Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Match
7th ODI,
ICC Mens World Cup Warm-Up Matches
Umpires
Chris Gaffaney (Austrlia), Richard Kettleborough (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)
Referee
Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Toss
New Zealand elected to bat
OVS
Bowler :
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Over 35
Runs: 2
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Over 36
Runs: 3
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Over 37
Runs: 9
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Over 38
Runs: 0
All Overs
Player of the Match
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
Weather Update
Thiruvananthapuram,India
Updated: 23 Feb 18:18
27.8°CMist
mist
75%
Clouds
0%
Rain %
83%
Humidity
0 kmph
Wind
Commentary
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That will be all from your host Abhishek alongside Pratyush. Hope you enjoyed our coverage on Sportskeeda. Do join us tomorrow as we will have two different Indian men's team in action. The one in Hangzhou will square off against Nepal in a bid to qualify for the semi-finals in T20 while the team led by Rohit Sharma will face off against the Netherlands in a warm-up fixture.
South Africa lost the wicket of Reeza Hendricks on a golden duck as they began chasing the target of 322 on a sour note. Trent Boult and Matt Henry continued to trouble the South African batters by swinging the ball from both ends but Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen did just enough to hold on to their wickets. Rassie went on to complete his half-century before skying one towards Neesham off the bowling of Mitchell Santner at 51.
Aiden Markram fell to the spin of Ish Sodhi as pressure mounted on Quinton de Kock to chase the total. He was bruised and battered a lot but refused to retire in this warm-up fixture. Heinrich Klaasen had a swipe at the part-timers Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra before edging a delivery off Trent Boult at 39. David Miller played too slowly at 18 off 26 as the rain Gods had the last laugh. South Africa fell short of 7 runs in the end as Quinton de Kock's unbeaten knock of 84 off 89 went in vain.
New Zealand tried eight different bowlers on the night but it was only Henry, Boult, Neesham, and Santner who were able to keep their economy under six runs an over. Ish Sodhi looks much settled than Rachin Ravindra to stake a claim on the fifth bowler in the side with Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips coming in handy with overs in between.
Earlier in the day, Devon Conway retired hurt at 78 while Tom Latham scored 52 off 56 in New Zealand's path to 321-6. Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi picked three wickets each while the rest of the Proteas bowlers remained wicketless, putting them in a spot of bother.
21:38 IST: Well, that's that. The two captains shake hands as the officials decide to call the game off. The match has been abandoned. New Zealand win by 7 runs (DLS).
21:36 IST: The covers are being peeled off. We should ideally have an inspection before a potential restart, considering neither side will want to risk injuries on a damp surface. Oops. The heavens have opened up again. We're in for further delay.
21:30 IST: Plenty of activity around the covers. The rain has subsided but the little downpour was torrential, which means there are a few wet patches around.
OHH NO! It is raining heavily in the ground and the covers are on the pitch.
Quinton is bruised badly. But, he is still going strong and hits Mitchell for two boundaries. Looks like he is determined to complete his century before retiring himself out.
37
overs
211/4score
0
0
4
0
4
1
runs
Quinton de Kock*
84(89)
David Miller
18(26)
Daryl Mitchell
0/18
36.6 Daryl Mitchell to Quinton de Kock, slower one pitched up outside off. De Kock lofts it over the covers, only picking up a single this time
36.5 Daryl Mitchell to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Glorious! Pitched up outside the off-stump. De Kock clears his front leg and gets underneath it to cream a lofted drive over extra cover. Lovely!
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Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Quinton de Kock
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Daryl Mitchell
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