2011: Quarter-final Chasing a modest 222 to beat New Zealand in Dhaka, South Africa collapsed from 108-2 to 172 all out.
New Zealand and South Africa have together played nine World Cup semi-finals and they haven't won a single one - yet
New Zealand have lost each of the 6 WC SF's they have played - in 1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2011 - while South Africa
lost in 1992 and 2007, and tied against Australia in 1999, which led to
their elimination as Australia finished higher than them in the Super
Six table.
4-2 New Zealand's head-to-head advantage in 6 WC Matches between the two teams - they've won each of the last three, in Mirpur
in 2011, St George's, Granada in 2007, and Johannesburg in 2003. They
also played at Eden Park, Auckland, in the 1992 World Cup, a match which
New Zealand won by seven wickets.
6-2 South Africa's head to head advantage over New Zealand since the 2011 World Cup, when they lost to them by 49 runs in Mirpur.
Since then, New Zealand won a three-match series 2-1 in South Africa in
2013, but South Africa won two series in New Zealand - 3-0 in 2012, and
2-0 in 2014. South Africa have a 9-9 win-loss record against New Zealand in New Zealand, but have won each of their last five ODIs there.
5 Number of batsmen who've scored hundreds for South Africa - AB de Villiers ,David Miller, Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy and Hashim Amla.
No other team have five different centurions in this World Cup.
For New Zealand,Martin Guptill is the only batsman who has scored a hundred.
Google Doodle on NZ Vs SA SF - 1 at the Eden Park, Auckland Tuesday March 24,2015
Google's latest doodle in the Cricket World Cup 2015 series shows New
Zealand and South Africa, who are pitched against each other for the SF - 1 on Tuesday March 24,2015
The Proteas and Black Caps come into this semi-final both having
displayed a propensity to play an aggressive and attacking brand of
cricket throughout the tournament thus far.
Today's match is being played at the Eden Park, Auckland in the
first semi-final as both the teams look to book a place in a World Cup
final for the first time
New Zealand beats South Africa and enters the final
New Zealand beat South Africa with a six off the penultimate ball to reach the World Cup final for the first time.
With five needed from two balls, Grant Elliott hit Dale
Steyn into the stands to finish unbeaten on 84 and seal a four-wicket
win in Auckland.
Elliott and Corey Anderson's 58 had lifted the Black Caps from 149-4 in their chase of a rain-adjusted 298.
South Africa had earlier posted 281-5, with Faf du Plessis making 82, in a match reduced to 43 overs per side.
Captain AB de Villiers weighed in with an unbeaten 65
for South Africa and David Miller an 18-ball 49 in a target that was
escalated by Duckworth-Lewis, but just within New Zealand's reach.
It was a fourth unsuccessful World Cup semi-final for
the Proteas to add to two defeats and the famous 1999 tie with
Australia.
For New Zealand, a seventh last-four tie finally yielded a place in the final after six previous losses.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first
South Africa Scored 281/5 in 43 Overs
Hasim Amla 10(14 Balls with 4x2) - 21/1(3.4 Over)
Quinton de Kock 14(17 Balls with 4x2) - 31/2(7.5 Over)
Rilee Rossouw 39(53 Balls with 4x2 and 6x1) - 114/3(26.1 Over)
Faf du Plesis 82(107 Balls with 4x7 and 6x1)-15th ODI Fifty
South Africa were reduced to 31-2 with openers Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla out cheaply
3rd wicket partnership:83 off 110 Balls between Rilee Rossouw(39)and Faf du Plesis(36)
4th wicket Partnership: 103 off 73 balls between du Plessis (40) and de Villiers (61)
5th wicket partnership: 55 off 24 Balls between David Miller(49) and AB de Villiers(4)
Rain Stopped play at the end of 38 Overs When South Africa were 216/3 with Faf du Plesis 82* and AB de Villiers 60*
The rains, with Duckworth-Lewis and mathematics, have been a spoilsport for South Africa thrice in World Cup matches
After losing approximately two hours of play, the play was resumed with reducing the game to a 43 overs/side affair
Faf Du Plessis was out only two balls after the resumption, caught down the
leg side from a Corey Anderson bouncer that had originally been called a
wide
David Miller 49(18 Balls with 4x6 and 6x3)
AB de Villiers 65* (45 Balls with 4x8 and 6x1)-46th ODI Fifty
J PDuminy 08*(4 Balls with 4x1)
Wicket Takers(NZ)
Corey Anderson 3/72(6 Overs)
Trent Boult 2/53(9 Overs)
NZ Scored 299/6 in 42.5 Overs (Target 298 Runs in 43 Overs under D/L)
Brendon Mc Cullum 59(26 Balls with 4x8 and 6x4)-31st ODI Fifty
Kane Williamson 06(11 Balls with 4x1)
Martin Guptill 34(38 Balls with 4x3 and 6x1)
Ross Taylor 30(39 Balls with 4x4)
Corey Williamson 58(57 Balls with 4x7and 6x2)
Luke Ronchi 08(7 Balls with 4x1)
Grant Elliott 84*(73 Balls with 4x7 and 6x3)
Daniel Vottori 07(6 Balls with 4x1)
Wicket Takers(SA)
Morne Morkel 3/59(9 Overs)
J P Duminy 1/43(5 Overs)
Dale Steyn 1/76(8.5 Overs)
Match Result - NZ won by 4 wickets
MOM - Grant Elloitt for his 84*Runs
Grant Elliott scored a match-winning 84 off 73 to power New Zealand
(299/6) to their first ever World Cup final, beating South Africa
(281/5) by 4 wickets (D/L) in a cliffhanger
A sensational win over South Africa in the heart-stopping semi-final has
given New Zealand their maiden entry into the cricket World Cup final, a
moment which victorious captain Brendon McCullum described as the
"greatest time" of their lives
AB de Villiers missed an easy stumping chance to dismiss Grant Elliott when he dislodged the bails with his knee and fell over
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