Highlights
New Zealand tour of South Africa 2012-13
South Africa vs. New Zealand, 2nd ODI
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, Jan 22, 2013
Batting: New Zealand
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | OUT | Kleinveldt to Guptill, out Caught by du Plessis!! Guptill goes for another duck! Boy, is he having a torrid time or what in this series. Short and sharp delivery on the stumps, it rears up sharply on Guptill who looks to fend it with an angled bat, the ball hits the splice high and lobs up to backward point where the skipper takes a simple catch, superb ball from Kleinveldt. Guptill c du Plessis b Kleinveldt 0(10) | 0/1 |
| 3.3 | FOUR | Tsotsobe to Watling, FOUR, New Zealand are finally away, full ball and in the slot outside off, Watling gets forward and leans onto the front foot and presents the full face of the bat as he punchily drives it to the long off fence | 4/1 |
| 5.4 | FOUR | Tsotsobe to Watling, FOUR, majestically done by Watling, slightly overpitched from Tsotsobe on the off stump, Watling again leans into the stroke and he punchily creams it past the mid on fielder, the ball purrs away to the fence | 14/1 |
| 6.3 | FOUR | Kleinveldt to Williamson, FOUR, superbly done by Williamson, overpitched from Kleinveldt outside off, Williamson gets forward and creams the square drive past the gap at point for a boundary, he threaded the gap nicely there | 18/1 |
| 10.4 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Williamson, FOUR, good shot from Williamson, he walks to the off side and Morne bowls a short of length ball on leg stump, Williamson helps it along the way by glancing it to the fine leg fence | 24/1 |
| 12.3 | OUT | Morne Morkel to Watling, out Lbw!! That is plumb! 100th ODI wicket for Morne Morkel. Full and straight delivery on middle, Watling walks to the off side and looks to clip it to mid wicket, he misses it and the ball hits him on the pad, Morne appeals and the umpire raises the finger, Watling does not opt for the review and NZ suffer another jolt, that ball was hitting leg stump. Watling lbw b Morne Morkel 12(33) [4s-2] | 32/2 |
| 12.5 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Grant Elliott, FOUR, superb way to get off the mark, fuller length ball just outside off, Elliott comes on the frontfoot and leans into the drive as he laces it to the extra cover fence | 36/2 |
| 13.1 | FOUR | McLaren to Williamson, FOUR, poor start for McLaren, slightly short in length and wide outside off, Williamson watches it carefully and he cracks the square cut to the deep backward point fence | 40/2 |
| 13.2 | FOUR | McLaren to Williamson, FOUR, Williamson is growing in confidence here, full ball and in the slot outside off, Williamson stays on the front foot and he bludgeons the drive past extra cover for another boundary | 44/2 |
| 13.5 | FOUR | McLaren to Williamson, FOUR, wonderful batting from Williamson, full in length delivery outside off, Williamson gets forward and creams the drive past the extra cover fielder who dives to his left but cannot reach it, the ball scoots away to the deep fence | 48/2 |
| 15.3 | FOUR | McLaren to Williamson, FOUR, lovely batting from Williamson, overpitched on the off stump, Williamson presents the full face of the bat and punches it sweetly straight down the ground, Tsotsobe is a bit slow in moving to his left at mid on and it rolls away to the fence, the timing was perfect from Williamson | 54/2 |
| 16.1 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Williamson, FOUR, another wonderful stroke from Williamson, short and wide delivery outside off, Williamson goes on the backfoot and watches the ball carefully as he punches it to the deep point fence for another boundary | 59/2 |
| 16.3 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Williamson, FOUR, slack fielding from Peterson, full ball outside off, Williamson stays on the front foot and laces the drive to mid off, Peterson dives over to his left and the ball purrs away to the long off fence | 63/2 |
| 17.5 | FOUR | McLaren to Grant Elliott, FOUR, magnificent shot from Elliott, short and wide delivery outside off, Elliott latches onto the length and he crashes it to the deep backward point fence | 70/2 |
| 20 | FOUR | du Plessis to Grant Elliott, FOUR, in the air but safe, tossed up delivery just outside off, Elliott lofts it slightly inside out over the leaping fielder at extra cover, it rolls to the deep and Smith slides to his right but is unable to stop it | 80/2 |
| 21 | FOUR | Peterson to Williamson, FOUR, wonderful way to get to his 4th ODI fifty, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Williamson shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch as he thwacks it to the wide long on fence, superb knock | 86/2 |
| 23.1 | FOUR | du Plessis to Williamson, FOUR, cracking shot from Williamson, this short delivery is on middle, Williamson crouches low and belts the pull to the deep square leg fence | 95/2 |
| 23.3 | FOUR | du Plessis to Williamson, FOUR, another poor ball and Williamson dispatches it again, du Plessis drags it short and on middle, Williamson rocks back and pummels the pull shot to the deep square leg fence | 99/2 |
| 25.3 | FOUR | Kleinveldt to Grant Elliott, FOUR, magnificent batting from Elliott, clever too, short ball just outside off, Elliott arches back and slants the bat face as he upper-glides it over de Kock and it goes away to the third man fence | 110/2 |
| 26.2 | FOUR | Peterson to Grant Elliott, FOUR, nicely done by Elliott, full and loopy delivery just outside off, Elliott rolls his wrists over the ball and sweeps it hard to the deep square leg fence | 115/2 |
| 28.1 | FOUR | McLaren to Williamson, FOUR, awesome shot from Williamson, short of length ball outside off, Williamson moves to the off side and hoicks it to deep mid wicket for a boundary, pressure rightaway on McLaren | 128/2 |
| 29.1 | OTHER | Tsotsobe to Williamson, 1 run, short of a good length ball outside off, Williamson cracks it to deep point and that brings up the 100 run partnership, superb batting from both | 132/2 |
| 32.2 | FOUR | McLaren to Williamson, FOUR, another wonderful shot from Williamson, slow and short delivery outside off, Williamson latches onto the length and clouts the pull shot to the deep mid wicket fence | 153/2 |
| 33.5 | OUT | Kleinveldt to Grant Elliott, out Caught by Quinton de Kock!! Kleinveldt finally breaks this wonderful stand. Short ball and again rearing up sharply on the stumps, it nips back in as Elliott arches back and looks to guide it over the keeper's head, he had achieved success with that shot some overs ago but it is not the case this time, he ends up guiding it with an open bat face straight to de Kock, that ends a good knock from Elliott. Grant Elliott c Quinton de Kock b Kleinveldt 48(63) [4s-5] | 159/3 |
| 34.1 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Williamson, FOUR, this is possibly the shot of the day, overpitched delivery outside off, Williamson moves to the off side and smokes the drive wonderfully to the wide long off fence | 163/3 |
| 34.3 | OTHER | Morne Morkel to Williamson, 1 run, there it is, what a moment for Williamson, 3rd ODI century for Williamson, good length ball just outside off, Williamson knocks it to deep backward point, he takes off his helmet and soaks in the applause from the crowd, exceptional knock from Williamson | 164/3 |
| 35 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Williamson, FOUR, in the air but safe, this is magnificent batting from Williamson, full ball just outside off, Williamson makes a bit of room and clears the front leg as he wallops it over the mid off fielder and it purrs away to the long off fence | 169/3 |
| 36 | FOUR | Kleinveldt to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, just wide of du Plessis, slow and short delivery outside off, Brendon waits for it and slaps the cut uppishly but just wide of du Plessis at backward point who dives to his right, the ball rolls away to the boundary | 177/3 |
| 36.2 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, vintage Brendon McCullum shot, good length ball and in the slot just outside off, Brendon clears the front leg and hammers it to deep mid wicket, one bounce over the ropes | 182/3 |
| 36.3 | SIX | Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, SIX, WHAM! Magnificent shot from Brendon. Full and slow ball just outside off, Brendon advances down the track and makes a bit of room, he freely swings his arms as he launches it over long off for a maximum | 188/3 |
| 36.5 | OUT | Morne Morkel to Brendon McCullum, out Bowled!! Morne Morkel gets his revenge in the end. Brendon McCullum's over-aggression has led to his dismissal here. The batsman charges down the track and Morne spears in the yorker, Brendon looks to slog it across the line but the ball sneaks under the bat to knock the leg stump back. Brendon McCullum b Morne Morkel 17(10) [4s-2 6s-1] | 188/4 |
| 37.3 | OTHER | Tsotsobe to C Munro, no run, horrible decision from umpire Dar, back of a length delivery on leg stump, Munro looks to glance it to fine leg but the ball brushes the thigh pad and de Kock dives to his right to take it with one hand, RSA appeal and umpire Dar gives it out, replays show that the ball was nowhere near the bat or glove | 189/4 |
| 39.1 | FOUR | Tsotsobe to C Munro, FOUR, superbly done by Munro, fuller length ball on the off stump, Munro creams the straight drive with the full face of the bat and the ball screams away to the boundary straight down the ground | 199/4 |
| 39.4 | OUT | Tsotsobe to C Munro, out Caught by Colin Ingram!! Clever bowling from Tsotsobe results in another wicket. Full and slow delivery just outside off, Munro is too early into the lofted shot and he mistimes it totally, it lobs up to long on where Ingram dives forward and takes a good catch. C Munro c Colin Ingram b Tsotsobe 9(13) [4s-1] | 201/5 |
| 40 | OUT | Tsotsobe to Franklin, out Bowled!! No heroics from Franklin this time. Full ball and it zips through, Franklin is rooted to the crease and he is late in executing the stroke, the ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad to knock back the off stump, this game indeed is a great leveller. Franklin b Tsotsobe 0(1) | 202/6 |
| 40.5 | FOUR | Peterson to Neesham, FOUR, streaky but safe, loopy delivery outside off, Neesham shimmies down the track and looks to slap it through cover but gets a thick outside edge that bisects the gap at backward point and short third man for a boundary | 209/6 |
| 41.3 | OUT | Tsotsobe to Williamson, out Neesham Run Out!! Horrible mix-up and New Zealand sink further. Fuller length ball just outside off, Williamson squeezes it out to backward point and Neesham blindly sets off for a quick single, Williamson sends him back but Neesham is a bit slow turning back, du Plessis fires the throw from backward point and Tsotsobe helps it along onto the stumps at the bowler's end, Neesham is short by a long way. Neesham run out (du Plessis/Tsotsobe) 5(4) [4s-1] | 211/7 |
| 45.3 | FOUR | McLaren to N McCullum, FOUR, poor ball from McLaren and Nathan makes him pay, McLaren misses his yorker and dishes out a full toss, Nathan clubs it over the mid on fielder and it purrs away to the wide long on fence | 232/7 |
| 47.4 | OUT | Morne Morkel to N McCullum, out Caught by Tsotsobe!! Nicely done by Morne. Nathan moves to the leg side and Morne follows him with a full delivery on the pads, Nathan mistimes the flick shot to mid wicket where Tsotsobe moves to his left to take the catch. N McCullum c Tsotsobe b Morne Morkel 19(23) [4s-1] | 245/8 |
| 48.2 | FOUR | Kleinveldt to Williamson, FOUR, fuller length ball on middle and leg, Williamson hangs right back and heaves it into the gap at deep mid wicket for a boundary | 252/8 |
| 49 | FOUR | Kleinveldt to Williamson, FOUR, majestic shot from Williamson, full ball outside off, Williamson makes room and reaches out for it as he slices it past the gap at point for a lovely boundary | 260/8 |
| 49.2 | OTHER | Morne Morkel to Williamson, 1 run, short in length delivery just outside off, Williamson swivels as he mistimes the pull to mid wicket, Tsotsobe has a shy at the bowler's end but he misses, Williamson was a goner by a long way | 262/8 |
| 49.3 | SIX | Morne Morkel to Kyle Mills, SIX, top-edged but it goes all the way, short in length delivery on the stumps, Mills attempts the pull shot and gets a mighty top edge that sails over the ropes at fine leg, the quality of bats nowadays is mind-boggling | 268/8 |
| 49.4 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Kyle Mills, FOUR, another lusty blow from Mills, full ball on the middle and leg stump, Mills makes a bit of room and clears the front leg as he wallops it to the deep mid wicket fence | 272/8 |
| 50 | SIX | Morne Morkel to Williamson, SIX, what a way to end the innings, Williamson has played an absolute blinder, full ball on middle, Williamson hangs back and launches it to long on, Miller back-pedals and tries to throw it back in but he is unable to do so, this has to be one of the best innings by a New Zealand batsman in ODIs | 279/8 |
Batting: South Africa
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | SIX | Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock, SIX, effortlessly played! Length delivery on middle, Quinton de Kock swings his bat at that, picks it up and it goes the distance over the deep midwicket fence. | 18/0 |
| 7.1 | SIX | N McCullum to Quinton de Kock, SIX, what power! Tossed up on middle, Quinton de Kock stays still in the crease and lofts it over the bowler's head, into the sight screen for a six. | 27/0 |
| 7.2 | FOUR | N McCullum to Quinton de Kock, FOUR, the mid on is inside the circle, floated up on the leg stump, Quinton de Kock reaches out, is done in the flight, but manages to get it over mid on for a boundary | 31/0 |
| 8 | FOUR | N McCullum to Graeme Smith, FOUR, this is a lovely shot, smart thinking actually, flighted up outside off, Smith waits for it and lofts it over the extra cover region for a one bounce four | 38/0 |
| 8.2 | OUT | Kyle Mills to Quinton de Kock, out Bowled!! He was being a bit too ambitious, length delivery on middle, it nips back a bit, Quinton de Kock tried to work it through the leg side, left a gap between bat and pad and the ball crashed into middle stump. End of a short, yet entertaining stay at the crease. Quinton de Kock b Kyle Mills 25(28) [4s-1 6s-2] | 38/1 |
| 10 | FOUR | Mitchell McClenaghan to Colin Ingram, FOUR, good length delivery outside off, Ingram gets on the front foot and drives it through the gap in the cover region, looked majestic, gets off the mark with a boundary | 43/1 |
| 11 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Colin Ingram, FOUR, good length delivery outside off, Ingram goes back and punches it into the surface, it bounces up and goes above the point fielder, runs away to the fence | 48/1 |
| 11.2 | FOUR | Williamson to Graeme Smith, FOUR, floated up outside off, Smith reaches forward and sweeps it behind square, he has placed it to perfection and gets a boundary | 52/1 |
| 14.4 | FOUR | Franklin to Colin Ingram, FOUR, good length delivery on the leg stump, Ingram plays a nice little loft, over the mid on fielder and gets four. | 66/1 |
| 15 | FOUR | Franklin to Graeme Smith, FOUR, good length delivery on middle, Smith comes down the track, makes room and smashes this over mid on, for a one bounce four to long on | 71/1 |
| 16.3 | FOUR | Franklin to Colin Ingram, FOUR, not a very short delivery, but Ingram does really well to play the pull through midwicket. Not exactly the traditional one, he short arm jabbed it in front of square | 81/1 |
| 17.3 | FOUR | Neesham to Graeme Smith, FOUR,lovely shot, length ball outside off, Smith drives it through cover for a boundary. Super shot | 85/1 |
| 17.5 | FOUR | Neesham to Graeme Smith, FOUR, this one is short as well, on the body, Smith stays in the crease and gets a faint tickle on that, it runs down to the fine leg fence. | 89/1 |
| 19.4 | FOUR | Neesham to Colin Ingram, FOUR, a really lose ball outside off, slow and short, Ingram stays back and punches it powerfully through extra cover. Elliot at sweeper cover put in a despairing dive but had no chance of stopping it | 98/1 |
| 21.2 | FOUR | Williamson to Colin Ingram, FOUR, short and outside off, Colin Ingram pulls it to deep midwicket fence for a boundary. Easily done | 108/1 |
| 21.5 | FOUR | Williamson to Graeme Smith, FOUR, short and outside off, Smith was initially looking to come down the track, stays in the crease and gets down, pulls it to deep midwicket for another boundary | 113/1 |
| 22.2 | FOUR | Grant Elliott to Graeme Smith, FOUR, improvisation from Smith, fuller length delivery on middle, Smith moves across and paddle sweeps it behind the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. Brings up his 47th ODI fifty with that. A very timely knock | 118/1 |
| 23.1 | FOUR | Mitchell McClenaghan to Colin Ingram, FOUR, simple, yet the most effective shot. Full and on middle, Ingram presents the full face and lofts it over the lanky bowler's head, beats mid off with ease | 124/1 |
| 25 | FOUR | Grant Elliott to Graeme Smith, FOUR, low full toss outside off, Smith just had to throw his bat at that, gets it over backward point and the ball races away to the fence. | 135/1 |
| 25.1 | FOUR | Mitchell McClenaghan to Colin Ingram, FOUR, the partnership between Colin Ingram and Graeme Smith is now more than 100. Length delivery outside off, Ingram drives at that and gets a thick outside edge, it runs away to the third man fence for a boundary. Brings up his 1st ODI fifty. He has two hundreds by the way | 139/1 |
| 26.4 | FOUR | N McCullum to Colin Ingram, FOUR, pushed through on middle, Ingram goes back and cuts, gets a thick outside edge which runs through backward point, the fielder trips over the ball which goes for a boundary | 151/1 |
| 28.2 | FOUR | N McCullum to Colin Ingram, FOUR, bit of a crazy shot, flat and down the leg side, Ingram hits it twice as he tries to sweep, it hit the back of the bat and runs to third man fence. Both the McCullum brothers are bemused | 159/1 |
| 30.2 | OUT | N McCullum to Colin Ingram, out Graeme Smith Run Out!! 2 runs completed . Complete mayhem here. Short and outside off, Ingram cut it to deep point. Franklin dived and stopped it, but ran over the rope. By the time he came back to take the ball, the batsmen thought they could run the third, but the throw was sharp and Smith was well short. The umpire did not even go upstairs. Graeme Smith run out (Franklin/Brendon McCullum) 66(75) [4s-8] | 167/2 |
| 31.4 | OUT | Franklin to du Plessis, out du Plessis Run Out!! Are the Proteas imploding? Length delivery on middle, du Plessis pushed it to short cover and called for the single. He returned back from almost halfway, but the brilliant Nathan McCullum swooped in on the ball and sent in a diving one handed under-arm throw. Whats more it was on the stumps, Faf was just out, but the umpire raised his finger. The RSA skipper was not impressed with the umpire, he wanted the third umpire to be called, but he had to make his way back. In the end, the replays showed that the right decision was made. du Plessis run out (N McCullum) 2(3) | 174/3 |
| 34.3 | OUT | N McCullum to Colin Ingram, out Caught by Watling!! The crowd is silenced. Tossed up on middle, Ingram comes down the track to hit it over mid off, cannot get under it and hits it straight to Watling who is stationed there. 3 quick wickets, are South Africa Choking? Colin Ingram c Watling b N McCullum 79(94) [4s-10] | 180/4 |
| 35.2 | FOUR | Mitchell McClenaghan to Behardien, FOUR, Mitchell McClenaghan goes around the wickets and bowls it down the leg stump, Behardien gets some bat on that, it was a bit uppish and drops short of short fine leg, Munro makes a mess and fails to stop it, concedes 4 runs. | 186/4 |
| 42.2 | OUT | N McCullum to Behardien, out David Miller Run Out!! On middle stump, Behardien played a thumping drive in the direction of the stumps at the non-striker end, McCullum got a finger to that and Miller's bat was not grounded. He did try to get back, but in vain. Another wicket down, another run-out. David Miller run out (N McCullum) 14(24) | 211/5 |
| 44 | OUT | Franklin to McLaren, out Caught by Guptill!! New Zealand are definitely are on top now. Full and outside off, McLaren tries to go hard at that, mistimes the cover drive uppishly and straight to Guptill at cover. Franklin lets out a cry, McLaren doesn't know what has happened. McLaren c Guptill b Franklin 2(5) | 215/6 |
| 44.2 | OUT | Kyle Mills to Kleinveldt, out Kleinveldt Run Out!! This is quite farcial. Length delivery on middle, Kleinveldt played it to midwicket and took off for the single. It was an easy run, but Kleinveldt's bat stuck in the ground just as he was about to make the crease, and Guptill's direct hit from midwicket found him just short of the crease. God only knows why he wasn't grounding it. Kleinveldt run out (Guptill) 0(1) | 216/7 |
| 45.1 | SIX | Franklin to Behardien, SIX, a good start to the over, length delivery outside off, Behardien hits it powerfully on the up, over the long off fence for a maximum. | 223/7 |
| 45.2 | OUT | Franklin to Behardien, out Behardien Run Out!! 1 run completed. Low full toss on middle, Behardien pulled it to deep midwicket. Guptill ran to his right, stretched and fielded the ball and sent in a rocket throw at the striker end. It looked like an easy second run, but so good was the throw, Behardien was well out of his crease. 5th run out of the innings. Behardien run out (Guptill/Brendon McCullum) 31(40) [4s-1 6s-1] | 224/8 |
| 45.3 | SIX | Franklin to Morne Morkel, SIX, short of length delivery on middle, Morkel stays back and pulls it over the deep square leg fence, just about manages to cross the rope. What a shot to play off the first ball. | 230/8 |
| 46.2 | OUT | Kyle Mills to Peterson, out Caught by N McCullum!! Just one wicket left. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, Peterson slashes at that, just lobs it up wide of Nathan McCullum at cover, the junior McCullum runs to his right, dives and takes a neat catch. He has been the star fielder. Peterson c N McCullum b Kyle Mills 0(4) | 232/9 |
| 46.4 | SIX | Kyle Mills to Morne Morkel, SIX, this is as good a shot as we have seen all day, length delivery outside off, Morkel clears his front leg and smacks it over long on for a big six. | 238/9 |
| 47 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Tsotsobe, FOUR, fuller length delivery outside off, Tsotsobe pokes at that and gets a thick outside edge which runs past short third man to the fence. | 243/9 |
| 49.1 | OUT | Neesham to Tsotsobe, out Bowled!! That's it. Match and Series won. Yorker length delivery on the off stump, Tsotsobe swung across the line and missed it. The ball crashed into the off stump. Tsotsobe b Neesham 9(8) [4s-1] | 252/10 |