ICC Cricket World Cup, 1st Semi-Final: New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland, Mar 24, 2015
South Africa 281/5 (43/43 ov)
New Zealand 299/6 (42.5/43 ov, target 298)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (D/L method)
ICC Cricket World Cup - 1st semi final
ODI no. 3644 | 2014/15 season
Played at Eden Park, Auckland
24 March 2015 - day/night match (50-over match)
| South Africa innings (43 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HM Amla | b Boult | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Q de Kock† | c Southee b Boult | 14 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| F du Plessis | c †Ronchi b Anderson | 82 | 155 | 107 | 7 | 1 | 76.63 |
| RR Rossouw | c Guptill b Anderson | 39 | 77 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 73.58 |
| AB de Villiers* | not out | 65 | 84 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 144.44 | |
| DA Miller | c †Ronchi b Anderson | 49 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 272.22 |
| JP Duminy | not out | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Extras | (b 1, w 13) | 14 | ||||||
| Total | (5 wickets; 43 overs; 196 mins) | 281 | (6.53 runs per over) | |||||
Did not batVD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets 1-21 (Amla, 3.4 ov), 2-31 (de Kock, 7.5 ov), 3-114 (Rossouw, 26.1 ov), 4-217 (du Plessis, 38.2 ov), 5-272 (Miller, 42.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG Southee | 9 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 6.11 | 31 | 10 | 0 | (1w) | |
| TA Boult | 9 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 5.88 | 29 | 7 | 0 | |
| MJ Henry | 8 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 5.00 | 27 | 3 | 1 | (1w) | |
| DL Vettori | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | (2w) | |
| KS Williamson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GD Elliott | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CJ Anderson | 6 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 12.00 | 12 | 6 | 4 | (5w) |
| New Zealand innings (target: 298 runs from 43 overs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Guptill | run out (Amla/†de Kock) | 34 | 80 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 89.47 |
| BB McCullum* | c Steyn b Morkel | 59 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 226.92 |
| KS Williamson | b Morkel | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 |
| LRPL Taylor | c †de Kock b Duminy | 30 | 57 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 76.92 |
| GD Elliott | not out | 84 | 132 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 115.06 | |
| CJ Anderson | c du Plessis b Morkel | 58 | 80 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 101.75 |
| L Ronchi† | c Rossouw b Steyn | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.28 |
| DL Vettori | not out | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 | |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 2, w 5) | 13 | ||||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 42.5 overs; 212 mins) | 299 | (6.98 runs per over) | |||||
Did not batMJ Henry, TG Southee, TA Boult
Fall of wickets 1-71 (McCullum, 6.1 ov), 2-81 (Williamson, 8.5 ov), 3-128 (Guptill, 17.1 ov), 4-149 (Taylor, 21.4 ov), 5-252 (Anderson, 37.6 ov), 6-269 (Ronchi, 40.1 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 8.5 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 8.60 | 25 | 7 | 4 | (1w) |
| VD Philander | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 6.50 | 28 | 7 | 2 | ||
| M Morkel | 9 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 6.55 | 30 | 9 | 1 | (1w) |
| Imran Tahir | 9 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 4.44 | 28 | 4 | 0 | (1w) | |
| JP Duminy | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 8.60 | 9 | 3 | 2 | (2w) |
| AB de Villiers | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
MATCH DETAILS
Toss - South Africa, who chose to bat
Series - New Zealand advanced
Series - New Zealand advanced
Player of the match - GD Elliott (New Zealand)
Umpires - IJ Gould (England) and RJ Tucker (Australia)TV umpire - NJ Llong (England)Match referee - DC Boon (Australia)Reserve umpire - BNJ Oxenford (Australia)
MATCH NOTES
- South Africa innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: South Africa - 61/2 in 16.0 overs (F du Plessis 22, RR Rossouw 14)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (F du Plessis 24, RR Rossouw 20, Ex 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 8
- F du Plessis: 50 off 85 balls (4 x 4)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: South Africa - 162/3 in 33.0 overs (F du Plessis 63, AB de Villiers 26)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (F du Plessis 25, AB de Villiers 27, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 35.1 - 38.0 (Batting side - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 32 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 36.1 overs (217 balls), Extras 11
- Rain: South Africa - 216/3 in 38.0 overs (F du Plessis 82, AB de Villiers 60)
- 7 overs lost, match reduced to 43 overs per side
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 71 balls (F du Plessis 40, AB de Villiers 60, Ex 2)
- Over 38.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 40.4 overs (244 balls), Extras 12
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (AB de Villiers 4, DA Miller 49, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 281/5 in 43.0 overs (AB de Villiers 65, JP Duminy 8)
- New Zealand innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 9.0 (Mandatory - 81 runs, 2 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (MJ Guptill 6, BB McCullum 41, Ex 5)
- BB McCullum: 50 off 22 balls (6 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Over 5.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - MJ Guptill (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: New Zealand - 104/2 in 12.0 overs (MJ Guptill 21, LRPL Taylor 12)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: New Zealand - 174/4 in 26.0 overs (GD Elliott 20, CJ Anderson 18)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (GD Elliott 18, CJ Anderson 30, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 8
- Powerplay 2: Overs 32.1 - 36.0 (Batting side - 35 runs, 0 wicket)
- CJ Anderson: 50 off 47 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- GD Elliott: 50 off 53 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 36.6 overs (222 balls), Extras 11
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 92 balls (GD Elliott 39, CJ Anderson 58, Ex 5)
