South Africa vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, ICC Champions Trophy, 5 March, 2025
COMPLETED / 2nd Semi-Final / Gaddafi Stadium
312/9 (50 ov)
362/6 (50 ov)
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Player of the match
Rachin Ravindra,
New Zealand
Player of the Series
Rachin Ravindra,
New Zealand
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| David Miller | 100 | 67 | 10 | 4 | 149.25 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Kyle Jamieson | 7 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 8.14 |
| William O'Rourke | 8 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 8.63 |
New Zealand won by 50 runs.
South Africa vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (NZ won by 50 runs.) | 2nd Semi-Final | 5 Mar 2025 |
| England (SA won by 7 wickets) | 11th Match, Group B | 1 Mar 2025 |
| Australia (Match abandoned due to rain) | 7th Match, Group B | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Afghanistan (SA won by 107 runs.) | 3rd Match, Group B | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Pakistan (PAK won by 6 wickets) | 3rd ODI | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan (NZ won by 43 runs) | 3rd ODI | 5 Apr 2025 |
| Pakistan (NZ won by 84 runs) | 2nd ODI | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Pakistan (NZ won by 73 runs) | 1st ODI | 29 Mar 2025 |
| Pakistan (NZ won by 8 wickets) | 5th T20I | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Pakistan (NZ won by 115 runs.) | 4th T20I | 23 Mar 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 56 run (4.3 ov): Lungi Ngidi: 1 (2), David Miller: 54 (25)
- Last Bat: Kagiso Rabada 16(22) - c G Phillips b M Henry Matt Henry
- Fall of Wickets: 20 - 1 Ryan Rickelton, 125 - 2 Temba Bavuma, 161 - 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 167 - 4 Heinrich Klaasen, 189 - 5 Aiden Markram, 200 - 6 Wiaan Mulder, 212 - 7 Marco Jansen, 218 - 8 Keshav Maharaj, 256 - 9 Kagiso Rabada
- Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 2 of 2, New Zealand - 2 of 2
- Toss: New Zealand elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 2nd Semi-Final
- Series: ICC Champions Trophy
- Date: Wednesday, March 05, 2025
- Time: 02:30 PM
- Venue: Gaddafi Stadium
- City: Lahore
- Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Joel Wilson (West Indies, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Matt Henry to David Miller, 1 run, David Miller goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
Matt Henry to Lungi Ngidi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Lungi Ngidi goes forward, tucks drive toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
End of over 46 (6 runs)
William O'Rourke to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, David Miller goes back, tucks pull toward the fielder at deep mid wicket, who halts the ball.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, goes forward, tried pull but fails to get bat on it.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, David Miller elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, David Miller goes back, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, David Miller goes back, dabs pull with soft hands toward deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, David Miller goes forward to make a confident inside out shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 47 (5 runs)
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, David Miller goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. David Miller goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, David Miller goes forward and slash inside out shot towards deep cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, David Miller goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards long on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, Four, Four !! fast ball, short length, on the stumps. David Miller goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, David Miller goes forward to make a confident inside out shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 48 (15 runs)
William O'Rourke to David Miller, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, David Miller goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, David Miller goes back and caresses pull to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, 2 runs, David Miller goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, David Miller goes forward, dabs drive with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, Four, Four !! fast ball, short length, on the stumps, David Miller goes back, plays pull, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
William O'Rourke to David Miller, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, David Miller goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 49 (15 runs)
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, Four, Four !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. David Miller goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, David Miller goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, 2 runs, David Miller goes forward to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards third man for 2 runs.
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, Four, Four !! fast ball, short length, on the stumps. David Miller goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, David Miller goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Kyle Jamieson to David Miller, 2 runs, Kyle Jamieson delivers fast ball at yorker, David Miller goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long off, limits David Miller to just 2 runs.
End of over 50 (18 runs)