New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score and Commentary, 3rd Test, NZ vs SA, 25 March, 2017
COMPLETED / 3rd Test / Seddon Park
489/10 (162.1 ov)
314/10 (89.2 ov) & 80/5 (39 ov)
Match drawn
Recent
Player of the match
Kane Williamson,
New Zealand
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faf du Plessis | 15 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Quinton de Kock | 15 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Jeetan Patel | 12 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1.83 |
| Mitchell Santner | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 |
Match drawn
New Zealand vs South Africa, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 21 run (11.4 ov): Quinton de Kock: 15 (39), Faf du Plessis: 6 (31)
- Last Bat: Temba Bavuma 1(11) - c BJ Watling b M Henry Matt Henry
- Fall of Wickets: 13 - 1 Dean Elgar, 25 - 2 Theunis de Bruyn, 49 - 3 Hashim Amla, 50 - 4 Jean Paul Duminy, 59 - 5 Temba Bavuma
- Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 0 of 0, New Zealand - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 3rd Test
- Series: New Zealand vs South Africa
- Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017
- Time: 03:30 AM
- Venue: Seddon Park
- City: Hamilton
- Umpires: Rod Tucker (Australia), Bruce Oxenford (Australia), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka, TV)
- Referee: David Boon (Australia)
Jeetan Patel to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Faf du Plessis, 2 runs,
End of over 35 (3 runs)
Mitchell Santner to Quinton de Kock, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Quinton de Kock, 1 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 36 (1 runs)
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, 1 run,
Jeetan Patel to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Faf du Plessis, no run,
End of over 37 (1 runs)
Mitchell Santner to Quinton de Kock, 1 run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, Four,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
Mitchell Santner to Faf du Plessis, no run,
End of over 38 (5 runs)
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, Four,
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run,
Jeetan Patel to Quinton de Kock, no run,
End of over 39 (4 runs)