1st Semi-Final, 4-Mar-2026
| 2 | 19.7 | 19.6: Matt Henry to Marco Jansen, Nice and full, not allowing Jansen to get under the ball. Marco shanks it off the inner half towards long on. Daryl Mitchell swoops in, gets to the ball and fires in a throw at the batting end. Tim Seifert collects it on a couple of bounces and whips the bails off. Jansen puts his giant strides to good use and makes it home before the stumps are broken, confirmed by the smart replays. Just 6 runs off the final over, this could prove to be the difference by the end of the night. South Africa finish with 169/8. |
| 1 | 19.6 | 19.5: Matt Henry to Keshav Maharaj, No hat-trick! Around the off stump, on a length. Maharaj guides it behind point for a single. |
| 0 | 19.5 | 19.4: Matt Henry to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, dear! Just a chip from Kagiso Rabada, and he ends up picking out the fielder. Marco Jansen is stuck at the other end. Henry spots Rabada backing away and he follows him with a full ball. Kagiso swings through the line and just checks his lofted hit instead of going through the shot completely. He times it too well, and it goes straight down the throat of long on, where James Neesham makes no mistake. Henry is on a hat-trick. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.3: Matt Henry to Corbin Bosch, OUT! TIMBER! Excellent execution from Matt Henry. Cross-seam delivery, right at the base of the off stump. Bosch has a swing at it, but the ball drops on him and dips under his bat to shatter the stumps. Henry gets his first and South Africa are 166/7. |
| 0 | 19.3 | 19.3: Matt Henry to Corbin Bosch, WIDE! Well beyond the tramline, trying to keep it away from Bosch's wingspan. Bosch swings and misses. |
| 1 | 19.2 | 19.2: Matt Henry to Marco Jansen, Full and lasered on middle, Jansen tries to whip it across, but gets an inside edge to the square leg region for a single. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Matt Henry to Corbin Bosch, Short and on the body, Corbin Bosch pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single. The fielder, Glenn Phillips, is very quick to get across to his left from deep mid-wicket and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end, but Bosch is comfortably in by then. The ball ricochets to the off side, but there is a backup fielder to cut it off. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, Nicely done! Around leg, leg cutter, on a length. Marco has a heave across the line but is beaten on the inside edge as the ball dribbles behind to the keeper. 13 runs off the over. |
| 6 | 18.5 | 18.5: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, SIX MORE! Back-to-back sixes and Jansen brings up his FIFTY in style. Ferguson goes full this time but this is right in the hitting arc, on middle and leg. Jansen clears the front leg and clobbers it over wide long on for a biggie. This is a knock worth its weight in gold from South Africa's perspective. |
| 6 | 18.4 | 18.4: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, SIX! Into the crowd! Ferguson goes short and around off. Another short ball from a Kiwi pacer, where the height does not trouble the tall man at all. Marco climbs into it as he parks it over deep mid-wicket for a six. |
| 0 | 18.3 | 18.3: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, A big swing and a miss! Pace taken off, on a good length, outside off. Marco hangs low and swings for the hills, but he does not pick the slower one and fails to connect. |
| 1 | 18.2 | 18.2: Lockie Ferguson to Corbin Bosch, Across the right-hander, on a back of a length. Bosch punches it to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 18.1 | 18.1: Lockie Ferguson to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Lockie Ferguson strikes on his return to the attack. Ferguson steams in from around the wicket and serves it on a good length, on middle and leg. Stubbs is standing with an open stance. He clears the front leg and has a swing across the line. The leg-cutter goes under the blade and brushes the back leg before uprooting the middle pole. Ferguson gets his first wicket and he breaks the 73-run partnership. South Africa are 150/6. |
| 6 | 17.6 | 17.6: James Neesham to Marco Jansen, SIX! Taken but Mark Chapman cannot release it quick enough. Neesham bangs it into the deck, on off. Jansen stands tall and is deep in the crease. He does not quite get hold of it and Chapman sprints to his left from deep square leg. He takes the catch but cannot apply the brakes and ends up running over the ropes with the ball in hand. 22 runs off the over. 150 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA! |
| 4 | 17.5 | 17.5: James Neesham to Marco Jansen, FOUR! James Neesham errs and pays the price. The length was not bad at all but the line was. Yorker, too straight, sliding down leg. Jansen walks inside the line and tickles it past the keeper to his left for a boundary. 16 runs off the over with a ball to go. |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: James Neesham to Tristan Stubbs, Well bowled! Nails the yorker, right at the toes. Stubbs digs it out to long on and crosses over. |
| 6 | 17.3 | 17.3: James Neesham to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! All the way! Neesham digs it in short, outside off. He fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. Stubbs unleashes the pull over deep mid-wicket. Mark Chapman looked to be in business for a moment but eventually watched it sail over his head. |
| 4 | 17.2 | 17.2: James Neesham to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Pushes the length up does Neesham, on off. Stubbs clears the front leg and swings through the line. He drills it down the ground and although the bat turns in his hand, he manages to beat the long on fielder to his left, who is standing a bit wide. |
| 1 | 17.1 | 17.1: James Neesham to Marco Jansen, Starts with the leg-cutter, on a good length, outside off. Jansen waits on it and punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 1 | 16.7 | 16.6: Matt Henry to Marco Jansen, Gets the yorker in, at the base of the off stump. Marco drops his bat down on the ball and jams it out to point for a single. 15 runs off the over. |
| 1 | 16.6 | 16.5: Matt Henry to Tristan Stubbs, Right in the blockhole, on middle. Stubbs digs it out to wide long on for a single. The 50-run stand comes up between this pair. |
| 4 | 16.5 | 16.4: Matt Henry to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! In the gap! Off-cutter bowled into the surface, outside off. Stubbs hangs deep in the crease and the height of the ball is around the ribcage. He stands tall and drags the pull between deep mid-wicket and long on for a four. 13 runs off the over with 2 balls to go. |
| 1 | 16.4 | 16.3: Matt Henry to Marco Jansen, Henry keeps it full, outside off, Marco drives it down to long on and crosses over. |
| 6 | 16.3 | 16.2: Matt Henry to Marco Jansen, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Henry errs in length as he dishes it out right in the slot at 129 kph, around the off stump. Jansen puts his head down and brings his long levers into play. He clears the front leg before clubbing it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Stubbs likes it at the other end as he gives a strong fist bump to his partner. |
| 0 | 16.2 | 16.2: Matt Henry to Marco Jansen, Wide! Slower bumper from Henry but it is too high. Jansen watches it sail over his head. Wide given for height. |
| 1 | 16.1 | 16.1: Matt Henry to Tristan Stubbs, Full and attacking the stumps, Stubbs drives it all along the ground to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 15.8 | 15.6: Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Had to hurry! Full and quick, on off. Stubbs lunges and taps it in front of cover for a quick single. Rachin Ravindra swoops in and has a shy at the bowling end but misses. It would have been interesting had the throw hit. Just 5 runs off the over. Mitchell Santner goes wicketless but concedes just 25 runs in his 4 overs. |
| 0 | 15.7 | 15.5: Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Honing in on the off stump, on a good length. A shimmy away from the stumps by Stubbs before punching it to cover. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.5: Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Wide! Santner tries to keep it away from the batter but this is too wide. Tristan lets it be. |
| 0 | 15.5 | 15.4: Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Speared in from wide of the crease. On a nagging length, around leg. Tristan is beaten on the flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 1 | 15.4 | 15.3: Mitchell Santner to Marco Jansen, Full and at the pads. Marco nurdles it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 0 | 15.3 | 15.3: Mitchell Santner to Marco Jansen, Wide! Slows it down and the line is wide but it goes beyond the tramline on off. Jansen lets it pass. |
| 0 | 15.2 | 15.2: Mitchell Santner to Marco Jansen, Bowled from wide of the crease and with a round-arm action. On a length, at the sticks. Jansen blocks it out. |
| 1 | 15.1 | 15.1: Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Slower through the air by Santner, short and outside off. Stubbs waits on it and cuts it to deep cover. They cross. |
| 0 | 14.7 | 14.6: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, Smell that leather, mate! Well-directed short delivery, on top of the stumps. Marco Jansen is rushed onto the pull shot. He takes his eyes off the ball and misses to connect. |
| 1 | 14.6 | 14.5: Lockie Ferguson to Tristan Stubbs, Climbs on the batter from a back of a length, on leg. Stubbs hops and nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 14.5 | 14.4: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, Smartly bowled! An on-point yorker, on the stumps, Jansen squeezes it to the mid off region for a single only. |
| 1 | 14.4 | 14.4: Lockie Ferguson to Tristan Stubbs, Full and outside off, Stubbs crisply drives it to cover, but the fielder dives to his right, makes the half stop and takes the sting out of it. Parries the ball to the mid off region for a single. Oh, Ferguson has overstepped and it is called a No Ball. Free Hit coming up. |
| 1 | 14.3 | 14.3: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, Overpitched and outside off, Jansen carves it between deep backward point and deep cover for a single. Phillips, as usual, is lightning quick to get across from the latter position to keep it down to a single only. |
| 1 | 14.2 | 14.2: Lockie Ferguson to Tristan Stubbs, Drags the length back, on the pads. Tristan Stubbs nudges it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 1 | 14.1 | 14.1: Lockie Ferguson to Marco Jansen, Nails the yorker in, on leg. Jansen jams the bat down in time and squeezes it to the left of backward point for a single. |
| 1 | 13.6 | 13.6: Rachin Ravindra to Marco Jansen, Short and on off, thumped to long on for a single by Jansen. |
| 1 | 13.5 | 13.5: Rachin Ravindra to Tristan Stubbs, Length ball outside off. 91.2 kph. Stubbs shuffles to the leg side early and chops it towards point for one. 100 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA! |
| 0 | 13.4 | 13.4: Rachin Ravindra to Tristan Stubbs, Floats it fuller and angles it into the pads. Stubbs shapes to flick but is beaten by the dip and turn. The ball brushes the front pad and balloons up awkwardly. Seifert reacts quickly, dashing to his left toward forward short leg. He even dives but the ball drops out of his reach. |
| 1 | 13.3 | 13.3: Rachin Ravindra to Marco Jansen, Pushed fuller and on middle, Marco Jansen flicks it off the front foot to long on's right for a single. |
| 6 | 13.2 | 13.2: Rachin Ravindra to Marco Jansen, SIX! Much needed for the Proteas, and they need more of those! Ravindra lands it full and on middle. Marco Jansen picks the length early, shimmies down the track and brings his long levers to play. Gets under the ball and clubs it downtown for a massive six. |
| 1 | 13.1 | 13.1: Rachin Ravindra to Tristan Stubbs, Slightly short on off, Stubbs knocks it off the back foot to long off. One taken. |
| 4 | 12.6 | 12.6: Mitchell Santner to Marco Jansen, EDGED, FOUR! Santner drops it short and slightly outside off, Marco Jansen presses deep in the crease and tries to punch it away, but only manages a thick outside edge. With nobody at slip, the ball squirts through short third to the fence behind. |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Mitchell Santner to Marco Jansen, Trying to be a bit funky there! In-dipping full ball from Santner, just around off, drifting in with the high-arm action. Marco Jansen tries the reverse sweep, but plays the wrong line and is rapped on the pads. |
| 1 | 12.4 | 12.4: Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Pushed into the batter, on a length, on the pads. Stubbs rocks back and steers it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 12.3 | 12.3: Mitchell Santner to Marco Jansen, Looped up full and around off, Marco drives it to long off. Henry fields it in the deep. Just a single. |
| 1 | 12.2 | 12.2: Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Quicker through the air, short and outside off, Stubbs slashes it to deep point for a single. They sniff the second run, but do not challenge Phillips' arm. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Arm ball, on a length, on middle and leg. Stubbs hangs deep in the crease and punches it to cover. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Rachin Ravindra to Marco Jansen, Stays a tad low on the bounce, on a length, on middle. Jansen goes back and across and pulls it to backward square leg. Another quiet over. Just 4 runs from it. Rachin Ravindra's figures read 3-0-19-2 so far. |
| 1 | 11.5 | 11.5: Rachin Ravindra to Tristan Stubbs, Spotting Stubbs advance, Rachin pulls his length back, on off. Tristan Stubbs drives it all along the ground to long off for one more. |
| 1 | 11.4 | 11.4: Rachin Ravindra to Marco Jansen, Drifts in and around off, full in length, Jansen laces it away to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 11.3 | 11.3: Rachin Ravindra to Marco Jansen, Nicely tossed up, full and outside off, Jansen presses ahead and eases it to cover-point. |
| 1 | 11.2 | 11.2: Rachin Ravindra to Tristan Stubbs, Aims the middle stump, on a fuller length, Tristan Stubbs stays leg side and drives it through the cover region for a single. |
| 1 | 11.1 | 11.1: Rachin Ravindra to Marco Jansen, Drag-downer, on off, Marco Jansen hangs back and punches it down to long on for a run. |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: James Neesham to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length, just outside off, Tristan Stubbs gets on top of the bounce and knocks it into the off side. A wicket and 3 runs from Neesham's second over. |
| 1 | 10.5 | 10.5: James Neesham to Marco Jansen, Around off, skidding through and nipping away, on off. Marco Jansen gets a bit squared up, hanging his bat away from the body. Gets an outside edge to deep third for a single. |
| 1 | 10.4 | 10.4: James Neesham to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps the stumps at play, on a length, Tristan Stubbs dinks it down the ground to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 10.3 | 10.3: James Neesham to Marco Jansen, Back of a length, on middle, Marco nudges it wide of square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, OUT! CAUGHT! A soft, soft dismissal and things are spiralling down badly for the Proteas now. They needed Brevis to stay till the end, but he goes back. It’s right in the slot and Brevis goes hard at it, looking to smash it through covers. But it flies off the outside half of the bat instead of the middle. The timing isn’t quite there, and the ball spoons up tamely to cover. Santner moves across and takes a simple catch to his left. South Africa are 77/5. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, Hard length, on top of off, Brevis plays off the back foot and stabs it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Rachin Ravindra to David Miller, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE THIS TIME! Daryl Mitchell makes no mistake. Glenn Phillips will be a relieved man. David Miller knew it as soon as he hit it. Brave from Ravindra to toss it up, but the line is a bit wide. Miller collapses his back knee and reaches out. He aims to go back over the bowler's head. Cuts across it and it is skied towards long off. Mitchell settles himself under the skier on the fence, where he stays side on and takes the catch to his left. Halfway through, South Africa are 4 down for 77. Wicket number 2 for Rachin. |
| 1 | 9.5 | 9.5: Rachin Ravindra to Dewald Brevis, Keeps it short, on off, Dewald hits it on the up to deep cover for a run. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Rachin Ravindra to Dewald Brevis, Short and quick, on the off stump. Brevis punches it back to the bowler. |
| 6 | 9.3 | 9.3: Rachin Ravindra to Dewald Brevis, SIX! One-handed hit but it still goes back many a mile! Drifting in, fuller and on middle and leg. Brevis reaches out in front and swings through the line. He goes through with the shot as one hand comes off the handle and tonks it over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 1 | 9.2 | 9.2: Rachin Ravindra to David Miller, Low full toss, outside off, drilled to deep cover for one. |
| 2 | 9.1 | 9.1: Rachin Ravindra to David Miller, DROPPED! Glenn Phillips did all the hard work but he has shelled it. Even he is human after all. Tossed up from over the wicket, full and outside off. Miller has a swing at it. Slices it off the outer half over cover. Phillips runs to his left in the deep and he gets there. He does not really need to hop but he does so. The ball hits him on the palm and drops to the ground before rolling away. The batters cross for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 8.6 | 8.6: Mitchell Santner to David Miller, Pushes it through, on a length, on off. Miller taps it wide of cover and retains the strike with a single. A six off the first ball and then 4 off the next 5. 10 runs off the over! |
| 1 | 8.5 | 8.5: Mitchell Santner to Dewald Brevis, Shorter and quicker, on off, Dewald hammers it to deep cover for another single. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Mitchell Santner to Dewald Brevis, This is slowed down and keeps it wide, on a length. Brevis lets it be, thinking it is a wide, but the ball sneaks inside the guideline. |
| 1 | 8.3 | 8.3: Mitchell Santner to David Miller, Slower and on a length, outside off, punched to deep cover for a single to get off the mark by Miller. |
| 1 | 8.2 | 8.2: Mitchell Santner to Dewald Brevis, Stays short, on off, Dewald thumps it to deep cover and turns the strike over. |
| 6 | 8.1 | 8.1: Mitchell Santner to Dewald Brevis, SIX! Banged away! A boundary after 18 balls, informs Pommie Mbangwa. Santner drops it short, on middle. Brevis backs away and hammers it with a flat bat over long on for a biggie. |
| 1 | 7.7 | 7.6: Rachin Ravindra to Dewald Brevis, Around off, on a good length, Brevis dabs it to point. A bit of hesitation for the single but a misfield allows the single to be completed comfortably. |
| 1 | 7.6 | 7.5: Rachin Ravindra to David Miller, Around off, full in length. It holds and turns a bit. Miller chips it on the bounce to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.4: Rachin Ravindra to Aiden Markram, OUT! CAUGHT! A decision that will be debated for a while, but it brings redemption for Rachin Ravindra. After dropping Aiden Markram earlier when he was on 3, he has made amends for that blemish. Tossed up from around the wicket, full and on middle. Markram gives himself room and swings to go back over the bowler's head with a horizontal bat. He does not quite go through with the shot completely and it goes flat towards long on. Daryl Mitchell runs in off the ropes and dives forward. The ball is dipping on him. He reaches out in front, and the ball lands on his palms on the full as he scoops the ball by getting his hands under the ball. South Africa are 55/3, as this 43-run partnership is broken. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.3: Rachin Ravindra to Dewald Brevis, Rachin spots Dewald moving away from the stumps towards the leg side. He follows him with a full ball. Brevis has a hoick across the line but mishits it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1 | 7.3 | 7.2: Rachin Ravindra to Aiden Markram, Into the wicket, tucking the batter up for room. Short and around the back thigh. Markram whips it off the back foot to wide long on for a single. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.1: Rachin Ravindra to Aiden Markram, Angled in at the pads, on a good length. Markram is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad. Half a shout for LBW but that is clearly going down leg. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Rachin Ravindra to Aiden Markram, Wide! Sprayed down leg, Aiden lets it pass. |
| 1 | 6.6 | 6.6: Mitchell Santner to Aiden Markram, Keeps the stumps in play, on the fuller side, Aiden hangs back and cuts it late. He gets it through point for a run. A tidy first over from the Kiwi skipper. |
| 1 | 6.5 | 6.5: Mitchell Santner to Dewald Brevis, Santner follows the batter as he backs away. Short and flat. Brevis hits it along the ground to deep cover and crosses over. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Mitchell Santner to Aiden Markram, Leg bye! Speared in at the pads, on a length, Markram fails to lay any bat on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads on the leg side. The 50 is up for South Africa! |
| 1 | 6.3 | 6.3: Mitchell Santner to Dewald Brevis, This is slower through the air, full and outside off. Brevis gets down on a knee and has a swing at it. Gets it off the inner half to long on for one. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Mitchell Santner to Dewald Brevis, Another ball that slides on with the arm, on a good length, on middle. Dewald goes back and hurriedly stabs it down to cover. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Mitchell Santner to Dewald Brevis, Begins from around the wicket and this is pushed through, on middle. Brevis stays back to a full ball and cuts it right off the stumps. He hits it straight to cover. |
| 0 | 5.7 | 5.6: Lockie Ferguson to Aiden Markram, Oh, that has caught Tim Seifert by suprise and he might have copped a blow too. Serious wheels by Ferguson. He bashes the surface, and the ball keeps rising on its way to the batter. Markram flays at it but misses. Seifert hops and gets both gloves in front of his face to gather it. The ball ricochets off his gloves and catches him on the nose. The Powerplay is done with South Africa being 48/2. |
| 1 | 5.6 | 5.5: Lockie Ferguson to Dewald Brevis, Good cricket all around! Hard length, outside off, Dewald hops and rides the bounce to slap it with a bit of flair. Cole McConchie sprints to his right at deep point and slides to cut it off. Just a single. |
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Lockie Ferguson to Dewald Brevis, Wide! Looked like the pace off option from Lockie. This slides down leg. Brevis walks inside the line but misses out on the glance. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Lockie Ferguson to Dewald Brevis, Lockie hits the bat hard, on a short of a good length, around off. Brevis gets on top of it and punches it sweetly but it goes straight to cover-point. |
| 0 | 5.3 | 5.3: Lockie Ferguson to Dewald Brevis, Angled into the pads, on a good length. Dewald checks his shot as he nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 5.2 | 5.2: Lockie Ferguson to Dewald Brevis, Ferguson hits the hard length and gets the ball to climb on the batter. Brevis gets his hands high and keeps it out. |
| 1 | 5.1 | 5.1: Lockie Ferguson to Aiden Markram, Honing in on the off stump, on a length. Markram taps it with soft hands in front of cover and takes a quick single. |
| 4 | 4.7 | 4.6: James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Copy-paste of the previous ball. Another full ball, width on offer, Dewald Brevis cashes in. Gets a good stride forward and middles it through covers for a boundary. 17 runs off the over. |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.5: James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Gorgeous stroke! Neesham goes full and outside off, Dewald Brevis leans into the drive, places it perfectly between the cover and point gap for a cracking boundary. |
| 1 | 4.5 | 4.4: James Neesham to Aiden Markram, Around middle and off, on a good length, Markram uses his wrists to tuck it wide of mid on for a run. |
| 6 | 4.4 | 4.3: James Neesham to Aiden Markram, SIX! Wonderfully played! Neesham errs in line and length. Full on leg, Aiden Markram gets under it and whips it cleanly over the deep mid-wicket fence for a six. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.2: James Neesham to Aiden Markram, Around off, good length, Markram plays off the front foot to the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: James Neesham to Aiden Markram, WIDE! A bit too straight down leg, on a length, Markram gets inside the line and misses the flick. Wide called. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: James Neesham to Dewald Brevis, Slightly short, on off, Brevis knocks it between cover and mid off. Rachin Ravindra from cover dives to his right to cut it off and keeps it down to a single. |
| 1 | 3.6 | 3.6: Lockie Ferguson to Dewald Brevis, Hard length, around off, Dewald presses back and dabs it wide of short third for a single. |
| 1 | 3.5 | 3.5: Lockie Ferguson to Aiden Markram, Fuller in length at the sticks, Aiden pushes out in front. The ball dribbles off the inner half between mid-wicket and mid on. They cross. |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.4: Lockie Ferguson to Aiden Markram, FOUR! How often does this happen right after a dropped catch? Back of a length, outside off, Markram climbs onto it and punches it on the up through the mid off and cover gap for a boundary. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Lockie Ferguson to Aiden Markram, Did that carry? It certainly did. RACHIN RAVINDRA DROPS A CATCH. Angled at the pads, on a length. Aiden Markram tries to flick it square of the wicket, but miscues it off the edge to mid-wicket, where Rachin Ravindra dives and gets his hands to it, but puts it down. The ball hit him high on the wrist before dropping to the ground. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Lockie Ferguson to Aiden Markram, Slams the deck hard, angling in from middle to the leg stump. Markram backs away a bit and tries to hit it straight, but the ball beats the inside edge and rolls off the back thigh pad to short third. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Lockie Ferguson to Aiden Markram, Fires on a hard length, on leg, Markram punches it across to mid on. |
| 0 | 2.7 | 2.6: Matt Henry to Dewald Brevis, Hits the deck hard, over off, Dewald Brevis presses in front and blocks it solidly. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.5: Matt Henry to Dewald Brevis, Full and straight on the stumps, Brevis plays with a straight bat and drills it to the mid on fielder. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.4: Matt Henry to Dewald Brevis, Oh, that kept low! A skiddy delivery, on off, on a length. Dewald Brevis covers the line and stabs it down the pitch. |
| 1 | 2.4 | 2.3: Matt Henry to Aiden Markram, Good length, on off, Aiden Markram punches it to the left of mid off and dashes off for a quick run. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.2: Matt Henry to Aiden Markram, On a hard length, angled at the pads. Markram misses out on tucking it across and wears on the front thigh pad. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Matt Henry to Aiden Markram, FIVE WIDES! Hard length, angling way down leg and it keeps curving down after pitching. Markram lets it pass and the ball stays far from Tim Seifert's reach to his left and races away to the ropes. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Matt Henry to Aiden Markram, Much fuller, on middle, squaring Markram up a bit. Aiden squeezes it to mid off. |
| 4 | 1.6 | 1.6: Cole McConchie to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Edgy! Pushed through fuller, and on the off stump line. Dewald Brevis gets on the front foot to drive it to the cover region, but gets a thick outside edge and it races away through the vacant slip region to the fence behind. |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Cole McConchie to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! TAKEN! Would you believe it? Two in two for Cole McConchie and he is on a hat-trick now. He goes short and outside off, and it spins away slightly. Ryan Rickelton presses back and slashes hard at it to cut it through the point gap, but the ball catches the outer half. It balloons to the backward point fielder. A simple catching practice for Finn Allen there. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Cole McConchie to Quinton de Kock, OUT! CAUGHT! The ploy to bring an offie early has worked wonders for the Kiwis. Cole drags the length back, keeping the line of attack on middle and leg, drifting in further. Quinton de Kock is cramped for space, but he still opts to hit it over the infield again, and mistimes it badly towards mid on. Lockie Ferguson settles under it and takes a simple catch at the edge of the ring. South Africa are 12/1. |
| 4 | 1.3 | 1.3: Cole McConchie to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Clears the infield! Flat ball, full and outside off, Quinton de Kock advances down the track and whacks it over the mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Cole McConchie to Quinton de Kock, From around the stump. Stump line, on a fractionally fuller length, drifting in. Quinton de Kock stays put and pats it to cover. |
| 1 | 1.1 | 1.1: Cole McConchie to Aiden Markram, Tossed up, full and on off, Aiden Markram gets on the front foot, plays with the spin and drives it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Matt Henry to Quinton de Kock, On top of off, on a good length, Quinton hangs back and punches it to short cover. 7 runs off the first over then. |
| 6 | 0.5 | 0.5: Matt Henry to Quinton de Kock, SIX! And there she goes into the crowd! Shortish length, on the middle stump line, Quinton de Kock walks across the stumps, positions himself with a stable base and nails the pull shot behind deep backward square leg for a six. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.4: Matt Henry to Quinton de Kock, A slight inward shape, on a length, tight on the off stump line. Quinton de Kock shanks it off the inner half to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Matt Henry to Quinton de Kock, Hard length, on leg, stabbed off the back foot to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Matt Henry to Quinton de Kock, On a back of a length, pitching just outside leg, and seemingly, holds in the surface a bit as well. Quinton de Kock plays off the back foot, trying to nudge it around the corner, but plays over it and wears on the thigh pad. |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.1: Matt Henry to Aiden Markram, Off the mark straightaway! Not much movement on offer, touch full and on middle and leg. Aiden Markram plays from the crease and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 12.5 | 12.5: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR FINN ALLEN! Off just 33 balls. South Africa are left absolutely stunned at the Eden Gardens by what Allen has produced tonight. Simply outstanding. As per the on-air commentator, Aaron Finch, this is the fastest T20 World Cup century by any batter. Coming to the delivery, it is a full ball from Jansen, outside the off stump. Finn Allen stays put and blasts it over the mid off fielder for a boundary to finish things off in style and authority. NEW ZEALAND QUALIFY FOR THE GRAND FINALE! They win by 9 wickets and 43 balls to spare. |
| 6 | 12.4 | 12.4: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX! He has got an answer for everything, has Allen. He goes to 96 off just 32 balls. A real slot ball, on the stumps, Finn Allen clears the front leg and butchers it over the long on fence for a cracking six. SCORES ARE LEVEL! |
| 6 | 12.3 | 12.3: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX! That has been deposited into the Hooghly River. Short from Jansen, on the bodyline, Finn Allen stands tall and authoritatively nails the pull shot miles into the crowd behind deep mid-wicket for an enormous six. |
| 4 | 12.2 | 12.2: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR MORE! Jansen goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on the pads. Allen hangs low to swat it away. One hand comes off the bat handle but he manages to get it away to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. 13 more needed for the Kiwis. |
| 4 | 12.1 | 12.1: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, FOUR! Cheeky! Full and across the right-hander. Allen walks across the stumps and gets low to get under the ball. He uses the pace on the ball and scoops it towards deep fine leg for a four. |
| 1 | 11.6 | 11.6: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, On off, on a nagging length. Finn hits it to long off and retains the strike with a single. 21 more needed for New Zealand. |
| 6 | 11.5 | 11.5: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, SIX! Hit flat but wide enough! Fractionally short, on middle and leg. Finn is quick to pick up the length. He goes back in the crease and just jabs at it. Hits it away from Marco Jansen at long on to his right for a six. |
| 4 | 11.4 | 11.4: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, FOUR! Gets it away! Sliding into the pads from around the wicket, on a length. Allen goes deep in the crease and nurdles it behind square leg. The fine leg is up inside the circle and the ball skips across the practice pitches to find the fence. |
| 1 | 11.3 | 11.3: Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra, Shorter and outside off, Rachin hits it along the ground to long off for a run. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra, Across again, on a good length, Ravindra punches it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Keshav Maharaj to Rachin Ravindra, At the stumps, on a length, Rachin jabs it to mid-wicket, where the fielder dives to his right to prevent the single. |
| 6 | 10.6 | 10.6: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, SIX! BANG! Bosch bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Allen stays leg side of the ball and stands tall to pull it over deep mid-wicket. Not quite from the middle of the blade but more than enough to clear the fence. Allen hobbles after completing the shot. Rachin calls for the physio for his partner. New Zealand need 33 more runs. |
| 1 | 10.5 | 10.5: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, Across off, on a good length, swatted towards wide mid on for a run. |
| 1 | 10.4 | 10.4: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, Short of a length, on top of off. Allen has a heave across the line. Mistimes it off the inner half to deep square leg. He limps a bit as he crosses over. |
| 1 | 10.3 | 10.3: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, A hint of seam movement away from the batter, on a good length. Rachin taps it in front of mid off and takes a quick single. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, On middle and leg, on a good length, Ravindra punches it with a straight bat to mid on. |
| 4 | 10.1 | 10.1: Corbin Bosch to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Lovely wristwork! Honing in at the stumps, on a length. Ravindra brings his wrists into play and works it to the left of the diving mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 1 | 9.6 | 9.6: Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra, On a back of a length, on the leg stump line. Rachin stands tall and pulls it to the right of deep backward square leg for an easy run. New Zealand are 124/1 at the halfway stage, needing just 46 runs to win. |
| 4 | 9.5 | 9.5: Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! In the midst of wham-bam-slam, there's a touch of class as well! An attempted off cutter from Rabada, on a good length outside off. Rachin Ravindra plays it on the rise and square cuts it to the left of the diving backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, Spits up from the deck, short of a good length, on leg. Finn Allen looks to nudge it around the corner, but gets undone by the bounce. The ball lobs off the thigh pad and rolls into the square leg region. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 1 | 9.3 | 9.3: Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra, Short and on top of middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra hops and glances it to deep square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Kagiso Rabada to Rachin Ravindra, Straight and full, on middle, Rachin crisply drives it to mid off. |
| 0 | 9.1 | 9.1: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Finally, finally, something to clutch onto for the Proteas as Kagiso Rabada breaks the enormous 117-run opening stand. No celebrations from Rabada, just a cold, straight face as he knows they are still way behind in the game. It is a length ball that jags back into the batter off the rough patch. Tim Seifert lines up for a pull shot, but the ball skids low, beats the inside edge and crashes into the stumps behind. One of the two bails flew all the way down to the deep fine leg fence. A sublime knock from Tim comes to an end. New Zealand need 53 from 65 balls. |
| 2 | 8.6 | 8.6: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, On a length, around the off stump. Allen rocks back and cuts it wide of deep point. It is mopped up in the deep with a slide. Allen collects a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, Flat and full, on off. Allen punches it to cover. |
| 6 | 8.4 | 8.4: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, SIX! OUTTA HERE! A short ball from Keshav, in front of the stumps. Allen gets the ball at a comfortable height. He rocks back quickly and swats it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. |
| 1 | 8.3 | 8.3: Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert, Sliding on with the arm, on a good length, Tim punches it to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 8.2 | 8.2: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, FIFTY FOR FINN ALLEN! Off just 19 balls, the joint-fastest at this World Cup, as informed by Pommie Mbangwa. Finn has been the real aggressor and what a time to turn it on. Good length, sliding in and around middle. Allen works it down to long off for an easy single to get to his half-century. |
| 4 | 8.1 | 8.1: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, FOUR! Runs are flowing with absolute ease for the Black Caps! Slides one onto the pads, on a fuller length. Finn Allen sits down and across on his knee and nails the paddle sweep to the deep fine leg fence. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, BEATEN! There's that slower one from Ngidi. It is that in-dipping slower one, full and outside off, Tim Seifert is totally outfoxed by it. Swings his bat early and gets beaten. |
| 4 | 7.5 | 7.5: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Laced away! A slower one from Ngidi, outside off and full. Tim waits on the front foot and creams the cover drive through the gap. Tristan Stubbs charges across from long off to his left, but fails to stop it cleanly. 100 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND! |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.4: Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, Good length, outside off, Allen stands tall and jabs it through point for a run. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Back of a length, at the pads, Seifert misses to flick and the ball rolls off the thigh pad to the square leg region for a leg bye. |
| 4 | 7.2 | 7.2: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Fortuitous. FIFTY FOR SEIFERT! Much fuller, and outside off, Tim Seifert tries to smash it over cover, but gets a fat outside edge as the ball sails over the short third fielder and goes over the fence for a boundary. Seifert has ridden his luck, but that's how the game goes sometimes. He brings up his milestone in 28 balls. |
| 2 | 7.1 | 7.1: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Misfield! That's the last thing South Africa want. Knee length full toss, tailing on the pads. Seifert heaves it to long on. Jansen moves to his right, but fails to collect it cleanly and the ball rolls back. He turns around and stops the ball from going to the ropes, but again fails to pick it up, allowing the batters to pinch in the second. |
| 1 | 6.6 | 6.6: Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert, Nicely flighted up, full and middle, Tim Seifert gets on the front foot and creams it to deep extra cover for an easy single. 7 runs from Maharaj's first over. New Zealand need 79 runs from 78 balls. |
| 1 | 6.5 | 6.5: Keshav Maharaj to Finn Allen, In-dipping length ball, on off, Allen rocks back and drags it down to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 6.4 | 6.4: Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert, Makes some room on this length ball and punches it to deep extra cover for a single. |
| 4 | 6.3 | 6.3: Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Through the gap! A touch short and flat in trajectory, outside off, Tim Seifert rocks back and blasts it wide of cover, beating long off to his left for a boundary. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert, Drifts one on leg, on a length, Tim backs away and knocks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Keshav Maharaj to Tim Seifert, Full and pushed on middle. Seifert leans on and eases it back to Keshav. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, A rare dot. Digs in a sharp bumper, around off. Allen lets it be. An anticlimactic end to the Powerplay. New Zealand are going ballistic with 84/0. |
| 4 | 5.5 | 5.5: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, FOUR! Fortune favours the brave, they say. It is favouring Allen at the moment. Fuller delivery, just around the off stump. Finn Allen tries to attack it over cover, but slices it between backward point and short third for a boundary. |
| 4 | 5.4 | 5.4: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, FOUR! Geez, that has raced away at the rate of knots! Overpitched delivery from Corbin, on the stumps. Finn Allen smashes it ruthlessly and gun-barrel straight down the ground for a boundary. Corbin helplessly watches it race away. |
| 4 | 5.3 | 5.3: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, FOUR! Not from the middle, but it goes to the fence! Back of a length, outside off, Allen throws the kitchen sink at it, attempting to access the off side, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies over short third for a boundary. |
| 4 | 5.2 | 5.2: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, FOUR! Runs are hemorrhaging at an alarming rate for the Proteas. Short again, on middle, sits up nicely for Allen. Finn presses back and pulls it into the gap, bisecting deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary. |
| 6 | 5.1 | 5.1: Corbin Bosch to Finn Allen, SIX! Up and over! Short of a good length, outside off, Allen gets to free his arms, as he stands tall and square cuts it over backward point for a cracking six. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, This skids through, on a back of a length, on middle. Tim has a swipe across the line. He is a bit rushed and squeezes out an inside edge onto the pads. Another productive over for New Zealand. 14 runs off it. |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4.5: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Absolutely crunched! After being hit for a six on the previous ball, Rabada drags his length back and Seifert is waiting for it on the back foot. He stands tall and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 6 | 4.4 | 4.4: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, SIX! In the slot and out of the park! Pace off ball by Rabada that spins back a bit towards the right-hander. He errs in length as this is a bit too full, on off. Tim gets the front leg out of the way and clobbers it over long on for a biggie. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.3: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, Pitched up now, on off. Tim gets the front leg out of the way and smashes it hard but can't get it past mid off. |
| 1 | 4.2 | 4.2: Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, A bit of lift off the deck, on a short of a length, on off. Finn rises with the bounce and steers it behind point for a single. |
| 3 | 4.1 | 4.1: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, The 50 is up for New Zealand! This is on a back of a length, on middle. Seifert swings across the line and shanks it off the inner half wide of mid-wicket. The ball does not have enough legs to reach the fence and it is hauled in. Three runs taken. |
| 6 | 3.6 | 3.6: Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, SIX! If you can do it, I can do just as well, says Allen to his partner. Full and at pace, outside off. Finn shuffles across to the stumps and gets low to find the elevation on the scoop. He executes it well and it sails over fine leg for a six. |
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, Third slower ball in a row by Lungi. Full and around off. Finn cracks the drive but picks out Aiden Markram at mid off. He throws his head back in disappointment at missing out. A bit to either side and it would have been a boundary. |
| 1 | 3.4 | 3.4: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Dipping slower ball, very full, on off. Tim watchfully eases it to long on for one. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Out comes the off-cutter, fuller and wider on off. Seifert gets his hands through the shot but mistimes it to mid off. |
| 1 | 3.2 | 3.2: Lungi Ngidi to Finn Allen, On a good length, angled in on the off stump. Finn pats it in front of cover and hurries to the other end. |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.1: Lungi Ngidi to Tim Seifert, Ngidi goes full, on middle. Tim brings his wrists into play and flicks it wide of mid on. Kagiso Rabada dives to his right and takes the sting out of the shot. It slows down near the fence and it is cut off by two chasing men. The batters run the third on the throw. |
| 1 | 2.6 | 2.6: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, Fuller in length, on middle. Seifert knocks it to the left of mid on for a single. 18 runs off the over. New Zealand 133 runs from 102 balls. |
| 4 | 2.5 | 2.5: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Easy as you like! Jansen switches to around the wicket and bowls it on off and middle. Not a bad ball at all. This is on a good length. Seifert plays it on the up with a high elbow. He goes back over the bowler's head and picks up a boundary. Tim also holds the pose for the cameras. |
| 6 | 2.4 | 2.4: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, SIX! Innovative and mighty effective! Angling across, on a good length. Seifert makes the move to the off side and uses the pace on the ball. Plays the scoop over deep fine leg and clears the fence with ease. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, A confident shout for caught behind! There is a noise, but the finger stays down. Aiden Markram has a chat with the bowler and the keeper before going for the review. Skidding through, on a back of a length, on middle and leg. Seifert gets the front leg out of the way and has a hoick across the line. The ball goes under the blade and Quinton de Kock grabs it to his left before going up in an appeal. Flat line on UltraEdge when the ball is next to the bat and the noise was of the ball grazing the back leg on its way to the keeper. The third umpire Nitin Menon does not want to check LBW as it is too high. South Africa burn a review. |
| 1 | 2.2 | 2.2: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, The length is pulled back, across off, Allen dabs it behind point and gets to the other end. |
| 6 | 2.1 | 2.1: Marco Jansen to Finn Allen, SIX! Hit with real authority! Jansen angles it across but serves it a bit too full. Allen does not move his feet at all and just swings through the line cleanly. Tonks it back towards the sight screen for a biggie. |
| 1 | 1.6 | 1.6: Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, Hard length, outside off, Finn runs it down to deep third for a single. |
| 1 | 1.5 | 1.5: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, Bangs it short and outside off, Seifert gets on top of the bounce, and punches it uppishly, but between the cover and point fielders for a single. Maharaj at cover stops it on the bounce to his left. |
| 1 | 1.4 | 1.4: Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, Full and on leg, Allen clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 1.3 | 1.3: Kagiso Rabada to Finn Allen, FOUR! Finn Allen is up and running! On a good length, in and around the off stump. Allen has a slight nibble at it but the outside edge does not go to hand. It goes well wide of the man at slip to his right and races away for a boundary. |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.2: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, In the air...but out of reach! Tim Seifert is living dangerously. Rabada digs it in short, on off. Tim takes it on as he swivels to pull it away. It is skied towards long leg. The keeper, Quinton de Kock goes after it and calls Dewald Brevis running in from deep fine leg to get out of the way. The ball keeps going away from him and he flings himself towards the ball but does not lay even a hand on it. Single taken. Dewald Brevis was closer and in a good position to take that catch. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Kagiso Rabada to Tim Seifert, In the channel, on a length, Seifert plays out and in front of his body as he taps it to mid off. |
| 1 | 0.6 | 0.6: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, Nearly went to hand! Jansen hits the hard length, on off. Tim gets on his toes to ride the bounce and punch it away. The ball catches an outside edge and travels quickly to the man at short third, standing on the edge of the ring, but it drops short. They cross. 11 runs off the first over. |
| 4 | 0.5 | 0.5: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Edged away! Lands it on a good length with an upright seam, on a good length. This does not come back in and leaves the right-hander on the angle. Seifert looks to clip it away on the leg side but is squared up due to the away angle. Gets an outside edge that goes past short third to his left for a boundary. |
| 2 | 0.4 | 0.4: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, Fuller and swinging back into the pads. Tim waits on it and stays balanced in the crease. He flicks it neatly to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, Across off, on a length, Seifert slams it on the up but picks out Aiden Markram at mid off. |
| 4 | 0.2 | 0.2: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Not exactly where Seifert intended, but it does the job. Full and a hint of inward shape, in line with the off stump. Tim pushes out in front, looking to drive it down the ground with a straight bat. Gets a thickish outside edge but it goes all along the ground and through covers for a boundary. Tim and New Zealand are on their way. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Marco Jansen to Tim Seifert, A bit of nip back into the right-hander, on a short of a length. Seifert presses half-forward to defend it with a straight bat. There is a bit of lift off the deck and Tim ekes out an inside edge on the leg side. |