New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08
New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa from 25 October to 2 December 2007 and played two Test matches, three ODI matches and one T20I match.
| New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08 | ||
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| Dates | 25 October – 2 December 2007 | |
| Captains | Daniel Vettori | Graeme Smith |
| Number of Tests | 2 | |
| Tests won | 0 | 2 |
| Most runs (Tests) | Stephen Fleming (154) | Jacques Kallis (346) |
| Most wickets (Tests) | Chris Martin (6) | Dale Steyn (20) |
| Player of Series (Tests) | Dale Steyn (SA) | |
| Number of ODIs | 3 | |
| ODIs won | 1 | 2 |
| Most runs (ODIs) | Jamie How (181) | Herschelle Gibbs (119) |
| Most wickets (ODIs) | Kyle Mills (9) | André Nel (4) |
| Player of Series (ODIs) | Kyle Mills (NZ) | |
Squads
- 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 |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ross Taylor (NZ) made his Test debut.
- This was Daniel Vettori's first Test as New Zealand captain.[1]
- Jacques Kallis (SA) became the eighth batsman to pass 9,000 runs in Tests.[2]
- This was New Zealand's worst defeat, and South Africa's biggest win in terms of runs in Tests (358),[1] before the latter's 492-run win against Australia in 2018.[3]
2nd Test
16–20 November 2007 Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Gareth Hopkins, Jamie How (both NZ) and Dale Steyn (SA) made their T20I debuts
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
References
- Manthorp, Neil. "First Test Match, South Africa v New Zealand 2007-08". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- "Kallis, the keystone of South Africa's batting". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- Seervi, Bharath (3 April 2018). "Biggest Test win since 1934". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- South Africa v New Zealand, New Zealand in South Africa 2007/08 (2nd Test) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 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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