Sam Wilson: That was a ridiculous knock from Brendon McCullum. I bet it made Steven Finn feel better about himself though.

Philander's first ball is a beauty, which pitches just outside leg before seaming away from Guptill and turns him inside out. Guptill makes contact with the following ball to push it into cover for a single but Taylor is tied at the striker's end for the remainder as New Zealand stay just narrowly ahead of the Duckworth Lewis par score.

Fenners: Surely Duckworth-Lewis needs amending, as it's based on old stats, game is totally different now. NZ should have to chase more.

Tahir gets another turn in the South Africa attack after his one-over spell earlier in the innings, during McCullum's blitz. Some good running from New Zealand brings Taylor two from a little push to leg. He gets another run with a second prod to leg before Guptill sweeps his way to a run of his own. It is steady, sensible stuff from the Kiwis.

Allan Border
Ex-Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

"New Zealand need some common sense batting. We definitely have game on. Six an over, in this day and age, is not too much."

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Charles: Can somebody please explain how NZ have to score 17 more runs than SA in the same number of balls/overs?

Briefly, from the FAQs on the official Duckworth-Lewis website:, external

"When the interruption occurs during the first innings, so that the match is shortened to one of fewer overs per side than it was at its start, Team 1 are usually more disadvantaged than Team 2. Before the stoppage they had been pacing their innings in the expectation of receiving say 50 overs... Team 2, on the other hand, know from the start of their innings that they have the reduced number of overs and can pace their innings accordingly. Team 2 are set a higher target to compensate Team 1 for this disadvantage."

AB de Villiers hosted a very calm team-talk during that drinks break, in which Steyn also had a prominent say. Can they put whatever they discussed into practice and swing this match in their favour? Philander's over is a good one as he concedes just the three runs.

Kevin Pietersen
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Guptill will know he only averages 11 against South Africa, but coming into this game he has just scored a hundred and then a 200 and that's a good place to be."

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That Guptill six is the highlight of the over - and a shot that pretty much gets New Zealand all the runs they need from the over to match the required run-rate. Four other singles are just a bonus to the co-hosts. And that is drinks - and a much-needed regroup for SA.

The New Zealand 100 is up courtesy of a huge Guptill six that he clatters high over mid-wicket off Duminy.

Kevin Pietersen
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"The World Cup deserves a close match. We have got a full house. The run rate is 6.40 and with the dimensions of this ground that is not too hard to get. The easiest thing to do when chasing is to look at Duckworth-Lewis and keep up with that to take off the pressure."

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Ross taylor has started well. He slap cuts a short Morkel ball for four through cover before controlling a steer past slip and down to third man before Guptill is tested by a rising ball that beats his outside edge. New Zealand are now looking to play balls on merit after McCullum's dismissive, smash everything approach.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Auckland

"It is almost as if we're playing a different sport since McCullum fell. Was it a needless stroke? It's hard to say when he was flaying the bowling in such a destructive manner. Now with Williamson gone too, South Africa are on top and the crowd deflated."

New Zealand 88-2 (10 overs) - target 298 from 43 overs (D/L adjusted)

Batsmen: Guptill 12*, Taylor 5*

Fall of wickets: 71-1 (McCullum 59), 81-2 (Williamson 6)

Bowling figures: Steyn 3-0-39-0, Philander 2-0-19-0, Morkel 3-0-19-2, Tahir 1-1-0-0, Duminy 1-0-7-0

South Africa 281-5 (43 overs); Du Plessis 82, De Villiers 65*, Anderson 3-72.

South Africa won toss

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This is interesting. JP Duminy is into the South Africa attack. He concedes three singles from his first three balls before Taylor sweeps a wayward ball down to the fine leg boundary for four.

James Cooper: Swanny thinking 298 is 'easily gettable' at this ground - did he not see the NZ run chase v Australia or the SA run chase v Pakistan?

Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"Martin Guptill is the first New Zealander to score 500 runs in a World Cup. previous highest is 499 by Scott Styris in 2007."

Kevin Pietersen
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"I have a feeling this is going to be an absolute beauty of a game."

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Ross Taylor spent much of Martin Guptill's 237 not out at the other end and he is out again to accompany the opener. He fends off Morkel's last ball.

Kevin Pietersen
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Williamson has been defeated by bounce. He played a beautiful pull shot but has then got beaten by pace and bottom-edged it on to his stumps."