a24111 o3644 wc398	New Zealand v South Africa
	ICC World Cup 2014/15 (Semi-Final)
Venue	Eden Park, Auckland on 24th March 2015 (50-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
Result	New Zealand won by 4 wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method)
Umpires	IJ Gould (England), RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire	NJ Llong (England)
Referee	DC Boon (Australia)
Reserve Umpire	BNJ Oxenford (Australia)
Player of the Match	GD Elliott

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South Africa innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
HM Amla	b Boult	10	14	15	2	-	11	71.43
+Q de Kock	c Southee b Boult	14	17	36	2	-	10	82.35
F du Plessis	c Ronchi b Anderson	82	107	155	7	1	56	76.64
RR Rossouw	c Guptill b Anderson	39	53	77	2	1	29	73.58
*AB de Villiers	not out	65	45	84	8	1	13	144.44
DA Miller	c Ronchi b Anderson	49	18	23	6	3	3	272.22
JP Duminy	not out	8	4	4	1	-	1	200.00
VD Philander	did not bat
DW Steyn	did not bat
M Morkel	did not bat
Imran Tahir	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 13 w)	14
Total	(5 wickets, innings closed, 196 minutes, 43 overs)	281
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)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Southee	9	1	55	0	1	-	31	10	-	-	6.11
Boult	9	0	53	2	-	-	29	7	-	27.00	5.89
Henry	8	2	40	0	1	-	27	3	1	-	5.00
Vettori	9	0	46	0	2	-	21	2	-	-	5.11
Williamson	1	0	5	0	-	-	1	-	-	-	5.00
Elliott	1	0	9	0	-	-	2	-	1	-	9.00
Anderson	6	0	72	3	5	-	12	6	4	12.00	12.00

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New Zealand innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
MJ Guptill	run out (Amla->de Kock)	34	38	80	3	1	18	89.47
*BB McCullum	c Steyn b Morkel	59	26	32	8	4	11	226.92
KS Williamson	b Morkel	6	11	12	1	-	8	54.55
LRPL Taylor	c de Kock b Duminy	30	39	57	4	-	23	76.92
GD Elliott	not out	84	73	132	7	3	32	115.07
CJ Anderson	c du Plessis b Morkel	58	57	80	6	2	30	101.75
+L Ronchi	c Rossouw b Steyn	8	7	13	1	-	2	114.29
DL Vettori	not out	7	6	19	1	-	2	116.67
MJ Henry	did not bat
TG Southee	did not bat
TA Boult	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 2 lb, 5 w)	13
Total	(6 wickets, 212 minutes, 42.5 overs)	299
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)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Steyn	8.5	0	76	1	1	-	25	7	4	53.00	8.60
Philander	8	0	52	0	-	-	28	7	2	-	6.50
Morkel	9	0	59	3	1	-	30	9	1	18.00	6.56
Imran Tahir	9	1	40	0	1	-	28	4	-	-	4.44
Duminy	5	0	43	1	2	-	9	3	2	30.00	8.60
de Villiers	3	0	21	0	-	-	6	1	1	-	7.00

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Notes
--> The match was reduced to 43 overs per side, New Zealand target was 298 runs
--> South Africa powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (39/2)
--> South Africa powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 36 (184/3) to 38 (216/3)
--> New Zealand powerplay 1: overs 1 to 9 (81/2)
--> New Zealand powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 33 (208/4) to 36 (243/4)
--> South Africa innings: 50 in 13.3 overs
--> South Africa innings: 100 in 24.1 overs
--> South Africa innings: 150 in 31.5 overs
--> South Africa innings: 200 in 36.1 overs
--> South Africa innings: 250 in 40.4 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 50 in 4.1 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 100 in 11.3 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 150 in 21.4 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 200 in 30.2 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 250 in 36.6 overs
--> MJ Henry made his debut in World Cup matches
--> RR Rossouw made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> AB de Villiers made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> VD Philander made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> DW Steyn made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> M Morkel made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> F du Plessis 50 in 85 balls with 4 fours
--> F du Plessis passed 500 runs in World Cup matches when he reached 43
--> AB de Villiers 50 in 32 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> BB McCullum 50 in 22 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes
--> GD Elliott passed his previous highest score of 39 in World Cup matches
--> GD Elliott 50 in 53 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> GD Elliott passed 1500 runs in ODI matches when he reached 58
--> GD Elliott passed 4500 runs in List A matches when he reached 21
--> CJ Anderson 50 in 47 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> CJ Anderson reached 50 wickets in ODI matches when he dismissed DA Miller, his 3rd wicket in the South Africa innings
--> F du Plessis (24) and RR Rossouw (20) added 50 in 76 balls for the South Africa 3rd wicket
--> F du Plessis (25) and AB de Villiers (27) added 50 in 44 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket
--> F du Plessis (40) and AB de Villiers (60) added 100 in 71 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket
--> AB de Villiers (4) and DA Miller (49) added 50 in 23 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket
--> MJ Guptill (6) and BB McCullum (41) added 50 in 25 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket
--> GD Elliott (18) and CJ Anderson (30) added 50 in 48 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket
--> GD Elliott (39) and CJ Anderson (58) added 100 in 92 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket

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Rain: South Africa - 216/3 in 38.0 overs (F du Plessis 82, AB de Villiers 60), 7 overs lost
Over 38.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - F du Plessis (decision overturned)
Over 5.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - MJ Guptill (decision upheld)
F du Plessis (24) and RR Rossouw (20) added 50 in 76 balls for the South Africa 3rd wicket
F du Plessis (25) and AB de Villiers (27) added 50 in 44 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket
F du Plessis (40) and AB de Villiers (60) added 100 in 71 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket
AB de Villiers (4) and DA Miller (49) added 50 in 23 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket
MJ Guptill (6) and BB McCullum (41) added 50 in 25 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket
GD Elliott (18) and CJ Anderson (30) added 50 in 48 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket
GD Elliott (39) and CJ Anderson (58) added 100 in 92 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket