Richard Levi's whirlwind hundred takes South Africa home - Cricket News Update
Playing just his second T20 International, Richard Levi struck a blistering unbeaten 117 to take South Africa home in the second T20 of the three-match series against New Zealand at a sold out Seddon Park stadium, Hamilton today, February 19, 2012.
Levi scored a whirlwind 117 off just 51 balls, laced with four boundaries and 13 sixes – the most in a T20 innings – as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers who played a painstaking innings of 39 not out off 36 balls.
Chasing a competitive 20-overs target of 174, the tourists went off to a tumultuous start losing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 and Wayne Parnell for 2 and 4 respectively. But the youngster did not panic and he continued mauling the New Zealand bowlers at the other end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 came to the crease, to partner the well settled Levi. The duo together posted 133 runs for the third wicket to take the side home convincingly on the last ball of the 16th over to level the series at 1-1.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Nicol-c2331 claimed one wicket each.
Earlier de Villiers had won the toss and put the hosts into bat. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 top scored for Kiwis with 35-ball 47.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Levi-c2315 was adjudged as the man of the match for his blistering 117.
With the series levelled at 1-1, the third and last T20 International will be played at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. The two teams will want to end the T20 series on a winning note.
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