New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score and Commentary, 1st Test, NZ vs SA, 8 March, 2017
COMPLETED / 1st Test / University Oval
341/10 (114.3 ov)
308/10 (122.4 ov) & 224/6 (102 ov)
Match drawn
Recent
Player of the match
Dean Elgar,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faf du Plessis | 56 | 155 | 10 | 0 | 36.12 |
| Vernon Philander | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Jeetan Patel | 36 | 15 | 72 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | 19 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 1.94 |
Match drawn
New Zealand vs South Africa, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 6 run (4.1 ov): Vernon Philander: 1 (12), Faf du Plessis: 5 (13)
- Last Bat: Quinton de Kock 4(10) - b JS Patel Jeetan Patel
- Fall of Wickets: 0 - 1 Stephen Cook, 39 - 2 Hashim Amla, 113 - 3 Jean Paul Duminy, 193 - 4 Dean Elgar, 206 - 5 Temba Bavuma, 218 - 6 Quinton de Kock
- Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 0 of 0, New Zealand - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: New Zealand vs South Africa
- Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2017
- Time: 03:30 AM
- Venue: University Oval
- City: Dunedin
- Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Bruce Oxenford (Australia), Rod Tucker (Australia, TV)
- Referee: David Boon (Australia)
Quinton de Kock b JS Patel 4 (10) Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run, b JS Patel,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
End of over 98 (0 runs)
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, 2 runs,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, 2 runs,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
End of over 99 (4 runs)
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, 1 run,
Jeetan Patel to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
End of over 100 (2 runs)
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
End of over 101 (0 runs)
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Vernon Philander, no run,
End of over 102 (0 runs)