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New Zealand 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
MH Richardson c
14 56
42
2
0
33.33
MHW Papps lbw b Ntini
7 51
38
1
0
18.42
SP Fleming c Pollock b Boje
30 108
73
5
0
41.09
MS Sinclair lbw b Boje
74 223
181
8
2
40.88
SB Styris b Boje
1 22
17
0
0
5.88
BB McCullum lbw b Pollock
55 176
120
6
0
45.83
CL Cairns b Pollock
69 90
82
9
2
84.14
JDP Oram st
34 64
38
3
2
89.47
DL Vettori c
0 1
2
0
0
0.00
MJ Mason c van Jaarsveld b Nel
3 26
27
0
0
11.11
CS Martin not out
1 24
8
0
0
12.50
Extras
(b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 5)
9
Total
(all out; 104 overs; 430 mins)
297 (2.85 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-23 (Papps, 12.3 ov) , 2-23 (Richardson, 13.3 ov) , 3-90 (Fleming, 39.3 ov) , 4-97 (Styris, 45.1 ov) , 5-163 (Sinclair, 69.2 ov) , 6-248 (McCullum, 89.5 ov) , 7-257 (Cairns, 91.4 ov) , 8-257 (Vettori, 91.6 ov) , 9-264 (Mason, 98.5 ov) , 10-297 (Oram, 103.6 ov)
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
GC Smith b Cairns
47 99
66
7
0
71.21
HH Gibbs c sub (JAH Marshall) b Martin
77 151
124
11
1
62.09
JA Rudolph not out
93 309
212
16
0
43.86
G Kirsten c
1 4
4
0
0
25.00
M van Jaarsveld c Oram b Martin
59 161
138
8
0
42.75
JH Kallis c
0 16
10
0
0
0.00
MV Boucher c Papps b Martin
0 2
3
0
0
0.00
SM Pollock c Fleming b Oram
5 12
7
0
0
71.42
N Boje b Cairns
25 40
32
5
0
78.12
M Ntini c
4 2
2
1
0
200.00
A Nel c Oram b Cairns
0 7
5
0
0
0.00
Extras
(lb 1, nb 4)
5
Total
(all out; 99.5 overs; 408 mins)
316 (3.16 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-103 (Smith, 24.1 ov) , 2-130 (Gibbs, 36.5 ov) , 3-136 (Kirsten, 38.1 ov) , 4-251 (van Jaarsveld, 81.1 ov) , 5-265 (Kallis, 85.1 ov) , 6-265 (Boucher, 85.4 ov) , 7-270 (Pollock, 88.2 ov) , 8-304 (Boje, 97.4 ov) , 9-308 (Ntini, 97.6 ov) , 10-316 (Nel, 99.5 ov)
New Zealand 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
MHW Papps lbw b Pollock
0 3
6
0
0
0.00
MH Richardson c Smith b Boje
37 205
142
5
0
26.05
SP Fleming c
9 101
57
0
0
15.78
MS Sinclair lbw b Pollock
21 54
41
4
0
51.21
SB Styris c & b Nel
73 150
131
11
0
55.72
BB McCullum b Boje
3 10
10
0
0
30.00
CL Cairns c van Jaarsveld b Boje
41 91
68
4
1
60.29
JDP Oram lbw b Boje
40 101
76
4
1
52.63
DL Vettori c van Jaarsveld b Ntini
9 49
29
1
0
31.03
MJ Mason run out (Pollock)
0 13
6
0
0
0.00
CS Martin not out
1 29
15
0
0
6.66
Extras
(b 1, lb 9, w 3, nb 5)
18
Total
(all out; 96.2 overs; 412 mins)
252 (2.61 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-1 (Papps, 0.6 ov) , 2-42 (Fleming, 23.2 ov) , 3-73 (Sinclair, 37.5 ov) , 4-107 (Richardson, 48.3 ov) , 5-111 (McCullum, 50.3 ov) , 6-198 (Cairns, 74.5 ov) , 7-201 (Styris, 75.6 ov) , 8-220 (Vettori, 87.6 ov) , 9-224 (Mason, 90.5 ov) , 10-252 (Oram, 96.2 ov)
South Africa 2nd innings (target: 234 runs)R M B 4s 6s SR
GC Smith not out
125 295
203
17
0
61.57
HH Gibbs c Fleming b Martin
16 19
12
2
1
133.33
JA Rudolph b Martin
0 9
8
0
0
0.00
JH Kallis lbw b Oram
1 11
9
0
0
11.11
G Kirsten lbw b Styris
76 227
180
11
0
42.22
M van Jaarsveld not out
13 25
23
2
0
56.52
Extras
(lb 2, nb 1)
3
Total
(4 wickets; 72.2 overs; 295 mins)
234 (3.23 runs per over)
Toss South Africa, who chose to field firstSeries 3-match series drawn 1-1
Test debut
MJ Mason
(New Zealand)Player of the match
GC Smith (South Africa)
Umpires
Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka)TV umpire
GAV Baxter Match referee
CH Lloyd (West Indies)
Close of play 26 Mar day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 248/6 (CL Cairns 60* , 89.5 ov )27 Mar day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 237/3 (JA Rudolph 60* , M van Jaarsveld 48* , 74 ov )28 Mar day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 128/5 (SB Styris 41* , CL Cairns 7* , 59.4 ov )29 Mar day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 82/3 (GC Smith 46* , G Kirsten 19* , 30 ov )30 Mar day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 234/4 (72.2 ov ) - end of match
Match notes
Day 1
New Zealand 1st innings
New Zealand innings, 1x5 ball over, 13th over bowled by Ntini, called by Dar
SP Fleming passes 5,000 career Test runs
JH Kallis leaves the field at the end of the 22nd over, after bowling his 7th
50 in 114 minutes off 170 balls, 6x4
Lunch 52/2, 30 overs, Fleming 20, Sinclair 8, 6x4
50 partnership (Fleming 26, Sinclair 24) in 91 minutes off 137 balls, 7x4
100 in 194 minutes off 279 balls, 14x4
MS Sinclair 50 in 145 minutes, 113 balls, 7x4, 1x6
Tea 141/4, 60 overs, Sinclair 62, McCullum 22, 19x4, 1x6
50 partnership (Sinclair 24, McCullum 26) in 75 minutes, 124 balls
150 in 268 minutes off 399 balls, 19x4, 1x6
200 in 317 minutes off 471 balls, 24x4, 3x6
New Ball taken after 80 overs
BB McCullum 50 in 147 minutes off 105 balls, 6x4
50 partnership (McCullum 21, Cairns 29) in 53 minutes off 84 balls
CL Cairns 50 in 66 minutes off 60 balls, 9x4, 1x6
Day 2
250 in 370 minutes off 548 balls, 31x4, 4x6
South Africa 1st innings
GC Smith, goes past 2,000 Test runs
Lunch 49/0 11 overs, 8x4, 1x6, Smith 25*, Gibbs 23
50 in 49 minutes off 72 balls, 8x4,1x4
50 partnership (Smith 25, Gibbs 25)
HH Gibbs 50 in 90 minutes off 71 balls with 7x4 and 1x6
100 in 95 minutes off 140 balls, 14x1, 1x6
100 partnership (Smith 45, Gibbs 53)
Tea 141/3, 40 overs, 20x4, 1x6
150 in 171 minutes off 268 balls, 22x4, 1x6
50 partnership in 63 minutes off 101 balls (Rudolph 32, van Jaarsveld 19)
200 in 248 minutes off 368 balls, 28x4.1x6
JA Rudolph 50 in 157 minutes, off 109 balls, 8x4
100 partnership in 133 minutes off 215 balls (Rudolph 51, van Jaarsveld 48)
Day 3
M van Jaarsveld 50 in 140 minutes off 119 minutes, 7x4
250 in 312 minutes off 480 balls. 36x4, 1x6
New ball taken after 80 overs
CS Martin takes his 50th Test wicket
300 in 380 minutes off 567 balls, 44x4, 1x6
New Zealand 2nd innings
Lunch 0/0 0 overs
Tea 49/2 Richardson 31*, Sinclair 0*, 5x4
50 in 129 minutes off 181 balls, 6x4
100 in 195 minutes off 280 balls 14x4
Day 4
Rain delays the start by 90 minutes
150 in 266 minutes off 382 balls 19x4, 1x6
50 partnership in 57 minutes off 86 balls (Styris 18, Cairns 31)
SB Styris 50 in 115 minutes off 87 balls, 9x4
200 in 299 minutes off 459 balls 24x4, 1x6
New ball taken after 81 overs
South Africa 2nd innings
50 in 70 minutes off 95 balls, 7x4,1x6
Day 5
GC Smith 50 in 129 minutes off 99 balls, 6x4
50 partnership in 86 minutes off 134 balls (Smith 30, Kirtsen 19)
100 in 143 minutes off 212 balls, 12x4, 1x6
100 partnership in 167 minutes off 254 balls (Smith 58, Kirtsen 42)
150 in 219 minutes off 326 balls, 18x4, 1x6
G Kirsten 50 in 188 minutes off 149 balls, 6x4
GC Smith 100 in 233 minutes off 165 balls, 13x4
New 4th wicket partnership record for RSA v NZ
200 in 268 minutes off 392 balls, 26x4,1x6
150 partnership in 215 minutes off 320 balls (Smith 91, Kirsten 56)
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