Another wicket.
NZ 4/80 (18.1).
Problems now for NZ. Neesham in. Williamson is still there.
cricinfo forecasts NZ's chances dropped from 65% to 38% with that wicket.
Odds: NZ 32%, S. Africa 68%.
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In the 21st over, the broadcast predictor says NZ 41%, SA 59%.
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4/100 (22.4).
Odds: NZ 45%, S. Africa 55%.
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In the 26th over, the broadcast predictor says NZ 47%, SA 53%.
Odds: NZ 40%, S. Africa 60%.
ODI World Cup.
14 needed from the last two overs.
CdG holes out to long off first ball!
6/228 (47.1).
It's not easy scoring runs.
A bespectacled Santner comes out.
Odds: NZ 76%, SA 24%. It feels tenser than that.
Second ball, Williamson almost gives a c&b!
Third ball chipped to long on.
13 needed from 9. Santner on strike.
Fourth ball: Swing and a miss.
Fifth ball: Smashed back; the stumps field and restrict them to single.
Last ball: Surely he wants a single? No, Williamson runs it past the keeper for 4!
CdG holes out to long off first ball!
6/228 (47.1).
It's not easy scoring runs.
A bespectacled Santner comes out.
Odds: NZ 76%, SA 24%. It feels tenser than that.
Second ball, Williamson almost gives a c&b!
Third ball chipped to long on.
13 needed from 9. Santner on strike.
Fourth ball: Swing and a miss.
Fifth ball: Smashed back; the stumps field and restrict them to single.
Last ball: Surely he wants a single? No, Williamson runs it past the keeper for 4!
Final over. 8 needed. But Santner is on strike. He needs to get a single.
Umpire Gould forbids JP Duminy coming on to the field as a supersub.
First ball: Santner gets a single.
Williamson is on strike. He has 96*. But there are more important numbers on his mind.
Kane Williamson slog sweeps the slower ball for 6!! A match-winning century by the captain. 83m.
And he hits the single needed off the third ball.
NZ win by 4 wickets with 3 balls to spare.
Umpire Gould forbids JP Duminy coming on to the field as a supersub.
First ball: Santner gets a single.
Williamson is on strike. He has 96*. But there are more important numbers on his mind.
Kane Williamson slog sweeps the slower ball for 6!! A match-winning century by the captain. 83m.
And he hits the single needed off the third ball.
NZ win by 4 wickets with 3 balls to spare.
He did it!! But not alone; Colin de Grandhomme played a vital innings to keep the target in sight.K (almost 2hrs ago) wrote:Williamson is batting very solidly. 50* (72).
He knows he needs to guide NZ home.
