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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

Lungi Ngidi 3-72(10 ov)

49.6
Ngidi to Santner, 2 runs, slower full ball outside off, Santner mishits this towards long-on. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple. NZ finish with 362/6
49.5
W
Ngidi to Michael Bracewell, out Caught by Rickelton!! Slower full ball wide outside off, Michael Bracewell reaches out and drives it uppishly to extra cover. Rickelton gets low to his right and takes it safely. Looks like he has hurt himself a bit while catching it but should be fine. Michael Bracewell c Rickelton b Ngidi 16(12) [4s-2]
49.4
4
Ngidi to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, shot! Ngidi switches to round the wicket and bowls an off-pace full ball outside off. Michael Bracewell is waiting for it. He leans ahead and smashes it towards long-off. The fielder hares to his left but has no chance to stop it
49.3
Ngidi to Phillips, 1 run, back of a length ball angling in on middle, Phillips looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls towards point
49.2
4
Ngidi to Phillips, FOUR, streaky but effective! 108.6kph slower length ball outside off, Phillips throws his bat at it and gets a thick outside edge past the keeper. Third man is inside the circle and a boundary results
49.1
Ngidi to Phillips, 2 runs, dug into the surface on off, Phillips pulls it to the left of Miller at long-on and picks up a brace. 350 up for New Zealand
46.6
Ngidi to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, the leg-cutter this time on a length, Michael Bracewell punches it nicely through covers and comes back for the second run
46.6
Ngidi to Michael Bracewell, wide, Ngidi tries the slower one again but the line is awry as he slips it down leg, wided. Ngidi asks umpire Kumar Dharmasena didn't it clip the batter's pads on the way? The umpire shakes his head
46.5
4
Ngidi to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, easy pickings! A full ball straying on the pads, Michael Bracewell whips it nicely and the ball races to the long leg fence
46.4
Ngidi to Michael Bracewell, no run, Ngidi switches to round the wicket and bowls a floaty full ball outside off, Michael Bracewell opens his bat-face and carves it to backward point
46.3
Ngidi to Phillips, 1 run, off-pace short of length ball well outside off, slapped away to sweeper cover
46.3
Ngidi to Phillips, wide, slower back of a length ball but too wide, cuts the tramline and it's wided
46.2
Ngidi to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, the slower full ball wide outside off, Michael Bracewell reaches out and strokes it to covers to get off the mark
46.1
W
Ngidi to Mitchell, out Caught by Rabada!! Mitchell falls one short of fifty! A slower fuller length ball wide outside off, Mitchell has to reach out and goes for the heave but is early into the shot and miscues it. Rabada in the deep moves to his left, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a well-judged catch. A good knock from Mitchell nonetheless. Mitchell c Rabada b Ngidi 49(37) [4s-4 6s-1]
44.6
Ngidi to Phillips, 1 run, back of a length ball wide outside off, Phillips cuts it to deep point to retain strike
44.5
Ngidi to Mitchell, 1 run, good length ball on off, Mitchell works it to deep square leg
44.4
4
Ngidi to Mitchell, FOUR, cracking shot! Short and width on offer, Mitchell cashes in and slaps it through point. That travels to the rate of knots and there's no stopping that
44.3
4
Ngidi to Mitchell, FOUR, a chance goes abegging! Slower length ball on off, Mitchell drags the heave towards deep backward square leg. Mulder is perhaps late to pick it up. He runs to his left and waits for it. Dives in front a bit late. The ball goes through his hands and runs away to the fence. The sunrays might have blocked his vision. It's that phase of the day with the shadows visible
44.2
6
Ngidi to Mitchell, SIX, crunched! Mitchell sets himself up with a strong base near the off-stump. Ngidi rolls his fingers on this one and it sits up nicely for Mitchell. He lines it up and swipes it over deep backward square leg for a maximum
44.1
Ngidi to Phillips, 1 run, back of a length ball tailing in towards off, Phillips swings hard and gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards cover-point and the batters sneak in a run
30.6
Ngidi to Williamson, no run, just wide of leg-stump. Williamson again uses his feet, gets slightly across his stumps, the slower-ball just misses leg-stump as Williamson pulls and misses
30.5
Ngidi to Williamson, no run, Williamson gives the charge but the length delivery angles in to his pads and he can't flick it away, sliding down leg
30.4
Ngidi to Ravindra, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter full outside off, Ravindra squeezes it out and the ball runs to third man
30.3
Ngidi to Ravindra, no run, South Africa lose a review. A slower-ball off-cutter and it cuts away from off, Ravindra gets forward to defend and the cut away beats the outside-edge, Klaasen dives forward to take it, he was the one who was confident but a flat line on UltraEdge
30.2
Ngidi to Ravindra, 2 runs, good length on leg-stump, tucked wide of mid-wicket and well wide of deep square-leg, so an easy two
30.1
Ngidi to Ravindra, no run, short of length just outside off, angled across Ravindra who tries to run it down and misses
28.6
Ngidi to Williamson, 1 run, tough chance and Klaasen can't catch it. It's the slower-ball off-cutter outside off, Williamson goes for a big drive, the thick outside-edge is found, Klaasen dives to his right with an outstretched right hand but the ball does not stick
28.5
Ngidi to Ravindra, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on leg-stump, Ravindra gets forward to defend in front of cover, easy single
28.4
Ngidi to Ravindra, 2 runs, Jansen saves two as he gets across and cuts it off from square third man, it's short of length outside off, slashed away and Jansen uses all his height and stops it
28.3
Ngidi to Ravindra, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and across Ravindra just outside off, he gets forward to push and is beaten, rolls to Klaasen
28.2
Ngidi to Williamson, 1 run, short of length on off, Williamson stays besides the line and dabs to third man
28.1
Ngidi to Ravindra, 1 run, full on middle and leg, Ravindra gets forward to drive to long-on
9.6
4
Ngidi to Williamson, FOUR, no chance for Miller this time. Length delivery outside off, Williamson gets forward and drives on the rise, slightly open face and it races between backward point and point
9.5
Ngidi to Williamson, no run, more good fielding. Miller now at point, saves four. A wide slower-ball off-cutter outside off, Williamson cuts and was four, Miller dives to his left and saves four. Ngidi immediately puts his hand up to apologise
9.4
Ngidi to Williamson, no run, short of length outside off, Williamson stays besides the line and punches firmly but straight to the fielder at backward point
9.3
Ngidi to Williamson, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and full outside off, Williamson gets forward to drive and short cover makes a sharp stop
9.2
Ngidi to Williamson, no run, fullish and angled in on off, Williamson gets forward to push to backward point
9.1
Ngidi to Ravindra, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter down leg, nudged to deep backward square-leg and just one
7.6
Ngidi to Williamson, no run, fullish on off, Williamson gets forward to defend, wants a quick single, but point is in quickly
7.5
W
Ngidi to Will Young, out Caught by Markram!! The slower-ball works. Will Young knew as soon as he hit that, he was gone. Slams the bat on the turf in frustration. It's full the off-cutter outside off, Young gets forward to loft but it's right off the bottom of the bat, straight up and a dolly to Markarm at mid-off. Ngidi flashes that brilliant smile of his. Will Young c Markram b Ngidi 21(23) [4s-3]
7.4
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, good stop by Corbin Bosch the sub at cover. Dives and cuts it off to his left. Saves four. A short of length delivery outside off, Will Young cuts hard
7.3
Ngidi to Ravindra, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on leg-stump, Ravindra gets forward to push in front of mid-off for one
7.2
Ngidi to Will Young, 3 runs, good chase by Rabada from mid-on and he saves one. It's fullish outside off, Will Young shuffles across and flicks wide of mid-on, nice timing
7.1
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, good length on off, Will Young gets forward and defends it back
5.6
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, slower-ball off-cutter on a good length, Will Young almost chips it to mid-on, wanted to flick it and the ball sort of stopped on him
5.5
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, short of length outside off, Will Young goes on the back foot and taps it to the backward point area
5.4
Ngidi to Ravindra, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter on leg-stump, turned to the square-leg area for one
5.3
Ngidi to Ravindra, no run, short of length and back to tight lines, on middle, Ravindra gets forward to push to mid-off
5.2
Ngidi to Ravindra, no run, down leg, fullish, Ravindra flicks and misses, off the pad and rolls to Klaasen, Ravindra missed out there
5.1
Ngidi to Ravindra, no run, short of length on middle and off, Ravindra gets forward to defend to mid-off
3.6
4
Ngidi to Ravindra, FOUR, nicely put away. Too straight and on a fullish length, Ravindra flicks through mid-wicket which is open and it runs away for four
3.5
Ngidi to Ravindra, no run, short of length on middle, Ravindra gets right behind the line to defend it back
3.4
Ngidi to Will Young, 1 run, good length just outside off, Will Young taps it wide of the wide slip and takes a single
3.3
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, back of a length and tight on off, Will Young goes on the back foot to defend to the point region
3.2
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, tight short of length delivery on off, Will Young gets forward to defend towards gully
3.1
4
Ngidi to Will Young, FOUR, still width from Ngidi and Will Young puts him away. It's a short of length delivery outside off, Will Young punches it wide of backward point and point, into the gap
1.6
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, back of a length outside off, Will Young goes on the back foot to punch, does not time it well, finds cover
1.5
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, fullish and angled in on off, Will Young gets forward to defend to cover
1.4
4
Ngidi to Will Young, FOUR, thick top-edge and it flies over the leaping Jansen at a wide slip. It's a short of length delivery outside off, Will Young slashes and the thick edge flies away
1.3
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, full outside off, Will Young gets forward to drive to mid-off, nicely timed
1.2
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, good length and angled into middle, flicked to the mid-wicket area
1.1
Ngidi to Will Young, no run, back of a length outside off, Will Young goes on the back foot to punch to cover
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