An outfield slowed by soaking overnight rain delayed the start by 90 minutes‚ and further retarded the scoring rate.
Slow batting on a sluggish pitch and against New Zealand’s tight bowling and tigerish fielding condemned them to a middling total of 241/6 in a match reduced to 49 overs an innings.
South Africa are still alive in the race for the semis‚ but they will have to win all of their remaining three matches and hope other results sway the equation in their favour.Rassie van der Dussen’s 64-ball 67 not out led South Africa’s challenge with the bat. Even so‚ and despite the stern challenge presented by the New Zealanders‚ Amla and Faf du Plessis added 50 for the second wicket before Amla and Aiden Markram put on 52 for the third‚ and David Miller and Van der Dussen shared 72 for the fifth.Chris Morris was South Africa’s star bowler‚ dismissing Ross Taylor‚ Tom Latham and Jimmy Neesham and claiming 3/49.
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