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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

2017 South Africa Tour of New Zealand - NZ Vs SA Fourth ODI @ Hamilton Wednesday March 01,2017

NZ beats SA bt 7 Wickets to level the 5- Match ODI Series 2-2

SA won the toss and chose to bat first

Scorecard
SA scored 279/8 in 50 Overs
In reply NZ scored 280/3 in 45 Overs
Martin Guptill 180*(138 Balls 4x15 and 6x11)

Ross Taylor      66(97 Balls 4x7 and 6x1)
Match Result - NZ beats SA bt 7 Wickets
MOM - Martin Guptill (NZ)for his 180*(138 Balls 4x15 and 6x11)

Series Result - 5-match series level 2-2

Note

The top-three scores by a New Zealand batsman in ODIs are all by Guptill: 237*, 189* and 180*.

11 Sixes hit by Guptill - the second-highest by a New Zealand player. Corey Anderson had hit 14 sixes in his record-breaking century against West Indies in 2014. Guptill himself had hit 11 sixes in his unbeaten innings of 237 against West Indies in 2015 World Cup. 

The 180 Runs partnership between Guptill and Ross Taylor - the highest for by any wicket for New Zealand against South Africa, beating 154 between Jamie How and Brendon McCullum in Port Elizabeth in 2007. 

Martin Guptill's 180 not out is the fourth-highest score when chasing in ODIs. The highest in chases is Shane Watson's 185 not out against Bangladesh in 2011, followed by MS Dhoni's unbeaten 183 against Sri Lanka in 2005 and Virat Kohli's 183 against Pakistan in 2012. The previous highest score in chases for New Zealand was 141, by Scott Styris against Sri Lanka in the 2003 World Cup. Guptill also went past David Warner's 173, which was the previous highest by a batsman when chasing against South Africa.  

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