with a ball to spare in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semi-finals in Auckland. Caps progressed to the final of the World Cup for the first time in seven attempts in the process.
Brendon McCullum goes about his business as usual: Brendon McCullum has recorded four of the 11 fastest results of more than 50 in World Cup history. Three of them have come in this World Cup alone. Chasing 298 against South Africa in the great semifinal, McCullum played the way they knew it would be better: to attack with all their ammunition. He mowed, shredded, slapped, and otherwise hit 59 runs off 26 balls with eight fours and four sixes to strengthen New Zealand to 71 in just five overs.
With five required two balls, Grant Elliott Dale Steyn hit the stands to finish unbeaten on 84 and seal a four-wicket victory in Auckland.
Elliott and Corey Anderson had risen 58 caps 149-4 in their pursuit of a tight 298 rain.
South Africa 281-5 previously published, with Faf du Plessis doing 82 in a reduced to 43 overs per side match.
Captain AB de Villiers stepped in with an unbeaten 65 for South Africa and David Miller 18-ball 49 on a goal that was intensified by Duckworth-Lewis, but only available in New Zealand.
He was fourth successful World Cup semifinal Proteas to add two defeats and the famous Loop 1999 Australia.
For New Zealand, seventh semifinal tie finally gave a place in the final after six previous defeats.
