Test · MEN'S CRICKET
New Zealand v South Africa
15 Mar 2012 – 17 Mar 2012 · Seddon Park · South Africa in New Zealand Test Series
South Africa in New Zealand Test SeriesRESULT
New Zealand185/1061.2 ov168/1067.5 ov
South Africa253/1077.3 ov103/119.5 ovSouth Africa won by 9 wickets
New Zealand185/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rob Nicol | c MV Boucher b VD Philander | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
 Martin Guptill | bowled · DW Steyn | 22 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 39.29 |
 Brendon McCullum | c JA Rudolph b DW Steyn | 61 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 45.86 |
 Ross Taylor | c GC Smith b VD Philander | 44 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 47.31 |
 Kane Williamson | c GC Smith b DW Steyn | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Daniel Vettori | bowled · VD Philander | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kruger van Wyk | lbw · M Morkel | 21 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 84.00 |
| Doug Bracewell | c MV Boucher b VD Philander | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Mark Gillespie | c AN Petersen b Imran Tahir | 27 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 135.00 |
| Brent Arnel | lbw · Imran Tahir | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Chris Martin | not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 368 legal balls | 185 | 61.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 5 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dale Steyn | 18.0 | 49 | 3 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 |
 Vernon Philander | 15.0 | 70 | 4 | 4.67 | 0 | 2 |
 Jacques Kallis | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Morné Morkel | 14.0 | 42 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Imran Tahir | 5.2 | 12 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (RJ Nicol) · 2-44 (MJ Guptill) · 3-133 (BB McCullum) · 4-133 (LRPL Taylor) · 5-133 (KS Williamson) · 6-133 (DL Vettori) · 7-133 (DAJ Bracewell) · 8-176 (CFK van Wyk) · 9-184 (MR Gillespie) · 10-185 (BJ Arnel)
South Africa253/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graeme Smith | c CFK van Wyk b CS Martin | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 81.25 |
 Alviro Petersen | lbw · MR Gillespie | 29 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 39.19 |
| Dale Steyn | c CFK van Wyk b CS Martin | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
 Hashim Amla | c KS Williamson b MR Gillespie | 16 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 31.37 |
| Jacques Kallis | c CFK van Wyk b MR Gillespie | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 |
 AB de Villiers | bowled · DL Vettori | 83 | 133 | 10 | 0 | 62.41 |
 Jacques Rudolph | c CFK van Wyk b MR Gillespie | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
 Mark Boucher | bowled · MR Gillespie | 24 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 33.80 |
| Vernon Philander | bowled · DAJ Bracewell | 14 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Morné Morkel | not out | 35 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 79.55 |
| Imran Tahir | c MR Gillespie b KS Williamson | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Total · 465 legal balls | 253 | 77.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 16.0 | 38 | 2 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bracewell | 18.0 | 50 | 1 | 2.78 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Gillespie | 15.0 | 59 | 5 | 3.93 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 19.0 | 49 | 1 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Arnel | 9.0 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (GC Smith) · 2-18 (DW Steyn) · 3-63 (HM Amla) · 4-69 (JH Kallis) · 5-84 (AN Petersen) · 6-88 (JA Rudolph) · 7-151 (MV Boucher) · 8-185 (VD Philander) · 9-219 (AB de Villiers) · 10-253 (Imran Tahir)
New Zealand168/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Nicol | bowled · VD Philander | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Martin Guptill | c HM Amla b DW Steyn | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw · VD Philander | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ross Taylor | lbw · DW Steyn | 17 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 23.61 |
| Kane Williamson | c MV Boucher b VD Philander | 77 | 193 | 10 | 0 | 39.90 |
| Daniel Vettori | c MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 21 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Kruger van Wyk | bowled · VD Philander | 20 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Doug Bracewell | bowled · M Morkel | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Gillespie | c MV Boucher b VD Philander | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 155.56 |
| Brent Arnel | not out | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Chris Martin | bowled · VD Philander | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 407 legal balls | 168 | 67.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 4 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 16.0 | 31 | 2 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 15.5 | 44 | 6 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné Morkel | 13.0 | 26 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 17.0 | 52 | 0 | 3.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6.0 | 11 | 1 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (RJ Nicol) · 2-7 (BB McCullum) · 3-7 (MJ Guptill) · 4-64 (LRPL Taylor) · 5-99 (DL Vettori) · 6-141 (CFK van Wyk) · 7-142 (KS Williamson) · 8-142 (DAJ Bracewell) · 9-160 (MR Gillespie) · 10-168 (CS Martin)
South Africa103/1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alviro Petersen | c CFK van Wyk b DAJ Bracewell | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Graeme Smith | not out | 55 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 91.67 |
| Hashim Amla | not out | 46 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 82.14 |
| Total · 119 legal balls | 103 | 19.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 1 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bracewell | 5.0 | 14 | 1 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Gillespie | 4.0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Arnel | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 2.0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Nicol | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 4.80 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (AN Petersen)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.