New Zealand vs South Africa 1st ODI at Wellington, 25 Feb, 2012

Toss: New Zealand, who choose to bat first
New Zealand 253/9 (50)
South Africa 254/4 (45.2)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: AB de Villiers
  • Faf du Plessis 66 * (49)
  • AB de Villiers 106 * (106)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1KD Mills to HM Amla, no runsgets forward and blocks it to covers.

Over 0.2KD Mills to HM Amla, no runsgets forward and drives it straight to cover.

Over 0.3KD Mills to HM Amla, no runsgets forward and let it go to the keeper.

Over 0.4KD Mills to HM Amla, no runs, stays back and blocks it.

Over 0.5KD Mills to HM Amla, 1 rungets forward and drives it to extra-cover and takes a quick single.

Over 0.6KD Mills to GC Smith, 1 rungets forward and guides it to short third-man.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1TG Southee to GC Smith, no runs, full and outside off, gets forward and leaves it alone.

Over 1.2TG Southee to GC Smith, no runsgoes back in the crease and plays it to mid-on.

Over 1.3TG Southee to GC Smith, no runs, back of length, stays back in the crease and blocks it.

Over 1.4TG Southee to GC Smith, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off-stump.

Over 1.5TG Southee to GC Smith, 1 rungets forward and pushes it to mid-off for one.

Over 1.6TG Southee to HM Amla, no runsgoes back and blocks it down the ground.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1KD Mills to GC Smith, Boundary, full and outside off, gets forward and drives it uppishly through between covers and point for four.

Over 2.2KD Mills to GC Smith, no runs, who stands tall and blocks it nicely.

Over 2.3KD Mills to GC Smith, no runsgets forward and pokes at it but the ball beats the outside edge.

Over 2.4KD Mills to GC Smith, no runsgets forward and leaves it alone.

Over 2.5KD Mills to GC Smith, 1 rungoes back in the crease and works it down to fine-leg for a single.

Over 2.6KD Mills to HM Amla, no runsgets forward and defends it to point.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1TG Southee to GC Smith, 1 rungoes back and clips to backward square-leg.

Over 3.2TG Southee to HM Amla, 3 runsgets forward and drives it through between mid-off and extra-covers and takes three runs.

Over 3.3TG Southee to GC Smith, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 3.4TG Southee to GC Smith, 1 run, short of length, stays back and flicks it through mid-wicket.

Over 3.5TG Southee to HM Amla, Boundarygoes back and flicks it through square-leg for four.

Over 3.6TG Southee to HM Amla, Out Bowled!!, full delivery on the off-stump, Amla pushes away with a huge gap, gets an inside edge that goes through the gate to hit the stumps.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1KD Mills to GC Smith, no runsgoes back and clips it to the leg-side.

Over 4.2KD Mills to GC Smith, Out Caught! by Ryder, full and wide of off stump, Smith stretches forward and chase the wide delivery that takes the outside edge and the ball goes straight in to the hands of Ryder at slip.

Over 4.3 KD Mills bowls a good length delivery to JP Duminy, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4 KD Mills bowls a pitched up delivery to JP Duminy, who gets forward and drives it pass point and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 4.5 KD Mills bowls it short of length to JP Duminy, who goes back and flicks it of his pads on the on-side and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6 KD Mills bowls a good length delivery to JP Duminy, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

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