New Zealand vs South Africa First ODI at Durban 2007


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New Zealand vs South Africa First ODI at Durban

SA vs NZ, 1st ODI, Durban: Andre Nel secures last-ball win for South Africa

Andre Nel hit the final ball of the match over cover to give South Africa a dramatic two-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international.
The Proteas required 11 off the final over to reach their target of 249 and the Kiwis looked in control with nine needed from the last three balls. But Nel hit back-to-back boundaries through the covers off Mark Gillespie to draw the scores level and his chip into the off-side off their final ball brought up the single needed for victory. Morne van Wyk was bowled by Kyle Mills before the Proteas had a run on the board.
South Africa struggled to find the gaps and Mills then dismissed Jacques Kallis with a fantastic ball that squared him up and induced a nick to Ross Taylor at slip leaving the hosts struggling on nine for two. The Proteas recovered through Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers who took the score to 100 before Smith was controversially given out by the third umpire.
The South Africa skipper pulled a Scott Styris long-hop to deep mid-wicket where Chris Martin took a safe catch but replays proved inconclusive as to whether the New Zealander had touched the rope as he took the catch. The third umpire gave Martin the benefit of the doubt and Smith was gone for 44. South Africa looked to be cruising to victory until Daniel Vettori took a tremendous catch off his own bowling to remove De Villiers for 87 and make the score 172 for four.
With South Africa under pressure, needing 63 from 48 balls, Jean-Paul Duminy smashed Styris for six over mid-wicket to ease the required run-rate. And Nel ended with figures of three for 46 from 10 overs.
SA vs NZ, 1st ODI, Durban: South Africa 249-8 (50 overs) beat New Zealand 248-6 (50 overs) by two wickets

New Zealand in South Africa Cricket Series 2007

First ODI at Durban

Scores

South Africa won the toss and decided to field
248 for 6 (50.0 overs)
249 for 8 (50.0 overs)

New Zealand Innings - Close
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Vincent
 
b Ntini
6
13 0 1
McCullum
 
b Botha
40
67 4 0
How
 
b Nel
90
124 11 0
Styris c Botha b Nel
40
45 1 0
Taylor c Nel b A Morkel
20
22 1 1
Sinclair not out
 
32
23 3 1
Hopkins
 
b Nel
0
1 0 0
Mills not out
 
9
6 0 0
Extras
 
1nb 5w 5lb 11
 
Total
 
for 6 248 (50.0 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Pollock 10.0 4 21 0
Ntini 9.0 0 62 1
Nel 10.0 0 46 3
A Morkel 10.0 0 54 1
Botha 9.0 0 44 1
Duminy 2.0 0 16 0
Fall of wicket
 
12 Vincent
84 McCullum
159 Styris
195 Taylor
223 How
223 Hopkins

South Africa Innings - Close
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
van Wyk
 
b Mills
0
4 0 0
Smith c Martin b Styris
44
64 4 0
Kallis c Taylor b Mills
1
15 0 0
de Villiers c and b Vettori
87
103 9 0
Duminy c sub b Martin
46
59 3 1
Boucher not out
 
35
37 3 0
Pollock c Taylor b Mills
6
5 1 0
A Morkel c McCullum b Mills
0
2 0 0
Botha c Vincent b Mills
6
6 0 0
Nel not out
 
10
5 2 0
Extras
 
10w 4lb 14
 
Total
 
for 8 249 (50.0 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Mills 10.0 2 25 5
Gillespie 10.0 3 50 0
Martin 10.0 0 65 1
Vettori 10.0 0 47 1
Styris 10.0 0 58 1
Fall of wicket
 
0 van Wyk
9 Kallis
100 Smith
172 de Villiers
211 Duminy
220 Pollock
222 A Morkel
238 Botha

Umpires: M R Benson, B G Jerling
South Africa: Smith, van Wyk, Duminy, Kallis, de Villiers, Boucher, Pollock, A Morkel, Botha, Nel, Ntini
New Zealand: Vincent, McCullum, How, Taylor, Styris, Sinclair, Hopkins, Vettori, Mills, Gillespie, Martin



Editor: Nishanth Gopinathan.