South Africa v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of South Africa - 2007 (2007/08) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 8 November 2007

South Africa won by 358 runs

South Africa won by 358 runs. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 186 for South Africa. Dale Steyn took 5/34.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of South Africa - 2007 (2007/08)
Ground: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
Dates: 8 November 2007 to 11 November 2007
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 358 runs
Player of the match: Dale Steyn
Captains: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
Debut: Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
Umpires: DJ Harper and MR Benson
Match referee: J Srinath

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ross Taylor's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 226 all out. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 63 off 125 balls, and Mark Boucher made 43. Shane Bond took 4 for 73 for New Zealand. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 338 across 10 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 118 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 40 off 48 balls. Dale Steyn took 5 for 34 for South Africa. South Africa led by 108 on first innings.

South Africa made 422 for 3 declared in their second innings. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 186 off 262 balls, and Hashim Amla made 176. The innings was built on a 330-run stand for the third wicket between Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla, 78% of the total.

Set 531 to win, New Zealand made 172 for 9. Daniel Vettori top-scored with 46 not out off 58 balls, and Jacob Oram made 40. Dale Steyn took 5 for 59 for South Africa.

South Africa won by 358 runs.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 226 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	b Chris Martin	1	8
Herschelle Gibbs	c Stephen Fleming b Chris Martin	63	125
Hashim Amla	c Brendon McCullum b Shane Bond	12	18
Jacques Kallis	c Brendon McCullum b Iain O'Brien	29	65
Ashwell Prince	c Stephen Fleming b Shane Bond	1	15
AB de Villiers	c Jacob Oram b Shane Bond	33	80
Mark Boucher	c Michael Papps b Daniel Vettori	43	93
Andre Nel	c Brendon McCullum b Shane Bond	15	14
Paul Harris	lbw b Daniel Vettori	3	15
Dale Steyn	c Brendon McCullum b Chris Martin	13	19
Makhaya Ntini	not out	0	1

Extras 13 · Total 226 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Shane Bond	17	1	73	4
Chris Martin	17.3	3	67	3
Jacob Oram	12	3	31	0
Iain O'Brien	10	4	23	1
Daniel Vettori	18	6	26	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Graeme Smith, 1.4 ov), 2-20 (Hashim Amla, 8.1 ov), 3-73 (Jacques Kallis, 29.1 ov), 4-92 (Ashwell Prince, 34.1 ov), 5-141 (Herschelle Gibbs, 44.1 ov), 6-162 (AB de Villiers, 58.3 ov), 7-182 (Andre Nel, 62.5 ov), 8-195 (Paul Harris, 67.2 ov), 9-219 (Mark Boucher, 73.3 ov), 10-226 (Dale Steyn, 74.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Herschelle Gibbs (0) and Graeme Smith (1)	1	10
second	Herschelle Gibbs (5) and Hashim Amla (12)	19	41
third	Jacques Kallis (29) and Herschelle Gibbs (22)	53	126
fourth	Herschelle Gibbs (16) and Ashwell Prince (1)	19	31
fifth	Herschelle Gibbs (20) and AB de Villiers (29)	49	60
sixth	Mark Boucher (11) and AB de Villiers (4)	21	88
seventh	Mark Boucher (5) and Andre Nel (15)	20	26
eighth	Mark Boucher (10) and Paul Harris (3)	13	27
ninth	Mark Boucher (17) and Dale Steyn (6)	24	38
tenth	Makhaya Ntini (0) and Dale Steyn (7)	7	6

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 118 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Craig Cumming	lbw b Dale Steyn	12	41
Michael Papps	c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini	2	14
Stephen Fleming	c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini	40	48
Shane Bond	b Dale Steyn	1	20
Scott Styris	c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis	11	49
Ross Taylor	c Herschelle Gibbs b Jacques Kallis	15	28
Jacob Oram	c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn	1	7
Brendon McCullum	lbw b Dale Steyn	9	24
Daniel Vettori	c Paul Harris b Makhaya Ntini	7	10
Iain O'Brien	not out	14	7
Chris Martin	c Paul Harris b Dale Steyn	0	2

Extras 6 · Total 118 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	14.3	3	34	5
Makhaya Ntini	14	3	47	3
Andre Nel	9	1	21	0
Jacques Kallis	4	0	11	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Michael Papps, 5.6 ov), 2-40 (Craig Cumming, 11.3 ov), 3-54 (Shane Bond, 17.4 ov), 4-64 (Stephen Fleming, 22.2 ov), 5-83 (Scott Styris, 32.1 ov), 6-84 (Jacob Oram, 33.3 ov), 7-88 (Ross Taylor, 34.5 ov), 8-102 (Daniel Vettori, 38.5 ov), 9-118 (Brendon McCullum, 41.1 ov), 10-118 (Chris Martin, 41.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Papps (2) and Craig Cumming (10)	16	36
second	Stephen Fleming (21) and Craig Cumming (2)	24	34
third	Stephen Fleming (12) and Shane Bond (1)	14	37
fourth	Stephen Fleming (7) and Scott Styris (3)	10	28
fifth	Scott Styris (8) and Ross Taylor (11)	19	59
sixth	Jacob Oram (1) and Ross Taylor (0)	1	8
seventh	Brendon McCullum (0) and Ross Taylor (4)	4	8
eighth	Daniel Vettori (7) and Brendon McCullum (7)	14	24
ninth	Brendon McCullum (2) and Iain O'Brien (14)	16	14
tenth	Chris Martin (0) and Iain O'Brien (0)	0	2

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 422 FOR 3 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Herschelle Gibbs	c Michael Papps b Shane Bond	8	10
Graeme Smith	b Chris Martin	9	22
Hashim Amla	not out	176	378
Jacques Kallis	c Brendon McCullum b Jacob Oram	186	262
Ashwell Prince	not out	25	85

Did not bat: AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Paul Harris, Andre Nel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini

Extras 18 · Total 422 for 3 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Shane Bond	16	1	60	1
Chris Martin	24	6	55	1
Jacob Oram	16.4	2	49	1
Iain O'Brien	23	5	91	0
Daniel Vettori	37	3	116	0
Scott Styris	6	2	25	0
Ross Taylor	3.2	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Herschelle Gibbs, 2.4 ov), 2-20 (Graeme Smith, 7.3 ov), 3-350 (Jacques Kallis, 97.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Herschelle Gibbs (8) and Graeme Smith (0)	8	16
second	Hashim Amla (3) and Graeme Smith (9)	12	29
third	Jacques Kallis (186) and Hashim Amla (132)	330	542
fourth	Ashwell Prince (25) and Hashim Amla (41)	72	170

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 172 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Craig Cumming	c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn	7	17
Stephen Fleming	c Graeme Smith b Andre Nel	17	31
Scott Styris	c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn	16	28
Ross Taylor	c Jacques Kallis b Andre Nel	4	2
Brendon McCullum	c Herschelle Gibbs b Dale Steyn	26	61
Jacob Oram	c Andre Nel b Paul Harris	40	83
Michael Papps	c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis	5	14
Daniel Vettori	not out	46	58
Iain O'Brien	c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn	0	7
Chris Martin	b Dale Steyn	0	6

Did not bat: Shane Bond

Extras 11 · Total 172 for 9

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	17	1	59	5
Makhaya Ntini	13	0	42	0
Andre Nel	12	1	37	2
Jacques Kallis	3	0	15	1
Paul Harris	6	2	11	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Craig Cumming, 4.6 ov), 2-34 (Stephen Fleming, 9.3 ov), 3-39 (Ross Taylor, 9.5 ov), 4-60 (Scott Styris, 18.3 ov), 5-90 (Brendon McCullum, 26.1 ov), 6-109 (Michael Papps, 33.1 ov), 7-154 (Jacob Oram, 45.4 ov), 8-170 (Iain O'Brien, 48.5 ov), 9-172 (Chris Martin, 50.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Stephen Fleming (5) and Craig Cumming (7)	12	30
second	Stephen Fleming (12) and Scott Styris (10)	22	27
third	Scott Styris (0) and Ross Taylor (4)	5	2
fourth	Scott Styris (6) and Brendon McCullum (13)	21	52
fifth	Jacob Oram (12) and Brendon McCullum (13)	30	47
sixth	Michael Papps (5) and Jacob Oram (13)	19	42
seventh	Daniel Vettori (28) and Jacob Oram (15)	45	75
eighth	Daniel Vettori (16) and Iain O'Brien (0)	16	19
ninth	Daniel Vettori (2) and Chris Martin (0)	2	12

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