- D. Africa scored first 241 runs, van der Dussen and Amla hit the half-century
- New Zealand scored 245 runs for 6 wickets in 48.3 overs, Williamson’s unbeaten century
New Zealand beat South Africa 4 wickets of the 25th match of World Cup in Edgbaston on Wednesday. Earlier, batting first, South Africa scored 241 for six wickets. In reply, Williamson hits Century his scored 106 runs with the help of 9 fours and a six and D Grandworth’s made 60 runs with the help of 5 fours and 2 six and New Zealand won the match in the last over. New Zealand scored 245 for 6 wickets in 48.3 overs. Williamson was chosen Man of the Match for his outstanding performance. The ground was wet due to rain before the match started. This resulted in match 49-49.
D. African team got out of the semifinals race With this defeat. Any team needs at least 10+ points to reach the last four. D. Africa has three points in six matches. If he also wins the remaining three matches, then he will have 9 points. Earlier, Afghanistan’s team has also been out of semi-finals race.
New Zealand Won the match in last over
Williamson and De Grandhomme took over New Zealand struggling to lose five wickets at one time and 137 runs at a time. There was a 91-run partnership shared the two. However, Grandhomme lost own the wicket on the first ball of the 47th over. Then the team needed 14 runs for 11 balls to win. In the last over, the team needed 7 runs in 5 balls. Williamson completed his century first by hitting six and then proceeding to the next ball, gave the team victory.
Morris took three wickets
South Africa side Chris Morris was the most successful bowler taking three wickets. He got the wickets of Ross Taylor, Latham, and Neesham and hit New Zealand on important occasions. Martin Guptill 35 runs lost his balance on Fahlukuyo’s ball and lost own wicket. He shared a half-century partnership with Williamson. Colin Munro was caught by Rabada on his own ball in the third over. Williamson hits Century.
Dussen and Amla hit a half-century
For South Africa, Van der Dussen was the top scorer, He made 67 runs with the help of 2 fours and 3 six. Apart from them, openers Hashim Amla 55 runs with 4 fours, and Eden Markram scored 38 runs with 4 boundaries. Lokey Ferguson took 3 wickets for New Zealand. Bolt-Grandholm and Santner also got one wicket each.
Amla played one extra inning in reaching 8000 runs than Kohli
Hashim Amla completed his 8,000 runs in the match. He has become the fastest batsman to reach this figure. He completed eight thousand runs in 176 innings. Team India captain Virat Kohli is ahead of him. Virat Kohli reached figures in 175 innings. However, Amla has been ahead of Kohli in the record of reaching 7000 runs from two thousand runs. In this World Cup, the players with the lowest strike rate are in the second place.
