Match 3: South Africa vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy 2009

WD Parnell bowled well as New zealand's batting just able to scored 214 runs. WD Parnell 5 wicket hall is amazing thing to watch in the match. D Steyn too bowled well as only gives 32 runs in his spell of the match. For New Zealand Taylor give some resistance with scoring 72 runs. AB de Villiersscored 70* runs for South Afric as South Africa achieve target in 41.1 overs. By this win South Africa gets in points in this Trophy. Earlier on opening day South Africa lost to Sri Lanka.

	New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	BB McCullum	c Duminy b Botha	44	100	68	3	2	64.70
	23.1 that's the end of McCullum, fullish delivery from Botha, McCullum goes for the sweep, gets a top-edge which swirls to Duminy at short fine leg, that's a big blow, New Zealand needed McCullum to carry on 92/3
	JD Ryder	c van der Merwe b Parnell	8	15	12	1	0	66.66
	3.6 spectacular overhead catch from van der Merwe sends back Ryder, the batsman mishit the ball towards midwicket, lobbed in the air, van der Merwe had to back pedal and move to his left before leaping to latch on to the ball, South Africa strike early 12/1
	MJ Guptill	c Amla b Parnell	21	39	26	4	0	80.76
	12.6 Parnell ends Guptill's stay, the batsman went for his favourite pull shot, doesn't get enough on it and the ball loops to a waiting Amla at deep square leg 58/2
	LRPL Taylor	lbw b Parnell	72	138	106	6	2	67.92
	46.3 Parnell's knack of taking late wicket continues, this time it's the big one of Taylor, who misses a low full toss to be struck in front of middle and off, the umpire took his time before lifting his finger, the replay shows the ball would have crashed into leg stump 209/8
	GD Elliott	b van der Merwe	39	59	48	4	0	81.25
	38.6 van der Merwe ends the stubborn partnership, the ball drifts in nicely and then straightens, Elliott plays down the wrong line and middle stump is knocked back 163/4
	NT Broom	lbw b van der Merwe	1	7	4	0	0	25.00
	40.5 That's the end of Broom, that kept really low, again superb drift for van der Merwe, turns after pitching on middle, Broom was defending off the back foot, but the ball sneaks under his bat, easy decision for the umpire 171/5
	GJ Hopkins	c Duminy b Parnell	13	21	13	2	0	100.00
	44.6 a full ball on offstump, Hopkins looks to loft it inside-out, miscued to mid-off, where Duminy takes an easy catch 203/6
	KD Mills	c de Villiers b Steyn	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
	45.5 Steyn makes it a short stay for Mills, back of a length ball just outside off, Mills backed away and sliced it towards point, the mishit results in a simple catch for AB de Villiers 204/7
	DL Vettori	not out	1	12	2	0	0	50.00
	DR Tuffey	c Duminy b Parnell	4	2	2	1	0	200.00
	46.5 Parnell gets one more, a length ball on offstump, sliced by Tuffey to Duminy at short cover, that's his first five-wicket haul in ODIs 213/9
	SE Bond	c de Villiers b Steyn	0	6	4	0	0	0.00
	47.5 that's the end of the inning, short ball does the trick for Steyn, Bond backs away and tries to punch it over point but can only hit it to AB de Villiers, New Zealand are bowled out for 214 214/10
	Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 1)	11
	Total	(all out; 47.5 overs)	214	(4.47 runs per over)

	South Africa innings (target: 215 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	GC Smith	c Vettori b Tuffey	7	28	14	1	0	50.00
	5.6 Smith is gone, big blow for the hosts, length ball on middle and off, Smith was early into his shot and chips it to mid-on, New Zealand are ecstatic 22/1
	HM Amla	lbw b Vettori	38	103	65	3	0	58.46
	23.2 this time Amla is gone, turns just a little bit after pitching on middle and leg, he's rooted in the crease, height wasn't a problem either, the umpire sends him on his way 108/3
	JH Kallis	c †McCullum b Bond	36	45	39	6	0	92.30
	16.3 Bond gets rid of Kallis, short of length ball outside off, Kallis tries to drive well away from his body, feathers it through to the keeper 74/2
	AB de Villiers	not out	70	110	76	9	0	92.10
	JP Duminy	c †McCullum b Mills	11	16	13	2	0	84.61
	26.5 great catch from McCullum ends Duminy's innings, it was not exactly a great ball, shortish and wide, Duminy looks to cut that, gets a bottom edge, McCullum who is standing up, hangs on to the chance 138/4
	MV Boucher	c †McCullum b Tuffey	28	40	28	4	0	100.00
	35.5 Boucher is gone, perhaps the breakthrough comes too late for New Zealand, he was looking to guide it to third man again, gets an outside edge, McCullum snaffles another great catch standing up 180/5
	JA Morkel	not out	19	25	14	3	0	135.71
	Extras	(lb 2, w 4, nb 2)	8
	Total	(5 wickets; 41.1 overs)	217	(5.27 runs per over)

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