07/03Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Dunedin, Mar 8-12 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa
07/03Result
1st Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Dunedin, Mar 8-12 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa

4.30pm How handy will a 33-run lead be? We'll soon find out. At one stage the lead didn't look possible, but Wagner has played a neat little cameo to not just get them close but go beyond too, courtesy some big hits. What of Watling? He showed tremendous patience and application during the course of his 84-run stand with captain Williamson. How will South Africa approach this? We'll soon find out. Result very much on the cards.

114.3
W
Maharaj to Wagner, OUT, 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.

N Wagner c Duminy b Maharaj 32 (44m 32b 5x4 2x6) SR: 100.00

114.2
4
Maharaj to Wagner, FOUR, slogged with the spin into the wide long-on region. In the slot and he heaved that away without much trouble. Too easy
114.1
0
Maharaj to Wagner, no run, looked to hit too hard, mistimed back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
114 | 6 Runs | NZ: 337/9

  • Ross Taylor15 (27b)
  • Neil Wagner28 (29b)
  • Morne Morkel24-6-62-2
  • Keshav Maharaj28-7-90-4
113.6
0
Morkel to Taylor, no run, picked the bones out of the pull. Really, really hard. Maharaj comes up with an athletic effort at deep square. Stopped the ball, then recovered to prevent it from crossing the boundary. Happened so quickly that Taylor didn't even have time to complete one run
113.5
0
Morkel to Taylor, no run, ill-directed delivery down leg. Too full, Taylor misses the leg glance
113.4
0
Morkel to Taylor, no run, digs one in short on middle, Taylor has his back side of the helmet facing the bowler as he ducks
113.3
0
Morkel to Taylor, no run, goes for the hook, but Morne is a little too quick for Ross this time.
113.2
0
Morkel to Taylor, no run, yes he does. Angled across the batsman, Taylor sways out of the way.

Morkel from around the stumps. Will he try to bounce him?

113.1
6
Morkel to Taylor, SIX, biffed into the stands. Typical Rossco stroke! Full on off, he's swings leg side and connects cleanly. Hobbled away after striking that. Massive hit

Morkel back into the attack

END OF OVER:
113 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 331/9

  • Neil Wagner28 (29b)
  • Ross Taylor9 (21b)
  • Keshav Maharaj28-7-90-4
  • Vernon Philander27-11-67-2
112.6
0
Maharaj to Wagner, no run, paddled but straight to short fine. Played too early.
112.5
6
Maharaj to Wagner, SIX, he's striking them beautifully here. Got down on one knee and fetched the slog from outside off, into the grassbanks at deep midwicket.
112.4
0
Maharaj to Wagner, no run, lunges forward and defends
112.3
0
Maharaj to Wagner, no run, goes back into the crease to defend that full delivery back to the bowler
112.2
1
Maharaj to Taylor, 1 run, takes it on the full and paddles it down to fine leg as he walks for the single

More on the eviction. Here's James: "I agree with Phillip. Even more so than yesterday there was abuse directed towards Dean Elgar at the end of day one. You could clearly hear it and it was unacceptable. Unfortunately it's not just students, Australian players were verbally abused last year at Hagley Oval too."

Huge cheer as Ross Taylor walks out to bat

112.1
W
Maharaj to Boult, OUT, 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

TA Boult b Maharaj 2 (25m 15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 13.33

NZ v SA 2016-17 News

Dunedin, again

2012

Last time before this NZ took a first-innings lead against SA in Tests, which was at the same venue, eight Tests ago.

Watling's three v SA

3

No. of fifty-plus scores by BJ Watling against SA in seven Test inns. No other NZ batsman has hit as many when playing as a keeper.

A rare hundred

3

Test hundreds by NZ captains against SA before Williamson's in this inns. Previous one was the 262 by Stephen Fleming in Cape Town in 2006.

Tough nut

4

No. of times Philander has dismissed Williamson in ten inns before this Test. Williamson averages just 17.50 runs against the bowler.

Tough opponents

18

Runs by Tom Latham in four Test innings against South Africa. He has made scores of 4, 4, 0, 10 against them.

SA lose their way?

79/6

SA's score on the second day. They were 229 for 4 overnight.

First in a while

2005

Last time before Elgar an overseas opener hit a Test hundred in the 1st inns of a series in NZ. Marvan Atapattu had made 127 in Napier.

SA recover

1

No. of lower scores from which there has been a century stand for the 4th wkt in Tests in NZ. Griffith and Lara had added 112 from 17/3 in 1998-99.