Twenty20 World Championship 2007
South Africa vs New Zealand
South Africa beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
Sep 19, 2007
Justin Kemp's aggressive batting spurred South Africa to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in a Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights match on Wednesday.
Kemp smashed six fours and six sixes in his 56-ball 89 not out, the top score in South Africa's reply of 158 for four to New Zealand's total of 153 for eight.
South Africa, who beat England in their first Super Eights match on Sunday, now have four points from two games in the group and face India in their last game.
New Zealand, who have beaten both India and England, have four points from three games, with semi-final places going to the top two in each of the two Super Eights groups. Fast bowler Morne Morkel took four for 17 to lead a South African fightback after Lou Vincent (32) and Brendon McCullum (38) had put on 68 for New Zealand's first wicket. Morkel was denied the first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 internationals when umpire Billy Doctrove ruled that the delivery that bowled Mark Gillespie in Morkel's last over was a no-ball.
New Zealand fell away after their sturdy opening stand and they depended heavily on Craig McMillan's unbeaten 48 to post a respectable total. McMillan and Jacob Oram (15) shared 41 for the fifth wicket, New Zealand's only other noteworthy stand.
In South Africa's reply, Kemp and Mark Boucher (23) put on 65 for the fourth wicket after their side had slipped to 45 for three. Shaun Pollock (16 not out) helped Kemp complete the job with an unbroken stand of 48 and South Africa won with five balls to spare.
ICC World Twenty20, SA-NZ, Super 8: South Africa 158-4 (19.1 overs) beat New Zealand 153-8 (20 overs) by 6 wickets
Twenty20 World Championship 2007
South Africa vs New Zealand
Scorecard
South Africa won the toss and decided to field
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153 for 8 (20.0 overs)
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158 for 4 (19.1 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Vincent | b van der Wath | 32 |
29 | 4 | 0 | |
| McCullum | c Boucher | b M Morkel | 38 |
26 | 3 | 2 |
| Taylor | c Boucher | b M Morkel | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
| Styris | c de Villiers | b A Morkel | 6 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
| McMillan | not out | 48 |
25 | 2 | 4 | |
| Oram | b M Morkel | 15 |
15 | 2 | 0 | |
| McCullum | run out | 1 |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vettori | c A Morkel | b van der Wath | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bond | c Boucher | b M Morkel | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gillespie | not out | 3 |
7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 2nb 5w 1lb | 8 | ||||
| Total | for 8 | 153 | (20.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Smith | c McCullum | b Bond | 2 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibbs | c sub | b Martin | 19 |
19 | 4 | 0 |
| de Villiers | c McCullum | b Gillespie | 1 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp | not out | 89 |
56 | 6 | 6 | |
| Boucher | c McCullum | b Gillespie | 23 |
23 | 2 | 0 |
| Pollock | not out | 16 |
11 | 0 | 1 | |
| Extras | 3nb 4w 1lb | 8 | ||||
| Total | for 4 | 158 | (19.1 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: B R Doctrove, S J A Taufel
South Africa: Smith, Gibbs, de Villiers, Kemp, Boucher, Pollock, A Morkel, Philander, van der Wath, M Morkel, Nel
New Zealand: Vincent, McCullum, Taylor, Styris, McMillan, Oram, Vettori, Bond, Gillespie, Martin, McCullum
Twenty20 Schedule, South Africa
World Twenty20 2007
Group A:
11 September: South Africa vs West Indies at Johannesburg13 September: West Indies vs Bangladesh at Johannesburg
15 September: South Africa vs Bangladesh at Cape Town
Group B:
12 September: Australia vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town13 September: Zimbabwe vs England at Cape Town
14 September: Australia vs England at Cape Town
Group C:
12 September: New Zealand vs Kenya at Durban14 September: Sri Lanka vs Kenya at Johannesburg
15 September: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Johannesburg
Group D:
12 September: Pakistan vs Scotland at Durban13 September: India vs Scotland at Durban
14 September: India vs Pakistan at Durban
Super Eight phase:
16 September: New Zealand vs India at Johannesburg16 September: Australia vs Bangladesh at Cape Town
16 September: South Africa vs England at Cape Town
17 September: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg
18 September: New Zealand vs England at Durban
18 September: Australia vs Pakistan at Johannesburg
18 September: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg
19 September: South Africa vs New Zealand at Durban
19 September: England vs India at Durban
20 September: Australia vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town
20 September: Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Cape Town
20 September: South Africa vs India at Durban
Semi-finals:
22 September: New Zealand vs Pakistan at Cape Town22 September: India vs Australia at Durban
Final:
24 September at JohannesburgThe first Twenty20 World Cup, 2007
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