- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras22 (lb 13, nb 3, w 6)TOTAL158 all out (47.4 Overs, RR: 3.31)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Daniel Vettori, 0.3 ov), 2-10 (Nathan Astle, 4.2 ov), 3-39 (Stephen Fleming, 11.2 ov), 4-54 (Roger Twose, 12.6 ov), 5-55 (Chris Cairns, 14.1 ov), 6-72 (Craig McMillan, 19.6 ov), 7-94 (Adam Parore, 27.2 ov), 8-129 (Chris Harris, 35.1 ov), 9-157 (Scott Styris, 46.1 ov), 10-158 (Geoff Allott, 47.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SM Pollock 9 1 24 3 2.66 1 0 R Telemachus 10 1 36 1 3.60 1 0 JH Kallis 5 1 15 2 3.00 2 1 L Klusener 9 1 23 1 2.55 1 0 N Boje 10 0 33 0 3.30 1 0 AJ Hall 4.4 0 14 2 3.00 0 2
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (lb 1, nb 4, w 3)TOTAL159/2 (34 Overs, RR: 4.67)Fall of wickets: 1-94 (Andrew Hall, 17.4 ov), 2-141 (Jacques Kallis, 27.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GI Allott 4 0 24 0 6.00 2 1 CL Cairns 4 0 18 0 4.50 0 1 DL Vettori 7 0 40 0 5.71 1 2 PJ Wiseman 6 0 30 1 5.00 0 0 CZ Harris 6 1 23 0 3.83 0 0 SB Styris 7 1 23 1 3.28 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
25 August 2000 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 2, New Zealand 0
Match Notes
- New Zealand Innings: 150 in 43 overs for the loss of 8 wickets
- South Africa Innings: ball changed after 5.3 over on Cairns' complaint
- Kirsten completed his 5000 runs in ODIs
- G Kirsten 50 off 68 balls in 96 mins, 8x4
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