CT 09: Match 3: SA v. NZ: Parnell and de Villers win Crucial Match for Proteas!

In a must win match for South Africa, Parnell helped his team by bagging 5 of the Kiwis wicket which restricted them to 214.

Smith defined the loss against Sri Lanka in the earlier match as a wake-up call as the entire team felt that they are the best. The defeat in the opening match of the CT has warned them against any complacency.

Taylor's fighting 72 gave Kiwis a decent total on the board. Chasing 215, Smith went early for 7. Amla and Kallis added 52 for 2nd wicket but it was AB de Villiers who showed his class through his responsible innings of unbeatn 70. This fetched them the crucial 2 points and has retained them in the competition.

Scoreboard:

Match # 3, Group B
Date: Thursday Sep 25, 2009
Teams: South Africa v. New Zealand
Captains: Smith and Vettori
Toss: South Africa, decided to field
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets with 53 balls remaining
Points: South Africa 2; new Zealand 0
Man of the Match: W Parnell off South Africa

New Zealand Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B McCullum	c Duminy b Botha	44	68	3	2
J Ryder	c Merwe b Parnell	8	12	1	0
M Guptill	c Amla b Parnell	21	26	4	0
LRPL Taylor	lbw b Parnell	72	106	6	2
G Elliott	b Merwe	39	48	4	0
N Broom	lbw b Merwe	1	4	0	0
G Hopkins	c Duminy b Parnell	13	13	2	0
K Mills	c de Villiers b Steyn	0	3	0	0
Vettori	not out	1	2	0	0
D Tuffey	c Duminy b Parnell	4	2	1	0
S Bond	c de Villiers b Steyn	0	4	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 1)	11	-	-	-
Total	all out in 47.5 overs	214	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-12 (Ryder, 3.6 ov), 2-58 (Guptill, 12.6 ov), 3-92 (McCullum, 23.1 ov), 4-163 (Elliott, 38.6 ov), 5-171 (Broom, 40.5 ov), 6-203 (Hopkins, 44.6 ov), 7-204 (Mills, 45.5 ov), 8-209 (Taylor, 46.3 ov), 9-213 (Tuffey, 46.5 ov), 10-214 (Bond, 47.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Steyn	9.5	1	32	2
Parnell	8	0	57	5
Kallis	8	0	24	0
A Morkel	3	0	13	0
J Botha	9	1	44	1
Merwe	10	1	35	2

South Africa Innings: (215 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Smith	c Vettori b Tuffey	7	14	1	0
Amla	lbw b Vettori	38	65	3	0
J Kallis	c B McCullum b Bond	36	39	6	0
AB de Villiers	not out	70	76	9	0
Duminy	c B McCullum b Mills	11	13	2	0
Boucher	c B McCullum b Tuffey	28	28	4	0
A Morkel	not out	19	14	3	0
Extras	(lb 2, w 4, nb 2)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 41.1 overs	217	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-22 (Smith, 5.6 ov), 2-74 (Kallis, 16.3 ov), 3-108 (Amla, 23.2 ov), 4-138 (Duminy, 26.5 ov), 5-180 (Boucher, 35.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
K Mills	8.1	0	45	1
S Bond	10	0	51	1
D Tuffey	9	1	52	2
Vettori	10	1	34	1
J Ryder	2	0	15	0
M Guptill	1	0	13	0
Elliott	1	0	5	0