New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Final at Sydney, Feb 08 2002 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
2nd Final (D/N), Sydney, February 08, 2002, VB Series
(41.1/46 ov) 175
(38.1/46 ov, T:172) 173/4
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining) (D/L method)
New Zealand  (46 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Ntini b Kallis | 43 | 42 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 102.38 | |||
| c Klusener b Pollock | 7 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 | |||
| c †Boucher b Ntini | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |||
| c Dippenaar b Donald | 17 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| c Ntini b Kallis | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Boje b Kallis | 57 | 73 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 78.08 | |||
| lbw b Klusener | 31 | 63 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 49.20 | |||
| c Gibbs b Klusener | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| lbw b Donald | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | |||
| lbw b Donald | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| not out | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 1, w 8) | 11 | |||||||
| Total | 41.1 Ov (RR: 4.25, 177 Mins) | 175 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-15 (Nathan Astle, 6.1 ov), 2-17 (Andre Adams, 7.3 ov), 3-68 (Lou Vincent, 13.4 ov), 4-68 (Stephen Fleming, 14.2 ov), 5-72 (Craig McMillan, 15.3 ov), 6-147 (Chris Harris, 34.4 ov), 7-147 (Adam Parore, 34.5 ov), 8-157 (Daniel Vettori, 38.1 ov), 9-157 (James Franklin, 38.2 ov), 10-175 (Chris Cairns, 41.1 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 4.00 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
6.1 to NJ Astle, back to a short ball, gives it a mighty pull away in the air over backward square leg, stupid shot really, regulation catch taken by Klusener in the deep. 15/1 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 6.42 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
7.3 to AR Adams, chases a short widish delivery trying to cut, foolishly, he gets a thick outside edge, and Mark Boucher takes an excellent keeper's catch diving to his right. 17/2 | ||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 3.62 | 33 | 3 | 0 | |
14.2 to SP Fleming, wild swining pull to a shortish ball on leg, fine diving outstretched catch made by Boeta Dippenaar at short fine leg. 68/4 38.1 to DL Vettori, full pitched delivery on the stumps, strikes Vettori on the pads, big appeal, plumb out. 157/8 38.2 to JEC Franklin, full and flush on the pads, big appeal and umpire Davis is quick to raise the finger, another plumb one. 157/9 | ||||||||
| 5.1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 4.45 | 20 | 3 | 0 | |
13.4 to L Vincent, again charging at the delivery, looking to fire the delivery down the ground to long on, mishits and Ntini takes an easy one at mid on. 68/3 15.3 to CD McMillan, short ball pulled in the air, top edges to mid on where Ntini takes an easy catch. 72/5 41.1 to CL Cairns, slogs a fullish ball high and hard down the ground, but succeeding only in picking out the fielder Boje on the long on fence. 175/10 | ||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2.62 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 4.28 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
34.4 to CZ Harris, forward, taken on the front pad by a ball pitched on leg, big appeal for lbw from Klusener is upheld by umpire Davis. 147/6 34.5 to AC Parore, clipped off the pads straight to Gibbs at mid wicket who takes an excellent catch. 147/7 | ||||||||
South Africa  (T: 172 runs from 46 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Adams | 46 | 51 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 90.19 | |||
| c †Parore b Bond | 2 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | |||
| c †Parore b Adams | 10 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 41.66 | |||
| c †Parore b Cairns | 29 | 71 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 40.84 | |||
| not out | 61 | 68 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 89.70 | |||
| not out | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 266.66 | |||
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 2, w 6) | 9 | |||||||
| Total | 38.1 Ov (RR: 4.53, 149 Mins) | 173/4 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-50 (Gary Kirsten, 8.1 ov), 2-65 (Jacques Kallis, 13.2 ov), 3-68 (Herschelle Gibbs, 15.3 ov), 4-141 (Boeta Dippenaar, 36.1 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 3.87 | 36 | 3 | 0 | |
8.1 to G Kirsten, tries to play a delivery on off, not much footwork, gets a thick outside edge which is happily collected by keeper Parore. 50/1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4.1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 4.12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
13.2 to JH Kallis, forward trying to drive, launches with a big swing, trying to play away through cover, gets a thick outside edge, which is collected by keeper Parore. 65/2 15.3 to HH Gibbs, great length delivery, Gibbs is neither forward nor back, plays an ungainly swipe across the line, gets an inside edge onto middle stump. 68/3 | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4.57 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
36.1 to HH Dippenaar, back to cut a short rising delivery, thick top edge, easy catch to Parore's right. 141/4 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3.40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | |
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Match Flow
Hours of play: 2.30pm - 6.00pm, 6.45pm - 10.15pm
Scorers: ME Gorham and MA Slarke
12th Men: BB McCullum (New Zealand) and JL Ontong (South Africa)
New Zealand 50 in 49 mins, off 11.3 overs
Vincent/Fleming 3rd wicket partnership 50 in 27 mins, off 36 balls
Rain interupted play from 3.46pm to 5.17pm with New Zealand 75/5 after 16.1 overs, the match was reduced to 46 overs-a-side, dinner postponed to 7.21pm and shortened to 30 minutes
New Zealand 100 in 95 mins, off 21.2 overs
Cairns/Harris 6th wicket partnership 50 in 54 mins, off 82 balls
New Zealand 150 in 152 mins, off 36.2 overs
Cairns 50 in 105 mins, off 68 balls, 3x4, 1x6
South Africa 50 in 36 mins, off 8 overs
Gibbs/Kirsten 1st wicket partnership 50 in 36 mins, off 49 balls
South Africa 100 in 97 mins, off 23.3 overs
Dippenaar/Rhodes 4th wicket partnership 50 in 54 mins, off 91 balls
South Africa 150 in 142 mins, 36.4 overs
Rhodes 50 in 79 mins, off 60 balls, 5x4
Attendance: 30,984
Match Details
GroundSydney Cricket Ground
TossNew Zealand, elected to bat first
Season2001/02
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultSouth Africa won the best-of-3-finals 2-0
Match numberODI no. 1805
Match daysdaynight (50-over match)
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Match Referee