Steyn to bowl the final over
42.1
Steyn to Vettori, 1 bye, Vettori backs away and swings, is beaten by a slower ball, but Elliott charges through to claim the strike
Eleven to win. Ten to tie. Anything will do. Dot. Wicket. Pressure from South Africa. This is a great match. Mid-off up, fine leg up
42.2
Steyn to Elliott, 1 run, full toss, drilled hard, in the air, on the bounce to cover. They get just the single
Steyn stretches as he walks back to his mark. Dodgy hamstring. "Daniel Vettori," chants the crowd. The batsmen come up for a conversation. Play is held up as the physio comes in for Steyn. There is no way he will not bowl this over. It is the calf this time. A loud hush around the ground. The loudest hush you can imagine. Ten off four to win. Nine to tie. Steyn gets up after what looks like a couple of minutes
42.3
Steyn to Vettori, FOUR, Steyn bowls the yorker. The grand old man of NZ cricket Vettori makes room, opens the face with the horizontal bat. Squeezes this out perfectly to the left of third man for four. What a moment
42.4
Steyn to Vettori, 1 bye, bouncer, Vettori misses the pull, Elliott rushes through for the bye, de Kock Misses at the striker's end, Steyn misses at the non-striker's as Vettori dives
Down to five off two. A boundary takes them home. Does Elliott think he has two balls to hit one boundary and turn down the single if it arises?
42.5
Steyn to Elliott, SIX, no he doesn't. He hits this over long-on for six. Lets out an almighty roar. All 45000 roar with him. Steyn has bowled length. Why length at this time? Surely you would expect a yorker or a bouncer. Elliott - South African by birth - goes deep into the crease, and lofts this over wide long-in for surely the most important hit he has ever hit in his life. Why would you bowl length, Dale?
24-Mar-2015 10:06:50
