a24112 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)