Published: Aug 23, 2015, 02:14 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 23, 2015, 02:14 PM (IST)
The 23-year old Adam Milne, who is just 23 One Day Internationals (ODIs) has given a terrific start to the Black Caps– two wickets in his two overs–the first wicket was in the form of Hashim Amla and wicket-keeper batsman Morne van Wyk. With just 20 runs on board, both the openers have been dismissed for the Proteas. In the opener of the ODI series, when Amla was set with over 100 runs to his name, it was Milne who had given the crucial breakthrough to the New Zealanders with his 142kmph delivery. To an excellent reverse swing from Milne that targeted straight on the off stump, Amla managed only a thick inside edge that had landed on the bottom of his middle stump. Live Cricket Score, South Africa vs New Zealand 2015, 2nd ODI at Potchefstroom
With a lead of 1-0, the hosts will expect to deliver an all-round performance unlike the previous game where they had managed to score 300+ only because of Hashim Amla and Rilee Rossouw’s partnership of 185 runs for the second wicket. Their dismissals were followed by next six batsmen throwing away their wickets for just 75 runs. And now with Amla and his opening partner van Wyk gone already sent back to the pavilion, it will be interesting to watch if the other batsmen will play a responsible innings or repeat their mistakes from the first game.
Along with Milne, Ben Wheeler has been bowling well too. van Wyk’s dismissal over was followed by a superb maiden over by Wheeler which is great news for the Black Caps in the absence of their top pacers, Trent Boult and Tim Southee. And with the selectors not including Mitchell McClenaghan and Matt Henry, there is heaps of responsibilty on Wheeler and Milne. After eight overs, South Africa have piled up 41 runs with skipper de Villiers and Rossouw’s batting on 11(12) and 19(24).
