Steyn has done it! what a champion, this is sensational stuff, the final ball is well outside off, pitched up, Taylor can only bunt it back towards Steyn, who coolly collects it and runs towards the non-striker's end to complete the run-out, after that he is not cool any more, sprinting around in celebration before being surrounded by his team-mates, five dot balls in the final over, that is incredible stuff,wow, I could use a breather
South Africa vs New Zealand, 18th Match, Group 1 at Chattogram, Mar 24 2014 - Match Result
Madhu: "Hats off to Dale Steyn what a final over. No wonder he is the best bowler in the world currently on all 3 format of the game."
Doc: "Darn!! And here I've been wanting to throw the C word out there all day..."
Peter Della Penna, ESPNcricinfo's US correspondent, tweets: "Duminy, Williamson, Taylor all looked like they had the Man of the Match award wrapped up at various points, then Steyn swoops in at the end."
Nandakiran N: "There are great bowlers. There are match winners. And then, there is steyn! What a champion. "
Noushad: "D.Steyn..... Never before ... Never again.... An incomparable fast bowler ever...."
Andrew: "Taylor only faced one ball in that last over. Take nothing away from Steyn but absolutely brainless batting from the others."
Man of the Match is JP Duminy. and not Steyn! I can't believe it.
Brendon McCullum: "Credit to SA for the way they hung in there, we probably should have won it easily, can't take it to the final over against a top bowler like Steyn. Little bit of luck and we'd have got across the line."
Faf du Plessis: " I was thinking all the time, Steyn is my trump card, I need to bring him back in the game. Fantastic effort from him." Also says that was one of the best innings he had seen from JP.
It's a rather hasty post-match presentation, the captains being ushered off after one or two perfunctory questions.
Amit: "I am just thankful that Steyn wasn't bowling the last over yesterday against India with 1 run to defend. Who knows what he could have done? Brilliant bowling."
Well, that was fun.
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Long discussion over the field.
Steyn gets another one, but Taylor is back on strike for the final ball, three needed, what a ripper this game is turning into, it was shortish and wide, hit the bottom of the bat as that looped towards extra cover, Faf has time to get around and collect it, Super Over coming up?
this time Nathan McCullum connects, well enough to get a boundary, a length ball that N Mac pummels over extra cover, he shuffles across when Steyn was running in, then went back towards a normal position
another dot ball, 148kph from Steyn, pace and on short of a length just outside off, McCullum looking to work the ball to the leg side, can't get bat on it, can't get a bye either
dot ball, Nathan McCullum what are you thinking? looking to whack that 143kph length ball out of the park, just get bat on ball and hand it to Taylor
Fine leg and third man deep.
wow, what a start to the over from Steyn, gets the wicket of Ronchi, full ball just outside off, Ronchi backs away and looks to cross-bat it through the off side, a thick edge and de Kock does well to dive to his right to collect that, Steyn on fire
Can Steyn do it? If anyone can, he can.
Brendan: "Well done Morkel for the quickest 50 of the day, in only 18 balls."
Taylor finds the gap, there's was hardly any space between cover point and backward point, but Taylor sends that wide full toss to the point boundary, Morne can't believe it, the New Zealand dressing room are on their feet cheering that vital boundary, Morne finishes with 50
keeps it full and wide, once more Taylor can't get bat on it, two dots from Morkel
full and just outside off, Taylor can't get bat on that
Morne sees Taylor moving across the stumps and fires it wide, that would have been a Test match wide, Morkel complains to the umpire saying Taylor had walked across the stumps
full toss well outside off, scythed past point for four by Taylor, the game slipping away from SA
length ball, Ronchi cross bats it towards long-on for a single
pitched up and that is lofted over mid-off for four, Ronchi starts strongly, this bat twirls in his hand as he plays that shot, but has enough to clear the infield
Who will Faf turn to for this crucial over? Albie? Morne? JP? It is Morne Morkel. Can his put his bad day behind him.
pitched up and that is sent away towards deep backward point for two more
Trevor: "AB may have managed to take that catch, but then he wouldn't have been able to take the catch in the outfield!"
another dot ball, Taylor again can't get bat on ball to a quick one outside off, no footwork at all as Taylor fishes at that one, what a bowler Steyn is!
short of length ball curling away, 143kph, Taylor swishes at it and misses
Steyn strikes again, Anderson goes for another big shot, can't get the power, straight to long-on, New Zealand have lost another one
ooh! Steyn can't believe his luck as that top edge runs away for four, Anderson was completely cramped, hits hig on the blade, and de Kock leaps to try catch that, gets a glove on it but can't collect, gone for four, AB would have taken that?
short of length ball on the pads, clipped away towards deep backward square leg, a diving stop from Duminy keeps them to two
Steyn time.
John: "29 off 18. Thats what Australia needed yesterday"
full ball on the pads, Taylor can't get bat on it, and that ends a superb over from Tahir, just two off it, an over that has dragged SA back in the game?
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2013/14 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | T20I no. 383 |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-16.50, Interval 16.50-17.10, Second Session 17.10-18.30 |
Match days | 24 March 2014 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | South Africa 2, New Zealand 0 |