealand takes the ball in his hands now.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 13 overs : 57/1
M Breetzke26 (41)
J Smith3 (14)
B Sears2-0-6-0
On a back of a length, just outside off. Matthew Breetzke taps it towards point and looks for a single but there isn't any!
Pitched short and towards the batter. Matthew Breetzke swats at it to pull it back down awkwardly in the end.
On a good length, on off. Matthew Breetzke gets on top of the bounce to defend it firmly back onto the ground.
Back of a length, just around off stump. Matthew Breetzke tentatively plays at it and just decides to take that bat away in the last second as it takes the bottom edge and chops it back towards the keeper.
Goes fuller and on the pads. Jason Smith flicks it off his legs towards past square leg for a single.
Banged in short and angled towards the batter. Matthew Breetzke takes it on to pull it away uppishly to go towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 12 overs : 55/1
M Breetzke25 (36)
J Smith2 (13)
W O’Rourke6-0-32-1
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Back of a length, outside off. Matthew Breetzke gets on top of it to punch it away towards sweeper cover for a single.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Banged in short and angled towards the left shoulder. Takes off after pitching. Matthew Breetzke looks to pull but decides otherwise in the end to let it go through.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Back of a length, outside off. Matthew Breetzke gets on top of it to tap it towards short cover.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, WIDE! Back of a length, down leg. Matthew Breetzke looks to flick it but misses. WIDED!
’Rourke to Jason Smith, Back of a length on middle, nips in sharply. Jason Smith prods at it tentatively as it goes past square leg for a single.
’Rourke to Jason Smith, WIDE! Pitched short and down leg. Jason Smith misses his glance and the keeper dives well towards his left to stop that one in the end.
’Rourke to Jason Smith, Goes short and angled towards the batter. Jason Smith hops up to tuck it away towards mid-wicket.
’Rourke to Jason Smith, WIDE! Straying down leg, from middle, goes further in after pitching. Jason Smith looks to flick but misses. WIDED!
’Rourke to Jason Smith, Pitched just back of a length, nips in from outside off. Jason Smith stands tall to it and defends confidently with a straight bat, standing tall.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 11 overs : 50/1
M Breetzke24 (33)
J Smith1 (10)
B Sears1-0-4-0
On a back of a length, in and around off, nips away slightly. Matthew Breetzke opens up and looks to play at the ball with just his hands, tentatively to keep it out!
Back of a length on middle, nipping in. Jason Smith tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. 50 runs up on the board for South Africa.
Beaten! Full and on a good length, outside off, skids on a bit. Jason Smith pushes at it as it beats past the outside edge.
Full and outside off. Matthew Breetzke prods at it tentatively and it takes the inside edge and goes towards square leg for a quick single.
Pitched in short and angled towards the batter. Matthew Breetzke pulls it towards short mid-wicket.
Goes full and on off stump, nips in. Matthew Breetzke hangs his bat down the line and it takes the inside edge and goes towards deep backward square leg for a brace.
POWERPLAY! South Africa are 46/1 after the first 10 overs, and it has been a good contest between the bat and ball so far. Both teams are fighting hard. New Zealand now enjoy 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 10 overs : 46/1
M Breetzke21 (29)
J Smith0 (8)
W O’Rourke5-0-27-1
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Swings the ball into the right-hander form a good length. Matthew Breetzke gets an inside edge to deep square leg for one.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Good short ball over the batter's head. Matthew Breetzke drops down and sees it through.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Just short on top of off. Matthew Breetzke taps it towards covers.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Swings the ball up on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke flicks it down to mid-wicket.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, FOUR! FLICKED AWAY! Much needed boundary for South Africa as the last over of the Powerplay is on. Will O’Rourke pitches the ball up, fuller on the stumps with pace. Matthew Breetzke flicks the ball in the air but well to the right of square leg for a boundary.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Short and wide outside off. Matthew Breetzke opens the face of the bat towards the right of third man and runs a couple.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 9 overs : 39/1
J Smith0 (8)
M Breetzke14 (23)
M Henry5-0-18-0
Touch wide outside off from the length. Jason Smith taps it to covers to end the over.
Good length delivery on off. Jason Smith blocks it off the front foot.
Holds the length back on the stumps. Jason Smith drops it back to the bowler.
Just short once again outside the off stump line. Jason Smith taps it towards covers from the crease.
Touch fuller on the off stump line. Jason Smith blocks it off the front foot.
On the pads from a good length. Matthew Breetzke flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 8 overs : 38/1
J Smith0 (3)
M Breetzke13 (22)
W O’Rourke4-0-20-1
’Rourke to Jason Smith, Bowls on a good length on the off stump line. Jason Smith blocks it from the crease to end the over.
’Rourke to Jason Smith, WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump. Wide called!
’Rourke to Jason Smith, THAT MUST HAVE HURT! Will O’Rourke bangs it at the batter with pace. Jason Smith is in no position to play that and gets a hit on the chest.
’Rourke to Jason Smith, Drops it short again outside off. Jason Smith sees it through to the wicketkeeper.
Jason Smith walks out to bat at number 3 for South Africa.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! New Zealand get their first! It's the skipper of South Africa walking back to the hut for 20 (23). South Africa are 37/1 now! A brilliant use of short delivery from Will O’Rourke who finally gets his man! Bangs it short at the batter with pace this time. Temba Bavuma looks to pull the ball hard, but the ball catches the feather from Bavuma's gloves. The ball goes comfortably into the hands of Tom Latham and the players go up with joy.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, WIDE! Swings it away from the leg stump line. Wide called by the umpire.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, Pitches it touch fuller on the stumps. Temba Bavuma flicks the ball straight to mid-wicket.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, Good length delivery on off. Temba Bavuma blocks it off the front foot.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 7 overs : 36/0
M Breetzke13 (22)
T Bavuma20 (20)
M Henry4-0-17-0
FOUR! THAT IS BRILLIANT! Matt Henry runs in hard and bowls the good length at the batter with pace. Matthew Breetzke walks in and plays the paddle, with the bounce of the ball and helps it go over short fine leg. The ball is timed brilliantly and lands just before the boundary ropes.
Another good short delivery outside the off stump line this time. Matthew Breetzke sees this through as well.
Bangs in short on top of the stumps. Matthew Breetzke ducks down and sees it through.
Holds the length back on off. Matthew Breetzke drops it to point.
FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! Swings the ball fuller outside off and Matthew Breetzke gets his first boundary in ODI Cricket! takes the front foot out and offers a full face of the bat through the line of the ball, timing it brilliantly between covers and mid off. The ball races away to the fence.
Bowls a good length on top of off. Matthew Breetzke walks in and drops the ball down towards covers.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 6 overs : 28/0
M Breetzke5 (16)
T Bavuma20 (20)
W O’Rourke3-0-18-0
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Drops it short outside off this time. Matthew Breetzke opens the face of the bat and runs the ball down to third man for a run.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Nagging length on top of the stumps again. Matthew Breetzke looks to slog it hard but gets a hit on the thigh pads.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Swings the ball up on the stumps, swinging away after pitching. Matthew Breetzke wears the ball on the front pads and it looks to be missing the leg stumps. Slight appeal from the bowler but the umpire says no.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Bowls a superb length on top of the leg stump with good pace. Matthew Breetzke looks very uncomfortable at the crease and nudges the ball up towards the vacant short leg area. Matthew Breetzke is looking very effective.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, LEG BYE! At the batter from back of a length with pace. Temba Bavuma gets a hit on the thigh pads and runs a single from fine leg.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, Hits the good length on top of the stumps with pace. Temba Bavuma is rushed on the defence and gets a hit high on the thigh pads.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 5 overs : 26/0
M Breetzke4 (12)
T Bavuma20 (18)
M Henry3-0-9-0
Nagging length on top of off. Matthew Breetzke stays back and knocks it off to end the over.
Pitches the ball up fuller on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke drives it back to the bowler.
Just short on the stumps. Temba Bavuma flicks the ball to fine leg for one.
Good length delivery, on the off stump. Temba Bavuma miscues his drive to mid-on, thinks about a single but decides against it.
Length delivery, on the off stump. Matthew Breetzke punches it to covers to sneak in a quick single.
Over the wicket, length delivery, outside the off stump. Matthew Breetzke pushes it to point.
Runs Scored 15 Runs
Score after 4 overs : 24/0
T Bavuma19 (16)
M Breetzke3 (8)
W O’Rourke2-0-17-0
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, 15 unlucky runs coming from this over! Bowls a length delivery, on the off stump. Temba Bavuma blocks it to covers to end the over.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, Good length delivery, on the stumps, another inside edge runs through backward square for a couple.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, Length delivery, outside the off stump, shapes away and Bavuma lets it carry through.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! ONCE AGAIN! Will O’Rourke bowls the test match length once again just outside off this time. Temba Bavuma gets back to leave the ball and does not manage to get his bat away in time. The ball gets the inside edge once again and runs down the fine leg fence. Two in two from the inside edge for Temba Bavuma.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! INSIDE EDGE! Unlucky for Will O’Rourke! Will O’Rourke drops the ball short on top of the off stump. Temba Bavuma looking to cut that, does not manage to get in position and the ball catches the inside edge of the bat and runs down the fine leg fence for a lucky boundary.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump line. Wide called.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! FIRST BOUNDARY OF THE DAY! Comes off the bat of the South African skipper! Short and wide from Will O’Rourke outside the off stump and Temba Bavuma frees his arms. Slaps the ball up and over point for a boundary on the bounce. A literal gift from Will O’Rourke to Temba Bavuma.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 3 overs : 9/0
M Breetzke3 (8)
T Bavuma5 (10)
M Henry2-0-7-0
Nagging length on top of off. Matthew Breetzke stays back and offers a good defence.
Pitches the ball on a good length on the stumps. Matthew Breetzke is caught on the crease and he somehow manages to drop the ball down.
Just short outside off once again. Temba Bavuma opens the face of the bat and runs a single from the left of point.
BEATEN! Hard length once again on the off stump, nipping away after pitching. Temba Bavuma is deep inside the crease and looks to play it down. The ball zips past the outside edge for the second time in the over.
Much fuller on the off stump. Temba Bavuma blocks it off the front foot.
Nips away! Matt Henry drops the length just short on the off stump and gets the ball to nip away after pitching. Temba Bavuma is beaten on the outside edge as he looks to block it off.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 2 overs : 8/0
M Breetzke3 (6)
T Bavuma4 (6)
W O’Rourke1-0-2-0
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Much fuller on the stumps with pace, still no movement in the air for the fast bowlers. Matthew Breetzke takes a front foot out and knocks it off.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Matthew Breetzke adjusts to the extra bounce and taps it down.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, Drops it short outside off. Temba Bavuma opens the face of the bat for a single from third man.
’Rourke to Temba Bavuma, Pitches it further up on off. Temba Bavuma blocks it off the front foot.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, Nagging length on the pads. Matthew Breetzke flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
’Rourke to Matthew Breetzke, From over the wicket on a good length outside off. Matthew Breetzke sees it through.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 1 overs : 6/0
T Bavuma3 (4)
M Breetzke2 (2)
M Henry1-0-6-0
Hits the good length on top of the leg stump line. Temba Bavuma stays back and wears it high on the thigh pads to end the over.
Will O’Rourke will share the attack with Matt Henry for New Zealand.
WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump from a short length. Wide called.
Nagging length just outside off. Matthew Breetzke drops the ball towards point and runs a single.
On the pads a bit more and Temba Bavuma flicks it well infront of the standing square leg and the batters run three off a good chase to the boundary line. The skipper of South Africa is off the mark.
Holds the length on top of the leg stump this time. Temba Bavuma tucks it to mid on from the crease.
Hits the good length on the off stump. No movement in the air so far. Temba Bavuma offers a good front foot block.
Runs in hard from over the wicket angle and hits the good length on top of off. Matthew Breetzke looks to block it off and gets an inside edge running down fine leg for a single to open his account.
Right then! All the pre-match formalities conclude and the players and the umpires walk out and take the stage for the start of the 2nd ODI. It is the pair of Temba Bavuma and Matthew Breetzke opening the batting for South Africa. Matt Henry will start the bowling attack for New Zealand. Let's Play!
The Match Officials and the players walk out in a straight line and take the field for the National Anthems. It is the National Anthem of South Africa first, followed by that of New Zealand.
Aamir Sohail and Bazid Khan analyze the pitch conditions in Lahore, highlighting its usual batting-friendly nature with assistance for spinners. However, they note that pacers could find some movement early on due to the weather and grass cover. They expect conditions to become more favorable for batting as the match progresses, making it a typical Gaddafi Stadium surface. While bowlers may have some help under the lights, they emphasize that batters are likely to dominate the game.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma expresses confidence in the new faces joining the squad, seeing it as an opportunity for them to showcase their skills at the highest level. With a busy cricket schedule ahead, he emphasizes the importance of making the most of available resources. Bavuma acknowledges the excitement of integrating fresh talent into the team and how they adapt to the setup. Although South Africa would have preferred to bowl first, he notes that there could be some early swing but remains focused on posting a strong total to stay in control of the game
Mitch Santner calls it right at the toss and chooses to bowl first. Says that the wicket looks tacky and it is a quick turnaround. Adds that it was about recovery yesterday but today we will look to see what we can do. Informs that Rachin Ravindra goes out obviously and Devon Conway comes in. Mentions that it looks like a good pitch and there is a touch of grass there. Will look to do something early with the ball with some early movement, he concluded.
New Zealand (Playing XI) - Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (WK), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Matt Henry, Ben Sears, Will O’Rourke.
South Africa (Playing XI) - Temba Bavuma (C), Matthew Breetzke, Jason Smith, Kyle Verreynne (WK), Wiaan Mulder, Mihlali Mpongwana, Senuran Muthusamy, Eathan Bosch, Junior Dala, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
TOSS! New Zealand have won the coin toss and elected to have a BOWL first.
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Commentary
Right then, that is it from this ODI where New Zealand booked their place in the final. Next up in the Tri-Nation series is a battle between the hosts, Pakistan and South Africa, on 12th February, Wednesday. The winner of that will face the Blackcaps in the final. That will begin at 9 am GMT, but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to the match. Until then, cheers and goodbye!
Mitchell Santner, the victorious skipper of New Zealand says that the main thing is a lot of players are in form and putting their hands up and doing the job for the team. Says that different players are performing at different parts and everyone is stepping up. Mentions that they are looking forward to Karachi and getting some rest before they go again. Says that they pride themselves on getting through the middle overs and striking within them. It is something that's under their control, and they pride themselves in doing that for the team. Adds that Devon Conway's knock was outstanding and they are looking forward to the final, concluded.
Temba Bavuma, the captain of South Africa says that there were a few positives from the game like Matthew Breetzke scoring 150 on debut and a couple of bowlers did well as well. Adds that they probably did not score enough runs. Mentions that it was tricky facing the new ball early on, but it became easier as the game went deep. Says that as individuals they need to look at themselves and up their game, and they will have a few conversations with the Champions Trophy coming up shortly. Ends by praising Breetzke for his knock and says that he is one of those guys who can play all three formats, and even though he has not doneas well as he would like to in other formats, this might just be the start of great things for him.
Kane Williamson is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant ton. He says that conditions were different from the last game. South Africa did well to get to 300 and Matthew Breetzke was amazing. Mentions that they had to dig in hard to get to the total and now go on to rest for a bit. Adds that as a team they are getting nice and clear about the things that they want to do up to the Champions Trophy. So a lot of cricket coming up. Adds that it is great to be out there and building partnerships is key. Says that Devon Conway is key up top and getting good partnerships and a good team effort is what we look to do all the time, he concluded!
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South Africa’s bowling was a tale of missed chances and what-ifs! Had they grabbed those opportunities, the game could have taken a different turn. While they had no answers to the Conway-Williamson masterclass, they fought back late, dragging the chase into the 49th over. Senuran Muthusamy’s double strike brought brief hope, with Eathan Bosch and Junior Dala chipping in, but in the end, they just didn’t have enough runs to defend against a red-hot Kiwi batting unit!
Earlier in the game, South Africa, missing several first-team players, still put up a fighting total, thanks to a record-breaking debut ton from Matthew Breetzke! His sensational 150 shattered Desmond Haynes’ long-standing record for the highest ODI score on debut. Jason Smith played the perfect foil, while Wiaan Mulder’s explosive fifty provided the finishing touches. For the Kiwis, Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke struck twice each, with Michael Bracewell chipping in, but it was Breetzke’s brilliance that stole the show early on!
The Kiwis set the tone early with a solid Powerplay, but after Will Young’s dismissal, it was the Williamson-Conway show! Their masterful 187-run stand - the highest for any Blackcaps wicket against South Africa - completely took the game away. Williamson’s classy ton and Conway’s heartbreaking 97 had the chase in cruise control. A few late wickets added drama, but Phillips’ fireworks and Williamson’s unbeaten 133 sealed the deal in style, fittingly hitting the winning runs!
New Zealand storms into the Tri-Nation Series final with a record-breaking chase against South Africa, their highest ever against the Proteas in ODIs! A statement win that cements their status as serious Champions Trophy contenders. Meanwhile, South Africa’s young guns showed glimpses of brilliance but couldn’t seize the key moments.
FOUR! Kane Williamson finishes things off in style! Senuran Muthusamy tosses it up, full and on off. Williamson comes down the track and thumps it down the ground to the long off fence for a boundary. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 6 WICKETS!
SCORES LEVEL! Short and around off, Glenn Phillips punches it through covers for one.
Floated, full and on middle, Glenn Phillips blocks it down the pitch.
Flatter, full and angling in, Glenn Phillips misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 48 overs : 303/4
G Phillips27 (29)
K Williamson129 (112)
T Shamsi9-0-62-0
Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Glenn Phillips punches it to long off for a single. New Zealand just two runs away from the win.
Full and on the leg stump. Glenn Phillips lunges forward to defend.
Floated up on off, spins in. Glenn Phillips flicks it towards mid-wicket.
Wrong'un on off. Glenn Phillips punches it towards deep backward point for a brace. That brings up the 50-run partnership between these two batters.
Full and onto the pads. Kane Williamson waits for it to flick it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Floated up on middle. Kane Williamson pushes it towards mid on.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 47 overs : 299/4
G Phillips24 (25)
K Williamson128 (110)
S Muthusamy8-1-45-2
Fired in on off. Glenn Phillips slaps it towards extra cover.
Full and on off. Glenn Phillips pushes it towards right of the cover fielder.
Goes full and outside off. Glenn Phillips pushes it towards left of cover.
Full and on middle. Kane Williamson pushes it towards long on for a single.
Full and outside off. Kane Williamson shuffles across to push this one towards cover.
Floated up outside off. Kane Williamson drives it towards point.
Runs Scored 11 Runs
Score after 46 overs : 298/4
K Williamson127 (107)
G Phillips24 (22)
T Shamsi8-0-58-0
Floated up on off. Kane Williamson pushes it towards long off for a single.
Quicker one on off. Glenn Phillips pushes it towards long on for a single.
SIX! Floated up outside off. Glenn Phillips lofts it inside out to go over sweeper cover fence for a biggie!
Full and on the stumps. Kane Williamson plays it back to the bowler who parries it towards long on for a single.
Goes full and on the stumps. Kane Williamson lunges forward to defend.