New Zealand v South Africa 1st Semi-Final Match Scorcard, Results, 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup 1st Semi-Final Match at Auckland Highlights

ICC Cricket World Cup - 1st semi final

New Zealand v South Africa

Result: New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (D/L method)

• ODI no. 3644 | 2014/15 season
• Played at Eden Park, Auckland
• 24 March 2015 - day/night match (50-over match)

South Africa innings (43 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
HM Amla	b Boult	10	15	14	2	0	71.42
Q de Kock†	c Southee b Boult	14	36	17	2	0	82.35
F du Plessis	c †Ronchi b Anderson	82	155	107	7	1	76.63
RR Rossouw	c Guptill b Anderson	39	77	53	2	1	73.58
AB de Villiers*	not out	65	84	45	8	1	144.44
DA Miller	c †Ronchi b Anderson	49	23	18	6	3	272.22
JP Duminy	not out	8	4	4	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 1, w 13)	14
Total	(5 wickets; 43 overs; 196 mins)	281	(6.53 runs per over)

Did not bat VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir

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Fall of wickets 1-21 (Amla, 3.4 ov), 2-31 (de Kock, 7.5 ov), 3-114 (Rossouw, 26.1 ov), 4-217 (du Plessis, 38.2 ov), 5-272 (Miller, 42.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
TG Southee	9	1	55	0	6.11	31	10	0	(1w)
TA Boult	9	0	53	2	5.88	29	7	0
MJ Henry	8	2	40	0	5.00	27	3	1	(1w)
DL Vettori	9	0	46	0	5.11	21	2	0	(2w)
KS Williamson	1	0	5	0	5.00	1	0	0
GD Elliott	1	0	9	0	9.00	2	0	1
CJ Anderson	6	0	72	3	12.00	12	6	4	(5w)

New Zealand innings (target: 298 runs from 43 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
MJ Guptill	run out (Amla/†de Kock)	34	80	38	3	1	89.47
BB McCullum*	c Steyn b Morkel	59	32	26	8	4	226.92
KS Williamson	b Morkel	6	12	11	1	0	54.54
LRPL Taylor	c †de Kock b Duminy	30	57	39	4	0	76.92
GD Elliott	not out	84	132	73	7	3	115.06
CJ Anderson	c du Plessis b Morkel	58	80	57	6	2	101.75
L Ronchi†	c Rossouw b Steyn	8	13	7	1	0	114.28
DL Vettori	not out	7	19	6	1	0	116.66
Extras	(b 6, lb 2, w 5)	13
Total	(6 wickets; 42.5 overs; 212 mins)	299	(6.98 runs per over)

Did not bat MJ Henry, TG Southee, TA Boult

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Fall of wickets 1-71 (McCullum, 6.1 ov), 2-81 (Williamson, 8.5 ov), 3-128 (Guptill, 17.1 ov), 4-149 (Taylor, 21.4 ov), 5-252 (Anderson, 37.6 ov), 6-269 (Ronchi, 40.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
DW Steyn	8.5	0	76	1	8.60	25	7	4	(1w)
VD Philander	8	0	52	0	6.50	28	7	2
M Morkel	9	0	59	3	6.55	30	9	1	(1w)
Imran Tahir	9	1	40	0	4.44	28	4	0	(1w)
JP Duminy	5	0	43	1	8.60	9	3	2	(2w)
AB de Villiers	3	0	21	0	7.00	6	1	1

MATCH DETAILS

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Toss - South Africa, who chose to bat
Series - New Zealand advanced
Player of the match - GD Elliott (New Zealand)
Umpires - IJ Gould (England) and RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire - NJ Llong (England)
Match referee - DC Boon (Australia)
Reserve umpire - BNJ Oxenford (Australia)

MATCH NOTES

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• South Africa innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 2 wickets)
• South Africa: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 1
• Drinks: South Africa - 61/2 in 16.0 overs (F du Plessis 22, RR Rossouw 14)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (F du Plessis 24, RR Rossouw 20, Ex 6)
• South Africa: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 8
• F du Plessis: 50 off 85 balls (4 x 4)
• South Africa: 150 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 10
• Drinks: South Africa - 162/3 in 33.0 overs (F du Plessis 63, AB de Villiers 26)
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (F du Plessis 25, AB de Villiers 27, Ex 1)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 35.1 - 38.0 (Batting side - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
• AB de Villiers: 50 off 32 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
• South Africa: 200 runs in 36.1 overs (217 balls), Extras 11
• Rain: South Africa - 216/3 in 38.0 overs (F du Plessis 82, AB de Villiers 60)
• 7 overs lost, match reduced to 43 overs per side
• 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 71 balls (F du Plessis 40, AB de Villiers 60, Ex 2)
• Over 38.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
• South Africa: 250 runs in 40.4 overs (244 balls), Extras 12
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (AB de Villiers 4, DA Miller 49, Ex 2)
• Innings Break: South Africa - 281/5 in 43.0 overs (AB de Villiers 65, JP Duminy 8)
• New Zealand innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 9.0 (Mandatory - 81 runs, 2 wickets)
• New Zealand: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 5
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (MJ Guptill 6, BB McCullum 41, Ex 5)
• BB McCullum: 50 off 22 balls (6 x 4, 4 x 6)
• Over 5.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - MJ Guptill (Struck down)
• New Zealand: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 6
• Drinks: New Zealand - 104/2 in 12.0 overs (MJ Guptill 21, LRPL Taylor 12)
• New Zealand: 150 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 7
• Drinks: New Zealand - 174/4 in 26.0 overs (GD Elliott 20, CJ Anderson 18)
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (GD Elliott 18, CJ Anderson 30, Ex 2)
• New Zealand: 200 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 8
• Powerplay 2: Overs 32.1 - 36.0 (Batting side - 35 runs, 0 wicket)
• CJ Anderson: 50 off 47 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
• GD Elliott: 50 off 53 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
• New Zealand: 250 runs in 36.6 overs (222 balls), Extras 11
• 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 92 balls (GD Elliott 39, CJ Anderson 58, Ex 5)