all over! yorker on the leg stump, played back to the bowler, Mills holds his nerves and New Zealand win 5 runs!
New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd ODI at Wellington, Feb 20 2004 - Ball by Ball Commentary
6 needed from 1 ball
oh dear! he gets another one! this time it is lofted over the long on fence, can he pull this off!
fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Pollock gets stuck to this one and lofts it over the long off fence, can he hit two more?
three sixes needed now
driven wide of the cover fielder, good diving stop there saves two runs
fulltoss outside the off stump, smashed over the cover fence, huge hit
pitched up outside the off stump, played down to the mid off region, just the single
South Africa require another 27 runs with 3 wickets and 6 balls remaining
Mills to bowl the last over
fuller length delivery wide outside the off stump, Pollock slashes hard but makes no connection
makes room and lofts it down to the long on region, just the two
driven wide of the long on fielder, gets back for the second
moves away even before the ball is bowled, Tyffey follows him and in the end pushes it back to the bowler
pitched up on the middle, Prince moves across and flicks it away to the fine leg region, runs hard and gets back for the second
South Africa require another 34 runs with 3 wickets and 12 balls remaining
Tuffey to bowl the second last over
fulltoss outside the off stump, hit across the line to the deep mid wicket region
huge swing, ball takes the edge and goes away to the third man fence
moves forward and then goes back, Mills bowls it fuller and wide outside the off stump, played wide of the gully fielder, no third man in place
fuller length delivery on the middle and off stump line, played down to the long on region
moves across and plays it away to the fine leg region, ball goes straight to the fielder and just the single is taken
fulltoss outside the off stump, driven down to long off, just the one
South Africa require another 46 runs with 3 wickets and 18 balls remaining
comes down the track and has a wild swing, misses the target by a mile
gives room and lofts it away to the deep mid wicket region, Vettori does well to keep it down to two