NZ vs SA HIGHLIGHTS, ODI Tri-series 2025: Kane Williamson leads Kiwis to tri-series final
NZ vs SA highlights: Kane Williamson scored 133 off just 113 balls to help New Zealand beat Proteas by 6 wickets
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NZ vs SA highlights
Matthew Breetzke’s historic innings of 150 runs went in vain as New Zealand, with the help of Kane Williamson (133 not out) and Devon Conway (97), chased down the 305-run target with six wickets and eight balls to spare to win their second consecutive match in the tri-series and book their place in the final. South Africa will now face hosts Pakistan on Wednesday, and the winner of that match will go on to face New Zealand again in the final.
South Africa started steadily after being asked to bat first by New Zealand. However, skipper Temba Bavuma (20) lost his focus first, as William O’Rourke provided the Kiwis with the first breakthrough. Matthew Breetzke and Jason Smith (41) added 93 runs for the second wicket before Smith was run out by skipper Mitchell Santner. Michael Bracewell then removed Kyle Verreynne (1) cheaply to deal quick blows to the Proteas.
However, Matthew Breetzke (150) and Wiaan Mulder (64) added 102 runs for the fourth wicket to ensure South Africa posted a big score before getting dismissed. New Zealand dealt some late blows, but the Proteas still managed to post a huge total of 305 for 6 at the end of 50 overs.
In reply, New Zealand added 50 runs for the first wicket before Will Young (19) was removed by Eathan Bosch. However, Kane Williamson (133 not out) and Devon Conway (97) added 187 runs for the second wicket to put the Kiwis on the path to victory.
The Proteas tried to make a late comeback as Junior Dala denied Conway his much-deserved century to break the dangerous partnership before Senuran Muthusamy removed Daryl Mitchell (10) and Tom Latham (0) on back-to-back deliveries to halt New Zealand’s rampant run in the chase. But Williamson added an unbeaten 57-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Glenn Phillips (28 not out) to hand New Zealand an easy win in just 48.4 overs.
Full scorecard: South Africa:
| South Africa innings | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Matthew Breetzke | c Bracewell b Henry | 150 | 148 | 11 | 5 | 101.35 |
| Temba Bavuma (c) | c †Latham b O'Rourke | 20 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 86.95 |
| Jason Smith | run out (Santner/†Latham) | 41 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 80.39 |
| Kyle Verreynne † | b Bracewell | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c Mitchell b O'Rourke | 64 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 106.66 |
| Eathan Bosch | not out | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.77 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | c Bracewell b Henry | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Mihlali Mpongwana | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Extras | 18(lb 3, w 15) | |||||
| Total | 304/6 ; 50 Ov (RR: 6.08) | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD |
| Matt Henry | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 5.9 | 1 |
| Will O’Rourke | 10 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 7.2 | 10 |
| Ben Sears | 10 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 6.5 | 2 |
| Mitchell Santner | 10 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Michael Bracewell | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 4.3 | 2 |
New Zealand:
| New Zealand (T: 305 runs from 50 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Will Young | c Mpongwana b Bosch | 19 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 61.29 |
| Devon Conway | c Muthusamy b Dala | 97 | 107 | 9 | 1 | 90.65 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 133 | 113 | 13 | 2 | 117.69 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Mulder b Muthusamy | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Tom Latham † | lbw b Muthusamy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | not out | 28 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 87.5 |
| Extras | 21 (lb 5, nb 2, w 14) | |||||
| Total | 308/4; 48.4 Ov (RR: 6.32) | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD |
| Lungi Ngidi | 7 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
| Eathan Bosch | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 | 2 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 6 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 | 1 |
| Junior Dala | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5.87 | 3 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 8.4 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 5.76 | 1 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 9 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.88 | 2 |
| Mihlali Mpongwana | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 0 |
6:03 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand scorecard
| New Zealand (T: 305 runs from 50 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Will Young | c Mpongwana b Bosch | 19 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 61.29 |
| Devon Conway | c Muthusamy b Dala | 97 | 107 | 9 | 1 | 90.65 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 133 | 113 | 13 | 2 | 117.69 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Mulder b Muthusamy | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Tom Latham † | lbw b Muthusamy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | not out | 28 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 87.5 |
| Extras | 21 (lb 5, nb 2, w 14) | |||||
| Total | 308/4; 48.4 Ov (RR: 6.32) | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD |
| Lungi Ngidi | 7 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
| Eathan Bosch | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 | 2 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 6 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 | 1 |
| Junior Dala | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5.87 | 3 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 8.4 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 5.76 | 1 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 9 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.88 | 2 |
| Mihlali Mpongwana | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 0 |
5:53 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand beat South Africa
Over summary: 0 0 1 4 ; New Zealand; 307/4 after 48.4 overs; Kane Williamson 133 (113), Glenn Phillips 28 (32)
New Zealand win by 6 wickets
Muthusamy continues and gives away 5 runs from 4 balls of the over.
5:51 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 303 for 4 after 48 overs
Over summary: 0 1 2 0 0 1; New Zealand; 303/4 after 47 overs; Kane Williamson 129 (112), Glenn Phillips 27 (29)
New Zealand needs 2 runs from 12 balls
Shamsi continues. He conceeds 4 run from the over.
5:50 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 299 for 4 after 47 overs
Over summary: 0 0 1 0 0 0; New Zealand; 299/4 after 47 overs; Kane Williamson 128 (110), Glenn Phillips 24 (25)
New Zealand needs 6 runs from 18 balls
Muthusamy continues. He conceeds 1 run from the over.
5:49 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 298 for 4 after 46 overs
Over summary: 2 0 1 6 1 1; New Zealand; 298/4 after 46 overs; Kane Williamson 127 (107), Glenn Phillips 24 (22)
New Zealand needs 7 runs from 24 balls
Shamsi continues. He conceeds 11 runs from the over.
5:48 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 287 for 4 after 45 overs
Over summary: 0 1 1 4 0 1; New Zealand; 287/4 after 45 overs; Kane Williamson 123 (103), Glenn Phillips 17 (20)
New Zealand needs 18 runs from 30 balls
Muthusamy continues. He conceeds 7 runs from the over.
5:46 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 280 for 4 after 44 overs
Over summary: 1 4 1 1 1 1; New Zealand; 280/4 after 44 overs; Kane Williamson 117 (98), Glenn Phillips 16 (19)
New Zealand needs 25 runs from 36 balls
Shamsi continues. He conceeds 9 runs from the over.
5:45 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 271 for 4 after 43 overs
Over summary: 1 1 2 1 1 0; New Zealand; 271/4 after 43 overs; Kane Williamson 114 (95), Glenn Phillips 10 (16)
New Zealand needs 34 runs from 42 balls
Muthusamy continues. He conceeds 6 runs from the over.
5:43 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 265 for 4 after 42 overs
Over summary: 1 0 1 0 1 1; New Zealand; 265/4 after 42 overs; Kane Williamson 112 (93), Glenn Phillips 6 (12)
New Zealand needs 40 runs from 48 balls
Shamsi continues. He conceeds 3 runs from the over.
5:30 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 262 for 4 after 41 overs
Over summary: 1 0 1 0 1 1; New Zealand; 262/4 after 41 overs; Kane Williamson 111 (89), Glenn Phillips 4 (10)
New Zealand needs 43 runs from 54 balls
Muthusamy continues. He conceeds 4 runs from the over.
5:28 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 258 for 4 after 40 overs
Over summary: 1 1 1 N 1 Wd 1 0; New Zealand; 258/4 after 40 overs; Kane Williamson 109 (86), Glenn Phillips 2 (7)
New Zealand needs 47 runs from 60 balls
Shamsi back into the attack. He conceeds 7 runs from the over.
Shamsi back into the attack. He conceeds 7 runs from the over.
5:27 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 251 for 4 after 39 overs
Over summary: 0 W W 0 0 0; New Zealand; 251/4 after 39 overs; Kane Williamson 106 (83), Glenn Phillips 0 (3)
New Zealand needs 54 runs from 66 balls
Muthusamy continues. Double wicket maiden for him
5:25 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 251 for 2 after 38 overs
Over summary: 6 0 0 3 0 0; New Zealand; 251/2 after 38 overs; Kane Williamson 106 (83), Daryl Mitchell 10 (8)
New Zealand needs 54 runs from 72 balls
Dala continues. He conceeds 9 run from the over,
5:24 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 242 for 2 after 37 overs
Over summary: 0 1 1 0 2 0; New Zealand; 242/2 after 37 overs; Kane Williamson 106 (81), Daryl Mitchell 1 (4)
New Zealand needs 63 runs from 78 balls
Muthusamy comes back into the attack. He conceeds 4 run from the over,
5:03 PM
South Africa vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE UPDATES: New Zealand 238 for 1 after 36 overs
Over summary: 0 0 W 0 0 Wd 0; New Zealand; 238/1 after 36 overs; Kane Williamson 103 (76), Daryl Mitchell 0 (3)
New Zealand needs 67 runs from 84 balls
Mulder continues the attack. He conceeds just 1 run from the over, and took important wicket of Devon Conway (97)
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First Published: Feb 10 2025 | 8:29 AM IST
