The Herald was Eden Park with a decibel meter last night. Cover your ears, here's what we heard.

Black Caps coach Mike Hesson says the team shared some emotional words with each other and the Proteas in the changing room following the big semifinal.

It's unlikely the wider public has full appreciation of just how close Grant Elliott was to missing out on his World Cup dream.

As Morne Morkel picked up the ball to bowl the penultimate over of the cricket World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and South

South African captain AB de Villiers admitted he's never felt worse on a cricket field yet, at Eden Park tonight, he still played a starring role in New Zealand's compelling one-day international victory with four wickets and a ball to spare. New Zealand advanced to Sunday's final in Melbourne.

Here is how South Africa's press reacted to New Zealand's memorable semi-final win over the Proteas.

Rugby people will swear the 2011 World Cup final can't be beaten for drama and sheer occasion. But this was sport in the raw. It doesn't get better.

Even in Showgirls, the cricket was playing. Auckland had surrendered to the game.

When New Zealand were most in need of a hero at Eden Park, up stepped a South African.

There is no disgrace in being manhandled by South Africa. They are a hell of a team. But after six weeks of uninterrupted fun, it felt like someone had let the air out of the balloon, writes Dylan Cleaver.

There was a festive atmosphere outside Eden Park yesterday, mixed with an undeniable tension ahead of New Zealand's Cricket World Cup semifinal clash with the formidable South Africans.

New Zealand's rollicking World Cup adventure has a final, thrilling episode to run.

Former New Zealand cricket captain and selector Dion Nash is delighted cricket in his home town finally has a place to call home.

Watch the Eden Park fans relive the Black Caps' incredible victory over South Africa in the semifinal of the Cricket World Cup at Eden Park.

Relive the Black Caps' incredible victory over South Africa in the semifinal of the Cricket World Cup at Eden Park.

Rain has stopped play at Eden Park with South Africa on 216 for three after 38 overs.

Fans and supporters cheer on their teams during the Cricket World Cup semi-final match between NZ and South Africa at Eden Park.

All the live stats from the Cricket World Cup semifinal between the Black Caps and South Africa at Eden Park.

Our selection of the best images from Herald photographers at the Cricket World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and South Africa.

Herald cricket experts Dylan Cleaver, David Leggat and Andrew Alderson answer three key questions.

The early rain this morning will have made cricket fans nervous about the possibility of a rained-off semi-final.

Matt Henry will be fully prepared to step into the breach in today's semifinal, says his former mentor and current New Zealand Cricket High Performance manager Bob Carter.

Today marks a special occasion for Black Cap who will turn out against South Africa, the land of his birth, in the World Cup semifinal.