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South Africa in New Zealand T20I Series - 1st T20I

New Zealand v South Africa

New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

T20I no. 221 | 2011/12 season
Played at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17 February 2012 - day/night (20-over match)


South Africa innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
RE Levi	c Bracewell b Southee	13	25	12	1	1	108.33
5.6 this is slightly slower than usual as Southee rolls the fingers across it, it pitches on leg and Levi tries to scoop it over the long-on boundary but never gets hold of it and it settles safely in Bracewell's grasp 38/3
HM Amla	run out (Guptill)	19	12	15	2	1	126.66
3.3 from Mills, goodness me, Martin Guptill has done a Jonty Rhodes to South Africa, Amla had played it down the ground at the bowler, who stuck a foot out. Amla decided to run but it had dribbled close to the stumps where Guptill swooped in and carried the ball along with his body weight right into the stumps with Amla out of his ground 24/1
CA Ingram	st †BB McCullum b NL McCullum	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
4.2 waltzes down the track and the length isn't full enough to go through with the loft over mid-off, Ingram makes no contact and Brendon McCullum is surprised by the amount of turn past the bat but eventually lays enough hand on ball to knock the bails off 34/2
AB de Villiers*†	c Guptill b Hira	8	19	17	0	0	47.05
8.6 brilliant by Guptill! It was full outside off and AB absolutely slammed it low to short cover, where Guptill took it cleanly and made a difficult catch look extremely simple. AB asked Guptill whether he caught it and accepted his word, but the umpires went upstairs to check. After numerous replays memorable only for their inconclusiveness, the umpires finally send AB on his way. 52/4
JP Duminy	c Mills b Southee	41	50	37	3	0	110.81
17.5 Duminy top-edges the attempted hoick high into the sky and Mills at fine leg hangs back waiting for it and eventually has to dive forward and clutch it millimetres off the grass, he is relieved at hanging on 127/6
JL Ontong	c & b Southee	32	25	17	0	4	188.23
15.2 but Ontong is another to fall victim to brilliant fielding! This time it's Southee off his own bowling, he got a leading edge back down the pitch and Southee dived low and forward to snaffle it two-handed inches off the ground 102/5
JA Morkel	not out	13	24	12	1	0	108.33

J Botha	not out	14	11	8	1	1	175.00

Extras	(lb 7)	7

Total	(6 wickets; 20 overs; 88 mins)	147	(7.35 runs per over)

Did not bat J Theron, M Morkel, LL Tsotsobe

Fall of wickets 1-24 (Amla, 3.3 ov), 2-34 (Ingram, 4.2 ov), 3-38 (Levi, 5.6 ov), 4-52 (de Villiers, 8.6 ov), 5-102 (Ontong, 15.2 ov), 6-127 (Duminy, 17.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
NL McCullum	4	0	16	1	4.00
4.2 to Ingram, waltzes down the track and the length isn't full enough to go through with the loft over mid-off, Ingram makes no contact and Brendon McCullum is surprised by the amount of turn past the bat but eventually lays enough hand on ball to knock the bails off 34/2
KD Mills	4	0	44	0	11.00

TG Southee	4	0	28	3	7.00
5.6 to Levi, this is slightly slower than usual as Southee rolls the fingers across it, it pitches on leg and Levi tries to scoop it over the long-on boundary but never gets hold of it and it settles safely in Bracewell's grasp 38/3 15.2 to Ontong, but Ontong is another to fall victim to brilliant fielding! This time it's Southee off his own bowling, he got a leading edge back down the pitch and Southee dived low and forward to snaffle it two-handed inches off the ground 102/5 17.5 to Duminy, Duminy top-edges the attempted hoick high into the sky and Mills at fine leg hangs back waiting for it and eventually has to dive forward and clutch it millimetres off the grass, he is relieved at hanging on 127/6
RM Hira	2	0	12	1	6.00
8.6 to de Villiers, brilliant by Guptill! It was full outside off and AB absolutely slammed it low to short cover, where Guptill took it cleanly and made a difficult catch look extremely simple. AB asked Guptill whether he caught it and accepted his word, but the umpires went upstairs to check. After numerous replays memorable only for their inconclusiveness, the umpires finally send AB on his way. 52/4
DAJ Bracewell	3	0	10	0	3.33

KS Williamson	2	0	27	0	13.50

RJ Nicol	1	0	3	0	3.00


New Zealand innings (target: 148 runs from 20 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Nicol	c Amla b Theron	13	30	18	1	0	72.22
7.1 and he strikes straight away! South Africa really needed that, Nicol got underneath a full ball on middle and skied it towards long-on, Amla ran around well from long-on to take a good running catch 49/1
MJ Guptill	not out	78	93	55	5	4	141.81

BB McCullum*†	b Duminy	16	26	17	0	0	94.11
12.2 bowled 'em! Feet stuck in concrete there, it was outside off and he didn't quite have the room to cut as he bottom edged it into the stumps via pad flap 90/2
KS Williamson	run out (JA Morkel)	24	22	21	3	0	114.28
16.6 from M Morkel, poor call by Kane there, flicked straight to short midwicket and he sets off, Albie Morkel charges in and picks up before swivelling and throwing down the stumps at the bowler's end with Kane having already given up 127/3
C de Grandhomme	c Levi b M Morkel	2	8	3	0	0	66.66
18.1 de Grandhomme tries to finish it early with a six over midwicket, but skies the pull high into the deep where Levi, described by David Leggat in the New Zealand Herald as having the 'build of a prop', takes the catch safely and gives the fans some words 136/4
JEC Franklin	not out	8	7	4	1	0	200.00

Extras	(lb 3, w 2, nb 2)	7

Total	(4 wickets; 19.2 overs; 93 mins)	148	(7.65 runs per over)

Did not bat NL McCullum, DAJ Bracewell, KD Mills, RM Hira, TG Southee

Fall of wickets 1-49 (Nicol, 7.1 ov), 2-90 (BB McCullum, 12.2 ov), 3-127 (Williamson, 16.6 ov), 4-136 (de Grandhomme, 18.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Morkel	3	0	20	0	6.66

LL Tsotsobe	3	0	28	0	9.33

M Morkel	4	1	26	1	6.50	(1nb, 1w)
18.1 to de Grandhomme, de Grandhomme tries to finish it early with a six over midwicket, but skies the pull high into the deep where Levi, described by David Leggat in the New Zealand Herald as having the 'build of a prop', takes the catch safely and gives the fans some words 136/4
J Botha	3.2	0	24	0	7.20

J Theron	4	0	27	1	6.75	(1nb, 1w)
7.1 to Nicol, and he strikes straight away! South Africa really needed that, Nicol got underneath a full ball on middle and skied it towards long-on, Amla ran around well from long-on to take a good running catch 49/1
JP Duminy	2	0	20	1	10.00
12.2 to BB McCullum, bowled 'em! Feet stuck in concrete there, it was outside off and he didn't quite have the room to cut as he bottom edged it into the stumps via pad flap 90/2

Match details

Toss New Zealand, who chose to field
Series New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0

T20I debut RE Levi (South Africa)
Player of the match MJ Guptill (New Zealand)

Umpires GAV Baxter and BG Frost
TV umpire CB Gaffaney
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire PD Jones

Match notes

South Africa innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 3 wickets)
South Africa: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
South Africa: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 5
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (JP Duminy 17, JL Ontong 32, Ex 1)
Innings Break: South Africa - 147/6 in 20.0 overs (JA Morkel 13, J Botha 14)

New Zealand innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 0 wicket)
New Zealand: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 2
MJ Guptill: 50 off 36 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
New Zealand: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (84 balls), Extras 4

Series Results

New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland - Feb 22, 2012
South Africa won by 3 runs

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton - Feb 19, 2012
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington - Feb 17, 2012
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

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Match Coverage

Report - Intense New Zealand open with clinical win

News - Injured Ross Taylor to miss one-dayers

Gallery - New Zealand win opening Twenty20

Photos

Feb 17, 2012

Rusty Theron hit Martin Guptill with a bouncer

Feb 17, 2012

Martin Guptill dives to run out Hashim Amla

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