Marchant de Lange to Doug Bracewell, OUT!! It was a good lengt outside off, the batsman looks to heave it out of the park but finds the safe hands of Amla. That is almost the final nail in the coffin! This has got to be the mother of all chokes if they dont hit the six off the final ball! Doug Bracewell c Hashim Amla b Marchant de Lange 0(2)
Commentator 1 : Sriram Madhav
Commentator 2 : Navneet Kumar
Criclounge Ball to Ball Commentary
So that ends a terrific match and I hope you enjoyed our coverage. This is Sriram Madhav signing off on behalf of Nirav Panchal, Navneet Kumar and the entire Criclounge Team. Bye, and Keep smiling!
Johan Botha: It was a small ground, but I felt there was a good grip on the ball. After the rain I was worried, but I stuck to the basics and the game went in our way. Its a challenge for the bowlers to play here in small grounds, but we have to trust yourself and perform well. The Hashim Amla catch was awesome, its very tough and Hashim did well to catch that.
Johan Botha is the Man of the Match for his bowling figures that read 4-0-20-2.
AB de Villers: Amazing team effort, the boys played extremely well. I am really proud of them. It was tough batting second, JP and I batted well but we lost momentum in the middle, I knew it would be tough to defend and we did not give up and won it in the end. I believe that de Lange is a good bowler and I trusted him. We are feeling very good about the win, and we don't want to put too much emphasis on the result, we have to play and win the world cup and start winning ICC events.
Brendon Mc Cullum: The game is a well in our hands, but we were found wanting in the end. South Africa continued to apply pressure and were not good enough in the crucial situations. Our bowlers did an outstandng job and we did well in the field too. We have to take a good hard look and asses our performance. The last few overs we looked to finish the game too early but we should have played it in singles and twos. Jesse Ryder was outstanding at the start, but all credit to South Africa to do so well in the pressure. We are looking to do better in ODIs.
Boy! What a match this has turned out to be! It was just the edge of the seat thriller in the last over here! It is just unbelievable! It all started with the Kiwis taking the South African bowling apart. It was looking all good for the Kiwis till Ryder got to 49. He got stuck and played it defensively and ended up gifting the match, and thereby the series on a platter.
The Kiwis after that were just simply playing catch up in the last two overs and some brilliant death bowling ensured that the South Africans snatched the victory out of the jaws of defeat here. New Zealand will be very gutted because they lost the chance to win the match and seal the series. They were looking well set and suddenly they have lost it all. Phew! As I take a small break, the players will be out for the presentation ceremony, Stay tuned.
19.6
Marchant de Lange to Tim Southee, no run, Heist is the word! Unbelievable scenes here in Auckland. South Africa has pulled this match from jaws of defeat. Full ball, he swings it and misses. South Africa takes the series 2-1.
That is a terrific call from the umpire considering the pressure of the situation!
Free hit coming up! Tim Southee needs 4 runs to win, 3 for Super Over!
19.6
Marchant de Lange to James Franklin, 2 runs , no ball, Well,well,well. Unbelievable. What was he thinking? How can bowl a no ball? He drills it down to long on and They take a single. FREE HIT!!
can Franklin be the Hero here?
Tim Southee Right Hand Batsman comes to bat
19.5
Marchant de Lange to Doug Bracewell, OUT!! It was a good lengt outside off, the batsman looks to heave it out of the park but finds the safe hands of Amla. That is almost the final nail in the coffin! This has got to be the mother of all chokes if they dont hit the six off the final ball! Doug Bracewell c Hashim Amla b Marchant de Lange 0(2)
19.4
Marchant de Lange to Doug Bracewell, no run,Short, on the off stump, he swings and misses.
Doug Bracewell Right Hand Batsman comes to bat.
19.3
Marchant de Lange to Nathan McCullum, OUT!! Well Well, are we in for a twist here? It was a length delivery on the stumps, the batsman gets too cute and scoops it behind the stumps but straight into the hands off the keeper. ABDV is all pumped up. New Zealand are losing it here.
Nathan McCullum c AB de Villiers b Marchant de Lange 0(2)
19.2
Marchant de Lange to Nathan McCullum, no run, back of lent outside off, the ball was just about very close to be called as a wide, the batsman cant reach it. These are the tactics in T20s that pay off.
19.1
Marchant de Lange to James Franklin, 1 run, fuller on the off, the batsman plays it down to long off for a single. We are in for an exiting finish here!
Marchant de Lange Right Arm Fast comes to bowl.
18.6
Johan Botha to James Franklin, 1 run,End of a very good over from Botha. On the pads, he flicks it to deep mid wicket.
Nathan McCullum Right Hand Batsman comes to bat.
18.5
Johan Botha to Jesse Ryder, OUT!! tries to get too cheeky here and has perished. It was tossed up on the stumps, he got cute and looks to scoop it over the keeper but finds Morne Morkel at short fine leg. Is there a twist in the tale? Jesse Ryder c Morne Morkel b Johan Botha 52(42)
18.4
Johan Botha to Jesse Ryder, no run,Full and wide, slower ball. He tries to make room for himself, tries to drive but mistimes. Good bowling from Botha.
Last Wicket: Doug Bracewell 0(2)
