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New Zealand vs South Africa 2nd T20I 2012 Highlights

Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs South Africa 2nd T20I 2012 - South Africa tour of New Zealand 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 2nd T20I match played between South Africa and New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton in 19th February 2012.

Richard Levi 117* - New Zealand vs South Africa 2nd T20I 2012 Highlights
Richard Levi hits one of his 13 sixes © Getty Images

Richard Levi's record-breaking fastest century gives South Africa emphatic eight-wicket victory over New Zealand and level the series with 1-1 in a historic game of the second T20I.

Match Stats : 
  • South Africa chased 174 was their second highest successful run-chase in T20 international and It is their highest chase against New Zealand in T20Is, previous highest chase was 154 at Durban in the 2007 World Twenty20.
  • Richard Levi hammered a 45-ball fastest century ever in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 50-ball hundred held by Chris Gayle against South Africa at Johannesburg in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20.
  • Richard Levi's unbeaten 117 was the joint highest-score in T20 internationals, jointly with Chris Gayle's 117.
  • 133* : AB de Villiers and Richard Levi set up the record third-wicket partnership for South Africa in T20 international, previously held by the unbeaten 120-run stand between Herschelle Gibbs and Justin Kemp against West Indies at Johannesburg in the opening match of the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 and the second-highest third-wicket stand in T20Is.
  • Richard Levi became the first South African batsman to score a hundred in T20 international cricket history and overall the sixth player in T20Is after Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan.
  • 13 : Richard Levi hit the most sixes in an innings in Twenty20 International cricket history, surpassing previous record by 10-sixes hit by Chris Gayle against South Africa at Johannesburg in 2007.
  • Richard Levi scored 67.24% of his team's runs, which is the highest percentage among the six hundreds.
  • New Zealand's 173 was their eighth highest score in T20 international and It is their highest total against South Africa in T20Is, previous highest was 157 at Bridgetown in the 2010 World Twenty20.
  • South Africa's 174 was their seventh highest score in T20 international and It is their highest total against New Zealand in T20Is, previous highest was 170 at Bridgetown in the 2010 World Twenty20.
  • 60 : Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum set up the record second-wicket partnership for New Zealand against South Africa in T20 international, previously held by the 44-run stand between Jesse Ryder and Martin Guptill at Bridgetown in the 2010 World Twenty20 and New Zealand's third highest second-wicket stand in T20Is.

New Zealand scored 173-4 in 20 overs with top scorer by Martin Guptill 47 off 35-balls including 7-fours & a six, James Franklin blasted a 28 off 10-balls included four-sixes with strike rate of 280.

Kane Williamson cracked a unbeaten 28 off 20-balls included 2-sixes & a four with strike-rate of 140 and Rob Nicol struck 23 off 17-balls including 3-fours and a six.

South Africa best bowler by Johan Botha, Morne Morkel and Debutant Marchant de Lange - who took one-wicket on his debut T20I match.

South Africa chased 174-2 in 16-overs with top scorer by Richard Levi 117 not out - which was his 1st T20I hundred and AB de Villiers cracked a unbeaten 38 off 36-balls including 4-fours.

New Zealand best bowler by Rob Nicol and Nathan McCullum each took one-wickets.

Richard Levi named Player of the match for his match-winning record-breaking unbeaten 117-runs knocked off facing 51-balls including 13-sixes and 5-fours with strike-rate of 229.41.


                   

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