that's it, de Villiers slams it over mid-on for a boundary, superb innings from de Villiers brings South Africa's campaign back on course
South Africa vs New Zealand, 3rd Match, Group B at Centurion, Sep 24 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
3rd Match, Group B, Centurion, September 24, 2009, ICC Champions Trophy
214
(41.1/50 ov, T:215) 217/5
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)
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South Africa won't be having too many complaints after today's convincing victory. The bowlers turned in a much better performance, Parnell got five, and the spinners proved hard to get away. During the chase, Kallis and Amla chipped in with cameos, and de Villiers played a responsible hand to guide them to the finish line.
For New Zealand, there'll be plenty of questions about the team composition - the lack of a second spinner, the inclusion of Hopkins. New Zealand's batting was again not good enough, against a formidable South African batting unit 214 was too little.
Terry from Uganda: "Amazing that James Franklin too 5-30 yesterday and is 51* today for Gloucs, which includes 6x4 and 2x6 can't even get into this mediocre Kiwi team."
Post-match presentation:
Daniel Vettori: "South Africa bowled really well, we got bogged down. If we had got something around 260, it would have been competitive."
"We would have played a second spinner if Oram wasn't injured, but went with this unit for the sake of balance."
Graeme Smith: "We have improved a hell of a lot from the first game. Dale and Parnell bowled with good intensity at the start, and everyone else just followed up. It was a far better day all round."
Wayne Parnell is the Man of the Match.
That's it from us at Cricinfo. Join us for tomorrow's game, England v Sri Lanka. Thanks for all the mails, this is Siddarth Ravindran signing out
41.1
4
Mills to de Villiers, FOUR runs
Kyle Mills brought on for what should be the last over of the match
end of over 418 runs
SA: 213/5CRR: 5.19 • RRR: 0.22
AB de Villiers66 (75b 8x4)
Albie Morkel19 (14b 3x4)
Daryl Tuffey 9-1-52-2
Daniel Vettori 10-1-34-1
40.6
1
Tuffey to de Villiers, 1 run
outside off, de Villiers dabs it towards short third man
Crowd is making a racket anticipating the victory
40.5
1
Tuffey to Morkel, 1 run
short and a wide, Morkel clubs it to deep point, straight at the fielder
40.4
1
Tuffey to de Villiers, 1 run
full and just outside off, driven towards cover for a single
40.3
4
Tuffey to de Villiers, FOUR runs
full toss outside off, 'thank you,' says de Villiers as he dispatches it past extra cover, superb timing on that shot
40.2
1
Tuffey to Morkel, 1 run
short and a bit of width for Morkel, who slams it towards deep point
40.1
•
Tuffey to Morkel, no run
slower ball from Tuffey, 108kmh, on the pads, defended back down the pitch
end of over 409 runs
SA: 205/5CRR: 5.12 • RRR: 1.00
Albie Morkel17 (11b 3x4)
AB de Villiers60 (72b 7x4)
Daniel Vettori 10-1-34-1
Daryl Tuffey 8-1-44-2
39.6
1
Vettori to Morkel, 1 run
overpitched, on middle and leg, whipped to midwicket for a single, that ends Vettori's spell
39.5
4
Vettori to Morkel, FOUR runs
Morkel gets a boundary with the cut, he stayed back and waited for that one, and then crashed it behind point
39.4
1
Vettori to de Villiers, 1 run
a bit of width for de Villiers, guided behind point for a single, that brings up South Africa's 200
39.3
2
Vettori to de Villiers, 2 runs
length ball on middle and leg, de Villiers tucks it towards midwicket
39.2
•
Vettori to de Villiers, no run
fullish on middle and leg, de Villiers gets forward and defends
39.1
1
Vettori to Morkel, 1 run
pushed wide of mid-off for an easy single
Batting Powerplay has been taken
end of over 397 runs
SA: 196/5CRR: 5.02 • RRR: 1.72
AB de Villiers57 (69b 7x4)
Albie Morkel11 (8b 2x4)
Daryl Tuffey 8-1-44-2
Daniel Vettori 9-1-25-1
38.6
•
Tuffey to de Villiers, no run
length ball just outside off, de Villiers punches it towards extra cover
38.5
•
Tuffey to de Villiers, no run
de Villiers looks to defend, gets an inside edge towards the leg side
38.4
4
Tuffey to de Villiers, FOUR runs
overpitched outside off stump, de Villiers lashes that between the covers for a boundary, an attempted slower ball from Tuffey
38.3
1
Tuffey to Morkel, 1 run
length ball on offstump, poked behind point for a single
38.2
2
Tuffey to Morkel, 2 runs
slower ball on the pads, 'Two' says Morkel immediately after clipping the ball to square leg
38.1
•
Tuffey to Morkel, no run
short of a length, on middle and leg, Morkel pushes it towards cover
end of over 38Maiden
SA: 189/5CRR: 4.97 • RRR: 2.16
AB de Villiers53 (66b 6x4)
Albie Morkel8 (5b 2x4)
Daniel Vettori 9-1-25-1
Shane Bond 10-0-51-1
37.6
•
Vettori to de Villiers, no run
well outside off, de Villiers leaves that one alone
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