South Africa's Tour Of NZ

[brod]

Jessie Ryder was 48* off 27 balls....he then faced 15 balls for 4 runs.

He had the highest score in the match 52 off 42 balls, but effectively was the reason the Kiwis lost a match the South Africans had no right to win

[brod]

New Zeland v South Africa
3rd T20I
Eden Park, Auckland

SOUTH AFRICA WON BY 3 RUNS

South Africa 7/165
JP Dumminy 38 (20 balls)
HM Amla 33 (22)
RJ Nicol 2/20 (3 overs)
TG Southee 2/22 (4)
New Zealand 7/162
JD Ryder 52 (42)
RJ Nicol 33 (19)
J Botha 2/20 (4) MAN OF THE MATCH
M Morkel 2/31 (4)
M de lange 2/36 (4)

SOUTH AFRICA WIN SERIES 2-1

[Lightning McQueen]

New Zeland v South Africa
3rd T20I
Eden Park, Auckland

SOUTH AFRICA WON BY 3 RUNS

South Africa 7/165
JP Dumminy 38 (20 balls)
HM Amla 33 (22)
RJ Nicol 2/20 (3 overs)
TG Southee 2/22 (4)
New Zealand 7/162
JD Ryder 52 (42)
RJ Nicol 33 (19)
J Botha 2/20 (4) MAN OF THE MATCH
M Morkel 2/31 (4)
M de lange 2/36 (4)

SOUTH AFRICA WIN SERIES 2-1

Is Amla the best "allround" batsman in the game, seems to be able to adapt to all forms and be successful.

[wycbloods]

Jessie Ryder was 48* off 27 balls....he then faced 15 balls for 4 runs.

He had the highest score in the match 52 off 42 balls, but effectively was the reason the Kiwis lost a match the South Africans had no right to win

It was the biggest choke i have witnessed for a long time. They were miles in front with plenty of wickets left but Ryder was too worried about his 50 when he should have just kept going the way he was. The kiwis top order is good in this format of the game but from 6 down they struggle a fair bit with the bat.

[Brucetiki]

Has the ICC changed the T20 international rules - always thought the maximum number of T20 internationals per home summer was 2 per country and 3 in total.

[whufc]

Current ODI NZ vs SAF score

NZ won the toss and batted

NZ 9/253
B.McCullum 56(67)
Williamson 55(69)
A.Ellis 20(19)

SAF 3/48 (12)

[brod]

New Zealand v South Africa
1st ODI
Wellington

SOUTH AFRICA WON BY 6 WICKETS (with 26 balls remaining)

NZ 9/253
BB McCullum 56 (67 balls)
KS Williamson 55 (69)
JEC Franklin 32 (37)
LL Tsotsobe 2/41 (10 overs)
RJ Peterson 2/45 (10)
JH Kallsi 2/45 (7)
M Morkel 2/49 (10)
South Africa 4/254
AB de Villiers 106* (106) MAN OF THE MATCH
F du Plessis 66* (49)
JP Dumminy 46 (74)

South Africa lead 3 match series 1-0

[CoverKing]

AB is the best bat in the world ImO

[NFC]

AB is the best bat in the world ImO

He's really turning it on atm. Right up there with the best bat, he's just getting better every game, such consistency.

[brod]

AB is the best bat in the world ImO

He's really turning it on atm. Right up there with the best bat, he's just getting better every game, such consistency.

AB de Villiers in 2012
Test
160* (v Sri Lanka)
ODI
52, 17, 39*, 96, 125* (v Sri Lanka)
106* (v NZ)
T20I
8, 39*, 29

AB de Villiers in 2011
Test
377 runs @ 47.12 (4 Fifties, 0 Hundreds)
ODI
467 runs @ 51.88 (2 Fifties, 2 Hundreds, 104.94 S/R)
T20I
1 game, 14 runs

[CoverKing]

Cheers brod.

And since he is captain and keeping in two forms it is actually even better. Just like Clarke his form has got better with responsibility

AB is the best bat in the world ImO

He's really turning it on atm. Right up there with the best bat, he's just getting better every game, such consistency.

AB de Villiers in 2012
Test
160* (v Sri Lanka)
ODI
52, 17, 39*, 96, 125* (v Sri Lanka)
106* (v NZ)
T20I
8, 39*, 29

AB de Villiers in 2011
Test
377 runs @ 47.12 (4 Fifties, 0 Hundreds)
ODI
467 runs @ 51.88 (2 Fifties, 2 Hundreds, 104.94 S/R)
T20I
1 game, 14 runs

[Jim05]

NZ spanked in the 2nd ODI, Saffers won with over 11 overs remaining

[brod]

New Zealand v South Africa
2nd ODI
Napier

SOUTH AFRICA WON BY 6 WICKETS (with 70 balls remaining)

NZ 230 (47.3 overs)
BB McCullum 85 (96 balls)
MJ Guptill 58 (73)
M Morkel 5/38 (9.3 overs) MAN OF THE MATCH
LL tsotsobe 3/43 (10)
South Africa 4/231 (38.2 overs)
HM Amla 92 (107)
JP Dumminy 43 (39)
AB de Villiers 31* (35)
TS Nethula 2/60 (10)

SA lead 3 match series 2-0

[Squids]

What happened to the very good NZ ODI side?

gets a bit harder when you aren't playing minnows.

[whufc]

What happened to the very good NZ ODI side?

gets a bit harder when you aren't playing minnows.

Struggling at the moment but still reckon they would be more than competitve against Aus/SL/IN

imho SAF best ODI side in the World by some distance.

-Amla
-De Villiers
-Kallis
-Duminy
-Steyn
-Morkel
-Philander

QUALITY!!!

[smac]

OK, so because the opponent WAS Zimbabwe, it was OK to go over the top?

NZ have always been average, are currently average and will always be average.

From the Ronchi thread:

NZ beat SAF in the first of the T20!

Love the bias on here, when we lose its because we play like Zimbabwe, nothing to do with the oppositon yet when we win its because we are consistent and not that the opponents played like Zimbabwe.

NZ in the limited forms of cricket ARE quality and would push any side in the world at current!

[whufc]

OK, so because the opponent WAS Zimbabwe, it was OK to go over the top?

NZ have always been average, are currently average and will always be average.

From the Ronchi thread:

NZ beat SAF in the first of the T20!

Love the bias on here, when we lose its because we play like Zimbabwe, nothing to do with the oppositon yet when we win its because we are consistent and not that the opponents played like Zimbabwe.

NZ in the limited forms of cricket ARE quality and would push any side in the world at current!

Imho if they keep the current nucleus of side they will be considered in the top 2-3 ODI sides by years end.

[Jim05]

What happened to the very good NZ ODI side?

gets a bit harder when you aren't playing minnows.

Struggling at the moment but still reckon they would be more than competitve against Aus/SL/IN

imho SAF best ODI side in the World by some distance.

-Amla
-De Villiers
-Kallis
-Duminy
-Steyn
-Morkel
-Philander

QUALITY!!!

Cant wait for these jokers to embarass themselves at yet another World Cup.
South Africa always look good 2 years out from the WC

[whufc]

What happened to the very good NZ ODI side?

gets a bit harder when you aren't playing minnows.

Struggling at the moment but still reckon they would be more than competitve against Aus/SL/IN

imho SAF best ODI side in the World by some distance.

-Amla
-De Villiers
-Kallis
-Duminy
-Steyn
-Morkel
-Philander

QUALITY!!!

Cant wait for these jokers to embarass themselves at yet another World Cup.
South Africa always look good 2 years out from the WC

I love nothing more than to see another Saffer choke

[Media Park]

Agreeing with WHUFC.
If NZ keep what they've got, and the improvement for new players follows, there's a near world beating side forming.