Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Smith (c)	c Nicol b Martin	53	74	118	6	0	71.62

Alviro Petersen	lbw b Boult	11	29	45	2	0	37.93

Hashim Amla	c Taylor b Vettori	62	102	149	8	1	60.78

Jacques Kallis	c Taylor b Martin	0	2	7	0	0	0.00

AB de Villiers	lbw b Martin	0	1	4	0	0	0.00

Jacques Rudolph	c Boult b Bracewell	52	99	162	5	0	52.52

Mark Boucher †	run out (Bracewell/†van Wyk)	4	2	9	1	0	200.00

Dale Steyn	c Taylor b Bracewell	9	20	22	0	0	45.00

Vernon Philander	c Williamson b Martin	22	58	61	2	0	37.93

Morne Morkel	not out	13	14	22	2	0	92.85
Imran Tahir	run out (Bracewell/Vettori)	10	10	16	1	0	100.00

Extras	(lb 1, nb 1)	2
Total	68.2 Ov (RR: 3.48, 307 Mins)	238
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Alviro Petersen, 9.2 ov), 2-86 (Graeme Smith, 26.5 ov), 3-90 (Jacques Kallis, 28.1 ov), 4-90 (AB de Villiers, 28.2 ov), 5-156 (Hashim Amla, 41.4 ov), 6-161 (Mark Boucher, 43.1 ov), 7-179 (Dale Steyn, 48.2 ov), 8-214 (Vernon Philander, 63.6 ov), 9-222 (Jacques Rudolph, 64.6 ov), 10-238 (Imran Tahir, 68.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chris Martin	18	2	56	4	3.11	82	8	0	0	0
26.5 to GC Smith, caught at cover! After four deliveries that troubled Smith, Martin pitched one full and wide outside off stump, Smith went after it, playing a firm drive but not middling it. He hit it flat and straight to Rob Nicol at cover. 86/2 28.1 to JH Kallis, Martin's produced a ripper, and Taylor's taken a stunner to dismiss Kallis for a duck. Martin got the ball to rise off a good length around off stump and move away just a little, it squared Kallis up in his crease and he prodded at it. The ball hit the outside edge high on the bat and flew quickly to Taylor at first slip, he had to dive to his left to take the catch. 90/3 28.2 to AB de Villiers, lbw! Martin's on fire and on a hat-trick, New Zealand are celebrating while de Villiers thinks about a review. He has asked for it. Martin nipped the ball back into the right-hander from outside off and de Villiers was caught on the crease as he tried to play across the line. The ball hit him around the knee roll and that's plumb.. 90/4 63.6 to VD Philander, caught at gully! The ball was short and wide outside off, nothing special, there to be hit. Philander went hard at it, slashing his bat, edging the ball to gully where Williamson held a sharp catch at head height. 214/8
Tim Southee	10	1	40	0	4.00	43	5	0	0	0
Trent Boult	8	0	58	1	7.25	23	10	0	0	0
9.2 to AN Petersen, a huge yell for lbw but Aleem Dar says not out. Ross Taylor has asked for a review. The ball was full and pitched in line, Petersen moved his front foot across and tried to drive on the leg side, he missed and got hit pretty low on the front pad. Doesn't look like an inside edge either, nothing on replays. That's hitting the middle of middle. Aleem Dar changes his not-out decision. Boult's broken through.. 34/1
Doug Bracewell	16.2	2	52	2	3.18	73	3	0	0	1
48.2 to DW Steyn, edged, and Guptill's dropped it! But Taylor's caught it! I think they are checking the front foot for the no-ball again but Bracewell is okay this time. The ball was short of a length outside off and Steyn pushed at it from the crease, he got a thick outside edge to second slip, where Guptill fumbled the catch. It went to him at head height and burst through his fingers. The ball lobbed up for Taylor at first slip who dived behind Guptill and caught the rebound. In fact, Taylor fumbled his first attempt as well, but recovered to catch it on the second take. 179/7 64.6 to JA Rudolph, caught at point! But the umpire is checking Bracewell's front foot, he's landed just behind the line. Just. The ball was not that full but there was width outside off. Rudolph decided to attack it and drive hard away from his body. He ended up spooning it straight to Boult at point. 222/9
Daniel Vettori	15	4	31	1	2.06	70	1	1	0	0
41.4 to HM Amla, caught at slip, Amla's gone, but the umpire is checking to see if it is a no-ball, it isn't, Vettori's foot is fine. Amla went back to cut but the ball bounced a bit more and he edged it with the top of his bat. The ball looped to Taylor at first slip, a relatively easy catch. 156/5
Rob Nicol	1	1	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	0

New Zealand 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rob Nicol	c Smith b Philander	6	12	13	0	0	50.00

Martin Guptill	b Morkel	16	43	69	2	0	37.20

Brendon McCullum	c & b Imran Tahir	48	102	149	6	0	47.05

Ross Taylor (c)	c †Boucher b Morkel	44	77	108	7	0	57.14

Kane Williamson	c †Boucher b Philander	11	45	45	0	0	24.44

Daniel Vettori	c & b Kallis	46	78	107	8	0	58.97

Kruger van Wyk †	c Smith b Philander	36	92	130	5	0	39.13

Doug Bracewell	b Steyn	25	46	70	5	0	54.34

Tim Southee	c Smith b Philander	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Trent Boult	not out	33	28	29	1	3	117.85
Chris Martin	c Amla b Steyn	5	5	14	0	0	100.00

Extras	(lb 3)	3
Total	88.2 Ov (RR: 3.09, 370 Mins)	273
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Rob Nicol, 3.2 ov), 2-41 (Martin Guptill, 16.5 ov), 3-106 (Brendon McCullum, 38.1 ov), 4-116 (Ross Taylor, 41.4 ov), 5-135 (Kane Williamson, 49.6 ov), 6-188 (Daniel Vettori, 67.3 ov), 7-229 (Kruger van Wyk, 81.2 ov), 8-229 (Tim Southee, 81.4 ov), 9-239 (Doug Bracewell, 84.6 ov), 10-273 (Chris Martin, 88.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	20.2	4	79	2	3.88	92	12	0	0	0
84.6 to DAJ Bracewell, bowled him! That's the Steyn trademark. The fast ball on a good length, pitching on leg and middle and bending towards off. Bracewell is caught on the crease and defends down the wrong line. The ball screams past the outside edge and hits off stump. That delivery has accounted for far more illustrious batsmen.. 239/9 88.2 to CS Martin, caught at short leg, New Zealand have been dismissed for 273. Martin pushed off the back foot at a short of a length ball with a slightly closed face, he played it in the air to Amla, who took a sharp catch. 273/10
Vernon Philander	18	1	72	4	4.00	77	6	3	0	0
3.2 to RJ Nicol, caught at first slip! Nicol prods at a ball that pitches on a good length, bounces a bit more and straightens off the surface. He edges it high on his bat and it carries comfortably to Smith. 7/1 49.6 to KS Williamson, caught behind! The ball was pitched short of a length just outside off stump and it held its line, Williamson tried to punch off the back foot and got the outside edge through to Boucher. 135/5 81.2 to CFK van Wyk, edged and taken! Philander keeps it on a good length just outside off stump, van Wyk is caught in his crease and pokes at the ball as it leaves him off the pitch, he didn't move his feet and the outside edge is taken low at first slip. Smith stooped forward and just got his fingers under the ball, van Wyk walks off, and then hears boos from the crowd who think the catch isn't clean, and stops. And then he continues walking. It was clean.. 229/7 81.4 to TG Southee, that's a poor shot from Southee and he's been caught at first slip by Smith as well. He simply wafted away from his body at a good length ball that seamed away from him and edged it at a comfortable height. No fight at all from him. Tame.. 229/8
Morne Morkel	18	5	52	2	2.88	87	9	0	0	0
16.5 to MJ Guptill, bowled him! Guptill has not survived his first ball after lunch. He pushed forward at a length ball outside off, with his bat a little away from his body. The ball went through that gap off the inside edge and crashed into middle and leg. Guptill was off balance as he played that ball, his front foot hadn't landed. 41/2 41.4 to LRPL Taylor, caught behind! Taylor's played a horrible shot. The short of a length ball was wide outside off stump, it was perhaps there to be cut but Taylor didn't move his feet to get closer to the ball. He ended up reaching far away from his body and nicked it to Boucher. 116/4
Imran Tahir	24	6	55	1	2.29	115	6	0	0	0
38.1 to BB McCullum, caught and bowled! And look at Tahir celebrate! McCullum's lost his composure and tried to sweep Tahir, he got a top edge towards midwicket, and Tahir ran across to take the catch himself. There was a deep square leg for that shot as well. 106/3
Jacques Kallis	8	2	12	1	1.50	41	1	0	0	0
67.3 to DL Vettori, caught and bowled! A strange dismissal. The ball was short of a length outside off, Vettori was on the back foot preparing to play a horizontal bat shot - a pull. And then he decided not to. And didn't lower his bat. The ball thudded into the bat and lobbed up off it. Kallis had to accelerate during his follow through, sprint forward, dive and tumble while taking a low catch. 188/6

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alviro Petersen	c Southee b Bracewell	25	35	56	4	0	71.42

Graeme Smith (c)	b Bracewell	115	234	363	13	0	49.14

Hashim Amla	c Guptill b Bracewell	2	4	3	0	0	50.00

Jacques Kallis	c Nicol b Boult	113	263	380	16	0	42.96

Jacques Rudolph	not out	105	182	250	15	1	57.69
AB de Villiers	c McCullum b Williamson	29	55	81	3	0	52.72

Mark Boucher †	not out	34	70	88	4	0	48.57
Extras	(b 2, lb 6, nb 3, w 1)	12
Total	140 Ov (RR: 3.10, 614 Mins)	435/5d
Did not bat: Vernon Philander, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Alviro Petersen, 11.2 ov), 2-47 (Hashim Amla, 11.6 ov), 3-247 (Graeme Smith, 81.1 ov), 4-283 (Jacques Kallis, 97.3 ov), 5-353 (AB de Villiers, 117.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chris Martin	23	4	74	0	3.21	105	11	0	0	0
Trent Boult	26	4	93	1	3.57	112	14	0	0	0
97.3 to JH Kallis, caught, a softish dismissal but it doesn't matter for New Zealand, they'll be glad to see the back of Kallis, pitched up on the pads, a juicy delivery there for being dispatched but Kallis didn't time it all too well and played it uppishly, straight into the hands of an alert midwicket. 283/4
Doug Bracewell	25	3	70	3	2.80	118	9	0	0	3
11.2 to AN Petersen, he's been caught at mid-off. Once again Petersen reached forward to drive a good length ball on the up, he was playing away from his body and did not time it well. He ended up hitting it flat and Southee moved to his left and slid as he held the catch. 45/1 11.6 to HM Amla, edged and Guptill's caught a blinder at second slip. Has that carried? The umpires are conferring and going up to the TV umpire. Bracewell's front foot is okay as he delivers a good length ball outside off, Amla pushes away from his body on the front foot, and edges it low between second and third slip. The fielder at third slip dived to his left but the ball was too far away. Guptill dived to his right, and caught the ball with one hand, centimetres off the ground. It's a very low catch but it looks clean, in my opinion, as clean as such low catches can look on television replays. Nicol diving from third slip to his left obscured what would have been one of the best views. 47/2 81.1 to GC Smith, Takes out Graeme Smith! Short of a good length on the off, appeared to hold its line, Smith, on the back foot, pushed at it away from his body and got an inside edge onto the stumps. 247/3
Tim Southee	26	4	100	0	3.84	112	14	0	1	0
Daniel Vettori	32	5	65	0	2.03	148	6	0	0	0
Rob Nicol	1	0	9	0	9.00	1	1	0	0	0
Kane Williamson	7	4	16	1	2.28	33	0	1	0	0
117.2 to AB de Villiers, AB holes out, slog-sweep but not timed as well, came off the bottom of the bat and Brendon McCullum at deep midwicket takes it comfortably. 353/5

New Zealand 2nd Innings (T: 401 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rob Nicol	c Smith b Imran Tahir	19	71	89	2	0	26.76

Martin Guptill	c de Villiers b Philander	6	18	32	1	0	33.33

Brendon McCullum	not out	58	91	154	5	1	63.73
Ross Taylor (c)	not out	48	68	98	8	0	70.58
Extras	(lb 2, nb 2, w 2)	6
Total	41 Ov (RR: 3.34, 186 Mins)	137/2
Did not bat: Kane Williamson, Kruger van Wyk †, Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Chris Martin
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Martin Guptill, 7.6 ov), 2-55 (Rob Nicol, 20.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	8	2	25	0	3.12	37	3	0	1	0
Vernon Philander	12	2	29	1	2.41	57	3	0	0	2
7.6 to MJ Guptill, Guptill has to go, it was Nicol who had been having problems outside off but his partner is the one who falls first, lands on a good length and moves away just a hint, making the batsman play, was close to the off stump, Guptill obliged and got a thick edge, and AB at second slip made no mistake. 16/1
Morne Morkel	9	2	33	0	3.66	40	4	0	1	0
Imran Tahir	8	2	33	1	4.12	34	3	1	0	0
20.1 to RJ Nicol, What a tame dismissal, Nicol will be shattered, a loopy, juicy full toss on leg stump and it's struck straight to Smith at mid-on, silence around the ground, Nicol walks back dejectedly, he had just begun to grow confident. 55/2
Jacques Kallis	4	1	15	0	3.75	18	3	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Wed, 07 Mar - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 191/7 (Jacques Rudolph 46*, Vernon Philander 4*, 59 ov)

Thu, 08 Mar - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 243/9 (Trent Boult 8*, Chris Martin 0*, 86 ov)

Fri, 09 Mar - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 268/3 (Jacques Kallis 107*, Jacques Rudolph 13*, 89 ov)

Sat, 10 Mar - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 137/2 (Brendon McCullum 58*, Ross Taylor 48*, 41 ov)

Sun, 11 Mar - day 5 - no play

Match Flow

Day 1

South Africa 1st innings
Wet Ground: South Africa - 0/0
Lunch: South Africa - 0/0
Over 9.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - AN Petersen (Upheld)
South Africa: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: South Africa - 51/1 in 13.0 overs (GC Smith 35, HM Amla 5)
GC Smith: 50 off 66 balls (6 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (GC Smith 29, HM Amla 21, Ex 0)
Tea: South Africa - 86/1 in 26.0 overs (GC Smith 53, HM Amla 22)
Over 28.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - AB de Villiers (Struck down)
South Africa: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 1
HM Amla: 50 off 90 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (HM Amla 28, JA Rudolph 23, Ex 1)
South Africa: 150 runs in 40.4 overs (244 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: South Africa - 155/4 in 41.0 overs (HM Amla 62, JA Rudolph 28)
Over 46.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - JA Rudolph (No ball- No loss of review)
End Of Day: South Africa - 191/7 in 59.0 overs (JA Rudolph 46, VD Philander 4)

Day 2

Wet Ground: South Africa - 191/7 in 59.0 overs (JA Rudolph 46, VD Philander 4)
South Africa: 200 runs in 62.4 overs (377 balls), Extras 2
JA Rudolph: 50 off 96 balls (5 x 4)
Innings Break: South Africa - 238/10 in 68.2 overs (M Morkel 13)
New Zealand 1st innings
Lunch: New Zealand - 40/1 in 16.0 overs (MJ Guptill 16, BB McCullum 18)
New Zealand: 50 runs in 20.5 overs (125 balls), Extras 0
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (BB McCullum 22, LRPL Taylor 31, Ex 0)
Drinks: New Zealand - 97/2 in 33.0 overs (BB McCullum 42, LRPL Taylor 33)
New Zealand: 100 runs in 36.3 overs (219 balls), Extras 0
Tea: New Zealand - 144/5 in 52.0 overs (DL Vettori 18, CFK van Wyk 1)
New Zealand: 150 runs in 53.3 overs (321 balls), Extras 0
Over 60.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - DL Vettori (Struck down)
Drinks: New Zealand - 184/5 in 66.0 overs (DL Vettori 44, CFK van Wyk 13)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (DL Vettori 34, CFK van Wyk 14, Ex 2)
New Zealand: 200 runs in 72.5 overs (437 balls), Extras 2
Over 78.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - CFK van Wyk (Struck down)
New Ball Taken: New Zealand 227/6 after 80.1 overs (CFK van Wyk 34, DAJ Bracewell 20)
End Of Day: New Zealand - 243/9 in 86.0 overs (TA Boult 8, CS Martin 0)

Day 3

New Zealand: 250 runs in 86.3 overs (519 balls), Extras 3
Innings Break: New Zealand - 273/10 in 88.2 overs (TA Boult 33)
South Africa 2nd innings
Over 3.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - AN Petersen (Struck down)
Drinks: South Africa - 49/2 in 14.0 overs (GC Smith 22, JH Kallis 0)
South Africa: 50 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 0
Lunch: South Africa - 88/2 in 29.0 overs (GC Smith 37, JH Kallis 24)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 125 balls (GC Smith 21, JH Kallis 28, Ex 1)
South Africa: 100 runs in 33.1 overs (200 balls), Extras 1
GC Smith: 50 off 107 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 139/2 in 42.0 overs (GC Smith 63, JH Kallis 47)
JH Kallis: 50 off 106 balls (7 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 216 balls (GC Smith 44, JH Kallis 54, Ex 2)
South Africa: 150 runs in 48.3 overs (292 balls), Extras 2
Tea: South Africa - 175/2 in 56.0 overs (GC Smith 80, JH Kallis 66)
South Africa: 200 runs in 63.5 overs (385 balls), Extras 3
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 313 balls (GC Smith 75, JH Kallis 75, Ex 3)
GC Smith: 100 off 201 balls (12 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 225/2 in 74.0 overs (GC Smith 103, JH Kallis 90)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 242/2 after 80.1 overs (GC Smith 114, JH Kallis 95)
3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 412 balls (GC Smith 95, JH Kallis 99, Ex 6)
South Africa: 250 runs in 81.3 overs (491 balls), Extras 6
JH Kallis: 100 off 219 balls (15 x 4)
Over 87.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - JA Rudolph (Upheld)
End Of Day: South Africa - 268/3 in 89.0 overs (JH Kallis 107, JA Rudolph 13)

Day 4

South Africa: 300 runs in 103.3 overs (624 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: South Africa - 309/4 in 106.0 overs (JA Rudolph 28, AB de Villiers 15)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (JA Rudolph 24, AB de Villiers 25, Ex 4)
JA Rudolph: 50 off 106 balls (9 x 4)
South Africa: 350 runs in 115.6 overs (699 balls), Extras 11
Lunch: South Africa - 359/5 in 124.0 overs (JA Rudolph 59, MV Boucher 5)
South Africa: 400 runs in 132.4 overs (799 balls), Extras 11
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (JA Rudolph 30, MV Boucher 23, Ex 0)
JA Rudolph: 100 off 177 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
Innings Break: South Africa - 435/5 in 140.0 overs (JA Rudolph 105, MV Boucher 34)
New Zealand 2nd innings
Tea: New Zealand - 27/1 in 11.0 overs (RJ Nicol 10, BB McCullum 10)
Over 14.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - BB McCullum (Struck down)
New Zealand: 50 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: New Zealand - 81/2 in 28.0 overs (BB McCullum 39, LRPL Taylor 13)
New Zealand: 100 runs in 30.3 overs (184 balls), Extras 4
BB McCullum: 50 off 65 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (BB McCullum 23, LRPL Taylor 28, Ex 1)
Bad Light: New Zealand - 137/2 in 41.0 overs (BB McCullum 58, LRPL Taylor 48)
End Of Day: New Zealand - 137/2 in 41.0 overs (BB McCullum 58, LRPL Taylor 48)

Day 5

Rain: New Zealand - 137/2 in 41.0 overs (BB McCullum 58, LRPL Taylor 48)
Wet Ground: New Zealand - 137/2 in 41.0 overs (BB McCullum 58, LRPL Taylor 48)
Lunch: New Zealand - 137/2 in 41.0 overs (BB McCullum 58, LRPL Taylor 48)
Rain: New Zealand - 137/2 in 41.0 overs (BB McCullum 58, LRPL Taylor 48)

Match Details

University Oval, Dunedin
Toss	New Zealand, elected to field first
Series	South Africa tour of New Zealand
Season	2011/12
Player Of The Match	Graeme Smith
Series result	3-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 2035
Hours of play (local time)	10.00am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	7,8,9,10,11 March 2012 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Kruger van Wyk Rob Nicol
Umpires	Aleem Dar Billy Doctrove
TV Umpire	Richard Kettleborough
Reserve Umpire	Gary Baxter
Match Referee	Roshan Mahanama