- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR16.5 There's the edge Paterson was searching for and he finally gets his man. Length ball slanting across Latham, who reaches for it, gets a thick edge that is snapped up by debutant Fortuin. Timely strike for South Africa just as these two were threatening to break away. 39/21.1 and he has struck first ball! First ball in Test cricket and he's removed Conway! Shamar Joseph, you have company. With the angle from around the wicket, he pitches it right on good length, moves it in sharply and traps the batter right in front with sharp movement. Conway goes down to consult Latham, it's not a short chat and eventually Conway decides to walk back. The replays say it was umpire's call on hitting the top of the stumps. What a start! 2/194.5 Finally after two dropped catches, de Swardt has his first Test wicket. Uncharacteristic from Williamson but he departs after scoring a fantastic 118. The wobble seam length ball outside off and Williamson looks to hoick it across the line. Gets a bit of a top edge that balloons straight up and Moreki at mid-on waits and eternity before taking the catch reverse-cupped and tumbles away. De Swardt punches the air in delight and then takes a moment to soak it all in. 271/3139.2 oh, Ravindra has played all over it and he's bowled! A loud applause from the crowd, handshakes from some of the South Africa players and a standing ovation from his team-mates in the dressing room. He went for the pull for the short ball, it turned into him and went off the leg as the body opened up and crashed into the stumps. An epic knock for Ravindra. Lara's first hundred was 277 and Ravindra's 240. Could it mean something? 474/7121.3 That's a stunning caught and bowled from Brand. Tossed up outside off, he jumps down the track and absolutely pummels it back at the bowler, who gets both hands to it to his left and somehow hangs on. Mitchell can't quite believe it. Brand has hurt his fingers but this is a first Test wicket for him, so he won't really mind 374/4126.1 Whipped and out. De Swardt gets his second and Blundell departs. Length ball just on off, he looks to go over midwicket, does not get it off the middle of the bat and midwicket takes a good low catch 391/5137.6 Phillips goes down the ground and he finds long-off this time! Pitched up around off, swings down the ground and de Swardt barely has to move near the boundary. Brand has his second 473/6141.5 Wicket no. 4 for captain Brand and this one is an absolute beauty. Gets the ball to flight and land in the footholes just outside the left-handers off stump. The ball pitches and turns sharply back into the batter going through the gate. 479/8143.4 Five-wicket haul for captain Brand on test debut. Flighted outside off, away from Henry's hitting arc. He goes straight, does not get it off the middle of the bat with the ball going high that long. De Swardt settles under the catch and takes it inches off the ropes 511/9143.6 Six-for for Brand! What a performance by the South African captain. Keeps it wicket to wicket, Southee eyes a slog, misses and see his off pole pegged back. New Zealand are allout for 511. 511/10Extras11 (b 2, lb 2, nb 4, w 3)TOTAL511 all out (144 Overs, RR: 3.54, 647 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Devon Conway, 1.1 ov), 2-39 (Tom Latham, 16.5 ov), 3-271 (Kane Williamson, 94.5 ov), 4-374 (Daryl Mitchell, 121.3 ov), 5-391 (Tom Blundell, 126.1 ov), 6-473 (Glenn Phillips, 137.6 ov), 7-474 (Rachin Ravindra, 139.2 ov), 8-479 (Mitchell Santner, 141.5 ov), 9-511 (Matt Henry, 143.4 ov), 10-511 (Tim Southee, 143.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB D Olivier 30 3 119 0 3.96 1 2 TL Moreki 27 2 110 1 4.07 1 2 D Paterson 32 5 98 1 3.06 0 0 R de Swardt 29 7 61 2 2.10 0 0 N Brand 26 1 119 6 4.57 1 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.5 he's bounced him out, Moore is gone! Bangs in a bouncer from around the wicket, the left-handed Moore hops on his toes, takes his eyes off the ball while sticking his bat out in front of his face. The ball rises and takes the edge, goes off the helmet and balloons towards short cover point where Conway dives forward from the ring to complete an excellent catch 30/39.4 There's the edge and Jamieson draws the first blood. On a length outside off, the ball angles in and just straightens off a length. Brand looks to leave the ball but withdraws his bat late. A feather through to the keeper who takes a simple catch 26/19.6 Huge appeal for lbw and van Tonder is gone for a two-ball duck. Plumb as they come. Full-length ball shaping back into van Tonder who over-commits on the front foot. The ball sneaks past his inside-edge and crashes into his pads. He was caught bang in front. Would have taken out middle and leg stump 26/223.4 oh he's bowled while playing all over it! A bit similar to Ravindra's dismissal because he's gone down on a knee to pull it fine on leg but the ball goes off his thigh pad to rise, take the elbow and then drop on the stumps 74/433.4 leading edge off the pull and Bedingham has given it away! Short ball on off and Bedingham goes for a big pull but doesn't get on top of it at all and gets a leading edge that goes high just to the left of the bowler and Santner settles under it nicely. Bedingham looks pretty disappointed and understandably so 83/564.6 oh my goodness, Petersen what have you done! He goes after a length ball on off that's turning away and it's s leading edge down the ground. Williamson goes back a few steps from mid-off and does well to settle under it. Wasn't an easy catch. Survived the whole over and gave it away on the last ball 152/833.6 loud, loud appeal for lbw after de Swardt shoulders arms and the ball just clips the front pad on its way to the keeper! Given out but de Swardt has reviewed it. It was angling in from well outside off, and it's just about clipping the edge of off stump. So it's umpire's call and the decision stays. De Swardt might think that was a very good leave, but that's the way umpire's call functions 83/651.5 And just like that Santner has a wicket. Tossed up just outside off, Fortuin jumps down the track and can't keep his loft down. Southee at short cover takes a simple catch. 120/771.3 loses his patience, goes for a big shot, and Santner knocks over off stump! 50th Test wicket for Santner. Some flight and turn on middle turning towards off, Moreki wants to go down the ground but misses that completely and the ball hits the top of off. Santner's persistence pays off 161/972.5 beats him in the air and he also takes the off stump home. Nicely flighted on middle and leg, Paterson wants to work it away to leg but he's beaten completely by the turn and drift and loses his off stump 162/10Extras6 (b 2, lb 3, nb 1)TOTAL162 all out (72.5 Overs, RR: 2.22, 306 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Neil Brand, 9.4 ov), 2-26 (Raynard van Tonder, 9.6 ov), 3-30 (Edward Moore, 14.5 ov), 4-74 (Zubayr Hamza, 23.4 ov), 5-83 (David Bedingham, 33.4 ov), 6-83 (Ruan de Swardt, 33.6 ov), 7-120 (Clyde Fortuin, 51.5 ov), 8-152 (Keegan Petersen, 64.6 ov), 9-161 (Tshepo Moreki, 71.3 ov), 10-162 (Dane Paterson, 72.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 13 3 41 0 3.15 0 0 MJ Henry 14 6 31 3 2.21 0 0 KA Jamieson 15 6 35 2 2.33 0 1 MJ Santner 21 8 34 3 1.61 0 0 R Ravindra 9.5 5 16 2 1.62 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.2 Big appeal for lbw, almost a cerebrappeal and the umpire concurs. That looked adjacent on first viewing. Just where it struck Latham could be the question. He has reviewed. Paterson gets the wobble seam length ball to hoop back sharply into the batter, who plays all over it and is struck right in front of the stumps. No bat, and he is struck in line as well. Replays confirm the ball would have smashed into middle and leg stump 10/129.2 Slog swept again, and Moore after dropping a sitter in the previous over has taken a stunner at deep midwicket. Slog swept again, not timed as well this time. The ball goes flat and low to Moore who runs in from deep midwicket and takes it inches off the turf 102/241.6 Runs past one and is stumped for 109! Looped up on leg stump, he dances down the track looking to go across the lines. He loses his shape, misses the ball completely and is stumped by a mile. Walks back to a warm applause. 173/436.6 Flat, hard and straight to short cover. Was fuller outside off, actually right in the slot. He gets a good chunk of it and hits it very well but just not high enough. Brand takes a smart catch. 143/3Extras10 (lb 6, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL179/4d (43 Overs, RR: 4.16, 196 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Tom Latham, 4.2 ov), 2-102 (Devon Conway, 29.2 ov), 3-143 (Rachin Ravindra, 36.6 ov), 4-173 (Kane Williamson, 41.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB D Paterson 10 1 38 1 3.80 0 0 TL Moreki 8 1 16 0 2.00 0 1 R de Swardt 8 0 48 1 6.00 1 0 D Olivier 4 0 19 0 4.75 0 1 N Brand 13 1 52 2 4.00 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 And there's wicket no. 2! The wickets are tumbling early. Fuller-length ball outside off, he drives on the up, can't keep the ball down and extra cover takes the simplest of catches. 5/22.3 Cleaned up with a beauty. No need to review that one. Southee gets the inswinger going his way nicely. Was on a length jagging back into Brand from outside off. The batter is in two minds whether or not to play it or leave. Too late, and the ball sneaks past his inside edge to clatter into his stumps 3/130.2 Edged and gone! Jamieson gets his man for the second time in the Test. That is a soft dismissal and van Tonder's vigil ends on 31. Pushed fuller and outside off baiting him into a drive. He goes after it, gets an edge and Latham with his soft hands makes no mistake at first slip. 68/332.6 Oh, dear that's a disappointing dismissal. Hamza was playing so well but an aggressive shot has brought about his dismissal. Banged in short outside off, chest high. He looks to pull that away, gets it right off the cue end of the bat and straight to mid-on who accepts it gleefully. Soft dismissal and Hamza goes for 36 73/456.3 And there's a mistime straight to deep midwicket. Bedingham's short ball charge ends after the break. Banged in short, he backs away like he's done all innings, but miscues this completely. Jamieson has his third. 178/558.6 Oh, he's taken on the short ball and he's handed Ravindra a catch at long leg. Bouncer rib-high down leg, Petersen, who had avoided the pull for so long goes after this. Ravindra runs in and takes a good low catch. Fourth wicket for Jamieson 181/665.5 Oh, dear that is such an unlucky way to fall. Half-tracker on middle and leg, he rocks back and nails the pull but straight into Latham's knee. The ball ricochets and pops straight up for Blundell to take a simple catch. 199/768.2 Edged and gone. Floated gently on off stump, Olivier does not get forward enough plays down the line and Mitchell takes a straightforward catch at first slip 208/875.6 really loud appeal for lbw as he goes back again but this one doesn't turn and comes in with the angle. The umpire gives it out and Moreki reviews. You can see the base of leg stump when the ball hits him above the knee roll and ball-tracking shows it's hitting middle! Nine down and Santner has two 223/979.6 holed out to long-on the last ball before the new ball and NZ wrap up the massive win! He swung big again across the line and Williamson took the catch with a tumble in the deep 247/10Extras7 (b 1, lb 2, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL247 all out (80 Overs, RR: 3.08, 346 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Neil Brand, 2.3 ov), 2-5 (Edward Moore, 3.1 ov), 3-68 (Raynard van Tonder, 30.2 ov), 4-73 (Zubayr Hamza, 32.6 ov), 5-178 (David Bedingham, 56.3 ov), 6-181 (Keegan Petersen, 58.6 ov), 7-199 (Clyde Fortuin, 65.5 ov), 8-208 (Duanne Olivier, 68.2 ov), 9-223 (Tshepo Moreki, 75.6 ov), 10-247 (Dane Paterson, 79.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 10 3 46 1 4.60 0 0 MJ Henry 11 3 33 1 3.00 0 0 KA Jamieson 17 3 58 4 3.41 2 1 MJ Santner 26 9 59 3 2.26 0 0 GD Phillips 9 1 30 1 3.33 0 0 R Ravindra 7 2 18 0 2.57 0 1
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
4,5,6,7 February 2024 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
New Zealand 12, South Africa 0
Close of Play
- Sun, 4 Feb - day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 258/2 (KS Williamson 112*, R Ravindra 118*, 86 ov)
- Mon, 5 Feb - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 80/4 (DG Bedingham 29*, KD Petersen 2*, 28 ov)
- Tue, 6 Feb - day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 179/4 (DJ Mitchell 11*, TA Blundell 5*, 43 ov)
- Wed, 7 Feb - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 247 (80 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Over 1.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - N Brand (Upheld)
- Drinks: South Africa - 26/2 in 13.0 overs (R van Tonder 8, Zubayr Hamza 14)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 21.5 overs (131 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls (R van Tonder 20, Zubayr Hamza 29, Ex 1)
- Lunch: South Africa - 62/2 in 28.0 overs (R van Tonder 26, Zubayr Hamza 31)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 40.3 overs (243 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: South Africa - 101/4 in 42.0 overs (DG Bedingham 21, KD Petersen 7)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (DG Bedingham 43, KD Petersen 8, Ex 1)
- DG Bedingham: 50 off 69 balls (11 x 4)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 52.4 overs (317 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 132 balls (DG Bedingham 83, KD Petersen 15, Ex 2)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 135 balls (DG Bedingham 83, KD Petersen 15, Ex 2)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls (DG Bedingham 83, KD Petersen 15, Ex 2)
- Tea: South Africa - 173/4 in 56.0 overs (DG Bedingham 84, KD Petersen 15)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 66.2 overs (400 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: South Africa - 208/8 in 68.2 overs (R de Swardt 17)
- Over 75.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - TL Moreki (Struck down)
- Over 33.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - R de Swardt (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 40.1 overs (242 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: South Africa - 102/6 in 41.0 overs (KD Petersen 18, C Fortuin 2)
- Over 43.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - KD Petersen (Struck down)
- Lunch: South Africa - 129/7 in 56.0 overs (KD Petersen 33, D Olivier 0)
- Over 59.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - KD Petersen (Upheld)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 62.5 overs (378 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: South Africa - 161/9 in 71.3 overs (D Olivier 15)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 162/10 in 72.5 overs (D Olivier 15)
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- Over 4.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - TWM Latham (Struck down)
- Tea: New Zealand - 27/1 in 10.0 overs (DP Conway 9, KS Williamson 9)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (DP Conway 10, KS Williamson 40, Ex 1)
- KS Williamson: 50 off 75 balls (7 x 4)
- Over 25.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - DP Conway (Struck down)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 87/1 in 27.0 overs (DP Conway 21, KS Williamson 55)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 29.1 overs (177 balls), Extras 8
- Over 31.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - R Ravindra (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 38.4 overs (234 balls), Extras 9
- KS Williamson: 100 off 125 balls (12 x 4)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 179/4 in 43.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 11, TA Blundell 5)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 282/3 in 100.0 overs (R Ravindra 129, DJ Mitchell 6)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 102.2 overs (618 balls), Extras 8
- R Ravindra: 150 off 270 balls (18 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (R Ravindra 39, DJ Mitchell 10, Ex 1)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 330/3 in 114.0 overs (R Ravindra 169, DJ Mitchell 14)
- New Zealand: 350 runs in 117.2 overs (708 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (R Ravindra 67, DJ Mitchell 34, Ex 1)
- Over 127.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - GD Phillips (Struck down)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 394/5 in 129.0 overs (R Ravindra 199, GD Phillips 3)
- R Ravindra: 200 off 340 balls (21 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand: 400 runs in 130.3 overs (787 balls), Extras 8
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (R Ravindra 29, GD Phillips 21, Ex 3)
- New Zealand: 450 runs in 135.6 overs (820 balls), Extras 11
- Tea: New Zealand - 475/7 in 141.0 overs (MJ Santner 0, KA Jamieson 1)
- New Zealand: 500 runs in 143.1 overs (863 balls), Extras 11
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 511/10 in 144.0 overs (KA Jamieson 8)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 30/3 in 14.5 overs (Zubayr Hamza 3)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 0
- End Of Day: South Africa - 80/4 in 28.0 overs (DG Bedingham 29, KD Petersen 2)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- Drinks: New Zealand - 33/1 in 14.0 overs (TWM Latham 15, KS Williamson 16)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 19.1 overs (116 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: New Zealand - 65/2 in 25.0 overs (KS Williamson 26, R Ravindra 15)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (KS Williamson 19, R Ravindra 29, Ex 2)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 93/2 in 39.0 overs (KS Williamson 35, R Ravindra 33)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 43.1 overs (261 balls), Extras 4
- KS Williamson: 50 off 144 balls (9 x 4)
- Tea: New Zealand - 125/2 in 52.0 overs (KS Williamson 52, R Ravindra 48)
- R Ravindra: 50 off 120 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 236 balls (KS Williamson 39, R Ravindra 60, Ex 3)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 58.3 overs (353 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 322 balls (KS Williamson 66, R Ravindra 81, Ex 3)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 190/2 in 71.0 overs (KS Williamson 83, R Ravindra 81)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 73.3 overs (443 balls), Extras 5
- KS Williamson: 100 off 241 balls (13 x 4)
- R Ravindra: 100 off 189 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Second New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 387 balls (KS Williamson 91, R Ravindra 106, Ex 5)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 84.4 overs (512 balls), Extras 7
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 258/2 in 86.0 overs (KS Williamson 112, R Ravindra 118)
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