South Africa v New Zealand 2nd Test
New Zealand tour of South Africa - 2012 (2012/13) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 11 January 2013
South Africa won by an innings and 193 runs
South Africa won by an innings and 193 runs. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 137 for South Africa. Dale Steyn took 5/17.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of South Africa - 2012 (2012/13)
- Ground
- St George's Park, Gqeberha
- Dates
- 11 January 2013 to 14 January 2013
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by an innings and 193 runs
- Player of the match
- Dale Steyn
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Colin Munro (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and HDPK Dharmasena
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Colin Munro's first Test.
South Africa batted first and made 525 for 8 declared. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 137 off 252 balls, and Hashim Amla made 110. Doug Bracewell took 3 for 94 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the sixth wicket between Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at St George's Park, 346 across 7 Tests.
New Zealand replied with 121 all out. BJ Watling top-scored with 63 off 87 balls. Dale Steyn took 5 for 17 for South Africa. From 39 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 62 for 9. South Africa led by 404 on first innings. New Zealand followed on.
New Zealand made 211 all out in their second innings. BJ Watling top-scored with 63 off 117 balls, and Dean Brownlie made 53. Dale Steyn took 3 for 48 for South Africa. From 182 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 211 for 10.
South Africa won by an innings and 193 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 525 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alviro Petersen | c Jeetan Patel b Doug Bracewell | 21 | 40 |
| Graeme Smith | c BJ Watling b Neil Wagner | 54 | 88 |
| Hashim Amla | c BJ Watling b Trent Boult | 110 | 235 |
| Jacques Kallis | c BJ Watling b Doug Bracewell | 8 | 11 |
| AB de Villiers | c Kane Williamson b Jeetan Patel | 51 | 81 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Brendon McCullum b Colin Munro | 137 | 252 |
| Dean Elgar | not out | 103 | 170 |
| Robin Peterson | c Jeetan Patel b Colin Munro | 8 | 13 |
| Dale Steyn | c Jeetan Patel b Doug Bracewell | 5 | 23 |
| Rory Kleinveldt | not out | 7 | 13 |
Did not bat: Morne Morkel
Extras 21 · Total 525 for 8 declared
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 32 | 5 | 108 | 1 |
| Doug Bracewell | 34 | 6 | 94 | 3 |
| Neil Wagner | 33 | 4 | 135 | 1 |
| Jeetan Patel | 36.5 | 2 | 134 | 1 |
| Colin Munro | 18 | 4 | 40 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Alviro Petersen, 9.6 ov), 2-121 (Graeme Smith, 30.4 ov), 3-137 (Jacques Kallis, 35.4 ov), 4-223 (AB de Villiers, 61.1 ov), 5-336 (Hashim Amla, 97.6 ov), 6-467 (Faf du Plessis, 136.5 ov), 7-481 (Robin Peterson, 142.6 ov), 8-508 (Dale Steyn, 150.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (7) and Alviro Petersen (21) | 29 | 60 |
| second | Hashim Amla (40) and Graeme Smith (47) | 92 | 125 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (8) and Hashim Amla (7) | 16 | 31 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (32) and AB de Villiers (51) | 86 | 154 |
| fifth | Hashim Amla (31) and Faf du Plessis (76) | 113 | 221 |
| sixth | Faf du Plessis (61) and Dean Elgar (68) | 131 | 233 |
| seventh | Robin Peterson (8) and Dean Elgar (5) | 14 | 37 |
| eighth | Dale Steyn (5) and Dean Elgar (20) | 27 | 43 |
| ninth | Rory Kleinveldt (7) and Dean Elgar (10) | 17 | 22 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 121 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Alviro Petersen b Dale Steyn | 1 | 11 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Jacques Kallis b Robin Peterson | 13 | 61 |
| Kane Williamson | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 4 | 5 |
| Dean Brownlie | c AB de Villiers b Rory Kleinveldt | 10 | 22 |
| Daniel Flynn | lbw b Rory Kleinveldt | 0 | 4 |
| BJ Watling | c Graeme Smith b Morne Morkel | 63 | 87 |
| Colin Munro | c Dean Elgar b Robin Peterson | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bracewell | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 7 | 44 |
| Neil Wagner | lbw b Dale Steyn | 0 | 7 |
| Jeetan Patel | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 3 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 17 | 23 |
Extras 6 · Total 121 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 13 | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| Morne Morkel | 12.4 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| Rory Kleinveldt | 11 | 3 | 53 | 2 |
| Robin Peterson | 7 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Martin Guptill, 2.6 ov), 2-8 (Kane Williamson, 4.4 ov), 3-27 (Dean Brownlie, 13.3 ov), 4-27 (Daniel Flynn, 15.1 ov), 5-39 (Brendon McCullum, 20.2 ov), 6-39 (Colin Munro, 20.3 ov), 7-61 (Doug Bracewell, 32.4 ov), 8-62 (Neil Wagner, 34.5 ov), 9-62 (Jeetan Patel, 36.2 ov), 10-121 (BJ Watling, 44.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (1) and Martin Guptill (1) | 2 | 18 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (2) and Kane Williamson (4) | 6 | 10 |
| third | Brendon McCullum (8) and Dean Brownlie (10) | 19 | 53 |
| fourth | Brendon McCullum (0) and Daniel Flynn (0) | 0 | 10 |
| fifth | Brendon McCullum (2) and BJ Watling (10) | 12 | 31 |
| sixth | BJ Watling (0) and Colin Munro (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | BJ Watling (15) and Doug Bracewell (7) | 22 | 73 |
| eighth | BJ Watling (0) and Neil Wagner (0) | 1 | 13 |
| ninth | Jeetan Patel (0) and BJ Watling (0) | 0 | 9 |
| tenth | BJ Watling (38) and Trent Boult (17) | 59 | 50 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 211 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | b Rory Kleinveldt | 48 | 122 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Robin Peterson | 11 | 57 |
| Kane Williamson | b Robin Peterson | 11 | 32 |
| Dean Brownlie | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 53 | 141 |
| Daniel Flynn | c AB de Villiers b Rory Kleinveldt | 0 | 1 |
| BJ Watling | b Dale Steyn | 63 | 117 |
| Colin Munro | c Alviro Petersen b Morne Morkel | 15 | 25 |
| Doug Bracewell | c Alviro Petersen b Dale Steyn | 0 | 4 |
| Neil Wagner | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 4 | 13 |
| Trent Boult | c Robin Peterson b Morne Morkel | 3 | 5 |
| Jeetan Patel | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 3 · Total 211 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 15.4 | 2 | 48 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 16 | 6 | 36 | 2 |
| Rory Kleinveldt | 15 | 8 | 44 | 2 |
| Robin Peterson | 26 | 13 | 47 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 9 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| Graeme Smith | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alviro Petersen | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Brendon McCullum, 20.2 ov), 2-64 (Kane Williamson, 30.4 ov), 3-84 (Martin Guptill, 39.3 ov), 4-84 (Daniel Flynn, 39.4 ov), 5-182 (Dean Brownlie, 76.1 ov), 6-203 (Colin Munro, 81.5 ov), 7-203 (BJ Watling, 82.4 ov), 8-204 (Doug Bracewell, 84.2 ov), 9-207 (Trent Boult, 85.3 ov), 10-211 (Neil Wagner, 86.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (11) and Martin Guptill (27) | 40 | 122 |
| second | Martin Guptill (13) and Kane Williamson (11) | 24 | 62 |
| third | Dean Brownlie (12) and Martin Guptill (8) | 20 | 53 |
| fourth | Dean Brownlie (0) and Daniel Flynn (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Dean Brownlie (41) and BJ Watling (57) | 98 | 219 |
| sixth | BJ Watling (6) and Colin Munro (15) | 21 | 34 |
| seventh | BJ Watling (0) and Doug Bracewell (0) | 0 | 5 |
| eighth | Neil Wagner (0) and Doug Bracewell (0) | 1 | 10 |
| ninth | Neil Wagner (0) and Trent Boult (3) | 3 | 7 |
| tenth | Jeetan Patel (0) and Neil Wagner (4) | 4 | 7 |
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