New Zealand v South Africa 3rd Test

South Africa tour of New Zealand - 2012 (2011/12) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 23 March 2012

Match drawn

Match drawn. Alviro Petersen top-scored with 156 for South Africa. Morne Morkel took 6/23.

South Africa ARCHIVE New Zealand ARCHIVE 2012 TESTS Basin Reserve ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of New Zealand - 2012 (2011/12)
Ground: Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates: 23 March 2012 to 27 March 2012
Toss: New Zealand, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Morne Morkel
Captains: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and RA Kettleborough
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.

South Africa batted first and made 474 for 9 declared. Alviro Petersen top-scored with 156 off 335 balls, and Jean-Paul Duminy made 103. Mark Gillespie took 6 for 113 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 200-run stand for the third wicket between Alviro Petersen and Jean-Paul Duminy, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 329 across 13 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 275 for 9. Martin Guptill top-scored with 59 off 156 balls, and Daniel Flynn made 45. Vernon Philander took 6 for 81 for South Africa. South Africa led by 199 on first innings.

South Africa made 189 for 3 declared in their second innings. AB de Villiers top-scored with 68 off 49 balls, and Graeme Smith made 41.

Set 389 to win, New Zealand made 200 for 6. Kane Williamson top-scored with 102 not out off 228 balls. Morne Morkel took 6 for 23 for South Africa.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 474 FOR 9 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c Kruger van Wyk b Doug Bracewell	5	13
Alviro Petersen	lbw b Chris Martin	156	335
Hashim Amla	c Kruger van Wyk b Mark Gillespie	63	98
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Ross Taylor b Mark Gillespie	103	186
AB de Villiers	b Chris Martin	38	69
Jacques Rudolph	c Kruger van Wyk b Mark Gillespie	11	32
Mark Boucher	c Kane Williamson b Mark Gillespie	46	83
Dale Steyn	c Martin Guptill b Mark Gillespie	0	14
Vernon Philander	c Daniel Flynn b Mark Gillespie	29	59
Morne Morkel	not out	10	5

Did not bat: Marchant de Lange

Extras 13 · Total 474 for 9 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Martin	28	5	95	2
Doug Bracewell	30	3	106	1
Mark Gillespie	33.4	7	113	6
Daniel Vettori	42	11	98	0
Dean Brownlie	2	0	20	0
Kane Williamson	13	1	35	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Graeme Smith, 5.1 ov), 2-106 (Hashim Amla, 33.5 ov), 3-306 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 94.2 ov), 4-362 (Alviro Petersen, 114.4 ov), 5-381 (AB de Villiers, 118.6 ov), 6-388 (Jacques Rudolph, 124.1 ov), 7-404 (Dale Steyn, 130.1 ov), 8-459 (Mark Boucher, 146.6 ov), 9-474 (Vernon Philander, 148.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (5) and Alviro Petersen (8)	13	31
second	Hashim Amla (63) and Alviro Petersen (29)	93	172
third	Alviro Petersen (91) and Jean-Paul Duminy (103)	200	365
fourth	Alviro Petersen (28) and AB de Villiers (23)	56	122
fifth	Jacques Rudolph (4) and AB de Villiers (15)	19	26
sixth	Mark Boucher (0) and Jacques Rudolph (7)	7	31
seventh	Mark Boucher (15) and Dale Steyn (0)	16	36
eighth	Mark Boucher (31) and Vernon Philander (24)	55	101
ninth	Vernon Philander (5) and Morne Morkel (10)	15	10

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 275 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Daniel Flynn	c Mark Boucher b Vernon Philander	45	117
Martin Guptill	lbw b Vernon Philander	59	156
Brendon McCullum	c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn	31	56
Ross Taylor	retired not out	18	46
Kane Williamson	c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn	39	92
Dean Brownlie	c Dale Steyn b Vernon Philander	29	35
Daniel Vettori	c Jacques Rudolph b Vernon Philander	30	35
Kruger van Wyk	c Imran Tahir b Marchant de Lange	7	14
Doug Bracewell	b Vernon Philander	0	2
Mark Gillespie	c AB de Villiers b Vernon Philander	10	16
Chris Martin	not out	2	8

Extras 5 · Total 275 for 9

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	23	8	41	2
Vernon Philander	22	4	81	6
Morne Morkel	20	6	54	0
Marchant de Lange	21	1	74	1
Jean-Paul Duminy	10	0	23	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-86 (Daniel Flynn, 35.3 ov), 2-136 (Brendon McCullum, 52.1 ov), 3-145 (Martin Guptill, 58.2 ov), 3-160 (Ross Taylor), 4-219 (Dean Brownlie, 80.3 ov), 5-242 (Kane Williamson, 87.1 ov), 6-263 (Daniel Vettori, 91.2 ov), 7-263 (Doug Bracewell, 91.4 ov), 8-263 (Kruger van Wyk, 92.2 ov), 9-275 (Mark Gillespie, 95.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Daniel Flynn (45) and Martin Guptill (39)	86	214
second	Brendon McCullum (31) and Martin Guptill (18)	50	100
third	Ross Taylor (7) and Martin Guptill (2)	9	37
fourth	Ross Taylor (11) and Kane Williamson (4)	15	45
fifth	Dean Brownlie (29) and Kane Williamson (29)	59	88
sixth	Daniel Vettori (16) and Kane Williamson (6)	23	40
seventh	Daniel Vettori (14) and Kruger van Wyk (7)	21	25
eighth	Kruger van Wyk (0) and Doug Bracewell (0)	0	2
ninth	Mark Gillespie (0) and Kruger van Wyk (0)	0	4
tenth	Chris Martin (2) and Mark Gillespie (10)	12	22

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 189 FOR 3 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Alviro Petersen	run out (Doug Bracewell, Kruger van Wyk)	39	43
Graeme Smith	c Doug Bracewell b Daniel Vettori	41	65
AB de Villiers	c Kane Williamson b Doug Bracewell	68	49
Jean-Paul Duminy	not out	33	23

Did not bat: Hashim Amla, Jacques Rudolph, Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, Marchant de Lange

Extras 8 · Total 189 for 3 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Martin	10	0	44	0
Doug Bracewell	6.4	0	47	1
Mark Gillespie	6	0	55	0
Daniel Vettori	7	1	40	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-77 (Alviro Petersen, 15.4 ov), 2-106 (Graeme Smith, 21.2 ov), 3-189 (AB de Villiers, 29.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (35) and Alviro Petersen (39)	77	95
second	Graeme Smith (6) and AB de Villiers (21)	29	34
third	Jean-Paul Duminy (33) and AB de Villiers (47)	83	51

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 200 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Martin Guptill	c Jacques Rudolph b Morne Morkel	18	55
Daniel Flynn	c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel	0	7
Brendon McCullum	lbw b Morne Morkel	0	9
Kane Williamson	not out	102	228
Dean Brownlie	b Morne Morkel	15	45
Daniel Vettori	b Morne Morkel	0	1
Kruger van Wyk	c & b Morne Morkel	39	80
Doug Bracewell	not out	20	59

Did not bat: Ross Taylor, Mark Gillespie, Chris Martin

Extras 6 · Total 200 for 6

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	16.4	7	23	6
Vernon Philander	18.4	6	29	0
Marchant de Lange	17.2	4	77	0
Dale Steyn	15	9	14	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	13	2	51	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Daniel Flynn, 2.2 ov), 2-1 (Brendon McCullum, 4.5 ov), 3-32 (Martin Guptill, 20.5 ov), 4-83 (Dean Brownlie, 35.5 ov), 5-83 (Daniel Vettori, 35.6 ov), 6-163 (Kruger van Wyk, 61.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Daniel Flynn (0) and Martin Guptill (0)	1	14
second	Brendon McCullum (0) and Martin Guptill (0)	0	15
third	Martin Guptill (18) and Kane Williamson (9)	31	96
fourth	Dean Brownlie (15) and Kane Williamson (36)	51	90
fifth	Daniel Vettori (0) and Kane Williamson (0)	0	1
sixth	Kruger van Wyk (39) and Kane Williamson (40)	80	153
seventh	Kane Williamson (17) and Doug Bracewell (20)	37	115

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