The South Africans are in a huddle. ABD is having a pep talk before they enter the field. Most of the Proteas have a towel with them to keep the ball dry. McCullum and Guptill are in the middle. The latter will take strike. This is going to be one heck of a chase if these two get going. Steyn has the new ball. He will start with two slips. Here we go...

Boult: "Yeah, it is. Credit to the South African batsmen for pushing it to 280 odd. 40,000 people do that to you (referring to the nerves at the start of the innings). We are familiar with this wicket, it is all upto us now. Let's see what we can do."

The deck is good for batting and with short boundaries in place, New Zealand still have a chance of chasing down this target. However, their batsmen need to handle the pressure of playing a knockout game.

Earlier, Trent Boult produced a fine exhibition of swing bowling to give New Zealand a slight edge. Hashim Amla and de Kock couldn't make their mark as Boult snared their wickets. However, du Plessis and Rilee Rossouw soothed the tangle of nerves in the dressing room with a fine stand. Once Rossouw was dismissed on the back of a stunning catch taken by Martin Guptill at backward point, de Villiers burst forth with a wide range of versatile shots.

de Villiers even showcased his ability to play strokes in a 360-degree arc by essaying delectable shots through the third man region. His deft touch echoed cheekiness in stroke-play. Their opponents, New Zealand, would rue the fact that Kane Williamson dropped a tough chance at the cover region. In fact, it wasn't a great day for New Zealand in the field as they missed a series of half chances. In a big game and against a formidable opponent, those chances need to be taken.

du Plessis played with steady perfection and looked unfazed by the loss of early wickets. He mainly targeted straight boundaries. However, once du Plessis reached his fifty, he played with precise metre of timing to nonchalantly loft Matt Henry for a six. It was a quality knock from du Plessis. de Villiers too crafted a splendid innings. He cut, drove and pulled; unhurried and languid. de Villiers also effortlessly essayed strokes down the ground with a stamp of authority. It was in the 33rd over of the innings when de Villiers cracked a couple of boundaries off Henry to send warning signals to the opposition. He also took a heavy toll of some poor bowling by Corey Anderson to tonk him for 15 runs in the 36th over. The way de Villiers came down the track and pulled Anderson for a six, gave a glimpse of his shot-making ability. It continued to rain fours and sixes from de Villiers' bat as he bisected gaps in the field with customary ease.

In the backdrop of a charged up atmosphere created by a raucous crowd, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers constructed marvellous knocks to take South Africa to a very good total. For a while rain stopped play and New Zealand now will chase down a D/L adjusted score. Once play resumed after a rain break, David Miller cracked power-packed shots to put them in a position of strength.

So, South Africa finish on 281 in their 43 overs. Time to get the calculators out. The final D/L target for New Zealand would be somewhere close to 298. Let's just wait for the final confirmation. Alright, we have the revised target, New Zealand need 298 runs in 43 overs, just under 7 rpo.

42.6 - Corey Anderson to Duminy, 2 runs, short of length on off, Duminy mishits the pull in front of square, AB pushes Duminy for the second and the pair make it in comfortably

42.5 - Corey Anderson to Duminy, 2 runs, on a length just outside off, Duminy goes for the inside out loft, mistimes it and gets it just over extra cover, McCullum tries his best to get there, but can't even get a finger on it, the sweeper mops up

42.5 - Corey Anderson to Duminy, wide, short and well over the batsman, easy call for the umpire

42.4 - Corey Anderson to Duminy, FOUR, dropped! Nathan McCullum on as a substitute misjudges it completely. Full and outside off, Duminy stretches out and lofts the drive, McCullum standing at the edge of the ring at extra cover, jumps and gets a finger on it, but he can't hang on

42.3 - Corey Anderson to Duminy, no run, Duminy tries something fancy and it doesn't come off, back of a length on off, Duminy walks across his stumps and tries to lap it over short fine, fails to do so

Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease

42.2 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, out Caught by Ronchi!! A magnificent innings comes to an end. ABD congratulates him on his way. Miller missed out equalling the fastest World Cup fifty. It was cleverly bowled by Anderson, saw the batsman moving away to the leg-side, pushed it well wide of off, Miller had to reach out and he could only manage a feather through to Ronchi. D Miller c Ronchi b Corey Anderson 49(18) [4s-6 6s-3]

Corey Anderson to D Miller, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

42.1 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, SIX, Miller starts the over with a six. The catch is dropped in the crowd. Fuller and around off, Miller shuffles across and tonks it over long-on, it landed on the second tier

Last over of the innings coming up. It will be Anderson to bowl the crucial over.

41.6 - Southee to de Villiers, no run, good finish to the over. Just the 7 runs off it. Slower ball bouncer, de Villiers is early into the pull, Miller thought about pinching another run, but ABD was in no position to respond as he got himself into an awkward tangle

41.5 - Southee to D Miller, byes, 1 run, AB is quick in calling Miller for a quick bye. Southee goes short and angles it across, Miller can't connect with the pull, the batsmen steal a brisk single

41.4 - Southee to de Villiers, 1 run, good ball from Southee, almost in the blockhole, de Villiers squeezes it straight down the ground, long-on tidies up

41.3 - Southee to de Villiers, no run, AB is struggling for timing after the break. Banged in midway down the pitch, de Villiers has a wild swing at it and doesn't make contact. He is not happy with himself

41.2 - Southee to D Miller, 1 run, much better from Southee, too full and around off, Miller drills the drive to long-off, where a fielder has been placed now

41.1 - Southee to D Miller, FOUR, Southee is not helping Baz here. Continues bowling length deliveries, even though it was a off-speed ball, it was on a length, Miller hammers it past mid-off, no chance for the Kiwi skipper to stop that

40.6 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, 1 run, short and at the body, Miller swivels and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg

40.5 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, SIX, that is more like it. It was in the arc and was sent soaring out of the park. Length ball close to off, Miller steps forward and plays the pick up shot over deep mid-wicket. The ball travelled a long way

40.4 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, SIX, what a shot! The short boundaries helping Miller. Short of a length delivery, Miller comes down the track and backs away to the leg-side and flat-bats it over the bowler's head, goes flat and for a 69 metre six

40.3 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, 1 run, AB missed out there, low full toss, angling in from round the wicket, de Villiers mistimes the hoick to deep mid-wicket, just a single

40.2 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, 1 run, too full and on off, almost a yorker, Miller couldn't get under it, drives it to long-on

40.2 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, wide, bumper on the stumps, Miller can't connect with the pull, wide called for height

40.1 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, FOUR, after rain, it is raining fours from Miller's bat. Length delivery from round the wicket, Miller goes for a wild heave across the line, the top-edge flies over short third man, almost travels the distance

Coming to the Faf wicket, once the decision was made. He walked past his skipper and ABD punched his gloves as if saying well played.

39.6 - Southee to D Miller, 1 run, cramps the batsman for room with the short delivery, Miller plays the short-arm pull to deep mid-wicket, retains the strike

39.5 - Southee to D Miller, FOUR, fourth boundary off the over and Southee is under pressure. Slower delivery around off, Miller drills it past AB at the non-striker's end, Baz dives over the ball at mid-off and it races away to the fence

39.4 - Southee to D Miller, FOUR, Southee once again misses the yorker, ends up dishing out a full toss outside off, Miller relies on placement, he lofts it to the right of mid-off, Baz has no chance of stopping that

39.3 - Southee to D Miller, no run, sees the batsman give charge, digs it in short, Miller tries to take it on, but it is just too quick and goes over his bat. The umpire signals one for the over

39.2 - Southee to D Miller, FOUR, poor delivery from Southee, goes for the wide yorker, provides plenty of width, Miller reaches out and squeezes it to the third man fence. No chance for the fielder in the deep as it went fine

Switches to round the wicket..

39.1 - Southee to D Miller, FOUR, smashed! Stand and deliver stuff from Miller. Full delivery from round the wicket, right in the arc for Miller, who clears his front leg and goes straight, mid-off was inside the ring and it goes on the bounce to the boundary

Tim Southee [7.0-1-32-0] is back into the attack

38.6 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, no run, short delivery outside off, de Villiers tries to reach and upper cut, but can't make the required connection

38.5 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, 2 runs, nice juicy full toss, de Villiers stays leg-side of the ball and slices it towards sweeper, the bat turned in his hands. Hence didn't get the timing right. Elliott runs to his left and taps the ball into play

Goes round the wicket

38.4 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, 1 run, banged in halfway down the wicket, Miller flat-bats it to long-on, for a single

McCullum still attacking, he has a slip in place for the new batsman. Anderson goes over the wicket..

38.3 - Corey Anderson to D Miller, 2 runs, continues round the wicket for the left-hander, full and around off, Miller leans forward and clips it to deep mid-wicket, AB pushes for two and gets back easily for the second

David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease

38.2 - Corey Anderson to du Plessis, out Caught by Ronchi!! Anderson goes up for a caught behind appeal, but nothing from Ronchi. But, Baz has gone for the review. Umpire Gould even signalled it a wide. The front foot is good says the third umpire. Can you zoom in on the glove? Asks the TV umpire. He wants a much closer look on that. The RTS is coming up now. There is a spike on the Snicko. Ian, I have got clear evidence. You are on camera, you can change your decision. The finger is raised and Faf is walking back to the pavilion. That was a top review from Anderson, who convinced Baz. Coming to the ball, it was short and down leg, du Plessis goes for the pull and looks to help it on the way, the ball kisses the glove on the way to Ronchi. The keeper was not sure, but the bowler was. du Plessis c Ronchi b Corey Anderson 82(107) [4s-7 6s-1]

Corey Anderson to du Plessis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

38.1 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, 1 run, super stop by Henry, saved three runs there. Full delivery on the stumps, de Villiers backs away and drills it to long-on, Henry runs to his left, dives and stops the ball going any further

Starts from round the wicket..

The lights are on and it is nice and clear. The stumps are back in place. The big rope is going round the outfield. All set for the resumption. Waiting for the umpires who will take the ground any time now. ABD and Faf make their way out to the middle. The former walks in practising a few swings with the bat. Anderson is on top of his run-up. Baz making the last minute field changes.

18:30 Local Time, 05:30 GMT, 11:00 IST: South Africa were in the middle of the batting powerplay and had 2 more overs left, but that has been cancelled. New Zealand will have 9 overs of mandatory powerplay and 4 overs batting powerplay. Three bowlers can bowl 9 overs while 2 can bowl 8. So, Boult and Vettori have finished. Southee, Henry and the other (Anderson/Williamson/Elliott) bowler have to bowl the 5 overs.

18:26 Local Time, 05:26 GMT, 10:56 IST: Play to start at 18:45 local time. The match has been reduced to 43-overs per side. Meaning, that South Africa have only 5 more overs to bat. We'll keep you updated on the revised playing conditions.

18:14 Local Time, 05:14 GMT, 10:44 IST: Loud cheer from the crowd at Eden Park as the covers are being removed. The groundsmen are working on drying the outfield. The big rope is being used to clear the water. There is a lot of water gathered on the cover as well. So, it will take a few minutes before play resumes.

18:06 Local Time, 05:06 GMT, 10:36 IST: Rain has stopped. It is clearing up and blue skies hover across the west side of the ground. Still no update on how many overs will be deducted. The BlackCaps just tweeted this a minute back, "The rain has stopped at Eden Park. No action from the groundsmen yet. A few of the punters are returning to the uncovered seats. #nzvsa"

17:50 Local Time, 04:50 GMT, 10:20 IST: Well, it's been an hour since play was stopped. We'll start losing overs from now.

17:40 Local Time, 04:40 GMT, 10:10 IST: We only start losing overs after play has been halted for an hour. Till now it has been only 50 minutes. And some good news from Eden Park as the covers are being peeled off. Strike all that. The covers are back on. It's that kind of a day. Jamie strolled out to check on the weather and that's when it started to drizzle again.

17:32 Local Time, 04:32 GMT, 10:02 IST: Another update from Jamie, he says, the rain has slowed down. Hopefully, it is for the good this time. The rain has cleared in the background. Just waiting for it to completely stop.

17:25 Local Time, 04:25 GMT, 09:55 IST: Oops! The rain has gone a bit heavier says Jamie. With the rain easing off, the umpires were expected to have a look at the conditions shortly, but for now, they will have to postpone their inspection.

17:10 Local Time, 04:10 GMT, 09:40 IST: There is a reserve day, just to keep you informed, but the rain is not all that heavy and there is nothing threatening on the radar as well. As I type this, Jamie says that the rain is easing off.

17:01 Local Time, 04:01 GMT, 09:31 IST: It is still raining out there. South Africa would hope that this is just a short delay as these two are looking solid to score at a brisk rate. If overs are lost and D/L comes into play, New Zealand could have a bit of an advantage, especially with shorter boundaries. A 12-minute delay was good enough to spoil South Africa's party 23 years ago. Fingers crossed.

16:51 Local Time, 03:51 GMT, 09:21 IST: The rain has arrived and the umpires have called for the covers. It's not all that heavy though. The hessian comes on before the plastic sheets are put in place.

37.6 - Boult to du Plessis, FOUR, Boult misses the yorker and bowls a low full toss outside off stump, du Plessis doesn't try to overhit the ball, with mid-off very square, places it close to the non-striker and it races away. The hundred partnership is up off just 71 balls

37.5 - Boult to de Villiers, 1 run, pulls the short ball to deep mid-wicket

37.4 - Boult to de Villiers, FOUR, freakish hit that! With third man inside the ring, de Villiers, who was standing across the stumps, went deep in the crease and waited for the short of length delivery to come. He guided it at the last moment to send it between backward point and short third man

37.3 - Boult to du Plessis, 1 run, goes across the stumps, waits for the slower ball bouncer to arrive and helps it behind square on the on-side

37.2 - Boult to de Villiers, 1 run, carefully tucks this good length delivery to the left of short fine leg for a run

37.1 - Boult to du Plessis, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, du Plessis cuts it to deep backward point. The fielder in the ring dived to his right and got his fingertips to it

Trent Boult [8.0-0-41-2] is back into the attack

Fine leg and third man are inside the ring.

36.6 - Southee to du Plessis, 1 run, just misses the yorker and du Plessis works it away through backward square leg to keep strike

36.5 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, yorker outside off stump, du Plessis jams it out to cover

36.4 - Southee to de Villiers, 1 run, in the airrrr and it's landed between two converging fielders. Short and on the stumps, de Villiers goes for the pull, is hurried by the pace on the ball a bit, the ball hits the splice of the bat and goes up, mid-wicket (Taylor) runs to his right and the man from the deep (Henry) runs forward as well, but the ball evades both fielders. de Villiers was a worried man for a moment

36.3 - Southee to du Plessis, 1 run, yorker cramping the batsman for room, du Plessis flicks it to deep square leg as he loses balance

36.2 - Southee to de Villiers, 1 run, slower ball just outside off stump, de Villiers drives it to mid-off and sets off, Baz runs forward quickly and fires a direct-hit but de Villiers was quick to make his ground. The umpire goes upstairs to be safe and de Villiers was well in

36.1 - Southee to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis waits for the length ball to come and dabs it to third man

Tim Southee [6.0-1-27-0] is back into the attack

Great start to the powerplay for South Africa. 15 runs off the first 6 balls.

35.6 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, no run, short of length just outside off stump, de Villiers works it to the right of mid-wicket, where the fielder is swift to get to the ball

35.5 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, FOUR, 6, 4, 4 after being dropped. That's why you don't drop a guy like de Villiers. Gentle length ball from Anderson, de Villiers steps out and drives it along the ground past the non-striker. That brings up his 46th ODI fifty, de Villiers raises his bat to acknowledge the applause

35.4 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, FOUR, full and outside off stump, de Villiers drives it wide of mid-off and the fielder had no chance as it was hit to his left

35.3 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, SIX, straightaway he starts to hurt! Short of a length delivery from Anderson, de Villiers advances and smashes the pull very hard and it goes high over deep mid-wicket

35.2 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, no run, in the airrrrr and dropped. My word! How costly is it going to be? Good length delivery outside off stump, de Villiers slaps it hard, doesn't bother to keep it down, Williamson moves to his left at cover, gets both hands to it but spills it

35.1 - Corey Anderson to du Plessis, 1 run, short of length delivery angling away from the right-hander, du Plessis drives it to deep cover

34.6 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, FOUR, deft touch! There was a man at fly slip, but McCullum moved him wide for this ball and de Villiers has picked the gap between the keeper and slip. Great placement there from de Villiers. He waited for the short of length delivery to come and just opens the face of the bat at the last moment to dab it fine to the third man boundary

34.5 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 1 run, easily dabbed down to third man

34.4 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, de Villiers guides it down to third man

Looks like de Villiers jammed his helmet onto his face as he dived there. He takes a bit of time. Maybe the dust went into his eyes as well. He's fine now

34.3 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 1 run, ohhh! A direct-hit would have been very close. Faf du Plessis, make sure you get your call right. He hit it straight to cover and set off, remember, Faf ran out ABdV in that quarter-final four years ago against the same opposition. Thankfully for South Africa, Kane Williamson, who took a long time to throw the ball missed the stumps. In fact, the athlete that he is, ABdV just made his ground as the ball passed the stumps

34.2 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 2 runs, driven off the back foot, the fielder at cover dives to his left but the ball escapes. Elliott misfields the ball running forward from sweeper and South Africa get an extra run

34.1 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, pushed into the off-side

33.6 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, FOUR, this is a poor bowling from Anderson. Bangs the slower ball short, it is not short enough to fox the batsman either, de Villiers waits on the back foot and pulls it easily through mid-wicket. Expensive over that, 13 came off it. South Africa are shifting gears nicely before the batting powerplay

33.5 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, 2 runs, again very short and wide outside off stump from Anderson, de Villiers cuts it in front of square on the off-side, Southee runs to his right and saves two

33.4 - Corey Anderson to du Plessis, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, du Plessis flicks it to deep mid-wicket

33.4 - Corey Anderson to du Plessis, wide, sprays the slower ball way outside off stump, left alone

33.3 - Corey Anderson to du Plessis, FOUR, short and outside off stump, du Plessis fetches the pull nicely, hits it from the middle of the bat and rolls his wrists over the ball to keep it down and it raced away to the deep mid-wicket boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand as well

33.2 - Corey Anderson to du Plessis, no run, walks across the stumps, shortish slower ball from Anderson, du Plessis taps it to cover

33.1 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, 1 run, short and width on offer, de Villiers cuts it to the man sweeping on the off-side

Corey Anderson [1.0-0-3-1] is back into the attack

Drinks are on the field now

32.6 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, 1 run, short of length and following de Villiers, who arches back and drops the ball to third man, for a single

For the first time in the innings B Mac has taken out a slip for a fast bowler

32.5 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, FOUR, de Villiers is turning it on now. Goes deep in his crease and drills the full ball wide of mid-on. Used the depth of the crease well there. Miller has a smile, as does de Villiers

32.4 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, 2 runs, shortish outside off, another cutter, de Villiers cuts off the front foot to deep extra cover, two taken

32.3 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, no run, well bowled by Matt Henry. Saw de Villiers advancing and dug it in short, de Villiers played it well too, arching back and letting it go to Ronchi

32.2 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, no run, full outside off, left alone

32.1 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, FOUR, classy from de Villiers. Rocks back and punches the slower delivery from Matt Henry wide of mid-on. Dead-straight bat from de Villiers as he transferred his weight back and then found the gap. The followthrough was great too

31.6 - Vettori to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers skips out and dabs wide of cover, looks for two, not there

31.5 - Vettori to de Villiers, FOUR, that is smashed. de Villiers comes down the track and takes it on the full, drills it past the left-hand of Vettori, long-off had no chance as that was hit with immense power

31.4 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis gets forward and eases a drive to long-on

31.3 - Vettori to du Plessis, FOUR, now an outside edge runs through vacant slip. Vettori is disappointed. But gave du Plessis the width, cut and edged, beats Henry at short third. Raced away

31.2 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, B Mac anticipates the drive and moves quickly to his right at short cover to stop. du Plessis came down and hit it well, but B Mac was too good

31.1 - Vettori to de Villiers, 1 run, flatter and de Villiers punches square of the wicket

30.6 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 2 runs, now aggressive running, gives him two, turned through square leg, he races back for the second. Superb from Faf

30.5 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, SIX, du Plessis has a smile on his face after that six. Down the track and then lofted straight back over the bowler's head. Carries a long way into the stands. This is a small ground and once you connect, it goes a long, long way

30.4 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, good length outside off, dabbed straight to the fielder at point

30.3 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 2 runs, du Plessis gets to fifty with a pull over mid-wicket, hit in the air and in the gap too. Raises his bat and de Villiers walks up to him, shakes his hand. The South African contingent are up on their feet applauding

30.2 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, back of a length outside off, not short to pull, but du Plessis goes through with the shot, right off the toe-end and the ball rolls to short cover

Wondering why a couple of paras of text have popped in? Then let me remind you that, we are detailing events that have happened every 10 overs. So that you don't miss out on anything. So that's why you will see text coming up after the end of every 10 overs. Just a heads up!

30.1 - Matt Henry to de Villiers, 1 run, back of a length outside off, de Villiers taps it to deep square leg

Matt Henry [5.0-2-9-0] is back into the attack

On occasions, Rilee Rossouw hasn't looked convincing against spin in his brief career. However, he too looked in fine touch when facing up to Daniel Vettori. Rossouw then tonked Grant Elliott for a six. At the other end of the spectrum, New Zealand's captain, Brendon McCullum, continued to look for wickets. He is known for trying out a part-timer and it shouldn't surprise anyone that he introduced Kane Williamson into the attack. Williamson could have produced the vital breakthrough by snaffling the wicket of du Plessis, but New Zealand didn't go for a review after the on-field umpire turned down an appeal for lbw. Just in the nick of time, it was Corey Anderson, who took the wicket of Rossouw as the raucous crowd came back to life. Anderson certainly has a habit of breaking partnerships. Credit also has to go to Martin Guptill for plucking a catch out of thin air at backward point.

It was Faf du Plessis, who looked to shore up South Africa's innings. du Plessis believes in the old maxim of playing each ball on its merit. He used his feet to loft Tim Southee and then played a crisply timed shot down the ground to collect a couple of boundaries in the 21st over. du Plessis targeting straight boundaries just goes to show that he is a street-smart cricketer.

29.6 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, slower on leg, softly nudged to short mid-wicket

29.5 - Vettori to de Villiers, 1 run, very full on the stumps, driven to long-on

29.4 - Vettori to de Villiers, no run, the crowd thought de Villiers had hit it straight back at Vettori. Bump ball as de Villiers advances and drills it back at the bowler

29.3 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis is on the back foot and wrists it to backward square leg, quick single taken

29.2 - Vettori to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, de Villiers shows the full face of the bat and drives to long-off

29.1 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis comes down the track and drives to long-off

Rain and Cricket form a pair in New Zealand and Jamie informs that some dark clouds are moving across from the west. Expect a rain delay shortly, as it happened during the SA-PAK match

28.6 - Boult to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers grimaces as he completely mistimes the on-drive, the ball finds mid-on. de Villiers completes a 360 degree turn in disappointment

28.5 - Boult to du Plessis, 1 run, short and on the stumps, du Plessis rolls his wrists to pull it down to deep backward square leg

28.4 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and outside off, du Plessis dabs to the right of slip who runs to his right and prevents the quick single

Now just a slip and Boult is coming from round the wicket

28.3 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, back of a length outside off, du Plessis defends to mid-off, no chance of a run that time

B Mac has given Boult two slips

28.2 - Boult to de Villiers, 1 run, short of length outside off, de Villiers punches to the left of cover and sets off

This is the contest that everyone were looking forward to. Could well decide the game, right here, right now

28.1 - Boult to du Plessis, 1 run, look at de Villiers run. du Plessis pushed out at that and took his bottom hand off the bat handle while playing that, the ball drops in front of the 2nd slip and de Villiers charges across, makes it with ease

Trent Boult [7.0-0-38-2] is back into the attack

27.6 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis uses his feet and drives it to long-on

27.5 - Vettori to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers skips out and pushes it past the bowler

27.4 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, slower and on the stumps, du Plessis goes on the back foot and nudges it to deep backward square leg

27.3 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, KW, Vettori are up appealing for a caught behind. B Mac has a chat and decides against the review. Superb delivery from Vettori, slowed it up and it gripped on the surface, turned past the forward poke of du Plessis, there was a sound as the ball passed bat, but need a replay to confirm everything

27.2 - Vettori to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers gets forward and drives with an open face wide of KW at point

27.1 - Vettori to de Villiers, 2 runs, short of length outside off, punched to deep extra cover, du Plessis takes on Southee and comes back. Very quick running

26.6 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers charges Corey Anderson and is able to adjust on that short delivery, forehands it down and controls the pull shot, wide of mid-on for a single

26.5 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, no run, good length outside off, punched wide of mid-off, now B Mac runs and then dives to his right at mid-off to save runs. This is outstanding fielding

Boult is warming up. Expect him to come in from the other end to de Villiers

26.4 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, no run, Gups again at point, makes a sprawling save, de Villiers comes down the track and punches to the right of point and Gups is there

26.4 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, wide, banged way too short and easy call for the umpire. Ronchi had to leap and collect

26.3 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers shuffles across and sees the good length delivery outside off, leaves

26.2 - Corey Anderson to de Villiers, no run, how did that miss the stumps? Corey Anderson and Ronchi can't believe it. de Villiers early into the pull, one leg up in the air as he went for the shot, off the glove and misses the stumps, falls and goes through to Ronchi. What a moment that would've been

AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease

26.1 - Corey Anderson to Rossouw, out Caught by Guptill!! What.A.Catchhhhhh! The crowd come to life once again. Caught one-handed and Corey Anderson strikes. The golden arm of the Black Caps has done it again. Short of a length outside off, Rossouw opens the face of the bat and punches, it was flying to the right of point and swerving away from Gups, but he moved and stretched his long right-hand and voila it stuck. That was a screamer - one more added to Gups' ever-increasing collection of astounding catches. Rossouw c Guptill b Corey Anderson 39(53) [4s-2 6s-1]

Corey Anderson to Rossouw, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

26.1 - Corey Anderson to Rossouw, wide, the Eden Park crowd boo that decision from the square leg umpire. Dug in short and outside off, Rossouw had left it alone

Corey Anderson, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

25.6 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, punched to long-on

Now Vettori round the wicket to Rossouw

25.5 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven to sweeper cover

25.4 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, down leg, but Rossouw had already pre-meditated the reverse paddle, gets it down to backward point

25.3 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, skids on, to off stump, Rossouw punches and finds short cover

25.2 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, round the wicket to du Plessis, du Plessis uses his feet and drives to long-on

25.1 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, shortish outside off, flat-batted to long-on, Vettori is bowling from over the wicket to Rossouw now

24.6 - Elliott to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis dabs that to point and immediately says 'no' to Rossouw for the quick single

24.5 - Elliott to Rossouw, 1 run, slower delivery on off, defended to backward point

24.4 - Elliott to Rossouw, SIX, very short boundary straight and that's gone for six. Just a lofted hit from Rossouw, through the line and hit very straight. Clean striking

24.3 - Elliott to du Plessis, 1 run, very full on the stumps, punched past the dive of short mid-wicket

24.2 - Elliott to du Plessis, no run, Elliott will bowl cutters, du Plessis is hard on the push and finds short mid-wicket

24.1 - Elliott to Rossouw, 1 run, back of the hand slower delivery, down leg, pushed into the gap at wide long-on, two was the call, but they settle for a single

Grant Elliott, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

23.6 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, 'catch' was the cry from Ronchi. Rossouw early into the drive and just eludes the diving Gups at short cover. He went to his left but couldn't haul it back in. Close shave for Rossouw

23.5 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, slower from Vettori, softly nudged to deep backward square leg, for a single

23.4 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, on the pads, flicked to deep backward square leg

23.3 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, tossed up on middle, du Plessis gets forward and drives to long-on

23.2 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, flat-batted wide of mid-off, Anderson runs and dives to his right to save three. Superb effort

23.2 - Vettori to Rossouw, wide, fires it down leg, Ronchi does well to stop more runs

23.1 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, bit of extra bounce for Vettori as Rossouw gets forward to defend

Coming back to that loud shout for lbw, all three reds on Hawk-Eye. But the umpire gave it as runs. If New Zealand had reviewed that, du Plessis would've have been gone. There was a loud appeal from KW but he didn't review. Will that prove costly?

22.6 - Williamson to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis uses his feet and works it to the right of short mid-wicket

22.5 - Williamson to Rossouw, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Rossouw gets forward and drives it to long-on

22.4 - Williamson to du Plessis, 1 run, comes down the track and takes it on the full, drives it wide of mid-off

22.3 - Williamson to Rossouw, 1 run, gets forward and drives to long-on

22.2 - Williamson to du Plessis, 1 run, that has been given as runs. Looked like it went straight off the pad, du Plessis missing the flick and looked dead to the naked eye, just that it pitched outside leg. The umpire is quick to turn down the appeal. Replays show that it had pitched in line

Williamson stays around the wicket to du Plessis

22.1 - Williamson to Rossouw, 1 run, low full toss from round the wicket, Rossouw gets forward and drives it to long-on

Kane Williamson, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Apologies for mentioning that Rossouw has come in ahead of AB. Thanks to my ever attentive colleagues who spotted that error. Except for one game in the tournament, AB has never come in at 4, ahead of Rossouw. Totally forgot that AB was batting at 5 in the tournament. My bad!

21.6 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, straightens on middle, du Plessis wants to work it to leg, but defends it softly back down the track

21.5 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, now even Vettori is diving. Driven to his right and despite mid-off in, they take a quick single. Well done for it was played wide of the fielder

21.4 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, flatter and Rossouw drives to short cover, straight to the fielder

21.3 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis is diving to get back and does so, taps it to the right of short mid-wicket and set off. Rossouw responded in kind too

21.2 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, down leg, drifting in too, du Plessis gets an inside edge on the flick, onto the pad and dies down quickly

21.1 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, down leg, flicked to deep backward square leg, for a single

20.6 - Southee to du Plessis, FOUR, the mid-off fielder was taken out and put in at slip after du Plessis had hit a four over the man earlier in the over. B Mac's move has backfired there, Southee went for the yorker, du Plessis advanced and took it on the full, driven past the left-hand of Southee. Easy boundary

20.5 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Southee and B Mac have a chat. Now three slips and a gully in place

20.4 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, on the off stump, turned into the on-side

20.3 - Southee to du Plessis, FOUR, down the track and there is no one at long-off. Safe hit that! Good length delivery outside off stump, du Plessis steps out and lofts the drive over the infield and brings up the fifty partnership

20.2 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, allows the length ball to come and looks to dab it down to third man, but the fielder at gully intervenes

20.1 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, the gentle outswinger goes full and outside off stump, du Plessis drives and picks out the man at short cover

"He [Henry] swings the ball late, has got a quick bouncer and he bowls wicket-taking deliveries," Peter Fulton, Canterbury's skipper, was quoted as saying by Stuff.co.nz. Interestingly, Henry has a history of being troubled by back problems. In 2012, he even had a major surgery on his lower back. Henry gave a good account of himself as well by keeping the opposition in check. Daniel Vettori, the wily slow left-arm orthodox, was also introduced into the attack. For South Africa, it was Rilee Rossouw, who looked to break the shackles with a fine shot down the ground off Boult. Faf du Plessis played with a calm head on his shoulders.

With Brendon McCullum looking for wickets, Trent Boult was given a lengthy spell. To make it intriguing, Boult bowled with five fielders in the slip cordon. It was Matt Henry, who replaced Tim Southee at the other end. Henry doesn't just hit the bat hard, but can also generate swing with the new ball. It is always good to have a pacer, who hits the bat hard in the shorter forms of the game. He has been bowling with good rhythm too as Henry snared six wickets for Canterbury against Central Districts in Nelson just a few days ago.

19.6 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, on the stumps, defended

19.5 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, goes for the reverse-sweep, but it goes down the leg side and Rossouw fails to make contact

19.4 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, stays round the wicket to the left-hander and delivers a flighted delivery on the off stump, defended nicely by Rossouw

19.3 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, flatter delivery just outside off stump, du Plessis stays in the crease and punches it to sweeper cover

19.2 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, steps out but doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, hence defends it to cover

19.1 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, there was just a little bit of turn for Vettori on that occasion, du Plessis defends with an angled bat and the ball rolls to short third man off the outside half of the bat

18.6 - Southee to Rossouw, no run, almost a yorker on the off stump, Rossouw digs it out

18.5 - Southee to Rossouw, FOUR, inside edge but it's gone past the stumps. Fullish and just outside off stump, Rossouw drives with hardly any feet movement, the ball takes the edge and escapes the stumps. Southee has his hands on his head

18.4 - Southee to Rossouw, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, defended

18.3 - Southee to du Plessis, 1 run, fullish and just outside off stump, after a shuffle across the stumps, du Plessis flicks it wide of mid-on, Vettori runs to his right, picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses

18.2 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, easily defended off the back foot again

18.1 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, walks across the stumps and defends the length ball back to Southee

Tim Southee [4.0-1-14-0] is back into the attack

Didn't have the time to mention about Rossouw's promotion ahead of AB. Now is the time to apologise and mention it. The move has worked well so far. Boult vs AB was the battle everyone were expecting to see. But AB has pulled off a fast one over B Mac. Kept himself back for the late charge and could well prove to be a masterstroke. Will it turn out to be a match-winning one? Only time will tell. But AB has certainly caught New Zealand off-guard by that decision. New Zealand wouldn't have expected that

17.6 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, look at B Mac fly, he goes acrobatically to his right at short mid-wicket and stops the clip. Saved a single

17.5 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, Rossouw gets forward and drives to short cover

17.4 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, down leg, glanced straight to the fielder at short fine

17.3 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, angling in, tucked to deep square leg, for a single

17.2 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, Rossouw gets forward to punch and it runs off a thick outer half, wide of point

17.1 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, defended to short mid-wicket off the back foot

17.1 - Vettori to Rossouw, 5 wides, that is poor from Vettori. Slipped it down leg and Ronchi had no chance. Five bonus runs

16.6 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, 1 run, short of length outside off, punched to the left of mid-off, quick single taken as du Plessis has to hurry and does so

16.5 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, short of length on off, defended to cover, Matt Henry giving nothing away

16.4 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Rossouw turns it to mid-on

16.3 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, full and outside off, Rossouw's bat face turns and he mistimes the drive to mid-on

16.2 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, on a good length and outside off, left alone

16.1 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 1 run, short and on the stumps, du Plessis rolls his wrists and pulls it to deep square leg, played it down

16.1 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, wide, short and down leg, wide called

Matt Henry was called in to replace Adam Milne and he leapfrogged Kyle Mills and Mitchell McClenaghan in the playing eleven. Must be nervous times indeed. But he has gone on to bowl 2 maiden overs on a trot. Jamie feels that the reception from the Auckland crowd must have eased him in. Here's more: 'Lovely atmosphere. The crowd chanting Henry's name was quite something. He must have fed off that. What a field to get from McCullum too. Fine spell from the World Cup debutant,' he says.

Drinks are on the field now. That was some 70 minutes or so of action. Phew! The Eden Park is the place to be today. A fitting venue for a World Cup semi-final. Crowd at their raucuous best. Almost rowdy like. In a good and sporting way that is. Wanting their team to win. A dot is cheered loudly, while a boundary is met with pindrop silence. Thrilling stuff

15.6 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, this drifts into du Plessis, who turns it to deep backward square leg for a single

15.5 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, Gups at short mid-wicket, gets across quickly and parries the hard drive from du Plessis back to Vettori, just flicked it on the half-volley back to the bowler, saving the single

15.4 - Vettori to Rossouw, 1 run, tossed up from Vettori, Rossouw gets forward and dabs it square of the wicket, for a single

15.3 - Vettori to Rossouw, no run, down leg, glanced to short fine

Short cover and short mid-wicket catching for Rossouw

15.2 - Vettori to du Plessis, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, tucked to deep backward square leg, for a single

No-one catching behind the wicket for Vettori

15.1 - Vettori to du Plessis, no run, shortish, but extra bounce outside off, du Plessis goes for the cut and is beaten

Daniel Vettori, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

14.6 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, pitched up outside off, Rossouw's bat face closes early and that results in no timing, straight to the fielder at mid-off this time

14.5 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, Rossouw goes for a big drive down the ground and the bat turns in the hand, mid-on dives to his left and saves a few runs

14.4 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 1 run, pitched up outside off, du Plessis goes for a big drive and the inside edge runs away to deep backward square leg, for a single. Missed the stumps

Now a very silly straight mid-on in place for du Plessis. B Mac doing all sorts of things

14.3 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Rossouw unfurls a solid punch square of the wicket, for a single

14.2 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, tight delivery on the stumps, defended to mid-off

Three slips and a gully in place. Mid-off is the only man in the ring on the off-side

14.1 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 1 run, full and on the pads, clipped to deep square leg, for a single

13.6 - Boult to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched square of the wicket, the fielder chases from cover and du Plessis is happy with just a single

13.5 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, angling in, du Plessis shuffles across and clips, but finds square leg

This has been an expensive over from Boult so far. He is going round the wicket to du Plessis

13.4 - Boult to Rossouw, 1 run, dug in short, Rossouw pulls to deep backward square leg

13.3 - Boult to Rossouw, FOUR, too full from Boult and that's a perfect on-drive from Rossouw. Shows the full face of the bat and leaves mid-on on his knees. Driven to the long-on fence. Timing, class and all that jazz

13.2 - Boult to du Plessis, 3 runs, and again Dan is the man running after it. Short-arm pulled wide of him at mid-on and Eden Park egg him on as he chases. Dan has an easier job on that occasion and pulls it back well inside the rope. Still another three

13.1 - Boult to Rossouw, 3 runs, shortish on the stumps, Rossouw short-arm pulls through mid-wicket. 'Go Dan' says Graeme Smith on air as Daniel Vettori sprints and pulls it back with a slide, saves a run for his side. Terrific committment shown by Dan

12.6 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, that kept low and du Plessis did well to bring his bat down on it, defends it to mid-on. That's a maiden from Matt Henry, second consecutive one from him

12.5 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, full and on the stumps, du Plessis gets forward and gets a soft leading edge on the flick, Matt Henry half-stops and the ball deflects to mid-off. du Plessis decides against the single

12.4 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, short of length outside off, punched back to mid-off who fields

12.3 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, lovely shape on that outswinger, but du Plessis had it covered and shoulders arms

12.2 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, pitched up outside off, du Plessis gets forward and defends solidly

12.1 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, outswinger, outside off, left alone

Jamie chirps in to say that the sun is out. The South African batsmen will surely welcome the warmer conditions.

11.6 - Boult to du Plessis, 1 run, short of length on the hips, tucked to deep backward square leg, for a single

11.5 - Boult to Rossouw, 3 runs, this is manic cricket. Inswinging yorker from Boult, dug out hard onto the pitch by Rossouw, it bounces over Boult and B Mac sprints and dives head-first to pull it back. Vettori backs up and nearly catches Rossouw short, with a throw that had the batsman diving to make it back. The throw misses and they take three. What action

11.4 - Boult to Rossouw, no run, wide of the crease and Rossouw finds Elliott at short cover-point. Boult applauds the effort by clapping. It was driven to the right of the fielder who stops it with one hand. KW, Guptill came up to Elliott to pat him too

11.3 - Boult to Rossouw, no run, on a good length and outside off, Rossouw's bat comes down in a straight line as he punches it back to Boult

11.2 - Boult to Rossouw, no run, full and on the stumps, again Rossouw finds mid-on

Four slips and a gully. Exceptional attacking captaincy from B Mac

11.1 - Boult to Rossouw, no run, good length on the stumps, pushed off the front foot to mid-on

10.6 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, beaten now. du Plessis has been good in leaving the outswingers, he is sucked in that time and the late swing beats him. du Plessis went for the drive and missed

10.5 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, Elliott is all smiles. Ian Gould is all theatrics as he is a bit slow to move away from the line of that throw. Elliott dived full length to his left at mid-on and stopped a fierce drive, got up and unleashed a back-hander that missed the stumps. Saw Rossouw out of his crease and threw, but Rossouw was back by the time the throw came

10.4 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, now swing for Matt Henry, outswinger, nice carry to Ronchi after du Plessis lets it go

10.3 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, Matt Henry has his hands on his head. But it was well played by du Plessis, on a good length and outside off, doesn't nip back, du Plessis has the bat tucked in, close to his pad and lets it go

10.2 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, back of a length outside off, pushed to cover

10.1 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, no run, that bounced a bit. du Plessis was pushing forward to defend, was surprised by that and adjusted well. Takes his bottom hand off and jerks his head back

Boult's effort paid rich dividends as Amla edged one onto the stumps. Boult looks for wickets by pitching the ball up with the new ball and Brendon McCullum backs him up with aggressive fields. On the other hand, when in good form, Amla with those magical wrists is able to bisect the minutest of gaps in the field. However, when up against a left-armer bowling from over the wicket, it is risky to drive on the up as the ball may carry on with the angle. Boult continued to bowl with good control and was rewarded with the wicket of de Kock. de Kock has a habit of using his feet to the pacers, but this time around, lost his wicket.

With a heightened anticipation, fans made a beeline for entry into the Eden Park stadium for the mouth-watering semi-final clash between South Africa and New Zealand. The New Zealand swing duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee started on a good note. Boult swung the ball prodigiously and produced the edge off Quinton de Kock's bat, but Luke Ronchi dropped the catch behind the stumps. Southee, who has a fine surprise bouncer up his sleeve, then induced a top-edge from Hashim Amla as he looked to hook him. Fortunately for Amla he survived.

9.6 - Boult to du Plessis, 1 run, looked like the slower delivery, outside off, du Plessis softly pushes it into the vacant point region

Back over the wicket for the last delivery. Two short covers catching

9.5 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, very full and wide outside off, du Plessis gets forward to drive and mistimes it to mid-off

9.4 - Boult to du Plessis, FOUR, edged and wide of the two slips in place. Room was there, short of length outside off, du Plessis opens the face of the bat to play that. Beats Southee's dive at third man

9.3 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, back of a length outside off, du Plessis defends to the left of short cover, has the hand up and shouts 'no' to Rossouw

Round the wicket now

9.2 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, full and on middle, du Plessis presents the full face of the bat and defends back to Boult

9.1 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, short of length outside off, extra bounce for Boult, du Plessis drops it near point, the bottom hand came off the bat handle, but the fielders charged in from everywhere to stop the quick single being taken

8.6 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, pitched up outside off, was there for the big booming drive, but Rossouw finds mid-off. Sprawling stop made and once again Eden Park roar

8.5 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, late swing for Matt Henry, Rossouw did well not to play across the line and defends it to mid-on

8.4 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, no run, full and on the stumps, driven back to Matt Henry

8.3 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis for sure is nervy. He pushes this to mid-on and sets off. Doesn't realise that this is Eden Park and he has played that too well, has to dive and gets there as Elliott shoots sideways and misses. Would've been interesting had there been a direct hit

The reaction of the Eden Park crowd said it all after de Kock was out. They were up on their feet, roaring and fist-pumping. One man was seen pumping his fist so vigorously. Raw passion on display

8.2 - Matt Henry to Rossouw, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Rossouw hops and punches it to the left of point. Quick single taken

8.1 - Matt Henry to du Plessis, 1 run, short of length and easy for du Plessis who whips it to square leg for a single

Matt Henry, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

7.6 - Boult to Rossouw, no run, how do you play that? First up! Play that if you can Rossouw. All the slip fielders who are 5 in the cordon come up to the bowler and pat him on the back. Boult sticks his tongue out. This was on a good length and it holds its line, Rossouw actually did well to play inside the line and the ball missed the outside edge. Since Rossouw played inside the line, he survived

Rilee Rossouw, left handed bat, comes to the crease

7.5 - Boult to de Kock, out Caught by Southee!! Boult is now the highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in World Cups. He has 21 to his name. de Kock is dragging himself off Eden Park. He doesn't want to leave. That was a poor stroke. Charged Boult, wanted to go over cover, but the late swing took the outside edge and landed safely in third man's hands. Southee didn't have to move an inch. Boult is all smiles as he is surrounded by his mates. de Kock c Southee b Boult 14(17) [4s-2]

Boult to de Kock, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

7.4 - Boult to de Kock, no run, short of length outside off, de Kock gets forward and pushes it softly to cover

7.3 - Boult to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, du Plessis opens the face of the bat and dabs it wide of the second slip, Anderson can't prevent the single being taken

7.2 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, short of length on the hips, whipped to the left of square leg where Elliott gets across quickly

7.1 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, good length and inswinging, du Plessis inside-edges the forward defensive onto the pads, the ball rolls to cover

6.6 - Southee to du Plessis, 1 run, angling in, on a back of a length on off and middle, du Plessis tucks it to the right of the vacant mid-wicket fielder, single taken

6.5 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, pitched up outside off, du Plessis gets forward and drives it back to Southee who mocks a throw at the batsman

du Plessis goes up to de Kock and has a chat. Shane Warne on air thinks du Plessis is very nervous

6.4 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, short of length outside off, du Plessis pushes out away from his body, finds cover

6.3 - Southee to de Kock, 1 run, de Kock played that well, short outside off, de Kock rolled his wrists and kept it down to deep square leg. Was aware of the fielder there and wanted not to find the fielder

6.2 - Southee to de Kock, no run, full and inswing for Southee, late too, de Kock's bat turns and his clip can only find mid-wicket

6.2 - Southee to de Kock, wide, double-bluff that. But Southee in attempting the yorker gets it wrong, the inswinger goes wrong, down leg

McCullum is so pro-active as captain. He is changing the field constantly. Three slips and a man now on the hook at deep square

6.1 - Southee to de Kock, no run, short of length on off, de Kock wants to force that hard off the back foot but finds mid-wicket, as the inside half of the bat is found

5.6 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, angles it in, but this one is still not enough to make du Plessis play. Another testing over from Boult comes to an end

Boult has decided to come round the wicket for the last delivery

5.5 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, pitched up outside off, du Plessis thought about the drive, crouched low to play and then decided against it as it was too far wide of off

5.4 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, on the middle and leg line, du Plessis tucks it straight to the fielder at square leg

5.3 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, very full and wide of off, du Plessis leaves once more

5.2 - Boult to de Kock, 1 run, short of length outside off, no swing that time, de Kock tucks it through mid-wicket for a single

5.1 - Boult to de Kock, no run, short of length and nips back in, de Kock wants to whip that to leg, but inside-edges it onot the thigh pad, the ball rolls to the slip cordon

Jamie says that there' some nip in the air for both bowlers. More for Boult than Southee. It's a sell-out at Auckland but the stadium isn't a full-house at the moment

4.6 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, another outswinger, but this one is on a short of length outside off, easy for du Plessis as he lets it go

4.5 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, further wide of off, swing away for Southee, du Plessis won't play at that and shoulders arms

4.4 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, short of length outside off, du Plessis gets right back and defends it to the bowler

4.3 - Southee to du Plessis, no run, pitched up outside off, outswinger, du Plessis lifts his bat high over his head and lets it go

4.2 - Southee to de Kock, 1 run, too straight from Southee, allowing de Kock to glance it down to fine leg, for a single

4.1 - Southee to de Kock, no run, short of length on middle, de Kock tucks it to mid-wicket, calmly played

3.6 - Boult to du Plessis, FOUR, superbly played by du Plessis. It was the attempted yorker from Boult and he almost got it right out, but du Plessis flicked that past backward square leg, just the uncorking of the wrists at the right moment and the ball raced away

3.5 - Boult to du Plessis, no run, pushed across du Plessis on the left-armer's angle from over the wicket, du Plessis gets forward and shoulders arms

Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.4 - Boult to Amla, out Bowled!! Look at the Eden Park faithful roar. Boult is all smiles. He has knocked Amla over, albeit off an inside edge. It was full and wide outside off, was there for the drive, but Amla had been nervy all innings, the feet didn't move on the drive and the inside edge clattered back onto the stumps. Did the ball swing back in a bit? No. It went across with the angle. Amla b Boult 10(14) [4s-2]

Boult to Amla, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Phew just 21 balls into the innings and so much action. My fingers will go if this continues for the entire match

3.3 - Boult to Amla, no run, dug in short, Amla ducks under that

3.2 - Boult to de Kock, 1 run, too straight from Boult, de Kock flicks that to deep square leg, gets away to the other end

Three slips and a gully in. Deep square in place

3.1 - Boult to de Kock, no run, Boult beats de Kock outside off, with a short of length delivery outside off, it pitched outside off and went away, de Kock was pushing out and did well not to go hard at that

2.6 - Southee to Amla, FOUR, and now on the pads, Amla won't miss out. Flicked wide of mid-wicket. Cleanly struck and that spoils the over

2.5 - Southee to Amla, FOUR, poor bowling. Southee loses his patience, drifts a half-volley outside leg, all it needed was bat and Amla flicked it away to the fine leg fence. Too easy

2.4 - Southee to Amla, no run, edged and doesn't carry to 2nd slip. All action in this over and in this game as well. Amla late in withdrawing the bat from that back of a length delivery outside off, the edge is found, but short of the slip cordon

2.3 - Southee to Amla, no run, outswinger, left alone

2.2 - Southee to Amla, 2 runs, in the air and just wide of the running and diving long leg fielder. The luck is with South Africa at the moment. Top-edged hook from Amla, he was not in control of the shot at all. Southee followed the path of the ball as long leg (Boult) ran to his left, but the fielder, despite diving full length didn't get even a finger on it

2.1 - Southee to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, defended comfortably off the back foot towards mid-off

1.6 - Boult to de Kock, no run, full on the stumps, de Kock gets his front foot across and plays around it. Flicked to mid-wicket. Dangerous that from de Kock. Excellent over from Boult

1.5 - Boult to de Kock, FOUR, dropped by Ronchi! Big moment. Brilliant delivery from Boult, full and late swing, on off, de Kock made the mistake of playing to leg, closed the bat face and the outside edge went to the left of the diving Ronchi, it was right in between Ronchi and first slip. Credit to Ronchi for going for it, went full length but could only palm it away to the third man fence. The left mitt got there, but only the edge of the mitt. Not the middle. de Kock gets away

1.4 - Boult to de Kock, 2 runs, half-volley outside off, Boult searching for swing and de Kock opens the face of the bat to drive wide of point, only a couple

1.3 - Boult to de Kock, no run, outswinger, but on a fuller length and outside off, de Kock sees it well and leaves

1.2 - Boult to de Kock, FOUR, edged and just wide of the third slip diving to his left. Boult brought de Kock forward and the defensive stroke found the edge, but it eluded the diving fielder's outstretched left-hand

1.1 - Boult to de Kock, no run, what a delivery first up! Short of a length and outside off, late movement away, de Kock spars at it and is lucky not to edge it. Very minimal footwork from de Kock as he didn't go across to play it

False start for Boult. He runs in and just as he was about to deliver the ball, the ball popped out after hitting the thigh. Boult manages a smile on the way back. He has to start all over again

Trent Boult, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 - Southee to Amla, no run, a huge roar from the Eden Park faithful after Southee finishes with a maiden over. Amla gets back and across, before punching to point. That was a very good opening over from Southee

0.5 - Southee to Amla, no run, Amla shuffles across to defend and presents the full face to play it to mid-on. Southee has a wry smile on his face as Amla had lost his balance while playing that, stumbled forward awkwardly and did well to get the bat in front of the pad, although the bat came at an angle around the front pad

0.4 - Southee to Amla, no run, KW at point dives to his right and saves some runs. He gets a pat on his back from another fielder after that was stopped. It was on a fuller length outside off and Amla drove well, looked like a boundary until KW went across

0.3 - Southee to Amla, no run, and another delivery that swung, but only after the ball passed the batsman, close to a wide as it was well outside off, but the umpire reckons that it was fine

0.2 - Southee to Amla, no run, there is the first indication of swing for Southee, bowls it on a good length and it's an outswinger, Amla shoulders arms watchfully

It will be interesting to see how much swing Southee and Boult get on this. They will swing, but how much?

0.1 - Southee to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, Amla gets back and across, is on the hop, but drops it to cover. Played that awkwardly, signs of nerves?

Amla and de Kock are at the crease. Amla is on strike. Southee will open the attack