South Africa v New Zealand 3rd Test

New Zealand tour of South Africa - 2005 (2005/06) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 5 May 2006

South Africa won by 4 wickets

South Africa won by 4 wickets. Graeme Smith top-scored with 68 for South Africa. Makhaya Ntini took 5/35.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of South Africa - 2005 (2005/06)
Ground: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
Dates: 5 May 2006 to 7 May 2006
Toss: South Africa, chose to field
Result: South Africa won by 4 wickets
Player of the match: Graeme Smith
Captains: Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Umpires: EAR de Silva and DB Hair
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to field.

New Zealand batted first and made 119 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 46 off 82 balls. Makhaya Ntini took 5 for 35 for South Africa. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 338 across 10 Tests.

South Africa replied with 186 all out. Graeme Smith top-scored with 63 off 63 balls, and Hashim Amla made 56. Chris Martin took 5 for 37 for New Zealand. From 131 for 3 they lost 6 wickets for 30 runs, to 161 for 9. South Africa led by 67 on first innings.

New Zealand made 283 all out in their second innings. Daniel Vettori top-scored with 60 off 91 balls, and Nathan Astle made 45. Dale Steyn took 4 for 91 for South Africa.

Set 217 to win, South Africa made 220 for 6. Graeme Smith top-scored with 68 off 80 balls, and Ashwell Prince made 43. James Franklin took 3 for 67 for New Zealand.

South Africa won by 4 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 119 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Papps	b Makhaya Ntini	0	18
Jamie How	c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn	0	2
Stephen Fleming	c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini	46	82
Scott Styris	c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini	0	6
Nathan Astle	c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn	20	47
Jacob Oram	lbw b Shaun Pollock	18	46
Brendon McCullum	c & b Makhaya Ntini	0	2
Daniel Vettori	lbw b Dale Steyn	2	4
James Franklin	c Mark Boucher b Andrew Hall	19	41
Kyle Mills	not out	0	11
Chris Martin	c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini	1	8

Extras 13 · Total 119 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Makhaya Ntini	16	7	35	5
Dale Steyn	12	3	43	3
Andrew Hall	9	2	21	1
Shaun Pollock	7	2	11	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Jamie How, 1.2 ov), 2-0 (Michael Papps, 4.6 ov), 3-2 (Scott Styris, 6.6 ov), 4-57 (Nathan Astle, 23.2 ov), 5-78 (Stephen Fleming, 28.3 ov), 6-78 (Brendon McCullum, 28.5 ov), 7-82 (Daniel Vettori, 29.4 ov), 8-118 (James Franklin, 39.4 ov), 9-118 (Jacob Oram, 42.1 ov), 10-119 (Chris Martin, 43.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Papps (0) and Jamie How (0)	0	8
second	Stephen Fleming (0) and Michael Papps (0)	0	22
third	Stephen Fleming (2) and Scott Styris (0)	2	12
fourth	Stephen Fleming (26) and Nathan Astle (20)	55	99
fifth	Stephen Fleming (18) and Jacob Oram (1)	21	32
sixth	Jacob Oram (0) and Brendon McCullum (0)	0	2
seventh	Daniel Vettori (2) and Jacob Oram (1)	4	6
eighth	James Franklin (19) and Jacob Oram (16)	36	60
ninth	Jacob Oram (0) and Kyle Mills (0)	0	15
tenth	Chris Martin (1) and Kyle Mills (0)	1	11

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 186 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c Brendon McCullum b James Franklin	63	63
Boeta Dippenaar	b Chris Martin	0	1
Hashim Amla	c Michael Papps b Scott Styris	56	92
Jacques Kallis	b Chris Martin	9	39
Ashwell Prince	c Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin	4	22
AB de Villiers	c Scott Styris b James Franklin	2	4
Mark Boucher	lbw b James Franklin	0	5
Shaun Pollock	not out	32	20
Andrew Hall	lbw b Chris Martin	5	6
Dale Steyn	b Chris Martin	2	9
Makhaya Ntini	c Brendon McCullum b Kyle Mills	8	8

Extras 5 · Total 186 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Martin	15	2	37	5
James Franklin	13	2	87	3
Jacob Oram	4	0	20	0
Kyle Mills	8	0	30	1
Nathan Astle	2	0	11	0
Scott Styris	2	1	1	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Boeta Dippenaar, 0.4 ov), 2-99 (Graeme Smith, 19.3 ov), 3-131 (Jacques Kallis, 30.6 ov), 4-131 (Hashim Amla, 31.6 ov), 5-139 (AB de Villiers, 35.1 ov), 6-139 (Mark Boucher, 35.6 ov), 7-139 (Ashwell Prince, 36.5 ov), 8-145 (Andrew Hall, 38.1 ov), 9-161 (Dale Steyn, 40.4 ov), 10-186 (Makhaya Ntini, 43.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Boeta Dippenaar (0) and Graeme Smith (1)	1	4
second	Hashim Amla (36) and Graeme Smith (62)	98	113
third	Jacques Kallis (9) and Hashim Amla (20)	32	72
fourth	Ashwell Prince (0) and Hashim Amla (0)	0	6
fifth	Ashwell Prince (4) and AB de Villiers (2)	8	21
sixth	Mark Boucher (0) and Ashwell Prince (0)	0	5
seventh	Shaun Pollock (0) and Ashwell Prince (0)	0	5
eighth	Shaun Pollock (1) and Andrew Hall (5)	6	8
ninth	Shaun Pollock (14) and Dale Steyn (2)	16	15
tenth	Shaun Pollock (17) and Makhaya Ntini (8)	25	20

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 283 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Papps	c Andrew Hall b Jacques Kallis	15	33
Jamie How	lbw b Dale Steyn	4	9
Stephen Fleming	c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis	37	64
Scott Styris	c & b Dale Steyn	42	104
Nathan Astle	c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn	45	56
Jacob Oram	c Boeta Dippenaar b Dale Steyn	27	80
Brendon McCullum	c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock	5	9
Daniel Vettori	c AB de Villiers b Andrew Hall	60	91
James Franklin	b Shaun Pollock	19	30
Kyle Mills	not out	0	–
Chris Martin	c Hashim Amla b Andrew Hall	0	1

Extras 29 · Total 283 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	22	3	91	4
Makhaya Ntini	17	4	44	0
Jacques Kallis	14	1	40	2
Andrew Hall	12.5	1	50	2
Shaun Pollock	13	3	36	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Jamie How, 2.1 ov), 2-40 (Michael Papps, 11.4 ov), 3-82 (Stephen Fleming, 25.1 ov), 4-158 (Nathan Astle, 41.4 ov), 5-177 (Scott Styris, 45.3 ov), 6-190 (Brendon McCullum, 49.3 ov), 7-239 (Jacob Oram, 67.1 ov), 8-283 (James Franklin, 77.6 ov), 9-283 (Daniel Vettori, 78.4 ov), 10-283 (Chris Martin, 78.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Papps (5) and Jamie How (4)	9	13
second	Stephen Fleming (13) and Michael Papps (10)	31	58
third	Stephen Fleming (24) and Scott Styris (13)	42	82
fourth	Nathan Astle (45) and Scott Styris (20)	76	99
fifth	Scott Styris (9) and Jacob Oram (10)	19	23
sixth	Jacob Oram (6) and Brendon McCullum (5)	13	25
seventh	Daniel Vettori (38) and Jacob Oram (11)	49	106
eighth	Daniel Vettori (22) and James Franklin (19)	44	66
ninth	Daniel Vettori (0) and Kyle Mills (0)	0	4
tenth	Chris Martin (0) and Kyle Mills (0)	0	1

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 220 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c Brendon McCullum b James Franklin	68	80
Boeta Dippenaar	c Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin	37	48
Hashim Amla	b Kyle Mills	28	40
Jacques Kallis	c Jamie How b Kyle Mills	13	28
Ashwell Prince	not out	43	60
AB de Villiers	b James Franklin	5	7
Mark Boucher	b James Franklin	6	17
Shaun Pollock	not out	6	8

Did not bat: Andrew Hall, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini

Extras 14 · Total 220 for 6

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Martin	17	1	64	1
James Franklin	13.3	0	67	3
Kyle Mills	11	3	49	2
Jacob Oram	2	0	8	0
Scott Styris	3	0	12	0
Daniel Vettori	1	0	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-69 (Boeta Dippenaar, 13.5 ov), 2-130 (Graeme Smith, 25.4 ov), 3-156 (Hashim Amla, 30.4 ov), 4-167 (Jacques Kallis, 34.3 ov), 5-180 (AB de Villiers, 37.2 ov), 6-202 (Mark Boucher, 43.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Boeta Dippenaar (37) and Graeme Smith (25)	69	85
second	Hashim Amla (11) and Graeme Smith (43)	61	72
third	Jacques Kallis (9) and Hashim Amla (17)	26	30
fourth	Jacques Kallis (4) and Ashwell Prince (7)	11	23
fifth	Ashwell Prince (8) and AB de Villiers (5)	13	17
sixth	Mark Boucher (6) and Ashwell Prince (16)	22	39
seventh	Shaun Pollock (6) and Ashwell Prince (12)	18	22

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