New Zealand v South Africa 2nd Test

NZ v SA - 2017 (2016/17) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 16 March 2017

South Africa won by 8 wickets

South Africa won by 8 wickets. Henry Nicholls top-scored with 118 for New Zealand. Keshav Maharaj took 6/40.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: NZ v SA - 2017 (2016/17)
Ground: Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates: 16 March 2017 to 18 March 2017
Toss: South Africa, chose to field
Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: Keshav Maharaj
Captains: Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
Debut: Neil Broom (New Zealand)
Umpires: HDPK Dharmasena and RJ Tucker
Match referee: DC Boon

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to field. It was Neil Broom's first Test.

New Zealand batted first and made 268 all out. Henry Nicholls top-scored with 118 off 161 balls. Jean-Paul Duminy took 4 for 47 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the sixth wicket between BJ Watling and Henry Nicholls, 43% of the total.

South Africa replied with 359 all out. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 91 off 118 balls, and Temba Bavuma made 89. Colin de Grandhomme took 3 for 52 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 160-run stand for the seventh wicket between Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock, 45% of the total. South Africa led by 91 on first innings.

New Zealand made 171 all out in their second innings. Jeet Raval top-scored with 80 off 174 balls. Keshav Maharaj took 6 for 40 for South Africa.

Set 81 to win, South Africa made 83 for 2. Hashim Amla top-scored with 38 not out off 61 balls.

South Africa won by 8 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 268 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Jeet Raval	c Hashim Amla b Keshav Maharaj	36	83
Tom Latham	c Dean Elgar b Morne Morkel	8	18
Kane Williamson	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	2	10
Neil Broom	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	0	4
Henry Nicholls	b Jean-Paul Duminy	118	161
James Neesham	st Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj	15	18
BJ Watling	c Quinton de Kock b Jean-Paul Duminy	34	132
Colin de Grandhomme	c Hashim Amla b Jean-Paul Duminy	4	4
Tim Southee	c Vernon Philander b Morne Morkel	27	30
Jeetan Patel	not out	17	14
Neil Wagner	lbw b Jean-Paul Duminy	2	3

Extras 5 · Total 268 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	18	3	82	2
Vernon Philander	15	7	29	0
Kagiso Rabada	19	6	59	2
Jean-Paul Duminy	11.3	2	47	4
Keshav Maharaj	16	4	47	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Tom Latham, 6.2 ov), 2-13 (Kane Williamson, 8.6 ov), 3-21 (Neil Broom, 10.4 ov), 4-73 (Jeet Raval, 25.4 ov), 5-101 (James Neesham, 31.4 ov), 6-217 (Henry Nicholls, 69.3 ov), 7-221 (Colin de Grandhomme, 71.1 ov), 8-222 (BJ Watling, 73.2 ov), 9-266 (Tim Southee, 78.3 ov), 10-268 (Neil Wagner, 79.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Jeet Raval (1) and Tom Latham (8)	11	38
second	Kane Williamson (2) and Jeet Raval (0)	2	16
third	Neil Broom (0) and Jeet Raval (8)	8	10
fourth	Jeet Raval (27) and Henry Nicholls (24)	52	90
fifth	James Neesham (15) and Henry Nicholls (12)	28	36
sixth	BJ Watling (33) and Henry Nicholls (82)	116	227
seventh	Colin de Grandhomme (4) and BJ Watling (0)	4	10
eighth	BJ Watling (1) and Tim Southee (0)	1	13
ninth	Jeetan Patel (17) and Tim Southee (27)	44	31
tenth	Jeetan Patel (0) and Neil Wagner (2)	2	6

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 359 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Stephen Cook	c James Neesham b Tim Southee	3	12
Dean Elgar	c James Neesham b Colin de Grandhomme	9	19
Kagiso Rabada	b Tim Southee	9	10
Hashim Amla	c Henry Nicholls b Colin de Grandhomme	21	63
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Henry Nicholls b Neil Wagner	16	21
Faf du Plessis	c BJ Watling b Colin de Grandhomme	22	40
Temba Bavuma	c James Neesham b Neil Wagner	89	160
Quinton de Kock	c BJ Watling b James Neesham	91	118
Vernon Philander	not out	37	77
Keshav Maharaj	c Kane Williamson b Neil Wagner	1	5
Morne Morkel	b Jeetan Patel	40	63

Extras 21 · Total 359 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	27	7	98	2
Colin de Grandhomme	23	7	52	3
Neil Wagner	22	1	102	3
Jeetan Patel	14	1	57	1
James Neesham	12	2	41	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Stephen Cook, 4.4 ov), 2-12 (Dean Elgar, 5.3 ov), 3-26 (Kagiso Rabada, 8.5 ov), 4-59 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 17.1 ov), 5-79 (Hashim Amla, 24.4 ov), 6-94 (Faf du Plessis, 30.3 ov), 7-254 (Quinton de Kock, 69.1 ov), 8-290 (Temba Bavuma, 78.1 ov), 9-302 (Keshav Maharaj, 81.1 ov), 10-359 (Morne Morkel, 97.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Stephen Cook (3) and Dean Elgar (9)	12	28
second	Dean Elgar (0) and Kagiso Rabada (0)	0	5
third	Hashim Amla (1) and Kagiso Rabada (9)	14	20
fourth	Hashim Amla (16) and Jean-Paul Duminy (16)	33	50
fifth	Hashim Amla (4) and Faf du Plessis (14)	20	45
sixth	Faf du Plessis (8) and Temba Bavuma (7)	15	35
seventh	Temba Bavuma (62) and Quinton de Kock (91)	160	232
eighth	Vernon Philander (14) and Temba Bavuma (20)	36	54
ninth	Vernon Philander (11) and Keshav Maharaj (1)	12	18
tenth	Vernon Philander (12) and Morne Morkel (40)	57	101

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 171 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Tom Latham	c Jean-Paul Duminy b Morne Morkel	6	15
Jeet Raval	st Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj	80	174
Kane Williamson	c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel	1	6
Neil Broom	c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel	20	57
Henry Nicholls	b Keshav Maharaj	7	21
James Neesham	c Faf du Plessis b Keshav Maharaj	4	5
BJ Watling	c Jean-Paul Duminy b Keshav Maharaj	29	83
Colin de Grandhomme	b Keshav Maharaj	0	6
Tim Southee	c Jean-Paul Duminy b Keshav Maharaj	4	7
Jeetan Patel	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	0	3
Neil Wagner	not out	4	3

Extras 16 · Total 171 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	11	0	50	3
Vernon Philander	12	3	28	0
Kagiso Rabada	17	5	38	1
Keshav Maharaj	20.2	7	40	6
Jean-Paul Duminy	3	1	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Tom Latham, 4.3 ov), 2-26 (Kane Williamson, 6.5 ov), 3-64 (Neil Broom, 24.4 ov), 4-86 (Henry Nicholls, 31.1 ov), 5-90 (James Neesham, 31.6 ov), 6-155 (Jeet Raval, 57.3 ov), 7-161 (Colin de Grandhomme, 59.3 ov), 8-167 (Tim Southee, 61.4 ov), 9-167 (Jeetan Patel, 62.3 ov), 10-171 (BJ Watling, 63.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Jeet Raval (6) and Tom Latham (6)	16	27
second	Kane Williamson (1) and Jeet Raval (7)	10	14
third	Neil Broom (20) and Jeet Raval (17)	38	107
fourth	Jeet Raval (10) and Henry Nicholls (7)	22	39
fifth	Jeet Raval (0) and James Neesham (4)	4	5
sixth	BJ Watling (21) and Jeet Raval (40)	65	153
seventh	Colin de Grandhomme (0) and BJ Watling (6)	6	12
eighth	BJ Watling (2) and Tim Southee (4)	6	13
ninth	Jeetan Patel (0) and BJ Watling (0)	0	5
tenth	BJ Watling (0) and Neil Wagner (4)	4	5

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 83 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Stephen Cook	c James Neesham b Tim Southee	11	20
Dean Elgar	c BJ Watling b Neil Wagner	17	50
Hashim Amla	not out	38	61
Jean-Paul Duminy	not out	15	16

Did not bat: Faf du Plessis, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada

Extras 2 · Total 83 for 2

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	6	2	17	1
Colin de Grandhomme	8	1	20	0
Neil Wagner	8	2	18	1
James Neesham	2.3	0	28	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Stephen Cook, 4.6 ov), 2-48 (Dean Elgar, 17.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Stephen Cook (11) and Dean Elgar (7)	18	30
second	Hashim Amla (20) and Dean Elgar (10)	30	77
third	Hashim Amla (18) and Jean-Paul Duminy (15)	35	40

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