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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

Keshav Maharaj 0-65(10 ov)

38.6
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, just two off the over. End of Maharaj. Full on middle, Williamson gets forward to drive to long-on
38.5
Maharaj to Williamson, no run, shorter and outside off, Williamson goes on the back foot and cuts to backward point, again straight to the fielder
38.4
Maharaj to Williamson, no run, looped up full outside off, driven hard and straight to cover
38.3
Maharaj to Mitchell, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Mitchell goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-off
38.2
Maharaj to Mitchell, no run, wide of the crease and slower and shorter outside off, had he left that, Mitchell would have got a wide, instead he mistimes the cut back to Maharaj
38.1
Maharaj to Mitchell, no run, wide of the crease and fullish on off, driven and Maharaj dives to his left to stop
36.6
4
Maharaj to Williamson, FOUR, no deep mid-wicket and Williamson puts it away. Fetches this from well outside off, does not get hold of the sweep but manages to hit the gap, one bounce over the ropes
36.5
Maharaj to Mitchell, 1 run, slower and good length outside off, Mitchell goes on the back foot and cuts it to sweeper cover
36.4
Maharaj to Mitchell, no run, flat and on a length outside off, Mitchell cuts hard but cover dives to his left and cuts it off
36.3
Maharaj to Mitchell, 2 runs, Maharaj has his hands on his head, it's full on middle, Mitchell with a big slogsweep and the thick inside-edge runs away to the deep backward square-leg area
36.2
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, good length on off, stays a bit low, Williamson goes on the back foot and knocks it down to long-on
36.1
Maharaj to Williamson, 2 runs, slower and shorter outside off, Williamson reaches for it and cuts over cover, wide of sweeper cover and comes back for the 2nd
34.6
Maharaj to Williamson, no run, good length and flat outside off, Williamson goes on the back foot and mistimes the cut to the left of cover
34.5
Maharaj to Mitchell, 1 run, tossed up full and Mitchell comes down the track to loft, off the thick inside half down to long-on
34.4
Maharaj to Mitchell, no run, good length and slower outside off, Mitchell goes on the back foot and punches it to cover
34.3
Maharaj to Mitchell, no run, full outside off, Mitchell with a hard slogsweep and straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
34.2
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, on a length outside off, Williamson goes on the back foot and cuts it wide of cover
34.1
Maharaj to Mitchell, 1 run, tossed up full around off, Mitchell gets forward to drive and beats the dive of Maharaj to his left
32.6
6
Maharaj to Williamson, SIX, there's the slogsweep and it's over wide long-on. It's full just outside off, Williamson goes low and swipes it beautifully for six, moves into the 80s
32.5
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, full outside the leg-stump, Ravindra sweeps to deep backward square-leg
32.4
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, slower and tossed up full outside off, Williamson gets forward and carves it to sweeper cover
32.3
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, tossed up outside the leg-stump, slower and Ravindra knocks it down to long-on after stepping out
32.2
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, good length on middle, Williamson makes room to punch to long-off
32.1
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, flat good length on middle, Ravindra goes on the back foot and whips it to long-on
26.6
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, slower and tossed up on off, Ravindra gets forward to defend to the right of Maharaj
26.5
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, a half-volley on middle, Williamson makes room and drives it hard and straight to long-off
26.4
6
Maharaj to Williamson, SIX, that's the class of Williamson. He steps out and then gets outside off, just a mere flick against the spin and no-one at deep mid-wicket and it's all the way too, what a fine shot, technically so good
26.3
Maharaj to Williamson, no run, well bowled. Williamson makes room outside the leg-stump, it is bowled full and inside the tramline, Williamson can't lay bat and ball as he lets it go
26.2
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, flat good length on middle, Ravindra goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on
26.1
4
Maharaj to Ravindra, FOUR, streaky but Ravindra enjoys the slice of luck. It's tossed up outside off, lands and goes straight on, Ravindra steps out and lofts, the thick outside-edge just goes wide of Klaasen's gloves and sneaks away
24.6
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, a loopy half-volley outside off, Williamson gets forward to drive to long-off
24.5
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, flat length outside off, Ravindra goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover
24.4
6
Maharaj to Ravindra, SIX, now over long-on. This time he gets to the pitch of the ball as he steps out and then lofts cleanly and over long-on's head, 10 off the last two balls
24.3
4
Maharaj to Ravindra, FOUR, again he is not to the pitch of the ball as he comes down the track, but goes through with the loft, hits it straight down the ground and wide of long-on, Maharaj smiles wryly, he knows he beat Ravindra in the flight and the length
24.2
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, third time he has used his feet to Maharaj and third time he is not to the pitch of the ball, tries to drive though cover, the thick inside-edge finds mid-wicket
24.1
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, controlled loft as Williamson makes room and gets it wide of long-off
22.6
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, nicely bowled, on a length outside off, quicker, goes straight, Ravindra looks to run it down and misses
22.5
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, fullish and angled in on leg-stump, Williamson gets forward to drive to long-on
22.4
Maharaj to Williamson, no run, slower and tossed up on middle, Williamson makes room and defends square towards backward point
22.3
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, full outside off, Ravindra gets forward to drive to long-on
22.2
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, flighted delivery full on middle, Williamson makes room and plays a controlled loft to long-off
22.1
Maharaj to Williamson, 2 runs, drifts in fuller on middle and leg, Williamson gets forward to loft towards mid-on, thick inside half and it just clears mid-wicket going back
20.6
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, five dots and a boundary in the over. The length ball turns into middle, Ravindra flicks to mid-wicket and Bavuma is there
20.5
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, quicker good length on middle, flicked to mid-wicket
20.4
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, slower and fuller outside off, Ravindra has to lunge to reach for the drive, is not to the pitch of the ball and the thick outside half rolls back to Maharaj
20.3
4
Maharaj to Ravindra, FOUR, a half-volley outside off, mid-off is inside and Ravindra gets forward and drives wide of cover and mid-off, runs away
20.2
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, again Ravindra gives the charge and again he is not to the pitch of the ball, so works it to mid-wicket
20.1
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, good length and turns into off, Ravindra goes on the back foot to punch it back
18.6
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, shortish outside off, Williamson goes on the back foot and cuts it to sweeper cover
18.5
Maharaj to Williamson, no run, good bowling. It's on a good length on off, cramps Williamson on the cut, he goes on the back foot and mistimes it towards point
18.4
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Ravindra gets forward to drive to long-on
18.3
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, short and down leg, Ravindra pulls straight to the fielder at short fine, missed out there did Ravindra, was a boundary ball
18.2
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, nicely bowled, Ravindra gives the charge but is beaten by the slowness of the ball, turns in too, Ravindra flicks and misses, rapped on the pads
18.1
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, tossed up on middle, flicked to the right of mid-wicket
16.6
Maharaj to Williamson, no run, slower and tossed up just outside off, Williamson gets forward to defend to the point region
16.5
Maharaj to Williamson, no run, flat length just outside off, Williamson goes on the back foot and punches but point gets across and cuts it off to his right
16.4
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, lots of flight, Ravindra comes down the track and drives to long-on
16.3
Maharaj to Ravindra, no run, full on middle, Ravindra gets forward to drive, finds Maharaj
16.2
Maharaj to Williamson, 1 run, slower and tossed up outside off, Williamson lunges out and drives wide of cover
16.1
Maharaj to Ravindra, 1 run, tossed up full outside the leg-stump, Ravindra sweeps hard and down to deep backward square-leg
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