05/05Result
3rd Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, May 5-7 2006
South Africa won by 4 wkts
Player of the Match
Graeme SmithSouth Africa
05/05Result
3rd Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, May 5-7 2006
South Africa won by 4 wkts
Player of the Match
Graeme SmithSouth Africa
2035dThe Bulletin by Will Luke

South Africa stutter to 2-0 series win

Careless shots and a flurry of wickets aside, South Africa raced to a victory inside three days after successfully chasing down 217 to beat New Zealand in the third and final Test at Johannesburg

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

GC Smith
68(80) 9x4 - 1x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 18 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
2 4 9 5 27 9 4 8
GC Smith
63(63) 10x4 - 0x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 35 runs
  • 7x4 - 0x6
2 8 5 10 8 1 14 15

Best performances - Bowlers

M Ntini
O16
M7
R35
W5
Eco2.18
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
CS Martin
CS Martin
O15
M2
R37
W5
Eco2.46
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorecard Summary

NEW ZEALAND 119(44 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SOUTH AFRICA 186(44 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

NEW ZEALAND 283(78.5 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

SOUTH AFRICA 220/6(47.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

What a Test match it turned out to be - 36 wickets in under three days and still it went down to the wire - South Africa takes the series 2-0! For the latest bulletin on today's play, features and other stories please visit www.cricinfo.com Do write in with any feedback at http://www.cricinfo.com/commentary.html So South Africa end the season with a comprehensive series win, Graham Smith bags the man-of-the-match award and Makhaya Ntini gets the man-of-the-series for his 20 wickets.

47.3
4
Franklin to Pollock, FOUR, there it is! good length delivery outside the off stump and Pollock drives it away through covers - South Africa win by four wickets!

Physio is called in - play held up. Pollock is back on his feet now and that gets the crowd going!

47.2
0
Franklin to Pollock, no run, ouch! short of a good length delivery on the middle and off stump line, Pollock swings across but fails to make contact and the ball hits him on the elbow - that hurts
47.1
0
Franklin to Pollock, no run, hit on the pad, came in from wide outside the off stump and the appeal is turned down

END OF OVER:
47 | 8 Runs | SA: 216/6

  • Ashwell Prince43 (60b)
  • Shaun Pollock2 (5b)
  • Chris Martin17-1-64-1
  • James Franklin13-0-63-3
46.6
0
Martin to Prince, no run, hit on the pad and the ball rolls away on the off side
46.5
0
Martin to Prince, no run, Martin once again drags it short and Prince comfortably ducks under it
46.4
0
Martin to Prince, no run, bouncer and Prince ducks under it

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