- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.5 error in judgment has cost Cook big time. This is full and swings back in late, Cook leaves in anticipation of the ball holding its line, but is in front of middle. He didn't even bother consulting his partner for a review. Kumar Dharmasena immediately raised his index finger. Umpire's call, says Hawkeye 10/1102.2 beauty from Wagner! Genuine effort ball and his persistence has paid off. Absolute snorter, troubled him with the short ball earlier today. This is a short ball just around off stump, Elgar is caught on the hop, not sure whether to play or leave. Thought of pulling it initially, but at Wagner's pace, you can't have two minds. The ball keeps coming back in to take the edge on the way through to Watling. Big, big wicket. Big moment 252/518.2 got him, beauty!The bowling change has worked for New Zealand! t was full and swung back in late. Amla's feet didn't even move an inch as he looked to drive, left the gap between bat and pad wide open as the ball cannoned into the middle stump. 20/218.6 rip roaring bouncer that kept coming back in from wide of the crease to cramp Duminy for room. He looked to pull, then decided to simply sway out of the way. At Wagner's pace, you can't really be indecisive. There is a big spike on snicko, which points to the glove. It then hits the helmet on the way to Ross Taylor at first slip. South Africa in disarray. 22/358.6 digs in a short ball at 140 clicks, Faf decides to take him on and fetches a pull from outside off, but is perhaps undone by the zip. Manages to top-edge it to deep square leg where Boult moved two steps to his right, settled underneath it to complete a regulation catch. Big wicket against the run of play. Neesham has created opportunities and has been rewarded for it too 148/4112.5 just kept moving too much around the crease and Boult has reaped the rewards. Why would you mess around with your footwork suddenly? Went far too across to work it to the leg side, but could only manage to glove an incoming length ball down the leg side to the keeper. Had he stayed still at the crease, he may have managed to nudge it down to fine leg. New Zealand are chipping away. Handy knock nonetheless from the little man 279/7109.1 big moment in that match. Jeetan Patel has a wicket brought about by flight, dip and turn. De Kock was itching to go after him, looks to drive but this wasn't quite there, didn't get to the pitch but went through. He ended up slicing it to Wagner, who dived forward to complete an excellent catch at backward point. 265/6122.4 the leg stump is flattened. Sucker ball. Short ball followed by a full and furiously fast delivery. Philander was in no position. Perhaps was expecting another short ball, and so didn't move at all. The ball sneaked through the big gap between bat and pad to crash into the stumps. 308/10116.1 reward again for Boult, brought about by another short ball. Maharaj looks to fetch the pull from outside off again, but is beaten for pace again. Gets it high on the bat and Neesham at midwicket couldn't have asked for a simpler catch. 298/8121.5 bringing in all the wares and guile he can possess, rewarded this time. Shoulders arms to an in-drifter that pitches outside off and keeps coming back in to hit off stump. He never looked comfortable at any stage. 308/9Extras7 (b 4, lb 1, w 2)TOTAL308 all out (122.4 Overs, RR: 2.51, 496 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Stephen Cook, 8.5 ov), 2-20 (Hashim Amla, 18.2 ov), 3-22 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 18.6 ov), 4-148 (Faf du Plessis, 58.6 ov), 5-252 (Dean Elgar, 102.2 ov), 6-265 (Quinton de Kock, 109.1 ov), 7-279 (Temba Bavuma, 112.5 ov), 8-298 (Keshav Maharaj, 116.1 ov), 9-308 (Kagiso Rabada, 121.5 ov), 10-308 (Vernon Philander, 122.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 32.4 12 64 4 1.95 2 0 N Wagner 31 8 88 3 2.83 0 0 JS Patel 33 12 85 2 2.57 0 0 MJ Santner 18 5 32 0 1.77 0 0 JDS Neesham 8 2 34 1 4.25 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.5 kept probing away and he's been rewarded. This one angles back in and nips away off the seam from off stump, Latham is drawn forward, pokes at the delivery and gets a healthy edge through to de Kock. 15/134.3 wicket against the run of play. He can't believe what he's just done. Chipped straight to midwicket. Looked like the ball stopped on him too. Touch short, he could have worked it wherever he wanted on the leg side. It was simply a case of picking out the lone catcher. Relief for South Africa, Raval fails to convert yet another start but a solid innings nonetheless 117/292.1 extra pace and bounce with the new ball has worked. Super delivery to end an innings of great concentration and character. This length ball leaves him late, there's zip off the pitch too. Williamson pokes at that and gets a healthy edge through to de Kock. South Africans have pumped. 277/650.1 snuffed out at first slip, and South Africans are over the moon. That is an outstanding catch by Amla. Diving away with his left hand stretched out to pluck that low catch. Nicholls is tentative in his forward push, the ball flies off the left. Amla is a little too straight and moves spontaneously, gets his hand underneath the ball and ensures he has complete control of it even as his shoulder touched the ground. The umpires wanted to be fully sure and so went upstairs. The soft signal was out and there wasn't much really to overturn. Moments of inspiration like these can turn the Test. Potentially a big moment. 165/357.2 the skipper has taken an outstanding one-handed catch at second slip. Philander drew him forward with his length, Patel pushes away from the body and gets a thick edge, Faf at second slip instinctively puts his right hand out, the ball bobbles out for a split second even as both feet are in the air, but he recovers quickly to complete the catch on the second attempt. 184/465.3 this was coming. It really was a matter of time. Morkel bowls this at length outside off, there is very minute deviation off the seam. Neesham feels the need to flirt at that, like he did with the previous delivery, and this time gets a healthy edge through to the keeper. The umpires went upstairs for the no-ball. It may have been just over the line. Didn't look like there was aything behind the crease. Some nervous moments for South Africa as they waited for the decision to be relayed to Kumar Dharmasena. Morkel has been given the benefit of doubt. These are the kind of decisions you want to avoid as a TV umpire. Plenty of deliberation before the decision has been upheld. 193/5106.1 gone soon after his half-century. Third wicket for Maharaj and it's a beauty of a delivery. This is the arm-ball that skids back in and fizzes through to beat Watling's defense. He misjudged the length completely. It looked like he was trying to work that to the leg side but it kept coming back in to cramp him for room and sneak deflect off the back pad onto the stumps. 304/8104.5 got him, and that's a superb catch by Maharaj at cover. The pressure of not being able to score freely has got to him. Saw this pitched up, went for a booming drive to the wide delivery. The shot was on and he came down on it nicely but didn't get it up and over the infield as he would have liked. 297/7114.3 extra bounce does the trick this time, maiden five-for in Tests for Maharaj. Tossed up outside off, hit one patch and bounced as it spun back in, Wagner went for a cut but could only end up slicing it to Duminy at point. 341/10112.1 that's a wicket that will do any spinner proud. Slowed it up nicely, Boult was lured into the big hit. Stepped out and looked to swing that to Wellington, but missed it altogether as he's deceived in flight and the middle stump is disturbed. Fourth wicket for Maharaj 324/9Extras11 (lb 8, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL341 all out (114.3 Overs, RR: 2.97, 510 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Tom Latham, 5.5 ov), 2-117 (Jeet Raval, 34.3 ov), 2-148* (Ross Taylor, retired not out ), 3-165 (Henry Nicholls, 50.1 ov), 4-184 (Jeetan Patel, 57.2 ov), 5-193 (James Neesham, 65.3 ov), 6-277 (Kane Williamson, 92.1 ov), 7-297 (Mitchell Santner, 104.5 ov), 8-304 (BJ Watling, 106.1 ov), 9-324 (Trent Boult, 112.1 ov), 10-341 (Neil Wagner, 114.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB K Rabada 30 7 92 1 3.06 1 0 VD Philander 27 11 67 2 2.48 0 2 M Morkel 24 6 62 2 2.58 0 0 KA Maharaj 28.3 7 94 5 3.29 0 0 JP Duminy 5 0 18 0 3.60 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.4 first strike for New Zealand and it's a regulation catch for the wicketkeeper. Full and swinging back in from off stump, Cook fiddles outside off with minimal feet movement, gets a thin edge, or so it looks. The pad was very close to the bat as well. Hard to say at first instance. Through to Watling. Delight in the New Zealand camp. He walks off immediately. Cook's second failure of the game. 0/187.1 New Zealand finally dislodge Elgar. He aims to force the pace and holes out to deepish mid-off. Tossed up outside off, turns away slightly, Elgar skips out for a loft. He miscues it off the toe end. Williamson hurtles to his right and completes a smart, sprawling catch. Elgar falls 11 short of twin centuries in the Dunedin Test. Nonetheless, it was a magnificent innings 193/421.1 Chipped to Southee, the sub fielder. Wagner makes the incision. Back of a length and around off, stops on Amla. He attempts a flick. Nowhere close to a full-blooded hit as the ball sticks in the surface and bothers the batsman. Amla ends up tamely lobbing a catch to short midwicket's right. Soft, soft dismissal. Not the shot you play on a track with variable bounce 39/248.5 Duminy is pinned in front. Umpire Oxenford raises his finger. DRS into the picture again. Duminy asks for it. This is a legal delivery. No bat involved. Back of a length and reverses in from outside off, Duminy plays around his front pad and is hit on the knee-roll in front. Ball-tracker suggests it would go onto trim the bails. Umpire's call it is and Duminy's luck runs out. Wagner strikes to break the stand and his fan club in the stands roars in approval 113/395.1 got 'em. Tossed up and drifts in, Bavuma inches forward and defends, the ball spins back off the pitch and kisses the stumps. Unfortunate way to go. Bavuma can't kick it away. The bails get tipped off 206/597.5 that's a gem from Patel! He comes back and dismisses de Kock. Looped up on leg stump, it screams away to hit the top of off stump. Patel made de Kock's work to leg side look highly ungainly. Top, top ball. That is the fantasy of every offspinner. Patel living it and celebrating 218/6Extras5 (b 1, lb 3, w 1)TOTAL224/6 (102 Overs, RR: 2.19, 428 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Stephen Cook, 0.4 ov), 2-39 (Hashim Amla, 21.1 ov), 3-113 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 48.5 ov), 4-193 (Dean Elgar, 87.1 ov), 5-206 (Temba Bavuma, 95.1 ov), 6-218 (Quinton de Kock, 97.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 15 4 34 1 2.26 0 0 N Wagner 27 7 57 2 2.11 1 0 MJ Santner 19 6 37 1 1.94 0 0 JS Patel 36 15 72 2 2.00 0 0 JDS Neesham 5 0 20 0 4.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 0-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00am start, Lunch 1.00-1.40pm, Tea 3.40-4.00pm, Close 6.00pm
Match days
08,09,10,11,12 March 2017 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Wed, 8 Mar - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 229/4 (D Elgar 128*, T Bavuma 38*, 90 ov)
- Thu, 9 Mar - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 177/3 (KS Williamson 78*, JS Patel 9*, 55 ov)
- Fri, 10 Mar - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 38/1 (D Elgar 12*, HM Amla 23*, 18 ov)
- Sat, 11 Mar - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 224/6 (F du Plessis 56*, VD Philander 1*, 102 ov)
- Sun, 12 Mar - day 5 - no play
Match Notes
- Rain: South Africa - 224/6 in 102.0 overs (F du Plessis 56, VD Philander 1)
- Lunch: South Africa - 224/6 in 102.0 overs (F du Plessis 56, VD Philander 1)
- Rain: South Africa - 224/6 in 102.0 overs (F du Plessis 56, VD Philander 1)
- Wet Ground: South Africa - 38/1 in 18.0 overs (D Elgar 12, HM Amla 23)
- Bad Light: South Africa - 39/2 in 22.0 overs (D Elgar 12, JP Duminy 0)
- Over 24.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JP Duminy (Struck down)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 26.6 overs (162 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (D Elgar 23, JP Duminy 27, Ex 1)
- Over 39.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - JP Duminy (Struck down)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 42.4 overs (256 balls), Extras 4
- Lunch: South Africa - 100/2 in 43.0 overs (D Elgar 40, JP Duminy 32)
- Over 48.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JP Duminy (Struck down)
- D Elgar: 50 off 144 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 130/3 in 58.0 overs (D Elgar 56, F du Plessis 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 68.1 overs (409 balls), Extras 5
- Tea: South Africa - 157/3 in 74.0 overs (D Elgar 73, F du Plessis 16)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 172 balls (D Elgar 29, F du Plessis 21, Ex 1)
- Reviews used before 80th over: South Africa 1 (1 successful, 1 unsuccessful); New Zealand 0 (0 successful, 2 unsuccessful)
- New ball taken at 82.1 overs.
- Drinks: South Africa - 195/4 in 91.0 overs (F du Plessis 38, T Bavuma 0)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 91.6 overs (552 balls), Extras 5
- F du Plessis: 50 off 142 balls (10 x 4)
- Bad Light: South Africa - 224/6 in 102.0 overs (F du Plessis 56, VD Philander 1)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 224/6 in 102.0 overs (F du Plessis 56, VD Philander 1)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 67.3 overs (407 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: New Zealand - 201/5 in 68.0 overs (KS Williamson 83, BJ Watling 3)
- Over 72.4: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - BJ Watling (Upheld)
- KS Williamson: 100 off 195 balls (14 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (KS Williamson 29, BJ Watling 20, Ex 1)
- Reviews used before 80th over: New Zealand 2 (1 successful, 0 unsuccessful); South Africa 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 247/5 in 82.0 overs (KS Williamson 111, BJ Watling 20)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 82.2 overs (496 balls), Extras 11
- New ball taken at 85.5 overs.
- Over 92.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - MJ Santner (Struck down)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 281/6 in 95.0 overs (BJ Watling 31, MJ Santner 4)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 105.3 overs (635 balls), Extras 11
- BJ Watling: 50 off 127 balls (8 x 4)
- Tea: New Zealand - 304/8 in 108.0 overs (N Wagner 4, TA Boult 0)
- LRPL Taylor retired hurt on 8* from 148/2 to 324/9
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 341/10 in 114.3 overs (LRPL Taylor 15)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Match Delayed: South Africa - 14/1 in 6.5 overs (D Elgar 5, HM Amla 9)
- Match delayed by fire alarm: South Africa - 14/1 in 6.5 overs (D Elgar 5, HM Amla 9)
- Bad Light: South Africa - 38/1 in 18.0 overs (D Elgar 12, HM Amla 23)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 38/1 in 18.0 overs (D Elgar 12, HM Amla 23)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 247 balls (D Elgar 51, T Bavuma 47, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 101.3 overs (609 balls), Extras 6
- T Bavuma: 50 off 143 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 255/5 in 105.0 overs (T Bavuma 51, Q de Kock 1)
- Over 116.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - K Rabada (Struck down)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 117.2 overs (704 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: South Africa - 301/8 in 118.0 overs (VD Philander 16, K Rabada 2)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 308/10 in 122.4 overs (M Morkel 0)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 21.5 overs (132 balls), Extras 2
- Tea: New Zealand - 59/1 in 24.0 overs (JA Raval 26, KS Williamson 21)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (JA Raval 21, KS Williamson 27, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 32.1 overs (195 balls), Extras 3
- JA Raval: 50 off 95 balls (6 x 4)
- KS Williamson: 50 off 87 balls (8 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 170 balls (JA Raval 47, KS Williamson 52, Ex 3)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 127/2 in 39.0 overs (KS Williamson 59, LRPL Taylor 2)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 43.4 overs (264 balls), Extras 8
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 177/3 in 55.0 overs (KS Williamson 78, JS Patel 9)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 16/1 in 16.0 overs (D Elgar 12, HM Amla 1)
- Over 18.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - JP Duminy (Struck down)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 25.4 overs (154 balls), Extras 4
- Lunch: South Africa - 63/3 in 31.0 overs (D Elgar 36, F du Plessis 18)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (D Elgar 28, F du Plessis 22, Ex 0)
- D Elgar: 50 off 124 balls (10 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 46.3 overs (279 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: South Africa - 103/3 in 47.0 overs (D Elgar 59, F du Plessis 35)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 213 balls (D Elgar 60, F du Plessis 41, Ex 0)
- F du Plessis: 50 off 111 balls (7 x 4)
- Over 58.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 59.5 overs (359 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: South Africa - 153/4 in 62.0 overs (D Elgar 92, T Bavuma 0)
- D Elgar: 100 off 197 balls (20 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (D Elgar 26, T Bavuma 24, Ex 1)
- Drinks: South Africa - 199/4 in 74.0 overs (D Elgar 113, T Bavuma 24)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 77.3 overs (465 balls), Extras 5
- Reviews used before 80th over: South Africa 1 (1 successful, 1 unsuccessful); New Zealand 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
- New ball taken at 81.1 overs.
- End Of Day: South Africa - 229/4 in 90.0 overs (D Elgar 128, T Bavuma 38)
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