WICKET - Guptill 4(16) SR 25.0

I'd like to see a high scoring game (as always).


New Zealand 17/1 (4.3 ov) RR 3.77

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WICKET - Williamson 9 (16) SR 56.25

Well that about wraps it up for NZ... of course they could always pin their hopes on Taylor

IF SA innings is to be exciting... they probably need to make the target in just 40 overs?


New Zealand 42/2 (11.0 ov) RR 3.81


ETA
ANOTHER wicket
Brownlie 24 (37) SR 64.86

New Zealand 42/3 (11.3 ov) RR 3.65

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Well, there goes that prediction they had at the beginning, of 290.

This has become a bit stressful.

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ETA
I think watching Taylor/Guptill partnership the other night made me realize how important one is.
There's a competitiveness connected to it. Right?

Taylor needs a partner right now.

WICKET - Taylor 8 (12) 66.66 (the Devil's score)

NZ will not make 200 IMHO


New Zealand 51/4 (16.0 ov) RR 3.18

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WICKET - Ronchi 8 (20) SR 40.0

After 20 overs NZ 72/5, 3x20 over rule ====> Predict final score 216 (I doubt that)

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WICKET - Nesham 24 (24) SR 100.0


New Zealand 87/6 (22.3 ov) RR 3.86

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2x30 Over rule

End of over 30 New Zealand 107/6 (RR: 3.56) ====> Predict final score 214


The proviso is "with wickets in hand"

The prediction ASSUMES they last 50 overs. With 6 wickets down, that is not certain

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WICKET - run out.
Santner 24 (50) SR 48.0



New Zealand 132/7 (35.0 ov) RR 3.77

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WICKET - Southee 6 (7) 85.71
(6 and out)


New Zealand 140/8 (36.3 ov) RR 3.83

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WICKET - Patel out for a duck 0 (4)


New Zealand 147/9 (38.2 ov) RR 3.83

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NZ all out - FAILED to last 50 overs

Can you say "collapse"?


New Zealand 149/10 (41.1 ov) RR 3.61


Target for SA 150
Req. RR 3.0
Even more than usual I think SA need to do this in under 40 overs Req. RR 3.75
Maybe in 30 overs? Req. RR 5.0
20 overs? at RR 7.5


INNINGS BREAK

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Dinner Break



New Zealand 149 (41.1 ov) RR 3.61
South Africa 14/1 (6.0 ov) RR 2.33

South Africa require another 136 runs with 9 wickets and 44.0 overs remaining

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The problem with a low scoring game and small target to chase.. is that chasing sides tend to piss about.. like SA is doing now!!

The pitch is fine.. the NZ bowlers are nothing special... SA would have scored twice as many runs by now if they were chasing 300+ Instead the batsmen are dibbing and dabbing... getting their eye in?

And...... WICKET... Amala out. So much for getting his eye in


New Zealand 149 (41.1 ov) RR 3.61
South Africa 35/2 (11.5 ov) RR 2.95

South Africa require another 115 runs with 8 wickets and 38.1 overs remaining

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Thanks for explaining this.

I wondered what their problem is and I'm really surprised.

These sides can EASILY score 150 in a T20 game..... (with some risk of being bowled out).... it should be easy to do it in 30 overs.. 40 child's play.

They just need to get on with it... it should not take more than 30 overs

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De Villiers.. finally a batsman with "balls" Gnomesayin?

And... he is going home.. not in the Test squad??

ETA... he has ruled himself out of tests... bad elbow

de Villiers 21 (16) SR 131.25


New Zealand 149 (41.1 ov) RR 3.61
South Africa 79/3 (20.0 ov) RR 3.95

South Africa require another 71 runs with 7 wickets and 30.0 overs remaining

ETA de Villiers OUT

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This game has been a bit boring.

NZ were pathetic with the bat....put in the worst ODI innings I have seen in a long time. SA should have rubbed it in from the outset and taken no more than 25 overs to win the game.

SA have bucked there ideas up a bit now

Commentators qualify as #fakenews they have been talking crap about NZ's chances of winning this

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Game over - thank goodness


New Zealand 149 (41.1 ov)
South Africa 150/4 (32.2 ov)

South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)



SA WIN the 5-game series 3 - 2

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What a pitiful showing on both sides, but more so by NZ of course.
Oh well, gotta take the bad with the good matches.

Thanks for the color commentary, Rumpole.

lol

Next up is the test series.. 3 Tests

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