New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score and Commentary, 5th ODI, NZ vs SA, 4 March, 2017
COMPLETED / 5th ODI / Eden Park
149/10 (41.1 ov)
150/4 (32.2 ov)
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)
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Player of the match
Kagiso Rabada,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faf du Plessis | 51 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 56.66 |
| David Miller | 45 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 128.57 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Trent Boult | 9.2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.71 |
| Mitchell Santner | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)
New Zealand vs South Africa, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 62 run (10.2 ov): Faf du Plessis: 17 (27), David Miller: 45 (35)
- Last Bat: AB de Villiers 23(21) - c L Ronchi b J Neesham Jimmy Neesham
- Fall of Wickets: 6 - 1 Quinton de Kock, 35 - 2 Hashim Amla, 48 - 3 Jean Paul Duminy, 88 - 4 AB de Villiers
- Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 0 of 0, New Zealand - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 5th ODI
- Series: New Zealand vs South Africa
- Date: Saturday, March 04, 2017
- Time: 06:30 AM
- Venue: Eden Park
- City: Auckland
- Umpires: Chris Brown (New Zealand), Joel Wilson (West Indies), Paul Reiffel (Australia, TV)
- Referee: Javagal Srinath (India)
End of over 28 (4 runs)
Trent Boult to David Miller, no run,
Trent Boult to David Miller, Four,
Trent Boult to David Miller, no run,
Trent Boult to David Miller, Four,
Trent Boult to David Miller, 1 run,
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, no run,
End of over 29 (9 runs)
Tim Southee to David Miller, 1 run,
Tim Southee to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,
Tim Southee to David Miller, no run,
Tim Southee to David Miller, Four,
Tim Southee to David Miller, Six,
Tim Southee to David Miller, no run,
End of over 30 (12 runs)
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Four,
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,
Trent Boult to David Miller, no run,
Trent Boult to David Miller, no run,
End of over 31 (5 runs)
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,
Mitchell Santner to David Miller, 1 run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
End of over 32 (2 runs)
Trent Boult to David Miller, 1 run,
Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Four,