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New Zealand vs South Africa Cricket Series 2007
New Zealand will play 3 ODIs & 1 T20, followed by 2 test matches during the South Africa tour starting October 25 2007.
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Thu 8 - Mon 12, November 2007: 1st Test - New Zealand vs South Africa at Johannesburg
- Fri 16 - Tue 20, November 2007: 2nd Test - New Zealand vs South Africa at Centurion
- Fri 23, November 2007: Twenty20 - New Zealand vs South Africa at Johannesburg
- Sun 25, November 2007: 1st ODI - New Zealand vs South Africa at Durban
- Fri 30, November 2007: 2nd ODI - New Zealand vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth
- Sun 02, December 2007: 3rd ODI - New Zealand vs South Africa at Cape Town
New Zealand in South Africa Cricket Series 2007
Twenty20 International at Johannesburg
SA vs NZ, Twenty20, Johannesburg: Pollock sets up South African win
Nov 23, 2007
Shaun Pollock took three wickets on his return to international cricket as South Africa beat New Zealand by three wickets in a Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium Friday.
Veteran all-rounder Pollock, who was not selected for the Test series against the Black Caps, took three for 28 as New Zealand struggled to 129 for seven in their 20 overs. AB de Villiers hit the only half-century of the match as South Africa made hard work of their reply before tailender Johan Botha hit a boundary off Kyle Mills to seal victory with one ball to spare. De Villiers finished with 52 not out off 45 balls but South Africa got into a tangle against some accurate bowling by New Zealand spinners Daniel Vettori and Jeetan Patel towards the end of the match.
Pollock was quickly into the action after South Africa sent New Zealand in to bat. He took the first two wickets of Brendon McCullum and Jamie How and followed up by dismissing New Zealand captain Vettori in his second spell. McCullum hooked a short ball for six in the third over but then slammed a fierce drive to JP Duminy at cover off the next delivery.
Scott Styris was the only New Zealand top order batsman to prosper, making 30 off 27 balls before being caught at mid-off by South African captain Graeme Smith off fast bowler Dale Steyn, who was selected for his 20-overs international debut after taking 20 wickets in two matches in the Test series. All-rounder Mills gave the New Zealand innings some late sparkle with a hard-hit unbeaten 33 off 24 balls which included two straight sixes off Charl Langeveldt in the last three overs. Jacques Kallis, who was controversially left out of South Africa's team for the World Twenty20 in September, returned to the South African team and opened the batting but made only four before being caught at fine leg.
Left-hander Duminy made a fluent 33 and South Africa seemed on course for an easy win before Duminy was deceived by Vettori and stumped by McCullum. De Villiers survived a dropped catch by Mills at long-off against Vettori when he had five and the lapse proved costly for the tourists. New Zealand were without all-rounder Jacob Oram and fast bowler Chris Martin, recovering from injury and illness respectively, were not included in the New Zealand team. It is hoped both will be fit for a three-match one-day international series starting in Durban Sunday.
SA vs NZ, Twenty20, Johannesburg: South Africa 131-7 (19.5 overs) beat New Zealand 129-7 (20 overs) by three wickets
New Zealand in South Africa Cricket Series 2007
Twenty20 International at Johannesburg
Scores
South Africa won the toss and decided to field
129 for 7 (20.0 overs)
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131 for 7 (19.5 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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Vincent | lbw | b Botha | 15 |
20 | 1 | 0 |
McCullum | c Duminy | b Pollock | 9 |
8 | 0 | 1 |
How | c Duminy | b Pollock | 14 |
11 | 1 | 1 |
Taylor | c Kallis | b A Morkel | 7 |
8 | 0 | 1 |
Styris | c Smith | b Steyn | 30 |
27 | 3 | 0 |
Hopkins | c de Villiers | b A Morkel | 6 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
Vettori | c A Morkel | b Pollock | 2 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
Mills | not out | 33 |
24 | 1 | 2 | |
Gillespie | not out | 4 |
5 | 0 | 0 | |
Extras | 6w 3lb | 9 | ||||
Total | for 7 | 129 | (20.0 ovs) |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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Smith | c McCullum | b Mills | 7 |
16 | 1 | 0 |
Kallis | c Mills | b Gillespie | 4 |
5 | 1 | 0 |
Duminy | st McCullum | b Vettori | 33 |
19 | 3 | 2 |
de Villiers | not out | 52 |
45 | 4 | 1 | |
Boucher | lbw | b Patel | 7 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
Pollock | c Taylor | b Patel | 6 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
A Morkel | c Vettori | b Styris | 9 |
11 | 0 | 1 |
Philander | run out | 2 |
7 | 0 | 0 | |
Botha | not out | 6 |
2 | 1 | 0 | |
Extras | 1nb 2w 2lb | 5 | ||||
Total | for 7 | 131 | (19.5 ovs) |
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Umpires: I L Howell, B G Jerling
South Africa: Smith, de Villiers, Kallis, Duminy, Boucher, Pollock, A Morkel, Philander, Botha, Langeveldt, Steyn
New Zealand: McCullum, Vincent, How, Taylor, Styris, Hopkins, Vettori, Mills, Gillespie, Patel, Mason
South Africa vs Australia Cricket Series 2009
Cricket series schedule
- Thu 26, Feb - Mon 2, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 1st Test at Johannesburg
- Fri 6 - Tue 10, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 2nd Test at Durban
- Thu 19 - Mon 23, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 3rd Test Cape Town
- Fri 27, March 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 1st T20 at Johannesburg
- Sun 29, March 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 2nd T20 at Centurion
- Fri 3, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 1st ODI Durban
- Sun 5, April 2009: South Africa v Australia 2nd ODI Centurion
- Thu 9, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 3rd ODI at Cape Town
- Mon 13, April 2009: South Africa v Australia 4th ODI at Port Elizabeth
- Fri 17, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 5th ODI at Johannesburg