Pune: New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune.
However, South Africa made the New Zealand skipper rethink his decision with a brilliant batting display. Quinton de Kock played 114 runs while Rassie van der Dussen played a blitz of 133 runs. The team posted a huge total of 357/4 as a result. While defending the target, South African bowlers dished out a clinical effort with Keshav Maharaj taking four wickets while Marco Jansen ensured three dismissals to his name.
- 9.10 pm
The final nail in the coffin as Gerald Coetzee hurries Phillips on pace with a short delivery and his spirited knock comes to an end. - 9.05 pm
Glenn Phillips is boosting the net run rate with an ultra-aggressive approach now and is accumulating runs with a lightning-quick speed. - 8.55 pm
Glenn Phillips is trying to play a resilient knock in the middle but New Zealand as the challenge is just one wicket away from being crushed. - 8.45 pm
Keshav Maharaj bowls a loppy delivery to Trent Boult and the batter comes down the track to hit it over long-off. However, the ball hit the bottom of the bat and landed straight into the hands of the fielder in the deep. - 8.35 pm
Glenn Phillips seems to be the only hope for the Kiwis as they are heading for a big defeat against the Proteas. - 8.25 pm
Keshav Maharaj bowls it full outside off to James Neesham and the beauty has clean bowled him crushing New Zealand's hopes of a win. - 8.15 pm
Marco Jansen joins the party as he traps Tim Southee in front of the wickets with an inswinger and the batter is plumb in the front of wickets. - 8.05 pm
Maharaj bowls a flighted fuller delivery and the batter is beaten thanks to the amount of spin the ball generated and his defense is breached. - 7.50 pm
Daryl Mitchell tried to counter the pressure by attacking a ball over long-off against Santner but miscued it and Miller grabbed the sitter. - 7.40 pm
New Zealand lost another wicket, this time it was skipper Tom Latham. Kagiso Rabada gets his first wicket of the match as Latham gives a sitter to Keshav Maharaj. He made four off 15 balls. Glenn Phillips came to bat at number six. - 7.18 pm
Coetzee dismissed Will Young who was batting beautifully. Young made 33 off 37 deliveries before getting caught by De Cock behind the stumps. He smashed five boundaries in his short innings. - 7.08 pm
Rachin Ravindra went for a pull but the ball took the top edge of the bat and went straight into the hands of Gerald Coetzee who was standing at deep fine leg. Ravindra made 9 off 16 deliveries. - 6.52 pm
Marco Jansen has the highest number of wickets taken in the powerplay in this tournament so far. Will Young is joined by Rachin Ravindra now in the middle. - 6.39 pm
Devon Conway 2 (6) was caught by Aiden Markram and bowled by Marco Jansen. New Zealand lost the early wicket and the Proteas are on a roll in Pune. - 6.20 pm
New Zealand have a pretty big task up their sleeves as they need to chase 358 runs in 50 overs against the likes of Kagiso Rabada and more. South Africa will surely search for some early wickets. - 5.53 pm
David Miller's quickfire fifty has helped South Africa cross the 350-run mark. - 5.45 pm
Van der Dussen gets deceived by Southee after smashing a fine hundred as he miscalculates a slower ball from the pacer. - 5.35 pm
Miller smacked two sixes against Glenn Phillips and amassed 18 runs from his over. A 350-run total looks to be on the cards with the kind of carnage the swashbuckling batter is causing. - 5.25 pm
Dussen has smashed a couple of sixes against James Neesham and the scoreboard is heading for a huge total. - 5.15 pm
Van der Dussen also registers a blistering century in the game and he along with Miller will now look forward to inking an aggressive finish for the Proteas. - 5.00 pm
Glenn Phillips provides New Zealand a much-needed breakthrough as Quinton de Kock sliced a delivery at backward point only to walk back to the pavilion as a result after scoring a blistering ton. - 4.46 pm
De Cock gets to his fourth World Cup century. He completed his hundred in a style hitting six over deep fine leg. - 4.20 pm
Both the batters are now ensuring at least one boundary from each over and the run rate is slightly rising now. - 4.11 pm
The duo is now beyond a 100-run partnership and both are cruising to their respective centuries with the kind of fireworks they are providing with the bat. - 4.01 pm
A 61-ball fifty for Rassie van der Dussen and the form from both of the batters increases the possibility of South Africa posting a huge total in the fixture. - 3.51 pm
Matt Henry has walked off the ground as he was feeling some discomfort while Rassie van der Dussen is heading towards his 14th ODI fifty. - 3.41 pm
Both the batters are now playing at a rapid pace and will aim to put the Proteas in a commanding position. - 3.31 pm
Quinton de Kock's fine run in the competition goes on as he smashes a half-century and will look to capitalise on his start in a big knock for sure. - 3.21 pm
Rassie van der Dussen also joins the party as he comes down the track and smokes a six to Rachin Ravindra over deep mid-wicket. - 3.11 pm
De Kock smacked a four and a six to Southee in the penultimate over before the drinks break and the duo will now look to set their foot on the pedestal. - 3.01 pm
De Kock and van der Dussen are building the innings slowly against disciplined attack from Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner. - 2.51 pm
Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen are now trying to build a partnership but the latter has struggled against spin in the tournament so far so the New Zealand skipper introduces Santner into the attack - 2.39 pm
Wicket! Trent Boult, who stunned everyone with his quality bowling finally strikes for the Kiwis. The South Africa captain, Bavuma goes back to pavilion just when he decided to shift gears. - 2.36 pm
Bavuma has finally made his mind to change the gears. The batter hits consecutive boundaries against Matt Henry. - 2.30 pm
The South Africa openers have held their nerves against a quality pace bowling by the Kiwis, De Kock and Bavuma have also clinched runs on loose deliveries, making sure the run rate does not stoop too low. - 2.20 pm
The left arm pacer, Trent Boult has wrecked havoc on the Proteas with his deliveries both the sides. - 2.05 pm
Swing on offer for Trent Boult here. Just two runs came from the first over of the South African innings. - 2.00 pm
Skipper Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Cock are opening the innings for South Africa while Trent Boult is having a new ball in his hand.
Playing XI:
South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
