New Zealand reach first World Cup final
Grant Elliott 84 not out - wins it with a six
NZ 299-6 from 42.5 overs (D/L adjusted)
SA 281-5: Du Plessis 82, De Villiers 65*
Rain reduced match to 43 overs per side
Winners to play Australia or India
South Africa 129-3 (20 overs)
Batsmen: Du Plessis 48*, De Villiers 8*
Fall of wicket: 21-1 (Amla 10), 31-2 (De Kock 14), 114-3 (Rossouw 39)
Bowling figures: Southee 6-1-27-0, Boult 8-0-41-2, Henry 5-2-9-0, Vettori 8-0-35-0, Williamson 1-0-5-0, Elliott 1-0-9-0, Anderson 1-0-3-1
South Africa won toss
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"On seven, De Villiers became SA's highest WC run-scorer, passing Jacques Kallis's 1,148."
Vettori bowls with his usual flight and guile, New Zealand are on their toes in the field, South Africa are still inching along in singles, and another record has fallen to that man De Villiers...
Neal Collins: Quick reminder: the boundary is that thing around the edge of the field. We should try to boldy go there
Trent Boult becomes the fifth different bowler used in five overs at the same end, as Anderson takes a rest after one wicket-taking over and they turn back to the Kiwi left-arm spearhead. There's a slip in, and immediately the South African shutters come down as they look to see Boult off - just three careful singles from the over.
Aashish: Really impressed with Faf Du Plessis, been calm and accumulated his runs without too much risk.
Henry Ellison: ABDV being very risky early on. Either he's nervous or we are due for some fireworks!
De Villiers (who averages over 127 in ODIs played in New Zealand) is up and running with a two and a single, while South African hearts are in mouths as Vettori spins one past Du Plessis's outside edge. Possibly not the heart/mouth combo of their spinner Imran Tahir, who will be encouraged by the amount of turn offered there. Three more singles mean it's six from the over.
Image source, APAnother attempted pull shot and a slight miscue towards mid-wicket. ABDV is up and running. Du Plessis should be a good partner for him - the pair were best men at each other's weddings, Neil Manthorp reveals on TMS.
And ominously for South Africa, Trent Boult is warming up down in the deep.
Jim Wilcox: Outstanding catch. NZ should make Guptill Day a national holiday.
De Villiers goes for the pull shot first ball, doesn't connect and nearly gloves it onto his stumps! Shades of Bradman being bowled by Bill Bowes first ball in the second Test of the Bodyline series...
Kevin Pietersen
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Guptill is a great fielder and has great hands. Those are the catches you hold on to when you score 237 with the bat. If you look at the crowd every person was on their feet and they are still on their feet. This is a big, big moment in the game."
Sensational catch! Corey Anderson makes the breakthrough in his first over as he finds left-hander Rilee Rossouw's edge and the ball flies seemingly wide of backward point where Martin Guptill sticks out his right hand and plucks the ball out of the sky. It was the first legal delivery bowled by the left-arm seamer, who began with a wide and now faces one of the game's modern greats - South Africa captain AB de Villiers.
Image source, APMany thanks, Phil. Down at Eden Park, Daniel Vettori is into his sixth over, but South Africa are trotting along pretty well. Five singles from the over means the veteran left-arm spinner has 0-25 from six. Du Plessis grabs a hasty drink between overs, it looks scorching out there.
South African-born seamer Grant Elliott - who was 36 three days ago - comes in to the New Zealand attack. After being handed strike by his partner, Rossouw plants his foot and slams the first six of the innings straight down the ground. South Africa have wrestled their way back into this game. I've just been handed a tea so I'll hand you over to Mr Mark Mitchener.
Kevin Pietersen
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"I'd like to see Vettori bowl less flat, as they need a wicket. South Africa are building up a good partnership here - six runs isn't going to make or break this innings."
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More quality fielding from New Zealand as Boult dives at mid-off to prevent a boundary. On a field this small you need to be right on the money in the field. The flurry of singles continues as SA add five more runs. McCullum is close to a catch from the final ball, but Du Plessis' mis-timed drive falls just short of him.
Bryan Waddle
BBC Test Match Special
"Since he's had those problems with his action, Williamson hasn't done a lot of bowling."
Since being cleared to resume bowling by the ICC, Williamson has only bowled in six of his last 15 ODIs before today - and taken one wicket. He's only bowled one previous over at this World Cup.
McCullum opts to toss the ball to Kane Williamson. It is an interesting choice. Corey Anderson would have been the expected go-to man. It almost proves to be a masterstroke as the bearded bowler spins one into the pads of Du Plessis, who is saved by the thinnest of edges. Five singles from the over.
Bryan Waddle
BBC Test Match Special
"Vettori will leave an enormous gap in the New Zealand side when he goes. There are going to be a lot of big gaps around the world when you think of Sri Lanka without Sangakkara and Jayawardene, for instance."
Kevin Pietersen
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"After a shaky start, South Africa are getting themselves into a good position, with wickets in hand ahead of the powerplay. Runs on the board, in a semi-final, are crucial. It looks like Daniel Vettori's bowling a little quicker - I don't blame him with a 46m boundary, but sometimes you have to risk a six for a wicket."
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