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Only T20I

South Africa beat New Zealand by 3 wickets in the only T20I

New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.

South Africa131/719.5 ov
New Zealand129/720 ov
South Africa won by 3 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. New Zealand made 129 for 7 in 20 overs, Kyle Mills 33 not out from 24 balls and Scott Styris 30 from 27 balls. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 28.

South Africa reached 131 for 7 in 19.5 overs, AB de Villiers 52 not out from 45 balls and JP Duminy 33 from 19 balls. Jeetan Patel took 2 for 17.

South Africa won by 3 wickets.

Key performers

New Zealand innings

129/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Lou Vincentlbw b J Bothalbw b J Botha15201075.00
Brendon McCullum †c JP Duminy b SM Pollockc JP Duminy b SM Pollock9801112.50
Jamie Howc JP Duminy b SM Pollockc JP Duminy b SM Pollock141111127.27
Ross Taylorc JH Kallis b JA Morkelc JH Kallis b JA Morkel780187.50
Scott Styrisc GC Smith b DW Steync GC Smith b DW Steyn302730111.11
Gareth Hopkinsc AB de Villiers b JA Morkelc AB de Villiers b JA Morkel6100060.00
Daniel Vettoric JA Morkel b SM Pollockc JA Morkel b SM Pollock270028.57
Kyle Millsnot outnot out33*2412137.50
Mark Gillespienot outnot out4*50080.00
Extras(lb 3, w 6)(lb 3, w 6)9
Total20 Ov (RR 6.45)20 Ov (RR 6.45)129/7
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (BB McCullum, 2.2 ov), 34-2 (JM How, 5 ov), 45-3 (LRPL Taylor, 6.4 ov), 66-4 (L Vincent, 10 ov), 78-5 (GJ Hopkins, 12.3 ov), 84-6 (DL Vettori, 14.3 ov), 98-7 (SB Styris, 16.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock402837.00121210
Dale Steyn401714.25121000
Charl Langeveldt403308.2591230
Albie Morkel402927.25112120
Johan Botha401914.75101000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stL Vincent 4(6) & BB McCullum 9(8)1414
2ndJM How 14(11) & L Vincent 6(5)2016
3rdL Vincent 1(2) & LRPL Taylor 7(8)1110
4thSB Styris 15(13) & L Vincent 4(7)2120
5thSB Styris 5(5) & GJ Hopkins 6(10)1215
6thDL Vettori 2(7) & SB Styris 4(5)612
7thSB Styris 6(4) & KD Mills 8(7)1411
8thMR Gillespie 4(5) & KD Mills 25(17)31*22

South Africa innings

131/7(19.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithc †BB McCullum b KD Millsc †BB McCullum b KD Mills7161043.75
Jacques Kallisc KD Mills b MR Gillespiec KD Mills b MR Gillespie451080.00
JP Duminyst †BB McCullum b DL Vettorist †BB McCullum b DL Vettori331932173.68
AB de Villiersnot outnot out52*4541115.56
Mark Boucher †lbw b JS Patellbw b JS Patel7100070.00
Shaun Pollockc LRPL Taylor b JS Patelc LRPL Taylor b JS Patel6500120.00
Albie Morkelc DL Vettori b SB Styrisc DL Vettori b SB Styris9110181.82
Vernon Philanderrun out (LRPL Taylor/L Vincent)run out (LRPL Taylor/L Vincent)270028.57
Johan Bothanot outnot out6*210300.00
Extras(lb 2, w 2, nb 1)(lb 2, w 2, nb 1)5
Total19.5 Ov (RR 6.61)19.5 Ov (RR 6.61) · Target 130 from 20 ov131/7
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (JH Kallis, 1.4 ov), 33-2 (GC Smith, 5 ov), 64-3 (JP Duminy, 9 ov), 89-4 (MV Boucher, 12.3 ov), 103-5 (SM Pollock, 14.3 ov), 116-6 (JA Morkel, 17.2 ov), 124-7 (VD Philander, 19.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kyle Mills3.503418.87105100
Mark Gillespie402215.50153020
Daniel Vettori402416.00101100
Michael Mason302809.3331101
Jeetan Patel401724.25120100
Scott Styris10414.0030000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 2(5) & JH Kallis 4(5)610
2ndGC Smith 5(11) & JP Duminy 20(9)2720
3rdJP Duminy 13(10) & AB de Villiers 16(14)3124
4thAB de Villiers 17(12) & MV Boucher 7(10)2521
5thSM Pollock 6(5) & AB de Villiers 8(7)1412
6thJA Morkel 9(11) & AB de Villiers 4(6)1317
7thVD Philander 2(7) & AB de Villiers 6(5)812
8thAB de Villiers 1(1) & J Botha 6(2)7*3

Commentary

End of innings: SA 131/7 (19.5 ov)
19.54
KD Mills to J Botha, FOUR
19.42
KD Mills to J Botha, 2 runs
19.31
KD Mills to AB de Villiers, 1 run
19.2W
KD Mills to VD Philander, OUT
VD Philander run out (LRPL Taylor/L Vincent) 2(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 124/7 (19.2 ov)
19.11
KD Mills to AB de Villiers, 1 run
End of over 193 runsSA 123/6101100
VD Philander 2(6)AB de Villiers 50(43)JS Patel 4-0-17-2
18.60
JS Patel to VD Philander, no run
18.50
JS Patel to VD Philander, no run
18.41
JS Patel to AB de Villiers, 1 run
FIFTY for AB de Villiers (50 off 43)
18.31
JS Patel to VD Philander, 1 run
18.20
JS Patel to VD Philander, no run
18.11
JS Patel to AB de Villiers, 1 run
End of over 184 runs, 1 wktSA 120/60W0121
AB de Villiers 48(41)VD Philander 1(2)SB Styris 1-0-4-1
17.61
SB Styris to AB de Villiers, 1 run
17.52
SB Styris to AB de Villiers, 2 runs
17.41
SB Styris to VD Philander, 1 run
17.30
SB Styris to VD Philander, no run
17.2W
SB Styris to JA Morkel, OUT
JA Morkel c DL Vettori b SB Styris 9(11) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 116/6 (17.2 ov)
17.10
SB Styris to JA Morkel, no run
End of over 177 runsSA 116/5000601
JA Morkel 9(9)AB de Villiers 45(39)JS Patel 3-0-14-2
16.61
JS Patel to JA Morkel, 1 run
16.50
JS Patel to JA Morkel, no run
16.46
JS Patel to JA Morkel, SIX
16.30
JS Patel to JA Morkel, no run
16.20
JS Patel to JA Morkel, no run
16.10
JS Patel to JA Morkel, no run
End of over 164 runsSA 109/5110020
AB de Villiers 45(39)JA Morkel 2(3)DL Vettori 4-0-24-1
15.60
DL Vettori to AB de Villiers, no run
15.52
DL Vettori to AB de Villiers, 2 runs