Players trade greetings after South Africa’s win in the ODI World Cup 2023 match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on November 1, 2023.
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Bat first, bat large and bat the opposition out of the sport. That’s been South Africa’s success mantra in the Men’s World Cup thus far. When New Zealand inserted South Africa in to bat after profitable the toss, the latter was served a possibility to repeat it at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday night time.
And it didn’t disappoint. After Quinton de Kock’s fourth hundred of the match and his scintillating partnership with Rassie van der Dussen, the different centurion, helped South Africa pile on a gargantuan 357 for 4, it was all the time going to be fairly an uphill activity for New Zealand.
The batting line-up that fell one six quick of chasing down a goal of 389 in opposition to Australia in its final outing wilted below the Proteas fire-power.
As a consequence, nicely earlier than Glenn Phillips’ counter-attack was over to sign the finish of the Kiwi innings for 167, greater than half of the 31,940 spectators that had flocked to the stadium had began their arduous journey again to the metropolis.
While Keshav Maharaj took 4 wickets after the tempo pack had taken the fizz out of the chase, the sport was arrange by de Kock and van der Dussen’s second 200-run partnership of the match.
Captain Temba Bavuma was uncharacteristically aggressive — his six off Matt Henry over extra-cover being the standout stroke of the day.
But as soon as he miscued a drive off Trent Boult in the ninth over, van der Dussen joined de Kock at the crease.
For the subsequent 144 minutes, the de Kock and van der Dussen present thrilled the gallery. The duo took its time to get going. At 94 for one in 20 overs, left-arm spinner Rachin Ravindra was welcomed with an enormous six in his first over as the subsequent 10-over passage noticed the duo add 61 runs.
When de Kock minimize a wider slower supply straight to level off Southee off the final ball of the fortieth over, the launchpad had been set for South Africa to complete the innings with a flurry.
David Miller, promoted forward of Heinrich Klaasen to focus on the left-arm spin, didn’t disappoint as South Africa plundered 119 runs in the final 10 overs. The onslaught almost put the chase out of New Zealand’s attain.
Once the pacers had lowered the Kiwis to 56 for 3 in the eleventh over, the sport was all however sealed for Maharaj to complete it off in a rush.
