South Africa v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of South Africa - 2012 (2012/13) · Newlands, Cape Town · 2 January 2013
South Africa won by an innings and 27 runs
South Africa won by an innings and 27 runs. Dean Brownlie top-scored with 109 for New Zealand. Vernon Philander took 5/7.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of South Africa - 2012 (2012/13)
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Dates
- 2 January 2013 to 4 January 2013
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by an innings and 27 runs
- Player of the match
- Vernon Philander
- Captains
- Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 45 all out. Kane Williamson top-scored with 13 off 19 balls. Vernon Philander took 5 for 7 for South Africa. From 27 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 18 runs, to 45 for 10. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Newlands, 348 across 13 Tests.
South Africa replied with 347 for 8 declared. Alviro Petersen top-scored with 106 off 176 balls, and AB de Villiers made 67. Chris Martin took 3 for 63 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the second wicket between Hashim Amla and Alviro Petersen. South Africa led by 302 on first innings.
New Zealand made 275 all out in their second innings. Dean Brownlie top-scored with 109 off 186 balls, and Brendon McCullum made 51. Dale Steyn took 3 for 67 for South Africa.
South Africa won by an innings and 27 runs.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 45 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c AB de Villiers b Vernon Philander | 1 | 6 |
| Brendon McCullum | b Vernon Philander | 7 | 19 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw b Vernon Philander | 13 | 19 |
| Dean Brownlie | c Graeme Smith b Vernon Philander | 0 | 3 |
| Daniel Flynn | c & b Dale Steyn | 8 | 28 |
| BJ Watling | c AB de Villiers b Vernon Philander | 0 | 1 |
| James Franklin | c Graeme Smith b Morne Morkel | 1 | 10 |
| Doug Bracewell | b Dale Steyn | 2 | 10 |
| Jeetan Patel | c Hashim Amla b Morne Morkel | 5 | 9 |
| Trent Boult | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 1 | 9 |
| Chris Martin | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 7 · Total 45 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 7.2 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Vernon Philander | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Morne Morkel | 6 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Martin Guptill, 1.6 ov), 2-14 (Brendon McCullum, 5.3 ov), 3-14 (Dean Brownlie, 5.6 ov), 4-27 (Kane Williamson, 7.6 ov), 5-27 (BJ Watling, 9.1 ov), 6-28 (James Franklin, 10.5 ov), 7-31 (Doug Bracewell, 13.3 ov), 8-38 (Jeetan Patel, 16.4 ov), 9-45 (Trent Boult, 18.3 ov), 10-45 (Daniel Flynn, 19.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (0) and Martin Guptill (1) | 7 | 12 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (7) and Kane Williamson (0) | 7 | 21 |
| third | Dean Brownlie (0) and Kane Williamson (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fourth | Daniel Flynn (0) and Kane Williamson (13) | 13 | 12 |
| fifth | Daniel Flynn (0) and BJ Watling (0) | 0 | 7 |
| sixth | James Franklin (1) and Daniel Flynn (0) | 1 | 10 |
| seventh | Daniel Flynn (1) and Doug Bracewell (2) | 3 | 16 |
| eighth | Jeetan Patel (5) and Daniel Flynn (2) | 7 | 19 |
| ninth | Daniel Flynn (5) and Trent Boult (1) | 7 | 12 |
| tenth | Chris Martin (0) and Daniel Flynn (0) | 0 | 5 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 347 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Doug Bracewell | 1 | 5 |
| Alviro Petersen | b Trent Boult | 106 | 176 |
| Hashim Amla | lbw b James Franklin | 66 | 74 |
| Jacques Kallis | c BJ Watling b Trent Boult | 60 | 89 |
| AB de Villiers | b Chris Martin | 67 | 129 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Kane Williamson b Chris Martin | 15 | 28 |
| Dean Elgar | c BJ Watling b Trent Boult | 21 | 52 |
| Robin Peterson | b Chris Martin | 5 | 15 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 0 | 5 |
Did not bat: Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel
Extras 6 · Total 347 for 8 declared
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 21 | 2 | 78 | 3 |
| Doug Bracewell | 24 | 4 | 93 | 1 |
| Chris Martin | 19.2 | 4 | 63 | 3 |
| James Franklin | 14 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Jeetan Patel | 17 | 4 | 60 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Graeme Smith, 1.1 ov), 2-108 (Hashim Amla, 25.2 ov), 3-212 (Jacques Kallis, 51.3 ov), 4-255 (Alviro Petersen, 65.1 ov), 5-281 (Faf du Plessis, 73.2 ov), 6-335 (Dean Elgar, 89.2 ov), 7-342 (AB de Villiers, 93.6 ov), 8-347 (Robin Peterson, 95.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (1) and Alviro Petersen (0) | 1 | 7 |
| second | Hashim Amla (66) and Alviro Petersen (40) | 107 | 146 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (60) and Alviro Petersen (43) | 104 | 157 |
| fourth | Alviro Petersen (23) and AB de Villiers (19) | 43 | 82 |
| fifth | AB de Villiers (11) and Faf du Plessis (15) | 26 | 49 |
| sixth | AB de Villiers (31) and Dean Elgar (21) | 54 | 96 |
| seventh | Robin Peterson (0) and AB de Villiers (6) | 7 | 28 |
| eighth | Robin Peterson (5) and Vernon Philander (0) | 5 | 8 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 275 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn | 0 | 6 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Robin Peterson | 51 | 103 |
| Kane Williamson | c Alviro Petersen b Jacques Kallis | 15 | 46 |
| Dean Brownlie | c Robin Peterson b Morne Morkel | 109 | 186 |
| Daniel Flynn | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 14 | 36 |
| BJ Watling | c Graeme Smith b Vernon Philander | 42 | 151 |
| James Franklin | b Dale Steyn | 22 | 59 |
| Doug Bracewell | c Alviro Petersen b Vernon Philander | 0 | 5 |
| Jeetan Patel | b Dale Steyn | 8 | 16 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 2 | 5 |
| Chris Martin | run out (Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers) | 0 | – |
Extras 12 · Total 275 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 30 | 6 | 67 | 3 |
| Vernon Philander | 24 | 8 | 76 | 2 |
| Morne Morkel | 21 | 6 | 50 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 11.1 | 3 | 31 | 2 |
| Robin Peterson | 16 | 6 | 42 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Martin Guptill, 0.6 ov), 2-29 (Kane Williamson, 17.4 ov), 3-118 (Brendon McCullum, 31.1 ov), 4-155 (Daniel Flynn, 43.6 ov), 5-229 (Dean Brownlie, 80.5 ov), 6-252 (BJ Watling, 92.5 ov), 7-252 (Doug Bracewell, 94.4 ov), 8-265 (Jeetan Patel, 99.4 ov), 9-274 (James Franklin, 101.6 ov), 10-275 (Chris Martin, 102.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (0) and Martin Guptill (0) | 0 | 6 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (13) and Kane Williamson (15) | 29 | 100 |
| third | Brendon McCullum (38) and Dean Brownlie (45) | 89 | 81 |
| fourth | Dean Brownlie (21) and Daniel Flynn (14) | 37 | 77 |
| fifth | Dean Brownlie (43) and BJ Watling (28) | 74 | 221 |
| sixth | James Franklin (9) and BJ Watling (14) | 23 | 72 |
| seventh | James Franklin (0) and Doug Bracewell (0) | 0 | 11 |
| eighth | James Franklin (5) and Jeetan Patel (8) | 13 | 30 |
| ninth | James Franklin (8) and Trent Boult (1) | 9 | 14 |
| tenth | Chris Martin (0) and Trent Boult (1) | 1 | 1 |
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