New Zealand v South Africa, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2017
South Africa tour of New Zealand 2nd Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, March 15, 2017

New Zealand
NZ
268/10 (79.3) & 171/10 (63.2)

South Africa
SA
359/10 (98) & 83/2 (24.3)
Finished
SA won by 8 wickets
New Zealand 1st inningNZ 1st inn.268/10 (79.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | c H Amla b K Maharaj | 36 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 43.37 |
c H Amla b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Tom Latham | c D Elgar b M Morkel | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
c D Elgar b M Morkel | ||||||
| Kane Williamson(C) | lbw b K Rabada | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
lbw b K Rabada | ||||||
| Neil Broom | c Q Kock b K Rabada | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Q Kock b K Rabada | ||||||
| Henry Nicholls | b J Duminy | 118 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 73.29 |
b J Duminy | ||||||
| Jimmy Neesham | st Q Kock b K Maharaj | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 83.33 |
st Q Kock b K Maharaj | ||||||
| BJ Watling(WK) | c Q Kock b J Duminy | 34 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 25.75 |
c Q Kock b J Duminy | ||||||
| Colin de Grandhomme | c H Amla b J Duminy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
c H Amla b J Duminy | ||||||
| Tim Southee | c V Philander b M Morkel | 27 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 90.00 |
c V Philander b M Morkel | ||||||
| Jeetan Patel | Not out | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 121.42 |
Not out | ||||||
| Neil Wagner | lbw b J Duminy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
lbw b J Duminy | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 268/10 (79.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 18 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 4.55 |
| Vernon Philander | 15 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 19 | 6 | 59 | 2 | 3.10 |
| Jean Paul Duminy | 11.3 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 4.08 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 16 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 2.93 |
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (T Latham - 6.2 ov), 2-13 (K Williamson - 8.6 ov), 3-21 (NT Broom - 10.4 ov), 4-73 (Jeet Raval - 25.4 ov), 5-101 (J Neesham - 31.4 ov), 6-217 (H Nicholls - 69.3 ov), 7-221 (CD Grandhomme - 71.1 ov), 8-222 (BJ Watling - 73.2 ov), 9-266 (T Southee - 78.3 ov), 10-268 (N Wagner - 79.3 ov)
South Africa 1st inningSA 1st inn.359/10 (98 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cook | c J Neesham b T Southee | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
c J Neesham b T Southee | ||||||
| Dean Elgar | c J Neesham b CD Grandhomme | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.36 |
c J Neesham b CD Grandhomme | ||||||
| Kagiso Rabada | b T Southee | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90.00 |
b T Southee | ||||||
| Hashim Amla | c H Nicholls b CD Grandhomme | 21 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 |
c H Nicholls b CD Grandhomme | ||||||
| Jean Paul Duminy | c H Nicholls b N Wagner | 16 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 76.19 |
c H Nicholls b N Wagner | ||||||
| Faf du Plessis(C) | c BJ Watling b CD Grandhomme | 22 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 55.00 |
c BJ Watling b CD Grandhomme | ||||||
| Temba Bavuma | c J Neesham b N Wagner | 89 | 160 | 9 | 0 | 55.62 |
c J Neesham b N Wagner | ||||||
| Quinton De Kock(WK) | c BJ Watling b J Neesham | 91 | 118 | 10 | 3 | 77.11 |
c BJ Watling b J Neesham | ||||||
| Vernon Philander | Not out | 37 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 48.05 |
Not out | ||||||
| Keshav Maharaj | c K Williamson b N Wagner | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
c K Williamson b N Wagner | ||||||
| Morne Morkel | b JS Patel | 40 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 63.49 |
b JS Patel | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 4, w 12, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 359/10 (98) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 27 | 7 | 98 | 2 | 3.62 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 23 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 2.26 |
| Neil Wagner | 22 | 1 | 102 | 3 | 4.63 |
| Jeetan Patel | 14 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 4.07 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 12 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 3.41 |
New Zealand 2nd inningNZ 2nd inn.171/10 (63.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c J Duminy b M Morkel | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
c J Duminy b M Morkel | ||||||
| Jeet Raval | st Q Kock b K Maharaj | 80 | 174 | 10 | 0 | 45.97 |
st Q Kock b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Kane Williamson(C) | c Q Kock b M Morkel | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
c Q Kock b M Morkel | ||||||
| Neil Broom | c Q Kock b M Morkel | 20 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 35.08 |
c Q Kock b M Morkel | ||||||
| Henry Nicholls | b K Maharaj | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Jimmy Neesham | c F Plessis b K Maharaj | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
c F Plessis b K Maharaj | ||||||
| BJ Watling(WK) | c J Duminy b K Maharaj | 29 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 34.93 |
c J Duminy b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Colin de Grandhomme | b K Maharaj | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Tim Southee | c J Duminy b K Maharaj | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
c J Duminy b K Maharaj | ||||||
| Jeetan Patel | c Q Kock b K Rabada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Q Kock b K Rabada | ||||||
| Neil Wagner | Not out | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 10, w 5, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 171/10 (63.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 11 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 4.54 |
| Vernon Philander | 12 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 17 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 2.23 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 20.2 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 1.96 |
| Jean Paul Duminy | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 |
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (T Latham - 4.3 ov), 2-26 (K Williamson - 6.5 ov), 3-64 (NT Broom - 24.4 ov), 4-86 (H Nicholls - 31.1 ov), 5-90 (J Neesham - 31.6 ov), 6-155 (Jeet Raval - 57.3 ov), 7-161 (CD Grandhomme - 59.3 ov), 8-167 (T Southee - 61.4 ov), 9-167 (JS Patel - 62.3 ov), 10-171 (BJ Watling - 63.2 ov)
South Africa 2nd inningSA 2nd inn.83/2 (24.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cook | c J Neesham b T Southee | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55.00 |
c J Neesham b T Southee | ||||||
| Dean Elgar | c BJ Watling b N Wagner | 17 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 34.00 |
c BJ Watling b N Wagner | ||||||
| Hashim Amla | Not out | 38 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 62.29 |
Not out | ||||||
| Jean Paul Duminy | Not out | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 93.75 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 83/2 (24.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2.83 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 8 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Neil Wagner | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 2.3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 11.20 |
Man of the Match
Date
2017-03-16 03:30 AM
Venue
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss
South Africa elected to bowl
Umpires
- Rod Tucker
- Kumar Dharmasena
Tv Umpires
- Bruce Oxenford
Match Referee
- David Boon
Live Scores
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80/10 (16.5)
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Otago Volts
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258/10 (77.2) & *286/6 (93)

Northern Districts
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339/10 (85.3) & 271/10 (86.3)
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Wellington Firebirds
WF
309/10 (74.4) & 181/10 (53.5)

Auckland Aces
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414/10 (93.5) & 77/2 (14.5)
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334/10 (87.2) & 325/9d (95.1)

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221/10 (78.1) & 159/10 (47.3)
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