Proteas tour to New Zealand: October 2014

[MickeyD]

Hardcore!!

Busy frying some pork sausages and onions... with some eggs for a lekker midnight snack!

 

[sand_man]

Sounds good!!

Edit: pity you can't mail us a plate. One day maybe?

 

[MickeyD]

SA 47/0 (11 ov)
Amla 21*
QdK 24*

 

[sand_man]

Slow and steady wins the race! I'm fading fast though.

 

[sand_man]

Damn it, awake now!!

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I'm fading. Cheers.

 

[sand_man]

Nite....

 

[MickeyD]

My TI account just died, so no score updates until it is restored.

 

[Seriously]

My TI account just died, so no score updates until it is restored.��

81/1 Amla 40 du plessis 11

 

[Seriously]

Busy frying some pork sausages and onions... with some eggs for a lekker midnight snack!

B3sted, now I am hungry

 

[MickeyD]

:twisted:

 

[Seriously]

End of over 18 (6 runs) South Africa 88/1 (RR: 4.88)

HM Amla 42 (59b 5x4 0x6)
F du Plessis 16 (17b 1x4 0x6)
JDS Neesham 1-0-6-0
DL Vettori 1-0-1-0

 

[Seriously]

End of over 19 (5 runs) South Africa 93/1 (RR: 4.89)

HM Amla 47 (65b 6x4 0x6)
F du Plessis 16 (17b 1x4 0x6)
DL Vettori 2-0-6-0
JDS Neesham 1-0-6-0
18.6
Vettori to Amla, 1 run, pushed through covers for another single
18.5
Vettori to Amla, FOUR, this time he manages to execute! The length is fuller so Amla moves slightly towards the leg side and drills the ball through cover with a fluent drive
18.4
Vettori to Amla, no run, Amla makes room against the angle into him from round the wicket and drives hard, can't beat mid-off. Amla wants to go inside out, but does not have the room
18.3
Vettori to Amla, no run, goes back and plays the ball to midwicket
18.2
Vettori to Amla, no run, steps out and drives the ball hard and straight, Vettori does well to dive to his left and field
18.1
Vettori to Amla, no run, Amla stays in his crease and nudges to midwicket

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-south-africa-2014-15/engine/match/749773.html

 

[Seriously]

End of over 20 (12 runs) South Africa 105/1 (RR: 5.25)

F du Plessis 27 (21b 2x4 1x6)
HM Amla 48 (67b 6x4 0x6)
JDS Neesham 2-0-18-0
DL Vettori 2-0-6-0
19.6
Neesham to du Plessis, 1 run, nudged off the back foot towards square leg for a single
19.5
Neesham to du Plessis, no run, played to point
19.4
Neesham to du Plessis, FOUR, hits it to the straight boundary behind him this time! Faf wanted to carve the short ball over point but got a top edge that went over the keeper
19.3
Neesham to du Plessis, SIX, that's a tremendous shot! It was a length ball and Faf came forward, got under it and punched, not much of a follow through but he hit it on the up and cleared the long-off boundary
19.2
Neesham to Amla, 1 run, moves back and across and works a short of a length delivery off his hips towards long leg
Rehan: "I feel like I'm missing something... Who is Justin Green? I've never heard of him."
19.1
Neesham to Amla, no run, defended on the back foot towards point

 

[Seriously]

End of over 21 (3 runs) South Africa 108/1 (RR: 5.14)

F du Plessis 29 (26b 2x4 1x6)
HM Amla 49 (68b 6x4 0x6)
DL Vettori 3-0-9-0
JDS Neesham 2-0-18-0
Ross: "1 am in South Africa, wondering how many times I will still see Amla make a team pay for dropping him? Can we start calling him "The Punisher" yet?"
20.6
Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, played with soft hands towards point and they sprint the single
20.5
Vettori to du Plessis, no run, stays in his crease and punches a good length ball from off to cover
20.4
Vettori to du Plessis, no run, defended back to the bowler
20.3
Vettori to du Plessis, no run, played gently into the covers
20.2
Vettori to Amla, 1 run, steps out and drives the ball to long off, Vettori tries to dive and cut it off but can't
20.1
Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, steps put to one that angles into him from round the wicket and clips it in front of square to bring up the 50 stand off 46 balls



Current time 12:00 local, 23:00 GMT ODI Career
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs
Hashim Amla (rhb) 49 68 6 0 72.05 6 (11b) 9 (15b)
Faf du Plessis (rhb) 29 26 2 1 111.53 2 (6b) 18 (15b)
Mat Runs HS Ave
97 4708 150 54.74
57 1757 126 35.85
Bowlers O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s This spell
Daniel Vettori (sla) 2.6 0 9 0 3.00 12 1 0 2.5-0-8-0
James Neesham (rm) 2.0 0 18 0 9.00 4 1 1 2-0-18-0
Mat Wkts BBI Econ
277 284 5/7 4.11
13 14 4/42 6.20
Recent overs • • • • 4 1 • 1 6 4 • 1 1 1 • • • 1
Current partnership 52 runs, 8.3 overs, RR: 6.11 (Amla 22, du Plessis 29)
Last bat Q de Kock b McClenaghan 26 (33b 3x4 0x6) SR: 78.78
Fall of wicket 56/1 (12.3 ov); Partnership: 56 runs, 12.3 overs, RR: 4.48 (Amla 27, de Kock 26)
Umpire reviews remaining South Africa 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); New Zealand 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-south-africa-2014-15/engine/match/749773.html

 

[MickeyD]

Need to take on Vettori. Cannot let him rush through his overs...

 

[Seriously]

End of over 24 (4 runs) South Africa 123/1 (RR: 5.12)

HM Amla 56 (74b 7x4 0x6)
F du Plessis 37 (38b 2x4 1x6)
TG Southee 7-1-33-0
DL Vettori 4-0-13-0
23.6
Southee to Amla, no run, driven firmly but can't find the gap at cover
23.5
Southee to du Plessis, 1 run, worked off the back foot through midwicket for a single
23.4
Southee to Amla, 1 run, Amla stays in his crease and drives to mid-off, they take on the fielder because he is on the edge of the circle
23.3
Southee to Amla, no run, left alone outside off stump, that was on a good length and around 132 kph
23.2
Southee to du Plessis, 1 run, nudged from the crease through midwicket
23.1
Southee to Amla, 1 run, short of a length angling into the right-hander, working off the back foot through square leg

 

[sand_man]

Not New Zealand's day today.

 

[MickeyD]

Faf looking good!

 

[sand_man]

Yeah he is. Pace of this wicket takes getting used to though. Don't reckon it will be easy for incoming batsman to tee off from the get go. Nicely poised but one or two quick wickets and NZ are back in it.