New Zealand vs South Africa Tweet report: 'Team with more CSK players won, right?'

Grant Elliott struck a six from the penultimate ball for New Zealand to beat South Africa by four wickets in a cliffhanger and reach its first Cricket World Cup final on Tuesday.

New Zealand came to the last over of a rain-shortened match needing 12 runs to reach its Duckworth-Lewis target of 298 from 43 overs, and made it with just one ball left at Eden Park.

“I don’t even know where the ball went,” Elliott said after hitting a surprising length ball from Dale Steyn over the long-on boundary.

In Sunday’s final, New Zealand will face either Australia or India, who meet on Thursday.

“We’ve had a good run,” Elliott said. “First final we’ve been in as a New Zealand team. We’re a very level team. We’ll just approach it as any other game.”

Earlier, Faf du Plessis made 82, captain AB de Villiers 65 not out, and David Miller 49 from 18 balls as South Africa compiled 281-5 batting first, taking 65 runs from the five overs left to it after the rain.

New Zealand then chased a revised total of 298, and reached that formidable objective with cricket fans of two nations holding their breath. The Kiwis were guided home by Elliott, with 84 not out, and Daniel Vettori, 7 not out. AP

Brendon McCullum of Cheenai Super Kings versus AB DeVilliers of Royal Challengers Bangalore.We know how this ends

— Shrikant (@HomerOpines) March 24, 2015

All the players singing the anthems, so both sides advance to Sunday's final.

— Dave Tickner (@tickerscricket) March 24, 2015

Pakistan has turned up for New Zealand#NZvSA

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) March 24, 2015

Amla out. Boult's 20th wicket of the WC. Swinging it around like an overexcited priest with a new thurible. (Thanks be to the internet.)

— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) March 24, 2015

When ABD walks to the crease in any game, he should shout "Lets Play" like umpires as mostly the match begins upon his arrival only#SAvNZ

— The Lying Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) March 24, 2015

De Villiers bisecting slips, trisecting fielders, intersecting mid-off and mid-on and geometrically protracting nz's torture

— Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) March 24, 2015

A-BD jalaile. #CWC15 #NZvSA

— Tanmoy Mookherjee / タンモィ ムカジ (@tanmoym) March 24, 2015

Lord ABDV. pic.twitter.com/vdydHSuYss

— Manish (@Slysterr) March 24, 2015

Rain is New Zealand's fifth bowler.

— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) March 24, 2015

What's McCullum doing in the dressing room? Must be writing a new letter for the bosses in New Zealand for an off tomorrow... #CWC15

— Nikhil Mane 🏏🇦🇺 (@nikhiltait) March 24, 2015

Brendon McCullum is dropping proton torpedoes all up in South Africa's Deathstar.

— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) March 24, 2015

McCullum's batting is what Pakistan fans imagined Afridi to be.

— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) March 24, 2015

England's only influence on the modern game is Ross Taylor copying Nasser's running between the wickets. #NZvSA

— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) March 24, 2015

Grant Elliot looks like a model from a Gillette ad before the shave #CWC15

— cricBC (@cricBC) March 24, 2015

The best part about New Zealand losing today is that they don't have to spend money on Flight tickets, they can just take an Uber cab home.

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 24, 2015

ABDV bowling in the final 5 overs of WC semi final. Dhoni ko aise ideas mat do please. #CWC15 #NZvSA

— cricBC (@cricBC) March 24, 2015

Grant Elliott's wikipedia page right now... pic.twitter.com/eCbDige9s3

— SL Cricket Blog (@SLCricketBlog) March 24, 2015

Grant Dhoni Elliot. #CWC15

— cricBC (@cricBC) March 24, 2015

Woohoo. Who's coming to Melbourne????

— Ross Taylor (@RossLTaylor) March 24, 2015

Elliot. Masters degree from Dhoni's school of finishing.#NZvBAN @BLACKCAPS

— Forram Gosrani (@MissRahulDravid) March 24, 2015

Basically for crunch matches, it helps when your captain is CSK. And not RCB...

— Karthik Lakshmanan (@lk_karthik) March 24, 2015