That's it! Kane Williamson finishes things in style! He gets to his century as well. What a knock this by Williamson. New Zealand win thus match by four wickets. The Kiwi skipper fittingly hit the winning run, he finishes unbeaten on 106. ICC CWC 2019 Points Table | NZ vs SA Full Scorecard.
Good over this by Lungi Ngidi! He not only picked a wicket but conceded just six runs. He was hot for a boundary on the last ball and that spoiled the over for him. Meanwhile, New Zealand now need 8 runs from last over to win this match. And it is Mitchell Santner who will be on strike.
OUT! Colin de Grandhomme departs! Lungi Ngidi takes the wicket! He was looking to finish things in style and ends up hitting towards the left of long-off region. Faf du Plessis takes a good catch. de Grandhomme c du Plessis b Lungi Ngidi 60(47)
Colin de Grandhomme gets to his half-century in style! He has played a superb knock today and earlier contributed with the ball as well. CDG has now added 79 off 77 balls with his skipper. Kiwis need 26 off 24 balls.
South Africa continue to be sloppy in the field. Kagiso Rabada drops a catch at deep fine leg but it was anyway a no-ball. Kiwis need 31 off 30 balls to win. Luck has been on their side so far.
Just three runs from this over. Kiwis now need 43 off 36 balls. This game is drifting away from South Africa as Kane Williamson and Colin de Grandhomme look solid in the middle.
New Zealand need 46 runs to win off 42 balls. Should not be a problem for New Zealand but if South Africa manage to removed Kane Williamson, things could get little difficult and interesting.
Lungi Ngidi bowls the 40th over and he does well, gives away just one run. New Zealand now need 58 to win from 54 balls. South Africa desperately need a wicket here. The current partnership is worth 47 off 46 balls.
Last ten overs coming up and New Zealand need 59 runs to win. Interestingly, Kane Williamson edged one to the wicketkeeper in previous over and umpire gave it not out. TV replays confirmed that there was an edge. And South Africa had review left as well.
The equation for New Zealand now reads 88 more runs to win off 84 balls. Colin de Grandhomme is the new batsman in.  It is Kane Williamson who holds the key for Kiwis.
OUT! Chris Morris strikes again! This is a BIG wicket of Jimmy Neesham. The left-hander edges one to the lone slip. Hashim Amla takes a safe catch, he is at widish slip. Neesham c Amla b Chris Morris 23(34)Â Â
New Zealand need 117Â more runs to win from 19 overs. Â Kane Williamson is batting on 57 runs and holds key for New Zealand. South Africa will be desperately looking to see his back.
In 23 overs New Zealand requires 137 runs to win with six wickets in hand. Imran Tahir has four overs up his sleeve and how Kiwis counter him will be interesting. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson is holding one end.Â
New Zealand need 156 runs to win from 29 overs. New Zealand's middle-order is untested and this is were South Africa can see an opening. Kiwis need a partnership here to bail themselves out of the trouble.
OUT! South Africa are back in the game and how! Chris Morris picks another wicket. Tom Latham is back in the hutch. Kiwis losing wickets in a hurry. T Latham c de Kock b Chris Morris 1(4)Â Â
OUT! Another wicket goes down. This time Chris Morris gets a wicket. Ross Taylor is caught behind, he was looking to play down the leg but gets the edge. Ross Taylor c de Kock b Chris Morris 1(2)
OUT! Lucky breakthrough for South Africa. Martin Guptill is hit-wicket. His back leg hits the stumps! Guptill is disappointed. Guptill hit wkt b Phehlukwayo 35(59) Â
New Zealand now need 189 more runs to win from 37 overs. The partnership between Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill is worth 41Â off 59 balls. South Africa desperately need a wicket here.
Kane Williamson is the new batsman in for New Zealand. Proteas will be looking to pick another wicket here. It is important for them to keep picking wickets. For ball-by-ball commentary of NZ vs SA click here.
Placed in top four on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 2019) points table and team standings, New Zealand face South Africa, who are fresh from their win over Afghanistan. The New Zealand vs South Africa will take place at Edgbaston in Birmingham. This is the sixth match for South Africa while New Zealand play their fifth game. Stay tuned for NZ vs SA live score updates. New Zealand vs South Africa Cricket Score 25th ODI Match.
Meanwhile, this will be the eighth World Cup encounter between New Zealand and South Africa. The Kiwis lead the head to head in World Cup matches against South Africa with five matches. Unfortunately, the weather forecast in Birmingham is not that good and it could play spoilsport. New Zealand vs South Africa Betting Odds: Free Bet Odds, Predictions and Favourites During NZ vs SA in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match 25.
If South Africa lose this match, their chances of making it to semifinals will be over. Interestingly, Kiwis have thus far registered wins against Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and the game against South Africa will be their first big test, even though the Proteas are not in great form.
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