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New Zealand vs South Africa, Live Score, Match 25, ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019

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New Zealand beat South Africa by 4 wickets | New Zealand Vs South Africa Live Score, Match 25

over|runs

49 15

48 6

47 3

46 9

45 5

44 12

43 3

42 6

41 6

40 1

39 10

38 4

37 9

36 6

35 6

34 3

33 9

32 11

31 1

30 5

29 4

28 6

27 4

26 2

25 0

24 1

23 5

22 3

21 8

20 2

19 4

18 4

17 2

16 2

15 11

14 3

13 5

12 7

11 3

10 2

9 4

8 4

7 1

6 13

5 2

4 2

3 3

2 3

1 9

Victorious New Zealand captain, Kane Williamson, says that in the morning, the wicket was a bit soft, hence bowling first was a better option. Adds that it did look a belter and the bowlers had to adjust, which they did beautifully. On not giving Jimmy Neesham the ball in this game, Williamson says that in this case, de Grandhomme and Santner were bowling well, hence he did not feel the need to go to Jimmy. On Colin de Grandhomme's approach to batting, Williamson says that they just had a chat and from there on, Colin took it on his own. Praises de Grandhomme for playing the blinder, which Kane believes, took the game away from South Africa. Agrees that the Kiwis have done well, playing on a variety of pitches but is quick to admit that there are a few tough games coming their way and the team needs to be prepared to apply itself.

South African skipper, Faf du Plessis, says that the Proteas were aiming for 260 which would have been a great score on this wicket. Which means, he reckons, there were 20 short. Praises Williamson for showing how to bat on this wicket, by seeing off the good bowlers and targetting that one weak bowler and adds that a century in such games on such pitches make the difference. On South Africa's fielding, Faf says that the fielders and bowlers gave it their all but Kane Williamson was too good on the day. On Williamson's catch not being reviewed, du Plessis says that he was standing at long on and since there was no real appeal from either of Tahir or de Kock, they did not review. Admits that the performances have not been there from the individuals in this World Cup but the team is still fighting and stresses that it shall continue.

Match details

Toss: Toss won by New Zealand

Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Nigel Llong (ENG)

TV umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)

Match referee: Sir Richie Richardson (WI)

PLAYING XI

New Zealand

Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (W), Jimmy Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

South Africa

Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (W), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis (C), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi