New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2024 Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton Date & Time: Feb 13-Feb 16, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Ruan de Swardt 64(156)
97.1
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, out Bowled!! Chopped on. On a length on off stump, has de Swardt stranded in his crease. Doesn't move forwards or backwards, and tries to block it leg side from his crease only to bottom edge it onto his boots and then get a richochet back onto the stumps. A battling innings from Ruan de Swardt comes to an end. NZ have started the morning brightly! Ruan de Swardt b William ORourke 64(156) [4s-9]
95.6
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full delivery on off stump. Defended
95.1
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, 3 runs, back of length and wide, de Swardt stands tall and punches it away square of the wicket. Pierces the infield and Will Young from covers runs back quickly to save a run for his team
93.6
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, 133.6 clicks, on a length and straighter. Defended
93.5
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched even fuller onto off stump. Blocked off a thick inside edge towards mid-on
93.4
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller delivery on fourth stump, shoots up a bit. Squeezed out towards backward point
93.3
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, 2 runs, back of length at the stumps, a confident looking pull shot across the line, in front of square
93.2
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, on a length on off, defended
93.1
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, almost a catch!! Back of length delivery that angles away from off, de Swardt awkward by that length and squared up slightly. Tries to defend away from the body and edges it towards second slip. Just short of Latham who actually dives well diving to his left to stop tht one
92.3
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, fuller and angling onto middle and leg, tucked to the left of mid-on for a single
92.2
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
92.1
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller and angling onto the stumps from round the wicket. Defended
91.3
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, fuller delivery that skids onto middle and off, de Swardt awkwardly tucks it towards deep square leg
91.2
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, 2 runs, back of length onto the shoulder, climbs up quickly and makes de Swardt a bit uncomfortable. Gloves it away towards fine leg
91.1
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller delivery on fourth stump, defended to backward point
89.6
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, overpitched and at the stumps, pushed back to ORourke who parries it to mid-on. A maiden over to begin Day 2
89.5
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full outside off, wobbling away. de Swardt shoulders arms
89.4
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller and angles in a bit more sharply. Defended off a thick inside edge
89.3
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched fuller and angling onto off, defended on this occasion
89.2
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, on a length outside off, stays straight with no swing. Ignored by the batter
89.1
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, short of length delivery outside off, left alone by de Swardt
88.3
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, byes, 1 run, slides down the leg side with the spin. The keeper can't gather properply and SA steal a bye
88.2
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched fuller and spins in sharply to get to the thigh pad. An inside edge on the way
88.1
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, floated up at the stumps, defended
86.6
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller outside off, de Swardt wanted to leave but the ball comes and hits his bat before that. On the bounce and towards second slip
86.5
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of length and outside off, left alone
86.4
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, banged short outside off, arrives a bit slower than expected and de Swardt goes for a pull across the line. Gets an inside edge right onto his groin area. He's down and seems in a bit of pain, these blows are never easy to deal with. A holdup in play
86.3
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full outside off, solidly defended
86.2
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller and angling onto off stump, blocked out
86.1
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full outside off, driven towards extra cover
83.6
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, length ball outside off, keeps a tad low and gets a bottom edge as de Swardt goes for a pull shot across the line. On the bounce and to the right of Blundell who stops with a dive
83.5
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, on a length angling inwards to off. Defended
83.4
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full and even wide outside off, driven square but towards the fielder at backward point
83.3
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full delivery outside off, driven to mid-off
82.6
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, Ruan de Swardt clubs this one down the ground for a boundary
82.5
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched up ball moving in, Ruan de Swardt leans ahead and eases it to covers
82.4
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller length ball well outside off, Ruan de Swardt chases it and the ball straightens to beat him on the outside edge
82.3
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, nicely bowled! On a length, angling in initially, and straightens a touch, Ruan de Swardt fiddles at it and misses
82.2
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full ball swinging in, Ruan de Swardt covers the line and keeps it out
82.1
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full ball swinging in, kept out watchfully
81.2
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, length ball on middle and leg, turned leg side for a single
81.1
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, 50 for Ruan de Swardt!! A well controlled, laboured innings for him in just his 2nd Test match. Full delivery swinging outside off, de Swardt opens the bat face slightly on the drive to get it through covers for a boundary
81.1
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, wide, wayward, wide outside off and swings away even further
80.2
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, 3 runs, full and swinging onto middle and leg. clipped between mid-wicket and mid-on. Wagner from mid-on runs after it and manages to prevent the boundary
80.1
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full and shapes in from outside off, beats the outside edge. This is going to be a tricky phase for the SA batters
79.6
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, on a length and tucked to deep square leg
79.5
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, byes, FOUR, quicker and slides down the leg side. There was a noise as the ball passed closer to the bat, but that was the deflection off Blundell's thumb as the ball runs down towards the fine leg boundary for four byes
79.4
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, on a length and turning in. Pushed to mid-on
79.3
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, spins down the leg side from a length
79.2
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, flighted up delivery, turned to mid-on
79.1
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, tossed up on middle stump, blocked to short leg
77.6
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, very full and quicker on off, driven towards mid-on
77.5
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, quicker onto middle and leg, turned to mid-wicket
76.6
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller length on off stump, blocked
76.5
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, good length and wide, punched towards the right of mid-off
76.4
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, 2 runs, yorker length delivery, driven down the ground for a couple of runs by Ruan de Swardt
76.3
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full but angling down the leg side
76.2
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, on a length swinging away, Wagner still getting swing. Defended into the pitch
76.1
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full outside off, de Swardt leans closer to drive to the right of mid-off
74.6
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, on a length and sliding onto the pads. An appeal from Wagner but umpire Richard Illingworth isnt interested. Too high
74.5
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, good length just outside off, defended
74.4
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, banged in short, tried to surprise de Swardt but he was ready and swivel pulls it behind square for a boundary. Got a combination of bat and glove to dispatch that away for four
74.3
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full on middle and leg, blocked leg side
74.2
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched fuller and angling inwards to off, defended
74.1
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, length ball outside off, ignored
73.1
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, flighted up delivery, pushed to the right of covers for a single
72.5
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, back of a length ball on off, Ruan de Swardt hops and works it to mid-wicket to rotate strike
72.4
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, 140kph full ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt mistimes the drive to extra cover. His bottom hand came off while playing that
72.3
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, back of a length ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt opens his bat-face and punches it past backward point to find the fence
71.6
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full length ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt leans ahead and blocks it. Another maiden for Wagner
71.5
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, beaten! Skiddy good length ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt pokes at it and the ball whistles past the outside edge
71.4
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, good length ball angling down, Ruan de Swardt moves inside the line and takes it on the thigh pad
71.3
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, skiddy length ball on off, kept out watchfully
71.2
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched up ball, angling in, flicked to mid-wicket
71.1
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fullish ball outside off, swinging away, Ruan de Swardt covers the line and blocks it
69.6
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, good length ball angling in, Ruan de Swardt hangs back and blocks it towards short leg
69.5
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, length delivery in the channel, Ruan de Swardt hangs in the crease and keeps it out
69.4
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, 2 runs, hard length ball outside off, punched through covers for a couple
69.3
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fullish ball on off, hint of away shape again, Ruan de Swardt covers the line and keeps it out
69.2
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, a very full ball on off, Ruan de Swardt digs it out
68.6
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, skiddy good length ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt looks to steer it square of the wicket and misses
68.5
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, 138kph back of a length ball shaping in, Ruan de Swardt pushes at it and gets it off the inner half to mid-wicket
68.4
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of a length ball outside off, moves away late, Ruan de Swardt looks to keep it out but is beaten
68.3
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, short ball down leg, left alone
68.2
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of a length ball outside off, punched to covers where the fielder makes a diving stop
68.1
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, good length ball shaping in sharply, Ruan de Swardt is cut into half as he hops to block. He is beaten and the ball brushes his back pocket and carries to the keeper
66.6
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, 141.5kph back of a length ball down leg, Ruan de Swardt looks to tuck but misses
66.5
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of a length ball shaping in, punched back off the inner half back to William ORourke
66.4
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of a length ball on off, blocked off the back foot
66.1
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, back of a length ball shaping in from outside off, guided past gully for a single
65.1
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, turning in from a back of a length, worked to fine leg
64.5
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, shortish ball angling at 142.9 clicks, Ruan de Swardt looks to pull it across but gets an inside edge that goes on the bounce to Blundell. He doesn't stop it cleanly and a single results
64.4
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, 138.4kph short ball shaping in, Ruan de Swardt ducks under it
64.3
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, length ball angling in on off, Ruan de Swardt camps back and keeps it out
64.2
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched up ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt goes for a booming drive but mistimes it to mid-off
64.1
William ORourke to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt hangs back and blocks it to the off-side
62.6
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of a length ball outside off, shaping away, Ruan de Swardt shoulders his arms to it
62.5
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched up ball shaping in from outside off, Ruan de Swardt plants his front foot across and pushes it to covers
62.4
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, very full ball tailing in, flicked on the bounce to short mid-wicket
62.3
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of a length ball, Ruan de Swardt hangs back and keeps it out
62.2
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, length ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt tries to cut it away but chops it besides him
62.1
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, back of a length ball shaping in from outside off, blocked off the back foot
60.6
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, beaten! Length ball outside off, shaping in, Ruan de Swardt feels for it and is foxed all ends up
60.5
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched up ball outside off, swinging in, Ruan de Swardt makes a watchful leave
60.4
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fullish ball swinging in from outside off, Ruan de Swardt leans ahead and eases it to extra cover
60.3
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, on a driveable length outside off, Ruan de Swardt doesn't go after it
59.6
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full ball drifting in, driven to mid-on. The batters search for a run but it's not on
59.5
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, turning down sharply, Ruan de Swardt covers his stumps and allows it through
59.4
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, spinning down leg, Ruan de Swardt plays inside the line
59.3
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, turning in slowly from a fuller length, Ruan de Swardt lunges in defence
58.6
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, this is good bowling! In the channel outside off, nipping in, Ruan de Swardt feels for it and is lucky not to nick it behind
58.5
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, close shave! Yorker length ball swinging in from outside off, swings in late, Ruan de Swardt makes a late decision to jam it out but is beaten on the outside edge. That ball whistles past the off-stump
58.4
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, pitched up ball outside off, moving in, eased off the front foot to the off-side
58.3
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full ball swinging in from outside off, Ruan de Swardt leans ahead and eases it to covers
58.2
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fullish ball shaping in from round the wicket, Ruan de Swardt makes an assured leave
58.1
Southee to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, fullish ball outside off, Ruan de Swardt opens the bat-face and drives it past backward point to pick up a boundary. Controlled that one nicely
57.6
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, full and quicker through the air outside off, carved past backward point to retain strike
57.5
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full ball outside off, kept out watchfully
57.4
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, Ruan de Swardt leans ahead and blocks it with the turn to short leg
57.3
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, loopy full ball on off, blocked off the front foot
57.2
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, tossed up around off, Ruan de Swardt lunges in defence
57.1
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, poor delivery and punished! A rare bad ball from Ravindra and Ruan de Swardt pounces. He rocks back and pulls it over square leg for a boundary
55.6
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, byes, FOUR, slides down the leg side with the spin and beats everything. Four byes to end the second session. It will be Tea
55.5
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, quicker at the stumps, cut off the bakcfoot towards mid-wicket
55.4
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller on the boots, turned to short mid-wicket
55.3
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, flighted up on off, defended
55.2
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, sliding onto leg stump, down the leg side. Tucked to short fine leg
55.1
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, tossed up on middle, blocked to short leg
53.6
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, tossed up on off, blocked out
53.5
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, quicker on leg stump, defended to short leg
53.4
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, flat delivery onto the stumps, blocked to short leg
52.6
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, full and angling towards off, gets a thick outside edge between slips and runs away for a boundary
52.5
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full outside off. defended towards covers
52.4
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller delivery on fourth stump, swings away late and beats the outside edge
52.3
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller and skidding onto off stump, defended
52.2
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, good length outside off, keeps a tad low as de Swardt ignores
52.1
Wagner to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full and a bit of shape away from the batter. De Swardt gets closer and defends
50.6
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, 132.4 clicks, pitched up on off stump, solidly defended
50.5
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, short pitched delivery angling towards off stump, de Swardt ducks under it
50.4
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full and wide, driven to mid-off
50.3
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller and angling in from outside off. Defended
49.6
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, tossed up onto off, defends
49.5
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, floated up on middle and leg, blocked to short leg
49.4
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, tossed up and straight, blocked to short leg
49.3
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller onto middle, turned to mid-on
49.2
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, on a length and wide, de Swardt rocks back and cuts it away square of the wicket for a boundary. First four hit off him in this Test
49.1
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, quicker at the stumps, defended to short leg
48.6
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, on the pads, turned to deep mid-wicket
48.5
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, good length and straight, defended
48.4
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, FOUR, full and angling onto middle and leg, de Swardt tried to close the bat face and gets a leading edge between slips and gully for a boundary
48.3
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, 2 runs, full and wide, squeezed out on the drive behind square for a couple of runs
48.2
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, fuller and angling inwards, still wide enough and the batter leaves
48.1
Matt Henry to Ruan de Swardt, no run, on a length outside off from round the wicket. Ignored
47.5
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, 1 run, on a length and sliding onto leg, tucked towards fine leg
47.4
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, full and straight, defended leg side
47.3
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, close!! Tossed up and skids on after pitching onto the batter. Clipped almost straight to short leg, falls short of him
47.2
Ravindra to Ruan de Swardt, no run, slides down the leg side
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