Summary

  • South Africa dismiss New Zealand for 167 to win by 190 runs

  • Superb Maharaj claims four wickets, Jansen three, Coetzee two and Rabada one

  • Proteas post 357-4 after being put in

  • De Kock hits fourth century of tournament before falling for 114

  • Van der Dussen makes 133 and Miller adds 53 off just 30 balls

  • SA now top of table and on brink of semis; NZ drop to fourth

  1. Postpublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    That's all for today, where South Africa have dominated New Zealand with both bat and ball to put themselves in touching distance of the last four of this World Cup.

    The result has really opened up the door for Pakistan and potentially, even Afghanistan to battle for fourth spot alongside New Zealand, who suffered their second-heaviest defeat in World Cup history today in Pune.

    You can read Sam Drury's report from today's convincing win for the Proteas here.

    We'll be back nice and early tomorrow morning to do it all over again, with India hosting Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 08:30 GMT.

  2. Postpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    On Latham defending his decision to bowl: "We all looked at each other and said he's lying. He's got to be lying, when you reflect on a heavy defeat like that, you front up and say you got it wrong."

  3. 'You don't become a bad team overnight'published at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    New Zealand captain Tom Latham: "Obviously not our best performance. We were put under pressure from that massive partnership from Rassie and Quinton up top. I even thought at the halfway mark it was a big score but a decent surface from a batting point of view. You need to build partnerships, and to be three or four down early, we weren't able to build them. It was disappointing how it played out."

    Would he bat first if asked again: "I don't think so. You expect yourself to perform at your best, but credit to the way they played, those two played fantastically well, they absorbed a bit of pressure up top and that allowed them to put the pressure back on us when it counted. It was a decent surface, if we'd had those partnerships and got through those first ten overs we'd have had a chance, with those small boundaries and a good surface. I think 330 or 340 would have been chaseable.

    "We're faced with a bit of adversity when it comes to injuries, we'll wait and see how they come out. We've got a pretty quick turnaround, we play on Saturday, it's important we reflect on this one quickly and go into the next game with a positive mind, you don't become a bad team overnight - reflect now and move onto Bengaluru."

  4. 'We were aiming for 300-320'published at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    More from Rassie van der Dussen: "Quinny was brilliant in reminding me to keep my shape, really play the ball where it wants to be hit, don't go looking for it, be relentless when it's in your area but when it's not respect it, it was one of those wickets. It was tough to come in and hit through the line, Miller and the guys at the back did brilliantly - it wasn't an easy wicket and they made it look easy.

    "We were speaking about 300-320 in the middle, but we've seen in the last 12-18 months what the guys coming in the middle can do, I'm grateful for them, the sky's the limit. We got to 360, we're pretty chuffed. We got over the line by a good margin, everyone contributed in the team, it was an out-and-out team performance today, that's what makes me really proud and the guys in the dressing room as well."

  5. 'De Kock played brilliantly'published at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    South Africa's opening batter and Player of the Match Rassie van der Dussen: "Quinny and I thought they bowled pretty well up front. Run rate was hovering at about four runs per over, we had to work hard, when Quinny got to 50 he said it was a hardworking 50. He played brilliantly, he guided me through my options, we batted together quite nicely. As it got later in the innings, it was going to get better, the ball was going to get softer, luckily for us it worked out perfectly.

    "The wicket was one where if you hit at a good length there was something in it for the bowlers, we communicated that back to our bowlers when we came out to bowl. That Test match length was tough to manufacture something off, there was something there through the whole innings. They did well to keep a lid on us for large part of the innings, but we knew if Quinny and I could take it deep we knew that through hard work we could get momentum on our side."

  6. Postpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    Some late power hitting from Glenn Phillips prevented New Zealand from falling to their heaviest ever World Cup defeat, but New Zealand slumped to 167 all out, opening the door for Pakistan in the race for fourth place.

  7. Postpublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    New Zealand's middle order failed to really pull up any trees either, with the Black Caps falling from 67-3 to 100-6.

  8. Postpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    Chasing what would have been a World Cup record of 358, if successful, New Zealand found themselves in the mire early on. Will Young showed some promise, making 33, but Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra were both caught without making double figures.

  9. Postpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    Once Van der Dussen reached three figures, he took the handbrake off and hit some big shots to help propel South Africa well over 300.

    Helping his cause was David Miller, who hit a 29-ball half-century before being caught by some excellent fielding from Daryl Mitchell.

  10. Postpublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    South Africa then went onto put on a 200-run partnership for the second-wicket, with De Kock and Rassie van der Dussen both going on to make centuries each.

  11. The story of the day...published at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    It was a slow start for South Africa, who did not rush to a quick score and lost the early wicket of captain Temba Bavuma. Glenn Phillips also came agonisingly close to taking a stunning catch to remove Quinton de Kock on 12.

  12. How's stat?!published at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    That was New Zealand's second-heaviest defeat in World Cup matches and it could not come at a worse time time for them.

    Their previous heaviest was by 215 runs against Australia in 2007.

  13. Postpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    South Africa have just been so much better than New Zealand, who've made some bad decisions but have just come up against this absolute train. When South Africa bat first they make hay.

  14. How's stat?!published at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    Phil Long
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    New Zealand had won their last five World Cup matches against South Africa. That run has now come to an end.

  15. Postpublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    190 runs is the margin of victory. There were some lusty blows from Glenn Phillips, but this was a statement win from South Africa.

  16. South Africa win by 190 runspublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2023
    Breaking

    A perfect match for South Africa, who win by 190 runs.

    South Africa are on the brink of a spot in the last four. Meanwhile, New Zealand's fate now hangs in the balance after three straight defeats.

    Excellent batting from Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen set the tone, matched by some excellent bowling from Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 35.3 overs

    Phillips c Rabada b Coetzee 60 (SA 167) Target 358

    Game over.

    South Africa made a little bit of a meal of that at the end, but finally, they get the job done as Phillips is caught on 60 by Rabada.

    He had a bit of fun towards the end, but it does very little to paper over the cracks of this substantial defeat for New Zealand.

  18. 6 runs

    NZ 167-9published at 35.2 overs

    Target 358

    Six more from Phillips!

    He's trying to single-handedly win this game for New Zealand. Straight down the ground and Coetzee is just stood there, watching his latest effort go straight back over him.

  19. NZ 161-9published at 35 overs

    Target 358

    A total of 15 runs come from that over for New Zealand and Glenn Phillips, giving New Zealand fans something to cheer about, even if it is minimal.

  20. 50 runs

    50 for Phillipspublished at 34.3 overs

    Target 358

    Four, six, four for Phillips brings up his half-century.

    South Africa's relative stuggle with closing out games is showing here and Phillips is giving this a good old whack.