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1st Test: New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head Stats

1st Test: NZ vs SA, 2024 - Test Head to Head

New Zealand vs South Africa Scorecard
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Match Ended   
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui , Feb 04, 2024
New Zealand New Zealand
511&179/4d
South Africa South Africa
162&247 (80.0)
New Zealand beat South Africa by 281 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Rachin Ravindra
  • NZ
    • Matches: 47
    • Tied: 16
    • N/R: 0
    SA
  • 5
    matches won
    26
  • 2
    Home Wins
    17
  • 3
    Aways Wins
    9
  • 595
    Highest Score
    621
  • 45
    Lowest Score
    95
  • 50
    Highest Total Chased
    233
  • 275
    Lowest Total Defended
    226
Form Guide
  • NZ
    SA
  • Bangladesh
    vs
    W
    New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets
    l
    vs
    India
    India beat South Africa by 7 wickets
  • Bangladesh
    vs
    L
    Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 150 runs
    w
    vs
    India
    South Africa beat India by an innings and 32 runs
  • Sri Lanka
    vs
    W
    New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 58 runs
    w
    vs
    West Indies
    South Africa beat West Indies by 284 runs
  • Sri Lanka
    vs
    W
    New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets
    w
    vs
    West Indies
    South Africa beat West Indies by 87 runs
  • England
    vs
    W
    New Zealand beat England by 1 run
    D
    vs
    Australia
    Australia drew with South Africa
Match Info
  • Venue Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to field
  • Result New Zealand beat South Africa by 281 runs
  • Player of the Match Rachin Ravindra
  • Umpire Ahsan Raza (PAK), Richard Kettleborough (ENG) and Richard Illingworth (ENG)
  • Referee Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: New Zealand 258/2 in 86.0 overs
  • New Zealand: 250/2 in 84.4 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 200 off 387 balls between K Williamson (91) and R Ravindra (106)
  • New ball taken: New Zealand 232/2 in 80.1 overs
  • R Ravindra Maiden Test Century: 101 runs in 189 balls (10x4) (1x6)
  • K Williamson 30th Test Century: 101 runs in 241 balls (13x4) (0x6)
  • New Zealand: 200/2 in 73.3 overs
  • Drinks: New Zealand 190/2 in 71.0 overs
  • New Zealand 150/2 in 58.3 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 100 off 236 balls between K Williamson (39) and R Ravindra (60)
  • R Ravindra Maiden Test fifty: 50 runs in 120 balls (4x4) (1x6)
  • Tea: New Zealand 125/2 in 52.0 overs
  • K Williamson 34th Test fifty: 50 runs in 144 balls (9x4) (0x6)
  • New Zealand: 100/2 in 23.1 overs
  • Drinks: New Zealand 93/2 in 39.0 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 105 balls between K Williamson (19) and R Ravindra (29)
  • Lunch: New Zealand 65/2 in 25.0 overs
  • New Zealand 55/2 in 19.1
  • Drinks: New Zealand 33/1 in 14.0
  • Neil Brand,Edward Moore, Raynard van Tonder,Ruan de Swardt Lance Morris,Clyde Fortuin and Tshepo Moreki makes their Test debut for South Africa
  • Stumps: South Africa 80/4 runs in 28.0 overs
  • South Africa: 53/3 in 17.6 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 30/3 in 14.5 over
  • Neil Brand 5 wicket haul: 6/119 (26)
  • Innings Break: New Zealand 511/10 in 144.0 overs
  • New Zealand: 505/8 runs in 143.1 overs
  • Tea: New Zealand 475/7 in 141.0 overs
  • New Zealand: 451/5 runs in 135.6 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 57 balls between R Ravindra (29) and G Phillips (21)
  • New Zealand 400/5 in 130.3 overs
  • R Ravindra: 200 runs in 340 balls (21x4) (1x6)
  • Drinks: New Zealand 394/5 in 129.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (127.1 ovs): SA against G Phillips (LBW) (Lost) (SA:2, NZ:3)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 100 off 157 balls between R Ravindra (67) and D Mitchell (34)
  • New Zealand: 350/3 in 117.2 overs
  • Lunch: New Zealand 330/3 in 114.0 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 97 balls between R Ravindra (39) and D Mitchell (10)
  • R Ravindra : 150 runs in 270 balls (18x4) (1x6)
  • New Zealand: 300/3 in 102.2 overs
  • Drinks: New Zealand 282/3 in 100.0 overs
  • Stumps: New Zealand 179/4 in 43.0 overs
  • K Williamson 29th Test hundred: 100 runs in 125 balls (12x4) (0x6)
  • New Zealand 150/3 in 38.4 overs
  • Referral 3 (31.3 ovs): R Ravindra against SA (LBW) Successful (NZ: 2, SA:2)
  • New Zealand 100/1 in 29.1 overs
  • Drinks: New Zealand 87/1 in 27.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (25.3 ovs): SA against D Conway (LBW) Unsuccessful (NZ: 2, SA:2)
  • K Williamson 34th Test fifty: 50 runs in 75 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 87 balls between D Conway (10) and K Williamson(40)
  • New Zealand 50/1 in 15.4 overs
  • Tea: New Zealand 27/1 in 10.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (4.2 ovs): T Latham against SA (LBW) Unsuccessful (NZ : 2, SA: 3)
  • Innings Break: South Africa 162/10 in 72.5 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 161/9 in 71.3 overs
  • South Africa: 150/7 in 62..5 overs
  • Referral 3 (59.6 ovs): K Petersen against NZ (LBW) Successful (NZ : 2, SA: 3)
  • Lunch: South Africa: 129/7 in 56.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (43.3 ovs): NZ against K Petersen (LBW) Unsuccessful (NZ : 2, SA: 3)
  • Drinks: South Africa 102/6 in 41.0 overs
  • South Africa: 100/6 in 40.1 overs
  • Referral 1 (34.0 ovs): R Swardt against NZ (LBW) Unsuccessful (NZ : 3, SA: 3) (Retained)
  • South Africa 223/9: T Moreki lbw b Mitchell Santner 6(31)
  • Referral 2 (75.6 ovs): T Moreki against NZ (LBW) Unsuccessful (NZ: 3, SA: 2)
  • Drinks: South Africa 208/8 in 68.2 overs
  • South Africa 203/7 in 66.2 overs
  • Tea: South Africa 173/4 in 56.0 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 100 off 132 balls between D Bedingham (83) and K Petersen (15)
  • South Africa 153/4 in 52.4 overs
  • D Bedingham 2nd Test Fifty: 50 runs in 69 balls (11x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: South Africa 101/4 in 42.0 overs
  • South Africa 100/4 in 40.3 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 62/2 in 28.0 overs
  • South Africa 50/2 in 21.5 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 26/2 in 13.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (1.2 ovs): N Brand against NZ (Caught) Successful (NZ: 2, SA: 2) (Retained)
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