T20 World Cup match 2 vs. South Africa:
New Zealand:
P.Fulton
B.McCullum(wk)
J.Ryder
R.Taylor
G.Elliott
J.Oram
S.Styris
D.Vettori(c)
J.Franklin(2)
S.Bond(1)
D.Tuffey
Fulton in for How as I try to overcome the opening blues.
South Africa:
G.Smith(c)
H.Gibbs
J.P.Duminy
A.B.De Villiers
J.Kallis
A.Morkel
J.Ontong
M.Boucher(wk)
J.Botha
M.Morkel
D.Steyn
Toss:
Saf won and Smith has sent us in to bat.
Match:
New Zealand:143/9 in 20 overs
Ryder 65(45)
Styris 18(18)
Steyn 4/32(4 overs)
Botha 2/27(4 overs)
South Africa:138/8 in 20 overs
M.Morkel 32*(17)
Smith 28(33)
Elliott 3/18(3 overs)
Vettori 3/43(4 overs)
Result:
New Zealand win by 5 runs!!!!
MOTM:
Dale Steyn(4/32)
Comments:
Ryder again.
Him and Styris were the only one's above 10,while nearly everyone else got 9,8 or 7.
For SAfrica,they were slow on the uptake,but they runrate was starting to skyrocket.
Ontong and Albie Morkel were in when Elliott started his second over by removing Albie,then the last two balls removed Ontong and then Botha for a golden duck,Leaving them stranded for just long enough,even 5 fours of the last 5 balls to Morne Morkel couldn't quite boost them enough.
What a thriller!!!
Special not to Ryder who bowled the 17th and 19th overs and ended with figures of 2-0-8-0!
Next up is the super 8.
My group is:
Ireland
England
Sri Lanka.
First up is Ireland,over to you Age!