New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08

New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08
 
  New Zealand South Africa
Dates 25 October – 2 December 2007
Captains Daniel Vettori Graeme Smith
Test series
Result South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Stephen Fleming (154) Jacques Kallis (346)
Most wickets Chris Martin (6) Dale Steyn (20)
Player of the series Dale Steyn (SA)
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Jamie How (181) Herschelle Gibbs (119)
Most wickets Kyle Mills (9) André Nel (4)
Player of the series Kyle Mills (NZ)

New Zealand national cricket team toured South Africa from 25 October to 2 December 2007 and played two Test matches, three ODI matches and one T20I match.

Squads

Test Squads ODI Squads
 South Africa  New Zealand  South Africa  New Zealand
Graeme Smith (c) Daniel Vettori (c) Graeme Smith (c) Daniel Vettori (c)
Mark Boucher (wk) Brendon McCullum (wk) Mark Boucher (wk) Brendon McCullum (wk)
Hashim Amla Shane Bond (withdrawn) Johan Botha Shane Bond
AB de Villiers Craig Cumming AB de Villiers James Franklin (withdrawn)
Herschelle Gibbs Stephen Fleming Jean-Paul Duminy Mark Gillespie
Paul Harris Peter Fulton (withdrawn) Herschelle Gibbs Gareth Hopkins
Jacques Kallis Mark Gillespie Jacques Kallis Jamie How
André Nel Chris Martin Charl Langeveldt Michael Mason
Makhaya Ntini Michael Mason Albie Morkel Kyle Mills
Shaun Pollock Kyle Mills André Nel Jacob Oram
Ashwell Prince Jacob Oram Makhaya Ntini Jeetan Patel
Dale Steyn Michael Papps Vernon Philander Scott Styris
Jeetan Patel Shaun Pollock Ross Taylor
Scott Styris Dale Steyn Lou Vincent
Ross Taylor Morne van Wyk
  • Lou Vincent was called up to the Test squad to replace Fulton.
  • Iain O'Brien was called up to the Test squad to replace Mills. Mills returned to the Test squad to replace Bond who was injured during the first Test.
  • Jamie How was called up to the Test squad on 11 November.
  • Chris Martin was called up to the ODI squad to replace Franklin.
  • Craig Cumming was called up to the ODI squad on 9 November.

Test series

1st Test

8–12 November 2007
Scorecard
v
226 (74.3 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 63 (125)
Shane Bond 4/73 (17 overs)
118 (41.3 overs)
Stephen Fleming 40 (48)
Dale Steyn 5/34 (14.3 overs)
422/3d (126 overs)
Jacques Kallis 186 (262)
Jacob Oram 1/49 (16.4 overs)
172 (51 overs)
Daniel Vettori 46* (58)
Dale Steyn 5/59 (17 overs)
South Africa won by 358 runs
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Daryl Harper (Aus)
Player of the match: Dale Steyn (SA)

2nd Test

16–20 November 2007
Scorecard
v
188 (56.4 overs)
Craig Cumming 48 (107)
Dale Steyn 4/42 (14 overs)
383 (97.3 overs)
Jacques Kallis 131 (177)
Mark Gillespie 5/136 (30 overs)
136 (34.3 overs)
Stephen Fleming 54 (85)
Dale Steyn 6/49 (10.3 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 59 runs
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Daryl Harper (Aus)
Player of the match: Dale Steyn (SA)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mark Gillespie (NZ) made his Test debut.
  • Hashim Amla (SA) passed 1,000 runs in Tests.[4]
  • Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis (SA) became the eighth pair to record two consecutive partnerships of more than 200 runs in Tests.[5]
  • Jacques Kallis became the first South Africa player to score at least a half-century in eight successive Tests.[5]

Only T20I

23 November 2007
Scorecard
New Zealand 
129/7 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
131/7 (19.5 overs)
Kyle Mills 33* (24)
Shaun Pollock 3/28 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 52* (45)
Jeetan Patel 2/17 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 3 wickets
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Ian Howell (SA) and Brian Jerling (SA)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)

ODI series

1st ODI

25 November 2007
Scorecard
New Zealand 
248/6 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
249/8 (49.5 overs)
Jamie How 90 (124)
André Nel 3/46 (10 overs)
AB de Villiers 87 (103)
Kyle Mills 5/25 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 2 wickets
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Brian Jerling (SA)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

30 November 2007
Scorecard
South Africa 
209/9 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
210/3 (38.4 overs)
Shaun Pollock 52 (75)
Kyle Mills 3/43 (8 overs)
Brendon McCullum 81 (85)
Charl Langeveldt 1/40 (8 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Jamie How and Brendon McCullum (both NZ)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

2 December
Scorecard
New Zealand 
238/8 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
242/5 (45.2 overs)
Mathew Sinclair 73 (78)
Charl Langeveldt 2/46 (10 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 119 (101)
Daniel Vettori 3/33 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 5 wickets
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Ian Howell (SA)
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ a b Manthorp, Neil. "First Test Match, South Africa v New Zealand 2007-08". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Kallis, the keystone of South Africa's batting". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ^ Seervi, Bharath (3 April 2018). "Biggest Test win since 1934". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ South Africa v New Zealand, New Zealand in South Africa 2007/08 (2nd Test) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  5. ^ a b Manthorp, Neil. "Second Test Match, South Africa v New Zealand 2007-08". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2018.


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