New Zealand vs South Africa 2022 1st Test Day 1 Highlights

All in readiness now. Tom Latham and Will Young are the Kiwi openers. Kagiso Rabada to steam in...

... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...

The South African players are back on the field. They are going through their warm-up drills at the moment. We're hearing that TEA has been taken on Day 1. Do join us in a short while then for the final session.

... SECOND INNINGS ...

Right then, the batting has let South Africa down and it's over to their bowlers to help them get back in this Test match. They have plenty of quality in their bowling ranks and let's see how they utilize the conditions. Stay tuned to find out...

The destroyer-in-chief, Matt Henry comes up for a quick chat. Says that it's a great start to the Test match and he is feeling great in front of his friends and family. Tells that it's nice to get an opportunity to play Test cricket. Mentions that after watching the overhead conditions, he was hoping to get a chance to bowl first.

South Africa were put to bat under testing conditions but by no means it's a 95 all out surface. There was a lack of application on their part and the technique was also questionable. They ended up playing many deliveries meant to be left and as a result, kept losing wickets. Zubayr Hamza and Kyle Verreynne did put up a little resistance but that was not enough.

Blown away! No strong wind here in Christchurch but the local boy, Matt Henry, has still blown away the Proteas with his stormy bowling. With an outstanding bowling figure of 7 for 23, the speedster decimated the South African batting line-up. The other bowlers also rallied around him and it was a clinical show from the Kiwis in the park.

OUT! TAKEN! This is on a driving length, outside off. Duanne Olivier is tempted and goes for it. Induces an outside edge to second slip where Tom Latham takes a low catch to his right. South Africa are bundled out for 95.

A yorker, on middle. Duanne Olivier gets his bat down to block it out.

Full ball, on middle, this is hit to mid on.

Slightly short and on off. Jansen defends it out.

On a length and on middle, Duanne Olivier tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

A length ball, outside off. Duanne Olivier looks to defend but misses and gets beaten on the outside edge.

A length ball, around off. Duanne Olivier misses his push. An appeal for caught behind as there was some noise but that might be off the bat brushing the pads.

FOUR BYES! Anti-climatic finish to the hat-trick delivery. A length ball, way outside off and shaping away. Left alone. The keeper fumbles and the ball rolls through the slip cordon for a boundary.

Matt Henry on a hat-trick...

Full and outside off. Marco leaves it alone.

BEATEN! Touch fuller, angling across and beating the outside edge of Jansen who looks to defend off the front foot.

A short one now, on middle. Marco sits under it.