South Africa vs New Zealand, 2nd Semi-Final (B1 v A2) - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Date & Time: Mar 05, 02:00 PM LOCAL
Kagiso Rabada 2-70(10 ov)
47.6
Rabada to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, slower shortish delivery, pulled to deep mid-wicket to retain strike. 19 runs off the over
47.5
Rabada to Michael Bracewell, leg byes, FOUR, skiddy back of a length ball in line of the stumps, Michael Bracewell looks to pull it across but it deflects off his thigh pad and beats the keeper to his left. Bonus runs these
47.4
Rabada to Phillips, 1 run, in the air... but safe! A slower short ball, Phillips looks to pull but gets a top-edge onto his helmet as the ball lobs behind. Klaasen runs to his left but it falls short of him. The batters sneak in a run
47.3
Rabada to Phillips, FOUR, the runs are flowing! 119.1kph off-pace full ball well outside off, Phillips reaches out and hits it past the right side of the diving extra cover fielder. Found the gap and got what he wanted
47.2
Rabada to Phillips, 2 runs, 138.3kph full-toss on middle and leg, Phillips mishits it towards long-on. Both these are lightning quick between the wickets and that enables them to take a couple
47.2
Rabada to Phillips, wide, full ball down leg, Phillips looks to flick but misses. Wided
47.1
Rabada to Phillips, SIX, what a shot! A delivery served up where Phillips likes it. It's in the slot. Phillips clears his front leg and hammers it downtown. Hit it with a lot of power and the ball flies over the fence for a flat maximum
43.6
Rabada to Phillips, 1 run, 135kph skiddy shortish ball on middle and leg, Phillips gets rushed but manages to swipe it to long leg to retain strike
43.5
Rabada to Mitchell, 1 run, 106.2kph slower shortish delivery on off, Mitchell helps the pull to fine leg
43.4
Rabada to Phillips, 1 run, low full-toss angling in on the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket
43.3
Rabada to Phillips, no run, very full ball on middle at 141kph, Phillips drives it crisply but straight to mid-off
43.2
Rabada to Mitchell, 1 run, short of length ball wide outside off, slower ball, Mitchell slaps it to deep point. The idea is to keep it away from the batter usually and try and make him create his own pace
43.1
Rabada to Phillips, 1 run, a low full-toss on the pads, Phillips whips it to deep mid-wicket
41.6
Rabada to Phillips, 2 runs, off-pace back of a length ball well outside off, Phillips rises on his toes and upper cuts it to the left of sweeper cover. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so. A wicket and only 4 runs off the over
41.5
Rabada to Phillips, no run, off-pace back of a length ball cutting into Phillips. He tries to pull but bottom-edges it towards the keeper
41.4
Rabada to Mitchell, 1 run, this is smart bowling! The slower ones are gripping a bit and Rabada is using them to good effect. The line was a bit awry but the idea was right and he got away with it. Dug into the surface and cutting down leg, Mitchell swipes it towards fine leg
41.3
Rabada to Phillips, 1 run, 121.7kph slower length ball outside off, Phillips waits for it and taps it with an open bat-face through point to get off the mark
41.2
Rabada to Phillips, no run, a brilliant yorker on off, Phillips is alert to it and digs it out in front of him
41.1
Rabada to Latham, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Another batter who tries to do something innovative and pays the price for it. Latham premeditates and exposes his stumps as he crouches in his stance and shapes to play the scoop. Rabada keeps it simple. He bowls a seam-up delivery on a good length on middle and off. You miss I hit stuff. Latham is beaten for pace and the ball crashes into the stumps. Good little passage for South Africa this. Latham b Rabada 4(5)
35.6
Rabada to Mitchell, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Mitchell pulls wide of deep backward square-leg and a fumble helps as they come back for the 2nd
35.5
Rabada to Williamson, 1 run, fullish outside off, Williamson gets forward to drive square of the wicket on the off-side
35.4
Rabada to Mitchell, 1 run, good length outside off, Mitchell gets forward to drive to sweeper cover and it's just one
35.3
Rabada to Mitchell, no run, short of length and rising on off, Mitchell goes on the back foot to nudge, thick inside-edge on to the ribs and it rolls near him
35.2
Rabada to Mitchell, 2 runs, short of length on the middle-stump, Mitchell clips it to deep backward square-leg and it's into the gap for two
35.1
Rabada to Mitchell, 2 runs, length delivery on off, Mitchell gets forward and lofts over mid-on, who is inside the ring, did not time it and that's why it did not go for a boundary
33.6
Rabada to Williamson, no run, dug in short, slower and Williamson fails to pull it away, over the glove, does not carry to Klaasen
33.5
Rabada to Mitchell, 1 run, short of length on middle, turned to deep backward square-leg and Mitchell is off the mark
33.4
Rabada to Mitchell, no run, a low full-toss on middle, Mitchell flicks and Miller at mid-wicket dives to his right and keeps it to a dot
33.3
Rabada to Ravindra, out Caught by Klaasen!! Rabada ends things. Breaks the stand. Full and wide outside off, the slower-ball off-cutter, Ravindra throws the bat on the drive, thick outside-edge and flies to Klaasen's left. Rabada celebrates with a fist-pump. Ravindra walks off raising his bat. End of a fine knock. Ravindra c Klaasen b Rabada 108(101) [4s-13 6s-1]
33.2
Rabada to Ravindra, no run, low full-toss on off, Ravindra hits it into the ground and finds backward point, wanted to guide it into the gap
33.1
Rabada to Ravindra, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and pitches outside the leg-stump, Ravindra gets forward to flick and misses, hit on the back leg, they want a quick single but decide against it as Rabada runs forward
31.6
Rabada to Williamson, FOUR, expensive over this. This is full and following Williamson outside the leg-stump, Williamson makes room and drives it wide of cover, not timed but it's into the gap
31.5
Rabada to Williamson, FOUR, innovation from Williamson and the runs are flowing. It's full outside off, Williamson shuffles across and scoops over short fine-leg, manipulated the field so well there
31.4
Rabada to Williamson, 2 runs, Williamson too wants to take on the bowling, makes room outside the leg-stump, it's a short of length delivery on the stumps, Williamson pulls wide of long-on for two
31.3
Rabada to Ravindra, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Ravindra gets forward and cuts to sweeper cover
31.2
Rabada to Ravindra, FOUR, tries the yorker length delivery but around leg-stump or even outside the leg-stump, Ravindra flicks it through backward square-leg and it's into the gap, short fine was inside the ring
31.1
Rabada to Ravindra, 2 runs, yet another 100 for Ravindra in ODIs - and all have come in ICC tournaments. He is the next batting superstar in the making. It's a length delivery on leg-stump, tucked wide of mid-wicket and easy two as he gets back. Out comes the helmet and a raise of the bat, acknowledges the applause. A fine knock this
14.6
Rabada to Williamson, 1 run, fullish outside off, Williamson lets the ball to come on, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man
14.5
Rabada to Williamson, no run, fullish outside off, Williamson gets forward to drive to mid-on and it's mistimed
14.4
Rabada to Williamson, 2 runs, good length on middle and leg, Williamson gets another couple with a work off the pads and wide of deep backward square-leg
14.3
Rabada to Williamson, 2 runs, now a pull, short of length outside off, Williamson pulls and deep square-leg gets across and cuts it off to his left, two more
14.2
Rabada to Williamson, FOUR, finally Williamson gets one away. It's a half-volley and angled in on the pads, flicked between mid-wicket and mid-on
14.1
Rabada to Ravindra, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Ravindra gets forward and drives to deep backward point
12.6
Rabada to Williamson, no run, a maiden from Rabada. Dug in short on the stumps, Williamson swivels to pull, early into the shot, misses, off the body to the left of Klaasen
12.5
Rabada to Williamson, no run, now the quick short ball on the stumps, Williamson ducks
12.4
Rabada to Williamson, no run, nearly a catch to mid-on. A slower-ball leg-cutter on a good length outside off, Williamson is early into the whip and Maharaj runs and slides forward but it just drops in front of him
12.3
Rabada to Williamson, no run, fullish and tight on off, Williamson gets forward to defend to cover
12.2
Rabada to Williamson, no run, fullish on off, Williamson gets forward to defend solidly to cover
12.1
Rabada to Williamson, no run, full outside off, Williamson is early into the drive, was in the air for a while but short of cover
10.6
Rabada to Ravindra, 1 run, short of length on middle and off, Ravindra goes on the back foot and runs it down to third man
10.5
Rabada to Williamson, 1 run, full on middle, Williamson flicks in the air but well wide of mid-wicket
10.4
Rabada to Williamson, FOUR, nicely done. It's a short of length delivery just outside off, Williamson is always in control, opens the face of the bat and runs it down, beats the diving Klaasen, it bounced in front of Klaasen who got a little glove on it, but it slips away
10.3
Rabada to Williamson, no run, good length and nips back in to off-stump, Williamson stays besides the line, dabs towards gully
10.2
Rabada to Williamson, no run, nicely bowled, good length on middle, Williamson is squared up as he goes on the back foot, the thick outside-edge rolls to cover
10.1
Rabada to Ravindra, 1 run, length delivery on middle and off, Ravindra gets forward to drive square of the wicket on the off-side
8.6
Rabada to Ravindra, 1 run, fullish on middle and off, seams away a tad, Ravindra gets forward to drive and the thick outside-edge is running away, Jansen gets across and cuts it off from third man, good stop
8.5
Rabada to Ravindra, no run, slower-ball off-cutter on the pads, flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket, again well-timed
8.4
Rabada to Ravindra, no run, from round the wicket. It's short of length and angled in on off, Ravindra gets forward to punch it on the rise, picks out mid-off
8.3
Rabada to Williamson, 1 run, short of length on off, angled in, Williamson opens the face of the bat and guides it wide of backward point for one, is off the mark
8.2
Rabada to Williamson, no run, beats the bat. Length delivery on the fourth-stump channel, Williamson looks to defend, the ball holds its line and beats the bat, does not carry to Klaasen
8.1
Rabada to Ravindra, 1 run, short of length on middle, Ravindra opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man
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