AB does it delicately, it's a gentle nudge through square leg and South Africa have won comprehensively, taking the series with them
New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd ODI at Napier, Feb 29 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI (D/N), Napier, February 29, 2012, South Africa tour of New Zealand
230
(38.2/50 ov, T:231) 231/4
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 70 balls remaining)
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They've taken an unassailable lead, and the third game is a dead rubber. On a Napier track that promised plenty of runs, New Zealand managed a below-par score, suffering a collapse that they were unable to recover from. They had few answers against a classy Hashim Amla in the chase; his partnership with Faf du Plessis setting the tempo for the innings, something JP Duminy helped maintain. The bright spot for New Zealand in their bowling was the performance of Tarun Nethula, and hs duel with Amla, but the hosts showed little fight otherwise after they lost McCullum in their innings.
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McCullum: "8 for 60-odd is not acceptable. We need to have a good hard look at our game, 300 would have been competitive. It was definitely a 300 wicket, they were able to steal the momentum from us in the middle stages. Tarun was exceptional, we didn't field that well. He was good for us, and Andy bowled with good pace and asked a few questions as well. We didn't have enough runs for them. There's a big Test series to come as well, so the game in Auckland is big for a number of reasons."
AB: "We played consistently well today, Morne bowled exceptionally for us and set the trend. Morne just wickets at the right time for us. Always nice when someone starts well up the order like Amla this time, he made it easy for the middle order. Faff is a world-class talent, I'm looking forward to watching him grow into a world-class player. We'd like to do it 3-0."
Morne Morkel is Man of the Match: "I'm very grateful I can put in that kind of performance for the team. I was surprised by the pace and bounce in the wicket, and it's going well for me at the moment. Allan Donald has been great with the bowlers, he's got the experience. Auckland will be quick and bouncy, we've got the momentum with us."
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38.2
1
Mills to de Villiers, 1 run
38.1
1
Mills to Ontong, 1 run
short of a good length outside off, turned past square leg for a single, scores level
Should be all over, this over
end of over 3814 runs
SA: 229/4CRR: 6.02 • RRR: 0.16
AB de Villiers30 (34b 2x4)
Justin Ontong16 (18b 3x4)
Tim Southee 8-0-61-0
Kyle Mills 6-1-39-1
37.6
4
Southee to de Villiers, FOUR runs
tries something similar, AB moves away again and Southee generously doles this out on the pads, flicked away to the fine-leg boundary is the result
37.5
•
Southee to de Villiers, no run
AB made room and Southee chased him, pushed it full, was driven to mid-on
37.4
1
Southee to Ontong, 1 run
back of a length outside off, cut away down towards third man for a single
37.3
4
Southee to Ontong, FOUR runs
comes off perfectly this time, short outside off and he middles it like he wants to, short and it's pulled powerfully over midwicket
37.2
4
Southee to Ontong, FOUR runs
Ontong goes for the pull again and it comes off, but not in the desired fashion, short outside off and he gets a top edge over McCullum
Maddy: "Interesting stat....Justin Ontong is 32 yrs old, his highest score in Tests is 32, ODIs is 32 and T20s is also 32....what a coincidence."
Chants of "Booooring" emanating from the crowd, or a section of the crowd
37.1
1
Southee to de Villiers, 1 run
pushed away through midwicket into the deep for a single
end of over 373 runs
SA: 215/4CRR: 5.81 • RRR: 1.23
Justin Ontong7 (15b 1x4)
AB de Villiers25 (31b 1x4)
Kyle Mills 6-1-39-1
Tim Southee 7-0-47-0
36.6
•
Mills to Ontong, no run
a fraction short on middle and leg and Ontong is drawn into playing the pull, goes hard at that one but can't connect, struck on the thighs
36.5
•
Mills to Ontong, no run
the offcutter, lands on a good length and cuts back in, Ontong is solid on the back foot
36.4
1
Mills to de Villiers, 1 run
slower one bowled short outside off, taps it behind point for one more
36.3
1
Mills to Ontong, 1 run
drops it down into the leg side and steals a quick single
36.2
1
Mills to de Villiers, 1 run
angling in towards middle from slightly wide of the crease, worked away off the back foot through square leg
36.1
•
Mills to de Villiers, no run
short of a good length on the off, taps it in front of point
Mills runs in
end of over 367 runs
SA: 212/4CRR: 5.88 • RRR: 1.35
Justin Ontong6 (12b 1x4)
AB de Villiers23 (28b 1x4)
Tim Southee 7-0-47-0
Andy McKay 10-1-45-0
35.6
•
Southee to Ontong, no run
dropped it short outside off, Ontong didn't time that too well, was aiming for some elevation on that one but mistimed it to midwicket
35.5
•
Southee to Ontong, no run
goodish length on the off, Ontong moves back and defends it to cover
35.4
•
Southee to Ontong, no run
shortish outside off, chopped towards point from the crease
35.3
2
Southee to Ontong, 2 runs
shortish, guided past point, in front of third man, for a couple more runs
35.2
4
Southee to Ontong, FOUR runs
some reverse there for Southee but Ontong handled that with style, stepped forward, got to the pitch of a good length ball and drove it handsomely down the ground past the bowler
35.1
1
Southee to de Villiers, 1 run
low full toss on leg stump, a juicy delivery at 133kph, flicked towards deep square leg for a single
Southee returns. McKay's ended his spell. Now time for the third Powerplay
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