overpithched at leg stump, backs away and whacks it straight back over the umpire....and that's the match. 10 consecutive balls in the blockhole to win by six runs - they showed up when it mattered, those seniors.
New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd ODI at Christchurch, Feb 22 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI, Christchurch, February 22, 2017, South Africa tour of New Zealand
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end of over 508 runs
SA: 283/9CRR: 5.66
Andile Phehlukwayo29 (34b 4x4)
Imran Tahir0 (0b)
Tim Southee 10-0-60-1
Trent Boult 10-0-63-3
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Ross Taylor is Man of the Match.
7pm Phew! What a match! New Zealand did really well to strange South Africa in the middle and then did really poorly to let them back in. But they edged it out in all the important phases - two solid partnerships in the middle overs when batting, and top-class death bowling to eek out a win. Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy in particular will feel prickly when they try to go to bed tonight - they got in and threw it away. AB de Villiers wasn't new to this situation, and played it sensibly, but fell at a crucial time, as did Miller. That's the end of their winning streak that lasted 12 games.
New Zealand got efforts from all their seniors - Williamson, Taylor, Southee and Boult. Santner was brilliant as well - 2 for 46. They didn't deserve to lose.
Shaheer: "Well, Boult made up for that catch drop with a stunning match winning over"
49.6
4
Southee to Phehlukwayo, FOUR runs
49.5
4
Southee to Phehlukwayo, FOUR runs
attempted yorker outside off, after four balls, he goes for the reverse ramp and converts it into a full toss that he gets past the keeper
49.4
•
Southee to Phehlukwayo, no run
...it doesn't! This is phenomenal death overs bowling. As professional as it can get. Another yorker outside off, dug out to cover
This has to go the distance
49.3
•
Southee to Phehlukwayo, no run
another yorker, wide outside off, thick edge down to third man and no run
49.2
•
Southee to Phehlukwayo, no run
yorker outside off, carved straight to extra cover
49.1
•
Southee to Phehlukwayo, no run
yorker at the off stump, drives it to extra cover, bit of confusion as they don't know whether to go for the run - they decide not to
Right. Southee, around the wicket. 15 off 6 balls
end of over 495 runs • 1 wicket
SA: 275/9CRR: 5.61 • RRR: 15.00
Andile Phehlukwayo21 (28b 2x4)
Trent Boult 10-0-63-3
Tim Southee 9-0-52-1
48.6
W
Boult to Pretorius, OUT
got him! Boult, you beauty! Misses the yorker marginally, he steps out and the full toss gets higher than it would've been for him, and it crashes into the off stump. Is that the match for New Zealand? What a fantastic knock by Pretorious, South Africa have no business being in this game right now, this is all him
Dwaine Pretorius b Boult 50 (27b 4x4 2x6 57m) SR: 185.18
48.5
1
Boult to Phehlukwayo, 1 run
another yorker at leg stump, you can see why he went for all that money in the auction. Punched down to long-on
48.4
2
Boult to Phehlukwayo, 2 runs
yorker at leg stump, looks to slog this, inside edge rolls to square leg's left and they come back for a second
48.3
1
Boult to Pretorius, 1 run
yorker at middle stump, he backs away to look for the off side gaps but can only squeeze it out to third man. It's a fifty for Pretorious and he will remember it for a long time no matter what the result
He's staying over the wicket, mid-off is up
48.2
1
Boult to Phehlukwayo, 1 run
yorker at leg stump, jams it out to long-on
48.1
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Boult to Phehlukwayo, no run
nails the yorker at middle stump, he can't do anything with that and bunts it back to the bowler
Boult comes back for what is, surely, the most important over of the game
end of over 4813 runs
SA: 270/8CRR: 5.62 • RRR: 10.00
Andile Phehlukwayo17 (24b 2x4)
Dwaine Pretorius49 (25b 4x4 2x6)
Tim Southee 9-0-52-1
Ish Sodhi 10-0-63-1
47.6
1
Southee to Phehlukwayo, 1 run
full on the pads, punched to long-on
47.5
•
Southee to Phehlukwayo, no run
yorker outside off, throws his hands at it and is beaten
47.4
1
Southee to Pretorius, 1 run
back of a length on the pads, glanced to deep square leg
11 off 3 in this over already
47.4
1w
Southee to Pretorius, 1 wide
99 kph, leg cutter, short and well wide
47.3
2
Southee to Pretorius, 2 runs
overpitched outside off, driven powerfully out to sweeper, who sends in a good throw, but they've beaten it for the second run
47.2
4
Southee to Pretorius, FOUR runs
low full toss at middle stump, tails in sligthtly and he lifts this back over his partner's head and it evades Santner's dive after running 10 yards to his left at long-on
47.1
4
Southee to Pretorius, FOUR runs
yorker that flirts with the wide marker, but Pretorious has used his reach to chop this through second slip for four. Brilliant shot
Good over from Sodhi, undoes their momentum from the last over. 33 off 18 now
end of over 474 runs
SA: 257/8CRR: 5.46 • RRR: 11.00
Andile Phehlukwayo16 (22b 2x4)
Dwaine Pretorius38 (21b 2x4 2x6)
Ish Sodhi 10-0-63-1
Trent Boult 9-0-58-2
46.6
•
Sodhi to Phehlukwayo, no run
googly, short and wide, slaps it straight to extra cover
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