New Zealand 6 for 362 (Ravindra 108, Williamson 102, Mitchell 49, Philips 49*, NGD 3-72, Rabada 2-70) Beat South Africa 9 for 312 (Miller 100*, Van Der Duson 69, Bavuma 56, Santner 3-43, Philips 2-27, Henry 2-43) by 50 runs
Posting the highest score in the history of the New Zealand Champions Trophy and South Africa scored 50 runs in their semi -finals in the ODI format and finished fourth in their seventh ICC final. He will play India in the Sunday final in Dubai after promoting a major confidence after his commanding victory.
This is the fifth semi-finals that New Zealand won at an ICC ODI program, while South Africa lost nine out of 11 (and only one won), and their discovery for a second major title after the inaugural Champions Trophy in 1998.
Most attention can be on South Africa’s batting, given that they have not won any of the five semi -finals in which they have chased, but this time they lost the game in the field. His bowling attempt was unusually off-colored as he failed to take advantage of the early swing, despite looking at the efficacy of motion, bowled a lot of speed-transportation, and he took two catches. Lungi cash was his best bowler with his stable selection of slow balls and will pick up the opening wicket of Will Young with a new ball and Mitchell’s important one with the old one, but Marco Jensen and Keshav Maharaj became both wickets.
After winning the toss, Santner decided to bat first, in the hope that the wind would deny the possibility of dew in the evening, and he could put a scoreboard pressure on South Africa. He was correct in both cases.
New Zealand put the young cash on the ground over Jansen in slip, but soon got her touch. Ravindra made way with a Techdown of small balls of Jansen. He pulled a bumper through the square leg and then hit him for three fours in his fourth over via covers, midwicket and additional cover, wondering which of the cutters, the entire ball or bouncer was his best option. NGIDI extended Tide when he caught the young man in mid-off and New Zealand ended the first powerplay for 1 at 56.
Williamson scored 11 runs off his first 14 balls, before Rabada bowled a surprising young woman on her, with a change of speed and length, put her on her toes, and Williamson was happy for the time. Ravindra brought his half -century off 47 balls in the 18th over, in which he hit Vian Mulder for three fours. South Africa brought Maharaj in the 17th and his first four overs were tight – he scored just 14 runs – before Ravindra decided to take him. He was not completely under control when he hit the Maharaj from outside to launch from outside, but then charged and straightened the next six balls. The cost of 13 runs, and in the next 12 of Maharaj, and he was replaced by cash, who achieved almost a significant success.
Williamson, at 56, on the last ball of that over, got the sixth of cash, and a healthy edge, but Klassen could not catch, diving with one hand on its right side. NGIDI also caused problems for Ravindra and excluded him in his next over. He was at 97 and South Africa asked for a review of caught in vain. Ravindra moved from Rabada to his century in the next over, faced the 93rd ball. New Zealand also brought its 200 in that over, 32nd, as Rabada moved to 17 with a gear changing Williamson.
He was at 80 off 77 balls, when Ravindra was caught behind Rabda, and took another 14 delivery to reach his hundred with a ramp from Mulder. The same shot later did not work in the over, and Williamson was caught in a short fine, but New Zealand had a platform to grow up. After 40 overs before Jensen and Rabada, they were 252 for 3, bowled four overs for 27 and four overs for Tom Latham’s wicket.
But then… massacre. Mitchell tonged NGD for one six and two fours, Philips took four consecutive fours from Jensen’s Pentimet, and New Zealand was on their way. He scored 83 runs to cross 360 in the last six overs and left South Africa to climb a mountain.
And at least one of them slowly started climbing. When Ryan Ricelton was out of 17 runs for 11 runs, Bavuma was batting for 3 runs for 17 runs. He continued to labor, and went on 24 runs before bite loose. In the ninth over, he went down from the pitch for Matt Henry and hit the mid-off, and in 10th, Kylie Jamisson bent behind the square for six. South Africa saved the first powerplay and finished it at 56 for 1, exactly similar to New Zealand. With him in-form van der Duson, Bavuma demonstrated the ability to kick and the pair formed a dangerous combination.
He took the spinners, the two batsmen continuously brought their half -century in Michael Bracewell overs, and their stand increased to 105 before Bavuma became the first victim. He tried to hit his counterpart on cover, but was undone from the flight and missed Kane Williamson at the backward point. Nevertheless, South Africa was on the track. New Zealand was halfway to 143 for 1; There were 143 for South Africa 2.
But Santner was called decisive. He bowled van der Dusen with Ek Tej, which straightened his edge as he was looking to work towards the leg, and then Klassen caught ahead in long-on by Henry Diving. Henry tumbled on her right shoulder and left the ground in some inconvenience, which forced New Zealand to turn to Ravindra as the sixth bowler. This worked an attraction when Aiden Marcram grabbed him back, which he took in front of his face.
Firdose Moonda is a reporter of Espncricinfo for South Africa and women’s cricket
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