Super 8 - New Zeland v South Africa

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Re: Super 8 - New Zeland v South Africa

New Zealand are playing well here, the only problem for them is that they can't break this partnership between Gibbs and Prince. Gibbs remains the danger-man. We all know what he can do and he is still there during the "slog" overs, South Africa could get a total that they could defend.

The whole problem for the South Africans is that they have ************ all runs at the moment. New Zealand took early wickets and choked South Africa and choked them to the point where they are in a pretty big hole.

South Africa are 3/128 in the 37th over.

Gibbs on 60, Prince on 33.

EDIT: And Gibbs is gone!!! Bowled by the part-time mediums of Craig McMillan.

4/128 now.
 
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Now Prince is out, caught by Patel off the bowling of McMillan. Brilliant bowling change by Fleming, McMillan has picked up two wickets which happen to the two players that formed the big partnership.

5/143 in the 41st. Prince out for 37, Boucher not out on 12.
 
Re: Super 8 - New Zeland v South Africa

And again!!! Mcmillan is on fire!! Bowls a slower ball and sucks Boucher in nicely, holing out to long-on.

Boucher gone for 16 with South Africa in big trouble at 6/149 in the 43rd.

Andrew Hall is the new batsmen.
 
Re: Super 8 - New Zeland v South Africa

just finished watching the game.

Pitch played a huge part in the game. It seems the team who bowls first will win the game from now on.

Not a dull game as such, but not one of the best games. First 15 Overs of the South African innings were incredible, ball moving and bouncing all over the shop.

Good run chase from New Zealand, 194 was never going to trouble them, clinical display from NZ.
 
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aussieman;153595 said:
just finished watching the game.

Pitch played a huge part in the game. It seems the team who bowls first will win the game from now on.

Not a dull game as such, but not one of the best games. First 15 Overs of the South African innings were incredible, ball moving and bouncing all over the shop.
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I hope they won't be using that ground at the semis or final
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Ponting's men can smell a problem
From Robert Craddock in Grenada April 16, 2007

AUSTRALIA is praying that its flawless Cricket World Cup preparation is not scuttled by the toss of a coin after South Africa perished yesterday on a "smelly compost heap".
Australia will play Sri Lanka tonight on the pitch on which South Africa lost to New Zealand yesterday.
The Proteas were doomed from the moment they lost the toss and were sent in to bat.
South Africa scrambled to 7-193 after making just seven runs in the first nine overs on the moist, seaming pitch.

That total was never going to be enough, and New Zealand claimed victory with 10 balls to spare. Television commentator Iain Smith, a former New Zealand wicketkeeper, noted with some curiosity that the pitch smelt of compost before the match, "which is something I have have never known before".

The state of the pitch tonight is not critical for Australia because the defending world champion have already clinched a semi-finals berth. But the freshly laid wicket blocks, which have been of a consistently high standard, are starting to crack from consistent use, and they are requiring much more watering than the groundsmen would like.

Australia coach John Buchanan, who watched parts of match yesterday, has noted this trend. He sympathises with the groundsmen's challenge, but hopes there will be a level playing field in the semi-finals and final next week.
"Ideally the toss should not matter in a 50-over game, and groundsmen strive for it not to decide who wins," Buchanan said. "Unfortunately there have been a few occasions lately where the toss has decided the match."

South Africa batsman Jacques Kallis shares Buchanan's concern.
"The first 20 overs just killed us," Kallis said. "I think it's frustrating when the conditions play such a big role in the game."

New Zealand's victory assured the Black Caps of a semi-final berth while putting South Africa's hopes in doubt.
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