South Africa open their home season with a six-wicket win. Shorter and wider outside off at 146.7ks, Behardien flashes a cut, this time over backward point and puts the seal on South Africa's victory..
South Africa vs New Zealand, 1st T20I at Durban, Aug 14 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
1st T20I (N), Durban, August 14, 2015, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa
151/8
(17.5/20 ov, T:152) 152/4
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
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Aaron Phangiso, Man of the Match: I always focus on simple things. We were under pressure, the captain gave me the ball and I just do what I do in the nets. Me and the captain planned and we had a couple of guys to protect the boundaries on the leg side. I just invited him [Williamson] to come out, like I said we were under pressure.
AB de Villiers: It was an enjoyable experience. It is great to go 1-0 up and it will be great to take the momentum to Centurion. We were nervous and that showed in the first five overs but we pulled it back. Credit to Phangiso, he slowed things up. Wiese is a very smart cricketer. 160 is minimum, they were definitely below par. Morne and Hash started well and allowed me and Rilee to free it up.
Kane Williamson: After the start we got with the bat, we could a got a bit more. It was outstanding from South Africa to pull things back. The way the guys stuck at it was positive for us. They are a very good team and we need to be at our best to beat them. They controlled the last 10 overs and 150 probably isn't enough.
9:03pm Behardien and Miller shake hands. After the bowlers struck back, Amla and Van Wyk gave South Africa a brisk start with a 35-run partnership. AB and Rossouw headed up the consolidation while Behardien struck the winning runs in a comfortable chase..
17.5
4
Milne to Behardien, FOUR runs
17.4
•
Milne to Behardien, no run
141.8ks, short and wide outside off, slapped to backward point. Looked like it did not carry to Guptill
17.3
1
Milne to Miller, 1 run
short ball on middle, pulled to long leg for one
Behardien..
17.2
W
Milne to Amla, OUT
Amla comes down the track, Mile is wary of it as he bangs in a short ball. Amla can only top edge the hook to Latham at deep midwicket
Hashim Amla c Latham b Milne 48 (41b 4x4 1x6 72m) SR: 117.07
17.1
1lb
Milne to Miller, 1 leg bye
back of a length, slants in and hits Miller on the pad before wandering away behind square on off
Saffer2: "Sparkling little innings from RR. Did his job."
end of over 1710 runs • 1 wicket
SA: 146/3CRR: 8.58 • RRR: 2.00
David Miller1 (1b)
Hashim Amla48 (40b 4x4 1x6)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3-0-33-1
Nathan McCullum 4-0-34-0
16.6
1
McClenaghan to Miller, 1 run
straight in line, tucked down to long leg
16.5
1lb
McClenaghan to Amla, 1 leg bye
fuller and speared on off, Amla shuffles across, misses the flick and takes it on the pad. Pitched in line. The tracker shows that it would have hit the top of off
16.4
W
McClenaghan to Rossouw, OUT
141ks, top edged and gone! Lifting, short ball slanted across off. Rossouw seeks to pull and skews it. Ronchi pedals back and swallows it. The change of angle does it..
Rilee Rossouw c †Ronchi b McClenaghan 38 (20b 4x4 2x6 24m) SR: 190
Round the wicket..
16.3
•
McClenaghan to Rossouw, no run
too full and wide outside off, Rossouw can't slice it away
16.2
4
McClenaghan to Rossouw, FOUR runs
Rossouw comes down the track again, flat-bats it over the covers, mid-off had no chance
16.1
4
McClenaghan to Rossouw, FOUR runs
Rossouw nips down the track, he wants to swipe it over leg. Ends up top-edging it over a leaping Ronchi. MM collapses in his followthrough
MM is back..
end of over 1614 runs
SA: 136/2CRR: 8.50 • RRR: 4.00
Hashim Amla48 (39b 4x4 1x6)
Rilee Rossouw30 (16b 2x4 2x6)
Nathan McCullum 4-0-34-0
Adam Milne 3-0-18-0
15.6
4
McCullum to Amla, FOUR runs
shortish and sliding across off, cut away past short third man to bring up the fifty partnership
15.5
1
McCullum to Rossouw, 1 run
punched down to long-on
15.4
1lb
McCullum to Amla, 1 leg bye
an appeal for lbw. Not given. Darted quick, Amla comes down and takes it on the pad. He misses the slog sweep
15.3
6
McCullum to Amla, SIX runs
pushed through on middle, full again. Amla takes a step forward, winds up and whacks it over long-on after clearing his front leg
15.2
1
McCullum to Rossouw, 1 run
fuller and on middle and leg, swung away to long-on
15.1
1
McCullum to Amla, 1 run
down the track and flipped to the right of midwicket
end of over 1512 runs
SA: 122/2CRR: 8.13 • RRR: 6.00
Rilee Rossouw28 (14b 2x4 2x6)
Hashim Amla37 (35b 3x4)
Adam Milne 3-0-18-0
Kane Williamson 1-0-9-0
14.6
6
Milne to Rossouw, SIX runs
140.6ks bouncer, Rossouw seeks to pull and top-edges it over long leg. Rossouw was a bit late onto the stroke
14.6
1w
Milne to Rossouw, 1 wide
bumper from Milne, loads of height on it as it sails through to Ronchi. Wide called
14.5
4
Milne to Rossouw, FOUR runs
beats mid-off to his left. Rossouw skips down the track, meets the pitch and drills a fierce drive after meeting it on the half-volley
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