15/03Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Mar 16-18 2017
South Africa won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Keshav Maharaj
Keshav MaharajSouth Africa
15/03Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Mar 16-18 2017
South Africa won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Keshav Maharaj
Keshav MaharajSouth Africa

5pm What an effort from Maharaj. Five-fors in consecutive Tests in New Zealand. South Africa need 81 to go 1-0 up. Three-day finish? 19 overs left in the day. Be back soon.

63.2
W
Maharaj to Watling, OUT, Maharaj finishes with career-best returns of 6 for 40. He holds the ball up and leads his team off the field. NZ dismissed for 171. This was floated up on off, Watling uses his feet and eyes an inside-out loft over cover. He ends up hitting it straight to long-off

BJ Watling c Duminy b Maharaj 29 (136m 83b 3x4 0x6) SR: 34.93

63.1
0
Maharaj to Watling, no run, full on middle and leg, defended

END OF OVER:
63 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 171/9

  • Neil Wagner4 (3b)
  • BJ Watling29 (81b)
  • Kagiso Rabada17-5-38-1
  • Keshav Maharaj20-7-40-5
62.6
4
Rabada to Wagner, FOUR, short and outside off, Wagner has a crack at it and upper-cuts it over the cordon for a boundary
62.5
0
Rabada to Wagner, no run, menacing short ball on off, Wagner loosens his grip and fends off in front of his feet
62.4
0
Rabada to Wagner, no run, full on middle and leg, pushed back to the bowler
62.3
W
Rabada to Patel, OUT, banged in short, Patel moves across off, looks to manufacture a pull. He can only edge it down leg to de Kock

JS Patel c †de Kock b Rabada 0 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

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0

Instances of New Zealand beating South Africa in series either home or away. SA take a 1-0 lead and cannot lose the series.

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1973

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Watling at Wellington

20

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3

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Spinners on Day 1

1946

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1

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Sixth Wicket Stands

76.5

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3

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0

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Tough Conditions

199

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