- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.1 SA's fielding has been really good today. Another good piece of fielding. Morris starts his new spell with a short delivery on middle. Brownlie pays the price for a bit of over-exuberance thinking he can clear the boundary even with bad timing. He hits it decently but picks out Behardien at deep square leg, who got across to his left and held a good catch 69/23.6 full and straight from Morris. Latham falls over his flick and is hit on the pad. AB calls for a review, late, very late. Wasn't that more than 15 seconds? Nonetheless, the third umpire is called on to adjudicate. First impression is that it is a good review irrespective of the result. That's very close! All reds on HawkEye and Latham has to go. Pitched in line, check. Some swing subsequently, inswing. Takes the ball past Latham's inside edge, and hit him in front of middle and leg - the second red. Generally, if the first two are good, the third is good too, as is the case here. Good review from SA. 19/120.5 and now he's gone. Just a hint of turn from Shamsi, and it's the perfect amount to induce uncertainty in Williamson's game. He originally shapes to cut, seeing the length short, but it pitches, moves off the pitch, does so seriously slowly as well, and ruins the batsman's timing. Inside edge onto the stumps 108/513.6 chipped back to Morris! It hasn't been the easiest surfaces to drive on the up. Full delivery on off, Taylor drives - the length was there to hit it - but he just hits the ball back to Morris, who holds on with both hands. Very good catch 72/315.6 the plan has worked! But that is not good batting from Broom. A short delivery on middle, it's well-directed. Broom is hustled for pace as he tries to pull over the fielder at square leg. He's hurried for pace and goes through with the stroke. All he succeeds at doing is finding the fielder who takes a simple catch 82/430.1 that's rather tame. No one even appeals because everyone knows its out. Neesham is cramped as he goes for a pull, and he's into his shot too early as well. Gets only a glove on it and the ball arcs over straight into de Kock's gloves. Rabada's like, 'Yeah, I do that all the time, man. No big' 156/726.4 bouncer, hook, appeal for caught behind! The on-field decision from umpire Joel Wilson is not-out but South Africa go for a review. Over to you, Paul Reiffel. Inconclusive evidence on HotSpot but there's a massive spike on Snicko as the ball goes past the bat and Santner has to walk back. This short ball was too quick, it climbed too high, Santner was also looking to drag it from outside off. Basically a list of 'oh nos' fior a batsman 136/6Extras10 (b 1, w 9)TOTAL207/7 (34 Overs, RR: 6.08)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Tom Latham, 3.6 ov), 2-69 (Dean Brownlie, 13.1 ov), 3-72 (Ross Taylor, 13.6 ov), 4-82 (Neil Broom, 15.6 ov), 5-108 (Kane Williamson, 20.5 ov), 6-136 (Mitchell Santner, 26.4 ov), 7-156 (James Neesham, 30.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB K Rabada 7 1 31 2 4.42 30 1 1 3 0 CH Morris 7 0 62 4 8.85 19 6 3 1 0 AL Phehlukwayo 5 0 28 0 5.60 14 2 0 1 0 Imran Tahir 7 0 42 0 6.00 16 1 1 0 0 T Shamsi 7 1 39 1 5.57 20 4 1 0 0 JP Duminy 1 0 4 0 4.00 3 0 0 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR21.3 taken at short midwicket, Boult does it for his team yet again! This is the slower short ball and de Kock looks to muscle it the only close-in fielder on the leg side. The lack of pace does just enough to spoil his timing and Taylor moves quickly to his right, reaches out with both hands and comes up with a sharp catch 125/315.2 pops it back to the bowler, Williamson has gambled and he has won. He came into the attack looking for a bit of luck and he creates it by bowling wicket to wicket. Amla tries to manufacture a shot, coming down the track and flicking it, looking for wide mid-on. Mistimes it, to his great detriment and New Zealand's great joy 88/120.1 pins him in front. This is a beautifully tossed up legbreak, pitching on middle, dipping under the cross-bat shot as du Plessis sweeps. Is it turning too much? The batsman pins his hopes on that as he goes for a review. The impact is with the front pad first, that'll help Sodhi. No bat there, that'll also help Sodhi. Ball tracking says pitching in line, hitting in line and grazing off stump (umpire's call) 117/222.1 utterly deceives him! Oh this is fantastic bowling. Full and angled into the leg stump from around the wicket with the sole purpose of making Duminy flick and close the face of the bat a little early. The slower ball does that job beautifully, takes the leading edge and ends up back in Southee's own hands 126/422.2 he's on a hat-trick! Hamilton roars in delight. This is top-class bowling on a pitch affording so much to them. The offcutter pitches on a good length just outside off, Behardien moves forward tentatively to defend, leaving a slight gap between bat and pad and half a second later his stumps are in disarray. That's a 120 kph R Ashwin offbreak 126/526.4 that's high, it's not long, it's another chance for New Zealand and Boult takes the catch running in at long-off. Lovely bowling from Santner. He sensed Morris was going to go and slows it down. The batsman looks to hit against the turn, looking for long-on, the leading edge is taken as the ball dips and turns just enough. Good catch completes a good play 156/6Extras9 (b 2, lb 3, w 4)TOTAL210/6 (33.5 Overs, RR: 6.2)Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Hashim Amla, 15.2 ov), 2-117 (Faf du Plessis, 20.1 ov), 3-125 (Quinton de Kock, 21.3 ov), 4-126 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 22.1 ov), 5-126 (Farhaan Behardien, 22.2 ov), 6-156 (Chris Morris, 26.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MJ Santner 7 0 33 1 4.71 22 3 0 0 0 TA Boult 7 0 45 1 6.42 20 5 1 0 0 TG Southee 6.5 0 47 2 6.87 20 6 1 2 0 C de Grandhomme 4 0 27 0 6.75 8 3 0 0 0 IS Sodhi 7 0 36 1 5.14 18 4 0 0 0 KS Williamson 2 0 17 1 8.50 6 1 1 1 0
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- Rain: New Zealand - 0/0
- Wet Ground: New Zealand - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 7.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 3.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - WR Knights, Batsman - TWM Latham (Upheld)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 7.1 - 27.0 (Mandatory - 105 runs, 5 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (DG Brownlie 19, KS Williamson 30, Ex 1)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 82/4 in 16.0 overs (KS Williamson 40)
- KS Williamson: 50 off 48 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (122 balls), Extras 8
- Over 26.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - MJ Santner (Upheld)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 27.1 - 34.0 (Mandatory - 71 runs, 1 wicket)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 29.4 overs (178 balls), Extras 8
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 33.5 overs (203 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 207/7 in 34.0 overs (C de Grandhomme 34, TG Southee 24)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (C de Grandhomme 26, TG Southee 24, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 7.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 8.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - WR Knights, Batsman - Q de Kock (Upheld)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (Q de Kock 22, HM Amla 27, Ex 1)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 47 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 97/1 in 17.0 overs (Q de Kock 57, F du Plessis 3)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 2
- Over 20.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - WR Knights, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 26.1 overs (157 balls), Extras 3
- Powerplay 3: Overs 27.1 - 34.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 31.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - AB de Villiers (Struck down)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 33.2 overs (200 balls), Extras 8
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (AB de Villiers 15, AL Phehlukwayo 29, Ex 6)
Match Coverage
All Match News'Experience-wise it was 10 out of 10' - de Villiers
While AB de Villiers graded the conditions at Seddon Park as a "0 out of 10" as far as Champions Trophy preparation goes, he gave the match itself full marks for demanding a fight from South Africa ahead of the major tournament
The bowling effort that fizzled out
A rather rapid change of fortunes for Chris Morris, and New Zealand's slightly unusual choice of opening bowler make the plays of the day from Hamilton
De Villiers, Phehlukwayo steer SA through jittery chase
The four-wicket victory was South Africa's 12th in a row, helping them equal their best run in the format
Confident South Africa fix eyes on Champions Trophy
AB de Villiers, South Africa's one-day captain, believes there has never been as much belief in the squad as they currently have in the midst of an 11-match ODI winning streak
Milne, McClenaghan look for ways to prove fitness
Head coach Mike Hesson is keen to consider Adam Milne and Mitchell McClenaghan for the Champions Trophy but has admitted playing time will be hard to come by for the pair