Taylor is a big one! Take Anderson and SA are in driver's seat.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
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Vettori can bat. Don't trust any others much.
SA could have easily scored 370 or even more if it had not rained,with NZ 4 down i expect some luck for SA this time.
It really is bizarre
Not yet.
That means a lot of pressure on these two to bat for atleast 10 more overs..
They did get a bit unlucky but there are no excuses for not being able to defend 298 in 43 overs. It would be more because of poor bowling than the rain.
Southee can smack it around a bit as well.
SA's to lose from here though.
SA's to lose from here though.
It's a small ground. Plus you have the same amount of wickets left for 7 overs less with probably around 50 to 70 runs less to chase. It makes a huge difference. Add to that if we had the full 50 then around 5 of those overs would've been bowled by lesser bowlers. Oh and then AB de Villiers. It makes a difference, a massive one as you can take a bit more risk with all your wickets in hand and 7 overs less to bat.
AB might be in trouble for slow over rate if this goes all the way. Played well over two hours for 27 overs.
Get to around 230 in 35 overs and then go for it would be my thinking. One of these two might have to stay till the end for NZ to win.
Thought the exact same thing.
3 runs from that over from Steyn, good over.
It's makes a difference, but then we are making an assumption that South Africa had gone on to score those runs. It takes one ball to get a batsmen out.
298 in 43 over in a World Cup semi-final is huge total regardless of the size of the ground. A good bowling attack, one of the top teams in the world, should be able to defend it most of the time. So far it has been poor bowling and field placings from the South Africans. There is a four hit every over in open gaps on the field. South Africans will have themsevles to blame if they lose this.
Lack of 5th bowler might cost this match for SA.These two with good partnership here.
Required RR 8.05
Still doable for NZ
Still doable for NZ
Terrible from De Villiers.What a feck up.
In spite of that run out chance, top over from Steyn
Powerplay. This can go either way. Cracking game.
Anderson's the key wicket.
Yeah. First over bowled well by Morkel. Just 5 runs. Corey'll be looking for a few big hits now. That's where SA could snare him.
too many dot balls here, NZ need to keep the score ticking better.
Cricinfo just pointed out that they need 85 to win and 84 to tie. Either result will see them through. I hope it's not a tie. That'll be harsh on SA, really harsh. 1999 all over again.
Two powerplay overs left.
And a six.
And a six.
Ooo.. Right in the spot
Ouch, in the balls.
It's over. Can't believe this. 
Imagine if it goes to the final ball with SA not realizing a tie sends NZ through
South Africa have bottled it again it looks like...sadly
Knowing SA I dont think they realise that a tie would mean NZ go throughImagine if it goes to the final ball with SA not realizing a tie sends NZ through
A couple wickets needed to make it interesting.
This game is done. Less than 8 needed an over from here on with 2 set batsmen. Just don't see us pulling them back.
Elliot 50 too!
Think NZ have got this in the bag.. Big innings from Anderson and Elliott..
They would have been told for sure. NZ's game to lose.
Come on SA!!
Great over by Morkel
What an over!