Highlights, New Zealand vs South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match, Full Cricket Score: Williamson's ton guides NZ to 4-wicket win

Kane Williamson’s last five ODI innings in successful chases:

106*, 79*, 40, DNB, 65*

Kane Williamson, Man of the Match for unbeaten 106 made off 138 balls:

Kane: Nice to be there in end. It was a tough surface to bat on. It was holding up a bit. Very good effort from us with bowling. We needed partnerships but lost a few wickets in the middle. Colin de Grandhomme stood out for me today. Trying to get through the tough hours. Was trying to get the game deep.

Terrific stuff! 

What a marvellous innings from Kane Williamson. Fantastic game of cricket and his calmness stood out in taking New Zealand home. Terrific stuff #NZvSA pic.twitter.com/ZxFgagPZl4

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 19, 2019

Just like Dhoni! 

Kane Williamson absolutely Dhoni-ed that innings

— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) June 19, 2019

New Zealand captains with a ton in ICC ODI WC:

Glenn Turner v East Africa, Birmingham, 1975

Glenn Turner v India, Manchester, 1975

Martin Crowe v Australia, Auckland, 1992

Stephen Fleming v SA, Johannesburg, 2003

Stephen Fleming v Bangladesh, North Sound, 2007

Kane Williamson v SA, Birmingham, 2019*

NZ win by 4 wickets.

Third ball of the over, guided to wide third man for just one. One is what Kiwis needed and a calm head of Williamson has guided the Black Caps to victory. New Zealand, the better team, clearly deserved to win.

Last over. Phehlukwayo bowls. 

Second ball, 49th over: Phehlukwayo bowls slower and in Williamson’s arc, he smacks it over deep mid-wicket for a six. New Zealand need 1 run in 4 balls

HUNDRED for Williamson.

Last over. Phehlukwayo bowls. 

First ball, 49th over: Phehlukwayo bowls short and Santner heaves it to mid-wicket for one. New Zealand need 7 runs in 5 balls

Game of the tournament! 

Game of the tournament. Game that will be remembered beyond the tournament. #NZvSA #CWC19

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 19, 2019

After 48 overs,New Zealand 234/6 ( Kane Williamson (C) 96 , Mitchell Santner 1)

We are inches away from the end of the match and the distance keeps getting wider with every ball. Wicket off the first ball, a caught and ball chance on the second. Kane takes a single off the third ball. Santner, the news man, fails to read the slower off Ngidi. Smash back at the bowler next delivery, Ngidi stretched with his left leg, ball hits the stumps and goes to mid-on. They take a single. Last ball goes for four. New Zealand need 8 runs in 6 balls. 

Ball-by-ball commentary for last over.

New Zealand No.7 batsmen to score 50-plus runs in an ODI WC match:

Brendon McCullum v Canada, Gros Islet, 2007

Colin de Grandhomme v SA, Birmingham, 2019*

After 47 overs,New Zealand 228/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 91 , Colin de Grandhomme 60)

Rabada comes back on and bowls a good over. Just 3 off the over. New Zealand need 14 runs in 12 balls. If this goes to last over, we might see a last-ball finish. Don’t go anywhere.

Proteas have been disappointing.

You thought South Africa couldn't be more shambolic on the field than they were against New Zealand in the 2015 World Cup semi, right? Wrong.

— Nitin Sundar🎙️✒️🎦 (@knittins) June 19, 2019

After 46 overs,New Zealand 225/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 90 , Colin de Grandhomme 58)

A tough chance in the deep. Two players emerging to take the catch, one tried and failed, other dived hesitantly to see the ball go to four. Bizarre stuff, South Africa. Absolutely bizarre. New Zealand need 17 runs in 18 balls.

After 45 overs,New Zealand 216/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 88 , Colin de Grandhomme 52)

CDG reaches fifty and good work my Morris ruined by that last-ball boundary. The match is done and dusted to be honest. Will take a special effort from Kiwis to lose this one because Proteas really does not want to win it. New Zealand need 24 runs in 24 balls.

FOUR! FIFTY for CDG!

And that has been hoicked away for four to cow corner region by CDG. He brings up his fifty. What a knock.

After 44 overs,New Zealand 211/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 87 , Colin de Grandhomme 48)

200 up for Kiwis. Phehlukwayo bowled a short to a well-settled Williamson at slower pace and got hit for four. Next ball, he bowled a waist-height no-ball, and Williamson pulled it to backward square leg where Ngidi dropped the catch. It would not have been a dismissal but it shows you that Proteas are just not mentally strong enough to pull off the win. New Zealand need 31 runs in 30 balls.

After 43 overs,New Zealand 199/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 82 , Colin de Grandhomme 42)

An ad at Edgbaston reads ‘Visit Birmingham’. South Africa would not mind visiting the place again if they end up on winning side. If they don’t, chances are less, they would come back to this haunting venue really. Morris comes back on. One off the first ball and then two dots, the one again. Two off the last two balls. New Zealand need 43 runs in 36 balls. Kiwis inch closer.

After 42 overs,New Zealand 196/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 80 , Colin de Grandhomme 41)

If you are a South African fan, you may believe that it is Don Bradman batting and not CDG. He is middling everything. He is 41 off 30 balls, playing at strike rate of 137.93. NZ’s lower order has showed the strength. Williamson has dug in for long and all the hard work is turning out to be fruitful now. New Zealand need 47 runs in 43 balls.

After 41 overs,New Zealand 190/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 77 , Colin de Grandhomme 38)

It’s all happening here. Williamson misses the pull, CDG starts off from the other end. Williamson gathers himself and hesitantly starts running to the other end as well. Rabada goes to collect the ball and had good time to aim and hit. He aimed but missed to hit the stumps. This is getting closer. New Zealand need 52 runs in 48 balls.

After 40 overs,New Zealand 184/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 77 , Colin de Grandhomme 33)

Superb stuff from Ngidi. 23 runs came off the last 3 overs. Just 1 off this over. Williamson is in no real hurry but also keeps Proteas in hunt. New Zealand need 58 runs in 54 balls.

New Zealand batsmen with 1000-plus ODI runs in two countries:

Martin Crowe (Australia, New Zealand)

John Wright (Australia, New Zealand)

Kane Williamson (England, New Zealand)*

After 39 overs,New Zealand 183/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 76 , Colin de Grandhomme 33)

Well, well, well, replays show that Williamson had actually edged the ball off Tahir’s last delivery. South Africa had one DRS left but they did not take it. QDK was right behind the stumps and yet could not hear the faint edge. Williamson is still there. CDG is hitting sixes. Nothing going Proteas way. 10 runs off the over. New Zealand need 59 runs in 60 balls.

After 38 overs,New Zealand 173/5 ( Kane Williamson (C) 76 , Colin de Grandhomme 23)

CATCHHHHHHH! Screamed QDK and Tahir as Miller dived almost from short mid-wicket towards the pitch to take an impossible catch. Miller has been quite busy now, fielding at that position. Another tough chance came his way, he reached it but failed to collect it cleanly. Tahir bowled a superb last over. Almost made Williamson edge the last delivery. Exciting over came to an end. The match has begun to slip away from Proteas. New Zealand need 69 runs in 66 balls.