Men's Test · South Africa in New Zealand Test Series · Match 1

New Zealand v South Africa

8 Mar 2017 to 12 Mar 2017 · University Oval, Dunedin

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Match drawn

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: D Elgar

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa (1)	308	122.4
New Zealand (2)	341	114.3
South Africa (3)	224/6	102.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

South Africa224/6 (102 ov)

South Africa batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
SC Cookcaught b TA Boult	caught b TA Boult	0	4	0	0	0.0
D Elgarcaught b JS Patel	caught b JS Patel	89	249	9	0	35.7
HM Amlacaught b N Wagner	caught b N Wagner	24	68	5	0	35.3
JP Duminylbw b N Wagner	lbw b N Wagner	39	91	5	0	42.9
F du Plessis*not out	not out	56	155	10	0	36.1
T Bavumab MJ Santner	b MJ Santner	6	23	1	0	26.1
Q de Kockb JS Patel	b JS Patel	4	10	1	0	40.0
VD Philander*not out	not out	1	12	0	0	8.3
Extras	5 (b 1, lb 3, w 1)
Total	224/6 (102 ov)

Did not bat: KA Maharaj, K Rabada, M Morkel

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (SC Cook, 0.4 ov), 2-39 (HM Amla, 21.1 ov), 3-113 (JP Duminy, 48.5 ov), 4-193 (D Elgar, 87.1 ov), 5-206 (T Bavuma, 95.1 ov), 6-218 (Q de Kock, 97.5 ov)

New Zealand bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
TA Boult	15	4	34	1	2.27	0
N Wagner	27	7	57	2	2.11	1
MJ Santner	19	6	37	1	1.95	0
JS Patel	36	15	72	2	2.00	0
JDS Neesham	5	0	20	0	4.00	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.