New Zealand Vs South Africa 1St Odi
South Africa tour of New Zealand - 2012 (2011/12) · Westpac Stadium, Wellington · 25 February 2012
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). AB de Villiers top-scored with 106* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (then Westpac Stadium)
- Date
- 25 February 2012
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- AB de Villiers
- Captains
- Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), AB de Villiers (South Africa)
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 253 for 9. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 56 off 67 balls, and Kane Williamson made 55. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the third wicket between Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson.
Chasing 254, South Africa made 254 for 4. AB de Villiers top-scored with 106 not out off 106 balls, and Faf du Plessis made 66. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the fifth wicket between AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis, 51% of the total.
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 253 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Nicol | c Jacques Kallis b Robin Peterson | 30 | 58 |
| Martin Guptill | c AB de Villiers b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 7 | 17 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Robin Peterson b Jacques Kallis | 56 | 67 |
| Kane Williamson | c AB de Villiers b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 55 | 69 |
| Jesse Ryder | c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis | 6 | 12 |
| James Franklin | c Hashim Amla b Morne Morkel | 32 | 37 |
| Andrew Ellis | b Dale Steyn | 20 | 19 |
| Nathan McCullum | b Morne Morkel | 15 | 15 |
| Doug Bracewell | st AB de Villiers b Robin Peterson | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Mills | not out | 4 | 5 |
| Tim Southee | not out | 4 | 1 |
Extras 24 · Total 253 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Morne Morkel | 9 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Dale Steyn | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Robin Peterson | 10 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Martin Guptill, 6.4 ov), 2-58 (Rob Nicol, 15.3 ov), 3-137 (Brendon McCullum, 29.6 ov), 4-153 (Jesse Ryder, 32.6 ov), 5-194 (Kane Williamson, 40.6 ov), 6-211 (James Franklin, 44.1 ov), 7-230 (Andrew Ellis, 46.6 ov), 8-234 (Doug Bracewell, 47.4 ov), 9-249 (Nathan McCullum, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rob Nicol (11) and Martin Guptill (7) | 25 | 40 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (9) and Rob Nicol (19) | 33 | 54 |
| third | Brendon McCullum (47) and Kane Williamson (29) | 79 | 88 |
| fourth | Jesse Ryder (6) and Kane Williamson (8) | 16 | 18 |
| fifth | James Franklin (22) and Kane Williamson (18) | 41 | 49 |
| sixth | James Franklin (10) and Andrew Ellis (7) | 17 | 19 |
| seventh | Nathan McCullum (3) and Andrew Ellis (13) | 19 | 17 |
| eighth | Nathan McCullum (1) and Doug Bracewell (0) | 4 | 4 |
| ninth | Kyle Mills (4) and Nathan McCullum (11) | 15 | 13 |
| tenth | Kyle Mills (0) and Tim Southee (4) | 4 | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 254 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | b Tim Southee | 8 | 10 |
| Graeme Smith | c Jesse Ryder b Kyle Mills | 9 | 16 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Kane Williamson b Doug Bracewell | 13 | 17 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c & b Rob Nicol | 46 | 74 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 106 | 106 |
| Faf du Plessis | not out | 66 | 49 |
Did not bat: Albie Morkel, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Extras 6 · Total 254 for 4
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mills | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Tim Southee | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Doug Bracewell | 10 | 1 | 61 | 1 |
| Nathan McCullum | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rob Nicol | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Andrew Ellis | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| James Franklin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Hashim Amla, 3.6 ov), 2-17 (Graeme Smith, 4.2 ov), 3-35 (Jacques Kallis, 9.5 ov), 4-125 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 30.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (8) and Graeme Smith (9) | 17 | 24 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (0) and Graeme Smith (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (13) and Jean-Paul Duminy (5) | 18 | 33 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (41) and AB de Villiers (49) | 90 | 122 |
| fifth | AB de Villiers (57) and Faf du Plessis (66) | 129 | 91 |
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