He has done it!! That wasn't the best timed shot, but that had enough on it to beat the fielder at cover and roll on to the boundary. Guptill shows all the emotion there, he is ecstatic! Only the second Kiwi batsman to get a hundred in T20, but more importantly, only the second batsman ever in T20 to get a hundred in a chase
South Africa vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I at East London, Dec 23 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd T20I (N), East London, December 23, 2012, New Zealand tour of South Africa
(19/19 ov) 165/5
(19/19 ov, T:169) 169/2
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) (D/L method)
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end of over 1911 runs
NZ: 169/2CRR: 8.89
Martin Guptill101 (69b 9x4 6x6)
Colin Munro8 (7b)
Rory Kleinveldt 4-0-35-0
Morne Morkel 4-0-29-0
And that's all from us here at ESPNcricinfo. We will be back with the Boxing Day match soon. This is Devashish Fuloria signing off. Abhishek Purohit's report is being updated as I write. Ciao ciao
Martin Guptill is the Man of the Match: "I was talking to Taylor earlier today and he said to relax during the innings. Hopefully i can continue and deliver more of the same in Port Elizabeth."
Brendon McCullum: "It is great that the team turned around in 48 hours and a great knock by Martin after being sick a couple of days back. Our bowlers did well to stop SA's batting line up, but no one expected Martin to play that innings after being sick. Rob Nicol played well at the top too. I was under a bit of pressure, but hopefully this result will help us leapfrog further. This is not a one-off game, we have to carry on doing this ahead as this is a long tour."
Faf du Plessis: "I thought we had enough runs on the board. Unfortunately the ball started skidding for spinners, we missed a couple of catches too. We scored enough with the bat. But it was an unbelievable hundred by Guptill. For me it is about learning, and today it was a steep learning curve. We didn't play a bad game, we were just outplayed by a great innings."
Martin Guptill's hundred has seen NZ home and what an effort after missing the first match! His sixes were monsters and he kept running hard till the end. Sample the last over. But he got good support from Nicol first and then McCullum. The series is now squared. What a chase!
Jeremy: "Wahoo! One small step for NZ and a giant leap for Gingers everywhere."
Alan: "Fantastic, the cat lives. to beat SA and Duckworth Lewis in the same game. Sensational."
18.6
4
Kleinveldt to Guptill, FOUR runs
Guptill on strike, needs four for win, needs three for a ton, take your pick
18.5
1
Kleinveldt to Munro, 1 run
short slower delivery outside off, the batsman chops it without any timing to point.
18.4
2
Kleinveldt to Munro, 2 runs
fuller ball outside off, and another 100m Olympic medal winning sprint from the two as this was straight to long-on
Seven off Three
18.3
2
Kleinveldt to Munro, 2 runs
fuller ball, Munro drives it over the bowler's head and the batsman run for their lives and take a couple
18.2
1
Kleinveldt to Guptill, 1 run
fuller ball, crashed hard to long-on, they want one, they want two.. confusion reins
Guptill Guptill Guptill
18.1
1
Kleinveldt to Munro, 1 run
length ball on the pads, Munro drives it to deep midwicket
Last over. tik tok tik tok..11 off 6.. Eleven off Six. Once off Seis...Kleinveldt round the wicket
end of over 189 runs
NZ: 158/2CRR: 8.77 • RRR: 11.00
Colin Munro2 (3b)
Martin Guptill96 (67b 8x4 6x6)
Morne Morkel 4-0-29-0
Ryan McLaren 4-0-26-1
17.6
1
Morkel to Munro, 1 run
slower full toss, Munro mishits it, on to himself, but manages a single
17.5
1
Morkel to Guptill, 1 run
full toss on the middle, punched to midwicket
17.4
4
Morkel to Guptill, FOUR runs
Guptill rubs it now, stays back to this short of length ball, and guides it from where the slips should be for a four
17.3
2
Morkel to Guptill, 2 runs
dropped! Guptill rides his luck-buggy. He heaved this one and the leading edge carried the ball to the moon. It came down after ages and Peterson drops it at point
19 off 10. Nineteen off Ten
17.2
1
Morkel to Munro, 1 run
manages a single as he pushes this down the ground for a single
Alan: "Next thing us cynics will be saying that this NZ effort is just "dead cat bounce""
17.1
•
Morkel to Munro, no run
short of length on off, punched to cover, who makes a good stop
Taylor Munro is the new man. 20 off 12. It's Morkel to Munro
end of over 1710 runs • 1 wicket
NZ: 149/2CRR: 8.76 • RRR: 10.00
Martin Guptill89 (64b 7x4 6x6)
Ryan McLaren 4-0-26-1
Morne Morkel 3-0-20-0
16.6
W
McLaren to McCullum, OUT
caught at long on! length ball on the middle, McCullum aims his shot at the sight screen, but that hits high on the bat and doesn't get the distance. It goes comfortably to the fielder at long on
Brendon McCullum c Miller b McLaren 17 (15b 2x4 0x6 17m) SR: 113.33
16.5
1
McLaren to Guptill, 1 run
full and quick on off, the batsman blocks it towards the leg side and calls for a quick single
16.4
1
McLaren to McCullum, 1 run
fuller length and McCullum drives it hard towards long-off, who fields it after one bounce
Mark no. 1: "@Mark No2 - we can't be that sad and cynical. We're still here hoping. And any cynicism has been self-inflicted by the Black Caps. I think that, considering the rubbish we've had to endure, those of us still following and supporting are pretty resilient and better fans than they've earned the right to have."
16.4
2nb
McLaren to Guptill, (no ball) 1 run
another full toss, it was a slower ball and it messes up with Guptill's timing, straight to the fielder at long-on. Umpires are checking the ball for the height. It's a no-ball. Guptill survives again
16.3
4
McLaren to Guptill, FOUR runs
full toss wide outside off, Guptill is the man today, he crashes it through point for a boundary
16.2
1lb
McLaren to McCullum, 1 leg bye
slow short ball, McCullum goes for the pull and misses, gets hit on the chest
16.1
1
McLaren to Guptill, 1 run
full ball, driven hard to long-off
end of over 169 runs
NZ: 139/1CRR: 8.68 • RRR: 10.00
Brendon McCullum16 (12b 2x4)
Martin Guptill82 (60b 6x4 6x6)
Morne Morkel 3-0-20-0
Ryan McLaren 3-0-17-0
15.6
4
Morkel to McCullum, FOUR runs
short of length on off and quick-hands McCullum goes for a pull. His hands came so quick on that. The ball went high and Behardien completely misjudges that. He was there at the boundary, getting ready under it, but inexplicably lets it fall next to him and it goes to the boundary. He was worries about being too close to the boundary
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