South Africa Vs New Zealand 15Th Match
ICC World Cup in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe - 2003 (2002/03) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 16 February 2003
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) (D/L method)
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) (D/L method). Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 143 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Date
- 16 February 2003
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Stephen Fleming
- Captains
- Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- P Willey and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- Wasim Raja
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 306 for 6. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 143 off 141 balls, and Lance Klusener made 33. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 243 across 26 ODIs.
New Zealand replied with 229 for 1. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 134 not out off 132 balls, and Nathan Astle made 54. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the second wicket between Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle, 61% of the total.
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) (D/L method).
SOUTH AFRICA: 306 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Craig McMillan b Jacob Oram | 143 | 141 |
| Graeme Smith | c Brendon McCullum b Shane Bond | 23 | 28 |
| Nicky Boje | b Scott Styris | 29 | 37 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Lou Vincent b Daniel Vettori | 33 | 48 |
| Mark Boucher | c Chris Cairns b Jacob Oram | 10 | 14 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 33 | 21 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Jacob Oram b Andre Adams | 10 | 10 |
| Gary Kirsten | not out | 5 | 4 |
Did not bat: Boeta Dippenaar, Makhaya Ntini, Allan Donald
Extras 20 · Total 306 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 10 | 0 | 73 | 1 |
| Andre Adams | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Jacob Oram | 8 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Scott Styris | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Graeme Smith, 9.5 ov), 2-126 (Nicky Boje, 23.2 ov), 3-193 (Jacques Kallis, 38.1 ov), 4-243 (Mark Boucher, 43.2 ov), 5-260 (Herschelle Gibbs, 45.2 ov), 6-287 (Shaun Pollock, 48.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (30) and Graeme Smith (19) | 60 | 54 |
| second | Nicky Boje (29) and Herschelle Gibbs (34) | 66 | 81 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (33) and Herschelle Gibbs (34) | 67 | 89 |
| fourth | Herschelle Gibbs (35) and Mark Boucher (10) | 50 | 31 |
| fifth | Lance Klusener (4) and Herschelle Gibbs (5) | 17 | 10 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (10) and Lance Klusener (15) | 27 | 18 |
| seventh | Gary Kirsten (5) and Lance Klusener (9) | 19 | 8 |
NEW ZEALAND: 229 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | not out | 134 | 132 |
| Craig McMillan | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 25 | 32 |
| Nathan Astle | not out | 54 | 57 |
Did not bat: Scott Styris, Chris Cairns, Lou Vincent, Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram, Andre Adams, Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond
Extras 16 · Total 229 for 1
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 8 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 5.5 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-89 (Craig McMillan, 14.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Fleming (53) and Craig McMillan (24) | 89 | 84 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (81) and Nathan Astle (54) | 140 | 136 |
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