South Africa defeats New Zealand by 5 wickets - 2009 ICC Champions Trophy

SuperSport Park, Centurion
September 24, 2009

South Africa beat New Zealand in the Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009. This is South Africa's first victory in the tournament after losing to Sri Lanka in the first match. South Africa won the toss and chose to field first. New Zealand are all out for 214 runs. Ross Taylor scored 72(106) and Brendon McCullum scored 44(68). Wayne Parnell took his first five-wicket haul in one day internationals claiming 5/57 in 8 overs. In reply, South Africa got off to a good start, but lost captain Graeme Smith for 7(14). Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla put on a good second wicket partnership. Kallis scored 36(39) and Hashim Amla 38(65). AB de Villiers who played at No. 4 scored a fluent 70(76) to help South Africa win the match by 5 wickets with 53 balls to spare.

New Zealand: 214 (47.5 overs); Ross Taylor 72(106), Brendon McCullum 44(68), Wayne Parnell 5/57 (8 overs)
South Africa: 217/5 (41.1 overs); AB de Villiers 70*(76), Hashim Amla 38(65), Jacques Kallis 36(39), Daryl Tuffey 2/52(9)
Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to field first
Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets with 53 balls remaining
Player of the match: Wayne Parnell 5/57 (8 overs)

Match Updates

South Africa Innings

Over 41.1: Kyle Mills to bowl. AB de Villiers hits the first ball to the boundary and South Africa wins the match by 5 wickets with 53 balls to spare.
South Africa: 217/5 (41.1 overs); AB de Villiers 70*(76), Albie Morkel 19*(14), Kyle Mills 8.1-0-45-1

Over 41: Tuffey to bowl his ninth over. 8 runs from the over. South Afrrica need 2 more runs to win the match.
South Africa: 213/5 (41 overs); AB de Villiers 66*(75), Albie Morkel 19*(14), Daryl Tuffey 9-1-52-2

Over 40: South Africa have opted for the Batting Powerplay. Daniel Vettori to bowl his final over. de Villiers takes a single off the fourth ball and that brings up 200 for South Africa. 9 runs from the over. 10 more runs required for South Africa to win the match.
South Africa: 205/5 (40 overs); AB de Villiers 60*(72), Albie Morkel 17*(12), Daniel Vettori 10-1-34-1

Over 39: Daryl Tuffey back into the attack. 7 runs from the over. 19 runs required for South Africa to win the game.
South Africa: 196/5 (39 overs); AB de Villiers 57*(69), Albie Morkel 11*(8), Daryl Tuffey 8-1-44-2

Over 38: Daniel Vettori to bowl his ninth over. And he bowls a decent maiden over.
South Africa: 189/5 (38 overs); AB de Villiers 53*(66), Albie Morkel 8*(5), Daniel Vettori 9-1-25-1

Over 37: 31 runs required from 14 overs. Shane Bond to bowl his final over. 5 runs from the over. South Africa are 189/5 after 37 overs. Shane Bond finishes with 1/51 in 10 overs.
South Africa: 189/5 (37 overs); AB de Villiers 53*(60), Albie Morkel 8*(5), Shane Bond 10-0-51-1

Over 36: Daryl Tuffey comes back for another spell. Mark Boucher is gone. 28(28). Five wickets down for South Africa. Albie Morkel is the new man in and he is off the mark with a boundary.
South Africa: 184/5 (36 overs); AB de Villiers 52*(58), Albie Morkel 4*(1), Mark Boucher 28(28), Daryl Tuffey 7-1-37-2

Over 35: Bond to bowl his ninth over. Boucher pulls a bouncer and it goes to the square leg boundary. 5 runs from the over.
South Africa: 177/4 (35 overs); AB de Villiers 51*(56), Mark Boucher 26*(25), Shane Bond 9-0-46-1

Over 34: Grant Elliott comes into the attack. 5 runs from the over. AB de Villiers reaches 50. 43 more runs required for South Africa to win the match.
South Africa: 172/4 (34 overs); AB de Villiers 50*(54), Mark Boucher 22*(21), Grant Elliott 1-0-5-0

Over 33: Shane Bond comes back into the attack. 6 runs from the over.
South Africa: 167/4 (33 overs); AB de Villiers 46*(50), Mark Boucher 21*(19), Shane Bond 8-0-41-1

Over 32: Jesse Ryder comes back for his second spell. 10 runs from the over. 54 runs required.
South Africa: 161/4 (32 overs); AB de Villiers 44*(45), Mark Boucher 18*(18), Jesse Ryder 2-0-15-0

Over 31: Mills to continue. 7 runs from the over. 64 required from 19 overs.
South Africa: 151/4 (31 overs); AB de Villiers 43*(44), Mark Boucher 9*(13), Kyle Mills 8-0-41-1

Over 30: Daniel Vettori to continue. 2 runs from the over. South Africa are 144/4 after 30 overs. They require another 71 runs from 120 balls with 6 wickets in hand.
South Africa: 144/4 (30 overs); AB de Villiers 42*(42), Mark Boucher 3*(9), Daniel Vettori 8-0-25-1

Over 29: Mills to continue. 2 runs from the over. 73 runs required.
South Africa: 142/4 (29 overs); AB de Villiers 41*(38), Mark Boucher 2*(7), Kyle Mills 7-0-34-1

Over 28: Daniel Vettori comes back. 2 runs from the over.
South Africa: 140/4 (28 overs); AB de Villiers 40*(35), Mark Boucher 1*(4), Daniel Vettori 7-0-23-1

Over 27: Mills to continue. Duminy hits a couple of fours in the over, but finally departs to a good catch by McCullum. Mark Boucher is the new man in. 9 runs and a wicket in the over.
South Africa: 138/4 (27 overs); AB de Villiers 39*(32), Mark Boucher 0*(1), JP Duminy 11(13), Kyle Mills 6-0-32-1

Over 26: Martin Guptill comes into the attack. And he starts off with a no-ball. de Villiers could only score a single from the free hit. 13 runs from the over.
South Africa: 129/3 (26 overs); AB de Villiers 34*(29), JP Duminy 7*(11), Martin Guptill 1-0-13-0

Over 25: Kyle Mills is back into the attack. 4 runs from the over. 99 runs required from 25 overs.
South Africa: 116/3 (25 overs); AB de Villiers 24*(25), JP Duminy 5*(8), Kyle Mills 5-0-23-0

Over 24: Vettori to continue. Third wicket down for South AFrica. Hashim Amla is out LBW for 38(65). Jean-Paul Duminy is the new man in. And he is off the mark with a four off the last ball of the over. 4 runs and a wicket in the over.
South Africa: 112/3 (24 overs); AB de Villiers 21*(23), JP Duminy 4*(4), Hashim Amla 38(65), Daniel Vettori 6-0-21-1

Over 23: Jesse Ryder comes into the attack. 5 runs from Ryder's first over.
South Africa: 108/2 (23 overs); Hashim Amla 38*(63), AB de Villiers 21*(23), Jesse Ryder 1-0-5-0

Over 22: Vettori to bowl his fifth over. 3 runs from the over. 112 required.
South Africa: 103/2 (22 overs); Hashim Amla 37*(60), AB de Villiers 17*(20), Daniel Vettori 5-0-17-0

Over 21: Daryl Tuffey to continue. 11 runs from the over. de Villiers has hit the last 2 balls of the over to the boundary. 100 comes up for South Africa
South Africa: 100/2 (21 overs); Hashim Amla 36*(57), AB de Villiers 15*(17), Daryl Tuffey 6-1-30-1

Over 20: Verttori to continue. 4 runs from the over. South Africa are 89/2 after 20 overs. They require another 126 runs with 8 wickets in hand from 30 overs.
South Africa: 89/2 (20 overs); Hashim Amla 35*(56), AB de Villiers 5*(12), Daniel Vettori 4-0-14-0

Over 19: Daryl Tuffey replaces Shane Bond. 3 runs from the over.
South Africa: 85/2 (19 overs); Hashim Amla 33*(54), AB de Villiers 3*(8), Daryl Tuffe 5-1-19-1

Over 18: Vettori to continue. He has a slip in place. 2 runs from the over. 133 more required.
South Africa: 82/2 (18 overs); Hashim Amla 32*(51), AB de Villiers 2*(5), Daniel Vettori 3-0-10-0

Over 17: Bond to bowl his seventh over. Bond strikes. Jacques Kallis is caught behind by the keeper and he departs for 36(39). AB de Villiers is the new man in. 7 runs and a wicket in the over.
South Africa: 80/2 (17 overs); Hashim Amla 31*(49), AB de Villiers 1*(1), Jacques Kallies 36(39), Shane Bond 7-0-35-1

Over 16: Vettori to continue. An edge of Amla's bat beats the slip and backward point and runs to the boundary. 5 runs from the over. South Africa require 142 from 34 overs to win the match.
South Africa: 73/1 (16 overs); Hashim Amla 26*(45), Jacques Kallies 37*(38), Daniel Vettori 2-0-8-0

Over 15: Bond to continue. This is the last over of the second Powerplay. 7 runs from the over.
South Africa: 68/1 (15 overs); Hashim Amla 21*(42), Jacques Kallies 37*(35), Shane Bond 6-0-29-0

Over 14: Daniel Vettori comes into the attack. 3 runs from the over.
South Africa: 61/1 (14 overs); Hashim Amla 20*(40), Jacques Kallies 31*(31), Daniel Vettori 1-0-3-0

Over 13: Shane Bond to bowl his fifth over. 3 runs from the over.
South Africa: 58/1 (13 overs); Hashim Amla 19*(38), Jacques Kallies 30*(27), Shane Bond 5-0-22-0

Over 12: Tuffey to continue. 3 runs from the over. 160 more runs required.
South Africa: 55/1 (12 overs); Hashim Amla 18*(37), Jacques Kallies 28*(22), Daryl Tuffey 4-1-16-1

Over 11: New Zealand take the second Powerplay. Shane Bond to continue. 7 runs from the over.
South Africa: 52/1 (11 overs); Hashim Amla 17*(35), Jacques Kallies 26*(18), Shane Bond 4-0-19-0

Over 10: Tuffey to continue. Kallis hits a couple of fours in the over. 9 runs from the over. South Africa are 45/1 after 10 overs. They require another 170 runs from 40 overs.
South Africa: 45/1 (10 overs); Hashim Amla 16*(34), Jacques Kallies 20*(13), Daryl Tuffey 3-1-13-1

Over 9: Shane Bond is back into the attack. Kallis hits a four off the first ball. 7 runs from the over.
South Africa: 36/1 (9 overs); Hashim Amla 16*(33), Jacques Kallies 11*(8), Shane Bond 3-0-12-0

Over 8: Daryl Tuffey to continue. Maiden over from Tuffey.
South Africa: 29/1 (8 overs); Hashim Amla 15*(31), Jacques Kallies 5*(4), Daryl Tuffey 2-1-4-1

Over 7: Jacques Kallis is the new man in. Kyle Mills to continue. Kallis gets off the mark with a single. He hits a four off the fourth ball of the over, though it's a mishit. 7 runs from the over.
South Africa: 29/1 (7 overs); Hashim Amla 15*(25), Jacques Kallies 5*(4), Kyle Mills 4-0-19-0

Over 6: Bowling change as Daryl Tuffey replaces Shane Bond. Graeme Smith comes down the track and hits a four to the mid-wicket boundary. Daryl Tuffey strikes in his first over. Graeme Smith is out for 7(14)
South Africa: 22/1 (6 overs); Hashim Amla 13*(23), Graeme Smith 7(14), Daryl Tuffey 1-0-4-1

Over 5: Mills to continue. 2 runs from fifth over. South Africa are 18/0 after 5 overs.
South Africa: 18/0 (5 overs); Graeme Smith 3*(8), Hashim Amla 13*(23), Kyle Mills 3-0-12-0

Over 4: Shane Bond to continue. 2 runs from the over. South Africa require 199 runs from 46 overs.
South Africa: 16/0 (4 overs); Graeme Smith 3*(8), Hashim Amla 11*(17), Shane Bond 2-0-5-0

Over 3: Kyle Mills to continue. First boundary for South Africa as Kyle Mills punches one through covers for a four. 6 runs from the third over.
South Africa: 14/0 (3 overs); Graeme Smith 2*(4), Hashim Amla 10*(15), Kyle Mills 2-0-10-0

Over 2: Shane Bond will bowl from the other end. Kyle Mills took 150 wickets from 103 matches and Shane Bond has taken 128 wickets from 70 matches. 4 runs from his first over. South Africa require 207 runs from 48 overs.
South Africa: 8/0 (2 overs); Graeme Smith 3*(4), Hashim Amla 4*(9), Shane Bond 1-0-4-0

Over 1: Kyle Mills will open the bowling for New Zealand. Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith are the opening batsmen for South Africa. Mills oversteps the fourth ball of the over and Amla could only get a single off the free hit. Four runs off the first over for South Africa.
South Africa: 4/0 (1 over); Graeme Smith 2*(3), Hashim Amla 1*(4), Kyle Mills 1-0-4-0

South Africa requires 215 runs from 50 overs.

New Zealand Innings

New Zealand are all out for 214 runs. Ross Taylor scored a patient 72(106) and Brendon McCullum is the next top scorer for New Zealand with 44(68). Wayne Parnell has taken his first five-wicket haul.

Over 47.5: Dale Steyn to continue. New Zealand is all out for 214.. Short ball from Steyn and Shane Bond hits it straight to AB de Villiers and New Zealand is bowled out for 214 runs.
New Zealand: 214 (47.5 overs); Daniel Vettori 1*(2), Shane Bond 0(4), Dale Steyn 9.5-1-35-2

Over 47: Parnell to continue. Fourth wicket for Parnell as Ross Taylor is out LBW for 72(106). Daryl Tuffey is the new man in. He is off the mark with a four right away. Tuffey departs too.. And this is Wayne Parnell's first five-wicket haul in a one day international. Shane Bond is the new man in.
New Zealand: 213/9 (47 overs); Daniel Vettori 0*(0), Shane Bond 0*(1), Daryl Tuffey 4(2), Ross Taylor 72(106), Wayne Parnell 8-0-57-5

Over 46: Steyn to continue. Kyle Mills is the new man in. And he departs for a duck. 7th wicket down for New Zealand. 2 wickets in 2 overs for South Africa. Daniel Vettori is the new man in. 2 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 205/7 (46 overs); Ross Taylor 68*(103), Daniel Vettori 0*(0), Kyle Mills 0(3), Dale Steyn 9-1-31-1

Over 45: Wayne Parnell comes back into the attack. And he is welcomed by Ross Taylor with a boundary off the first ball. A low full toss has been dispatched to the mid-wicket boundary there. Taylor hits the second ball to the boundary as well. 200 comes up for New Zealand. Parnell gets his third wicket of the match. Gareth Hopkins departs for 13.
New Zealand: 203/6 (45 overs); Ross Taylor 66*(100), Gareth Hopkins 13(13), Wayne Parnell 7-0-49-3

Over 44: Dale Steyn comes back for his third spell. 10 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 192/5 (44 overs); Ross Taylor 57*(96), Gareth Hopkins 11*(11), Dale Steyn 8-1-29-0

Over 43: New Zealand have taken the batting PowerPlay. van der Merwe to bowl his final over. Taylor hits a six in the over. 8 runs from the over. Fifty for Ross Taylor. van der Merwe finishes with 2/35.
New Zealand: 182/5 (43 overs); Ross Taylor 56*(93), Gareth Hopkins 2*(8), van der Merwe 10-1-35-2

Over 42: Kallis to continue. 2 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 174/5 (42 overs); Ross Taylor 49*(89), Gareth Hopkins 1*(6), Jacques Kallis 8-0-24-0

Over 41: van der Merwe gets two wicketsi in two overs. Neil Broom is out for 1. Gareth Hopkins is the new man in. 6 runs and a wicket from the over.
New Zealand: 172/5 (41 overs); Ross Taylor 48*(88), Gareth Hopkins 1*(1), Neil Broom 1(4), van der Merwe 9-1-27-2

Over 40: Kallis to continue. Neil Broom is the new man in. 3 runs from Over 40.
New Zealand: 166/4 (40 overs); Ross Taylor 43*(84), Neil Broom 1*(3), Jacques Kallis 7-0-23-0

Over 39: van der Merwe to continue. And Grant Elliott is bowled. Elliott departs for 39(48). 2 runs and a wicket from the over.
New Zealand: 163/4 (39 overs); Ross Taylor 41*(81), Grant Elliott 39(48), van der Merwe 8-1-21-1

Over 38: Kallis comes back for his second spell. Taylor hits a six in that over. 9 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 161/3 (38 overs); Ross Taylor 40*(79), Grant Elliott 39*(44), Jacques Kallis 6-0-20-0

Over 37: van der Merwe replaces Steyn.6 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 152/3 (37 overs); Ross Taylor 33*(75), Grant Elliott 37*(42), van der Merwe 7-1-20-0

Over 36: Botha to continue. 10 runs from the over as Grant Elliott hits a couple of boundaries in that over.
New Zealand: 146/3 (36 overs); Ross Taylor 30*(72), Grant Elliott 34*(39), Johan Botha 9-1-44-1

Over 35: Steyn to continue. Just a single from the over.
New Zealand: 136/3 (35 overs); Ross Taylor 29*(70), Grant Elliott 25*(35), Dale Steyn 7-1-19-0

Over 34: Botha to continue. 12 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 135/3 (34 overs); Ross Taylor 29*(66), Grant Elliott 24*(33), Johan Botha 8-1-34-1

Over 33: Dale Steyn is back into the attack. he is 0/17 in 5 overs so far in the match. Just a single from the over.
New Zealand: 123/3 (33 overs); Ross Taylor 27*(64), Grant Elliott 14*(29), Dale Steyn 6-1-18-0

Over 32: Johan Botha to continue. 5 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 122/3 (32 overs); Ross Taylor 26*(60), Grant Elliott 14*(27), Johan Botha 7-1-22-1

Over 31: 20 overs to go, van der Merwe will continue here. 3 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 117/3 (31 overs); Ross Taylor 24*(58), Grant Elliott 11*(23), van der Merwe 6-1-14-0

Over 30: Botha to bowl his sixth over. Spin is working very well for South Africa. 3 runs from the 30th over. The current runrate of New Zealand is 3.8 runs per over.
New Zealand: 114/3 (30 overs); Ross Taylor 22*(53), Grant Elliott 10*(22), Johan Botha 6-1-17-1

Over 29: van der Merwe to bowl his fifth over. 3 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 111/3 (29 overs); Ross Taylor 20*(48), Grant Elliott 9*(21), van der Merwe 5-1-14-1

Over 28: Botha to continue. 6 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 108/3 (28 overs); Ross Taylor 18*(45), Grant Elliott 8*(18), Johan Botha 5-1-14-1

Over 27: van der Merwe to continue. He had a little chat with skipper Graeme Smith and brings in a slip. Elliott gets a double and 100 comes up for New Zealand. 3 runs from the 27th over. New Zealand are 102/3 after 27 over at 3.77 runs/over.
New Zealand: 102/3 (27 overs); Ross Taylor 17*(44), Grant Elliott 7*(13), van der Merwe 4-1-8-0

Over 26: Botha to continue. Elliott is off the mark with a double. 5 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 99/3 (26 overs); Ross Taylor 17*(43), Grant Elliott 4*(8), Johan Botha 4-1-12-1

Over 25: van der Merwe to bowl his third over. 2 leg byes in the over. 11 runs have been scored in the last 5 overs with the loss of McCullum's wicket.
New Zealand: 94/3 (25 overs); Ross Taylor 16*(40), Grant Elliott 0*(5), van der Merwe 3-1-5-0

Over 24: Grant Elliott is the new man in. Wicket maiden for Johan Botha.
New Zealand: 92/3 (24 overs); Ross Taylor 16*(34), Grant Elliott 0*(5), Johan Botha 3-1-7-1

Over 23.1: Botha to continue. And he strikes. Brendon McCullum's patient innings comes to an end. Top edge from McCullum is caught by JP Duminy at short fine leg.
New Zealand: 92/3 (23.1 overs); Ross Taylor 16*(34), Brendon McCullum 44(68), Johan Botha 2.1-0-7-1

Over 23: van der Merwe to cotninue. 4 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 92/2 (23 overs); Brendon McCullum 44*(67), Ross Taylor 16*(34); van der Merwe 2-0-5-0

Over 22: Botha to continue. 4 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 88/2 (22 overs); Brendon McCullum 44*(67), Ross Taylor 12*(28); Johan Botha 2-0-7-0

Over 21: Spin from both the ends as van der Merwe comes into the attack. Just a single from the over.
New Zealand: 84/2 (21 overs); Brendon McCullum 42*(64), Ross Taylor 10*(25); van der Merwe 1-0-1-0

Over 20: Graeme Smith opts for spin bowling this time. And Johan Botha is into the attack. He has taken 41 wickets from 47 matches so far. 3 runs from the over. New Zealand are 83/2 after 20 overs at 4.15 per over.
New Zealand: 83/2 (20 overs); Brendon McCullum 41*(62), Ross Taylor 10*(21); Johan Botha 1-0-3-0

Over 19: Morkel to continue. He oversteps and McCullum hits a six off the freehit. 11 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 80/2 (19 overs); Brendon McCullum 39*(57), Ross Taylor 9*(20); Albie Morkel 3-0-13-0

Over 18: Kallis to continue. 2 runs from the 18th over.
New Zealand: 69/2 (18 overs); Brendon McCullum 31*(53), Ross Taylor 7*(17); Jacques Kallis 5-0-11-0

Over 17: Albie Morkel to continue. Just a single from the over. New Zealand aer 67/2 after 17 overs at 3.94 runs per over.
New Zealand: 67/2 (17 overs); Brendon McCullum 30*(48), Ross Taylor 6*(16); Albie Morkel 2-0-2-0

Over 16: Kallis to continue. Just a single from the over. Kallis has given just 9 runs in 4 overs he bowled so far in the match.
New Zealand: 66/2 (16 overs); Brendon McCullum 29*(47), Ross Taylor 6*(11); Jacques Kallis 4-0-9-0

Over 15: Albie Morkel replaces Wayne Parnell. Parnell was quite expensive in his second spell giving 21 runs in 2 overs. Just a single from the over. And that's the end of the second Powerplay.
New Zealand: 65/2 (15 overs); Brendon McCullum 28*(45), Ross Taylor 6*(7); Albie Morkel 1-0-1-0

Over 14: Jacques Kallis to continue. Ross Taylor is the new man in for New Zealand. Kallis welcomes him with a bouncer. Kallis bowls the fourth ball of the over short and wide, and Ross Taylor is off the mark with a beautiful boundary past cover. 6 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 64/2 (14 overs); Brendon McCullum 27*(40), Ross Taylor 6*(6); Jacques Kallis 3-0-8-0

Over 13: Parnell to continue. He bowls the first ball of the over full and wide, and Guptill hits it through mid-off for a four. Guptill hits the second ball of hte over through backward point region for another boundary. Parnell gets Guptill's wicket off the last ball of the over. Guptill departs for 21. New Zealand are two wickets down. 11 runs and a wicket from the over.
New Zealand: 58/2 (13 overs); Brendon McCullum 27*(40), Martin Guptill 21(26); Wayne Parnell 6-0-38-2

Over 12: Jacques Kallis to continue. 1 run from the over.
New Zealand: 47/1 (12 overs); Brendon McCullum 26*(38), Martin Guptill 12*(22), Jacques Kallis 2-0-2-0

Over 11: South Africa takes the second Powerplay. Wayne Parnell comes back into the attack replacing Dale Steyn. McCullum hits the first ball for a boundary.He hits a four off the last ball of the over as well. 10 runs from the 11th over. New Zealand are 46/1 at a run rate of 4.18 per over.
New Zealand: 46/1 (11 overs); Brendon McCullum 26*(36), Martin Guptill 12*(18), Wayne Parnell 5-0-27-1

Over 10: Jacques Kallis comes into the attack. 2 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 36/1 (10 overs); Brendon McCullum 17*(32), Martin Guptill 11*(16), Jacques Kallis 1-0-1-0

Over 9: Steyn to bowl his fifth over. McCullum times a shot well and it goes past the diving fielding at point region for a four. 5 runs from the 9th over.
New Zealand: 34/1 (9 overs); Brendon McCullum 16*(30), Martin Guptill 10*(12), Dale Styen 5-1-17-0

Over 8: Parnell to continue. McCullum top edges the first ball and it sails over the fine-leg boundary for a six. 8 runs from the over. The current runrate is 3.62 runs per over.
New Zealand: 28/1 (8 overs); Brendon McCullum 12*(25), Martin Guptill 9*(11), Wayne Parnell 4-0-17-1

Over 7: Dale Steyn to continue. Guptill hits another boundary. A half-volley on the pads and Guptill dispatches it to the square-leg boundary. 5 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 21/1 (7 overs); Brendon McCullum 5*(20), Martin Guptill 8*(10), Dale Steyn 4-1-12-0

Over 6: Parnell to continue. Martin Guptill on strike. Guptill is off the mark with a boundary. He hit that one straight past the bowler and it goes to the boundary. 4 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 16/1 (6 overs); Brendon McCullum 4*(18), Martin Guptill 4*(6), Wayne Parnell 3-0-9-1

Over 5: Dale Steyn to continue. Martin Guptill is the new man in. Guptil has scored 473 runs in 15 matches so far at an average of 47.30. His highest score is 122*. First maiden over for South Africa and for Dale Steyn. New Zealand are 12/1 after 5 overs at 2.4 runs per over.
New Zealand: 12/1 (5 overs); Brendon McCullum 4*(18), Martin Guptill 0*(0), Dale Steyn 3-1-7-0

Over 4: Parnell to continue. And he gets the first break for South Africa. Jesse Ryderr is out, courtesy an excellent catch from Roelof from van der Merwe.. First wicket down for New Zealand and they are 12/1 after 4 overs.
New Zealand: 12/1 (4 overs); Brendon McCullum 4*(12), Jesse Ryder 8(12), Wayne Parnell 2-0-5-1

Over 3: Steyn has taken 46 wickets from 31 matches so far and Parnell has 9 wickets from 6 matches in his one day career. Steyn to continue. First boundary for New Zealand as Jesse Ryder hits a four in the fifth ball of the over. He hits that one through the point region. 5 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 9/0 (3 overs); Jesse Ryder 6*(7), Brendon McCullum 3*(11), Dale Steyn 2-0-7-0

Over 2: Wayne Parnell will bowl from the other end. Ryder gets a single off the first ball. 3 runs from the second over. New Zealand are 4/0 after 2.0 at a runrate of 2 per over.
New Zealand: 4/0 (2 overs); Jesse Ryder 2*(3), Brendon McCullum 2*(9), Wayne Parnell 1-0-2-0

Over 1: 2 runs from the first over. New Zealand are 2/0 after 1 over.
New Zealand: 2/0 (1 over); Jesse Ryder 1*(2), Brendon McCullum 1*(4), Dale Steyn 1-0-2-0

Dale Steyn to open the bowling for South Africa. Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum will open the innings for New Zealand.

Teams

South Africa

Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Mark Boucher, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Roelof van der Merwe, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell

New Zealand

Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Neil Broom, Gareth Hopkins, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond

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