Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    48
    107
    151
    8
    0
    44.85
    33.5 ouch! Steyn flattens Cumming with another snorter of a short delivery, dug in on middle and leg and as he swivels to pull he misses the line of the ball, he's fairly felled as it sneaks in and clangs him on the visor. Cumming is down in a second as everyone, Steyn right in front, rush to attend to him. He was hit flush in the cheek and there's a good amount of blood. Very nasty. Off goes Cumming now with a towel to his right cheek. Here's Scott Styris in next. 101/2
    7.6 but he's not so lucky this time! Ntini pitches short of a length outside off stump, gets it to kick up off the surface and Papps, initially coming forward, is unable to get back in time and edges it to a diving Gibbs at gully, who gets forward and takes it inches off the ground 26/1
    29.4 and would you look at that! After unsettling him with a snorter last ball, Steyn hustles in and digs one in short again and Vincent is simply hurried into his pull shot, lobbing it up in the air for Harris to run across to square leg and pouch an easy take, very clever bowling from Steyn 88/2
    48.6 another good catch, to a poor ball! Kallis offers him another short and wide delivery and Fleming again gets back to slap this over the infield, except its that man Prince at point once more, standing in the way and plucking another stinger in front of his face to get rid of him 165/5
    35.5 trapped him! Steyn follows up with a slower delivery, full on middle and leg and swinging in nicely, Styris is back and rooted to the crease, attempting to work it across the line but the bat comes down way too late and he's caught plumb in front, another excellent change-up from Steyn! 105/3
    43.1 excellent catch at gully! This one is short and wide and Taylor slashes it very hard, its traveling like a rocket but Prince intercepts it with a lovely catch above his head to his left! There's not much you can do when someone as sharp as Prince holds onto a firm cut shot like that, and Taylor walks off shaking his head. Really a good catch at gully, that ball was asking to be hit however. 147/4
    52.6 edged and gone! On the stroke of tea, Nel strikes, pitching on a length and sucking McCullum forward, pushing at it and edging low and fast to an excellent de Villiers at third slip, diving to his left and taking it in front of Kallis, another good catch sums up the second session for you! 184/6
    not out
    17
    30
    36
    2
    0
    56.66
    55.3 gone! Gillespie departs for 0 on debut, staying back in his crease and bringing the bat down late, he's caught dead in front of middle stump to a full delivery coming back off the seam 187/7
    55.4 and he goes first ball! Steyn bowls it full in that channel outside off stump and O'Brien cant stop himself from having a flirt, edging to Gibbs at gully, moving to his left and taking an easy catch 187/8
    56.4 all over! Pitches on a length and moves away, and he can only edge to Kallis at second slip! 188/9
    Extras
    5 (lb 2, nb 3)
    TOTAL
    188 all out (56.4 Overs, RR: 3.31, 261 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Michael Papps, 7.6 ov), 2-88 (Lou Vincent, 29.4 ov), 2-101* (Craig Cumming, retired not out ), 3-105 (Scott Styris, 35.5 ov), 4-147 (Ross Taylor, 43.1 ov), 5-165 (Stephen Fleming, 48.6 ov), 6-184 (Brendon McCullum, 52.6 ov), 7-187 (Mark Gillespie, 55.3 ov), 8-187 (Iain O'Brien, 55.4 ov), 9-188 (Chris Martin, 56.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    DW Steyn1454243.0001
    M Ntini15.445223.3100
    JH Kallis1123513.1802
    A Nel1334223.2300
    PL Harris301505.0000
  • BATSMEN
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    0.6 bowled em! Martin gets him as at Johannesburg! Pitches full and moves away from outside off stump and a feeble Smith just pokes at with a closed face and inside-edges back onto off stump! New Zealand are cock-a-hoop! 2/1
    25
    27
    40
    4
    0
    92.59
    8.5 well there you go! Lack of footwork does him in, Martin pitching a fraction fuller, on a length, and swinging the ball back in to a leaden-footed Gibbs whose bat comes down very late, one-handed, and misses the line of the ball completely as it jags back to peg back off stump! That wasn't hard to foresee, honestly, judging by how Gibbs has been stuck at the crease 31/2
    103
    216
    349
    15
    0
    47.68
    80.1 caught at cover! Amla stands rooted and slashes hard at one just short of a length outside off stump, uncertain about his footwork and whether to drive or cut, and ends up hitting to a diving Papps at short cover, moving to his right, a good take and Amla's vigil ends 312/5
    131
    177
    221
    17
    2
    74.01
    59.5 and he departs as Gillespie's maiden Test wicket! Pitches full on off stump and jags back in sharply to catch him on the front pad in front of middle stump as the bat comes down late, everyone appeals and after a brief thought, up comes the finger of fate! But what an innings from Kallis, well played ... New Zealand really had to toil for that wicket and Gillespie is over the moon 251/3
    68.5 gone! Gillespie serves up another loopy half-volley outside off stump, to follow up after the sharp one into the rib cage, and Prince flashes at it away from his body, a tad early into the shot, only to spoon a catch to gully! 282/4
    85.2 good catch! Banged in short of a length on the stumps, sits up as de Villiers takes his eyes off it and tries to hook, mistiming it as he was not in control, the top-edge goes up in the air for a long time and heads down towards fine leg, Martin converges from his position on the ropes but McCullum calls for it, covering a lot of ground and finally pouching a good catch, he had to move a long way but kept his eyes on it! Gillespie has a fourth wicket as New Zealand chip away at the lead 332/7
    83.3 bowled em! Full and wide, Boucher goes for the drive and mistimes it, simply getting an inside-edge back onto his stumps, just leaned back and drove loosely 325/6
    85.6 edged and gone! What a reversal of fortunes for Gillespie after a tough first day in Test cricket! He follows up the short stuff with one pitched up on a length and Harris, looking to cut, gets very, very cramped for room and slashes an outside edge for a regulation take behind the stumps! Thats five wickets on debut for Gillespie! 332/8
    25
    30
    56
    1
    2
    83.33
    96.6 and the fun ends, at least for Nel! Vettori tosses it up on the stumps, the ball pitches and goes straight on with the arm, Nel kneels down to sweep, misses, and gets rapped plumb in front for an easy decision from umpire Harper. An entertaining knock during an entertaining stand. 383/9
    97.3 big slog and a fine catch! Steyn again does as he pleases, heaving across the line, mistiming it up miles in the air down towards cow corner, where Papps runs around from deep midwicket and collects it after juggling, cupping it and sliding to his knees but not allowing it to slip out! 383/10
    not out
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    -
    Extras
    25 (b 6, lb 4, nb 13, w 2)
    TOTAL
    383 all out (97.3 Overs, RR: 3.92, 437 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Graeme Smith, 0.6 ov), 2-31 (Herschelle Gibbs, 8.5 ov), 3-251 (Jacques Kallis, 59.5 ov), 4-282 (Ashwell Prince, 68.5 ov), 5-312 (Hashim Amla, 80.1 ov), 6-325 (Mark Boucher, 83.3 ov), 7-332 (AB de Villiers, 85.2 ov), 8-332 (Paul Harris, 85.6 ov), 9-383 (Andre Nel, 96.6 ov), 10-383 (Dale Steyn, 97.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    CS Martin2268123.6823
    MR Gillespie30713654.5305
    IE O'Brien21.367823.6201
    DL Vettori2026113.0503
    SB Styris401704.2501
  • BATSMEN
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    0.4 gone, but a tough call! Steyn pitches full and straight, slides the ball into Vincent as he shuffles back and drives from the crease, the bat turning in his hands, and he's struck outside the line, so a poor call from umpire Benson because that ball was missing leg stump 4/1
    2.3 another opener down, leg before! Papps goes, caught in the crease as he plays back to a full delivery pitching just outside off stump and coming in to clip the flap of the back bad in front of off, Steyn belts out the appeal and Benson raises the finger of fate, that looked out 9/2
    54
    85
    138
    9
    1
    63.52
    30.6 nailed! Fullish on about leg stump, straightens and swings down to hit Fleming in front of leg stump as the bat comes down late, Steyn and the slips go up and after a thought Benson agrees with that one .... replays indicate the ball pitched outside leg stump and may have slid down. In real time, however, it looked out. 117/5
    19.5 and thats out! Similar delivery and similar shot, the attempted off-drive from Styris, but he's not so lucky with the outside edge this time, steering it straight into second slip's lap! 69/3
    20.6 but his aggression is short-lived! Nel pitches full, marginally outside leg stump, Taylor is caught on the knee roll deep in his crease, they all belt out an appeal but umpire Benson shakes his head ... but check this out ... Amla collects the ball as it rolls toward him, looks up and sees Taylor's out of his crease, and smartly flicks the ball onto the stumps and dislodges the bails! What thinking to get rid of Taylor and don't his team-mates love it? 78/4
    32.2 outswing does the trick! Good delivery, pitching full and deviating away after sucking McCullum into a faulty attempted leg-side shot, he gets a thick outside-edge which flies into Smith's safe hands at first slip! 128/6
    33.6 oh de Villiers you beauty! Dives full stretch to his right left at cover, going upwards, and plucks a complete stunner to get rid of the captain, leaning forward and driving a half-volley on the up! South Africa one away from victory! Some effort that by an acrobatic de Villiers 136/8
    32.6 call it the commentator's curse but he edges the next delivery! Full and wide, again swinging away and drawing him forward, from deep in the crease, and the thick outside edge flies low and hard to Kallis at second slip! Thats another five-wicket haul for Steyn! 128/7
    34.3 all over! Steyn gets ten in the match for the second consecutive Test as he splays the stumps! Simple death, pitching full on middle stump, swinging, and sneaking through his shaky defensive and South Africa fairly explode on the pitch in raucous celebration! An innings and 59-run hands them the series 2-0! 136/10
    not out
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    -
    absent hurt
    -
    Extras
    11 (b 1, lb 9, nb 1)
    TOTAL
    136 all out (34.3 Overs, RR: 3.94, 162 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Lou Vincent, 0.4 ov), 2-9 (Michael Papps, 2.3 ov), 3-69 (Scott Styris, 19.5 ov), 4-78 (Ross Taylor, 20.6 ov), 5-117 (Stephen Fleming, 30.6 ov), 6-128 (Brendon McCullum, 32.2 ov), 7-128 (Mark Gillespie, 32.6 ov), 8-136 (Daniel Vettori, 33.6 ov), 9-136 (Iain O'Brien, 34.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    DW Steyn10.314964.6601
    M Ntini1243913.2500
    A Nel722002.8500
    JH Kallis521813.6000

Match Details

Toss

New Zealand , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

South Africa won the 2-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30

Match days

16,17,18 November 2007 (5-day match)

Test debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Close of Play

  • Fri, 16 Nov - day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 187/8 (DL Vettori 16*, CS Martin 0*, 56 ov)
  • Sat, 17 Nov - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 272/3 (HM Amla 89*, AG Prince 8*, 66 ov)
  • Sun, 18 Nov - day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 136 (34.3 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

  • Vettori lambasts 'inept' performance

    The New Zealand captain, Daniel Vettori, branded his side's performance against South Africa "inept" after they lost the second Test at Centurion inside three days by an innings and 59 runs

  • Steyn routs New Zealand with ten-wicket haul

    A magnificent spell of 6 for 49 from Dale Steyn decimated a feeble New Zealand and led to South Africa winning the second and final Test at Centurion inside three days by an innings and 59 runs

  • Cumming to return home after surgery

    New Zealand's woes continued to pile up with the news that Craig Cumming had undergone an operation to repair "multiple facial fractures"

  • Kallis flays hapless New Zealand

    A masterful 131 from Jacques Kallis, his 29th Test hundred, has put South Africa well in charge of the second Test against a demoralised and embattled New Zealand. Kallis and Hashim Amla, who was unbeaten on 89, shared in a 220-run stand for the third wic

  • South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Centurion

    Match home for South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Centurion, November 16-20, 2007

New Zealand 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4MHW PappsL Vincent
2nd5SP FlemingMHW Papps
3rd60SP FlemingSB Styris
4th9SP FlemingLRPL Taylor
5th39SP FlemingBB McCullum
6th11DL VettoriBB McCullum
7th0DL VettoriMR Gillespie
8th8DL VettoriIE O'Brien
9th0CS MartinIE O'Brien