New Zealand vs South Africa 3rd Quarter Final at Mirpur, 25 Mar, 2011

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat first
New Zealand 221/8 (50)
South Africa 172/10 (43.2)
New Zealand won by 49 runs
Man of the Match: JDP Oram
  • Imran Tahir 0 * (1)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to HM Amla, goes back and punches it to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to HM Amla, opens the face and drives it between point and covers and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 0.3NL McCullum bowls a tossed up delivery to HM Amla, opens the face of the blade and drives the half volley past covers to get a boundary!

Over 0.4NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to HM Amla, goes back and works it through squareleg and gets a single.

Over 0.5NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to GC Smith, gets an inside edge to his flick through backward squareleg and picks up a single.

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Over 0.6NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to HM Amla, goes back and bottom edges his cut shot which hits the shoe of the keeper and flies straight to skip! After a confirmation from the TV Umpire, it has been decided that it was indeed a catch rebounding off the boot of the keeper! He is Caught!

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1DL Vettori bowls a flighted delivery to GC Smith, who gets forward and defends it towards mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.2DL Vettori bowls a flighted delivery to GC Smith, who gets forward and works it towards squareleg and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3DL Vettori bowls a flighted delivery to GC Smith, goes back and works it to mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.4DL Vettori bowls a quicker arm ball to GC Smith, goes back and flicks it behind squareleg and steals a second run. Though there was a direct hit, Smith was in safely. Two runs.

Over 1.5DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to GC Smith, who gets forward and defends it towards the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6DL Vettori bowls it flat in the air to GC Smith, gets forward and works it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1NL McCullum bowls a tossed up delivery to JH Kallis, gets forward and flicks it to the right of mid on and gets a single.

Over 2.2NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to GC Smith, flicks it away off his pads to deep mid wicket and Guptill dives across to save a boundary and keeps it down to a couple of runs.

Over 2.3NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to GC Smith, gets forward and whips it to deep squareleg and gets a single.

Over 2.4NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to JH Kallis, goes back and wristily flicks it to deep squareleg and gets a single.

Over 2.5NL McCullum bowls a tossed up delivery to GC Smith, drills the full ball towards mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.6NL McCullum bowls a quicker delivery to GC Smith, gets forward and pushes it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to JH Kallis, gets forward and pushes it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.2DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to JH Kallis, flicks the half volley off his pads to deep mid wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.3DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to JH Kallis, who gets forward and works it towards mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4DL Vettori bowls a quicker arm ball to JH Kallis, goes back and punches it to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5DL Vettori bowls it flat in the air to JH Kallis, gets forward and drives it straight to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to JH Kallis, gets forward and works it to deep squareleg and gets a single.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1NL McCullum bowls it flat in the air to JH Kallis, goes back and pushes it through covers and gets a single.

Over 4.2NL McCullum bowls a tossed up delivery to GC Smith, who gets forward and works it straight to mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.3NL McCullum bowls it flat in the air to GC Smith, works it through squareleg and gets a single.

Over 4.4NL McCullum bowls it flat in the air to JH Kallis, goes for a flick down the legside and the ball brushes the pad and is taken by the keeper and a loud caught behind appeal is turned down and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5NL McCullum bowls it flat in the air to JH Kallis, works it straight to squareleg and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6NL McCullum bowls a tossed up delivery to JH Kallis, goes back and works it to squareleg and that is a dot ball.

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