New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2016

The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa from 19 to 31 August 2016 for a two-match Test series.[1] Faf du Plessis was named as the stand-in captain for South Africa, after AB de Villiers suffered an elbow injury.[2]

New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2016
 
  South Africa New Zealand
Dates 19 August 2016 – 31 August 2016
Captains Faf du Plessis Kane Williamson
Test series
Result South Africa won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Quinton de Kock (165) Henry Nicholls (112)
Most wickets Dale Steyn (10) Neil Wagner (9)

The first Test at Durban was the earliest that a Test match had been played in the South African summer. There has never been any Tests in South Africa in September either. The previous earliest was the first Test of the 1902–03 series against Australia, which started in Johannesburg on 11 October 1902.[3]

South Africa won the series 1–0, with a 204-run victory in the second Test after most of the play in the first Test was affected by rain. It was South Africa's fifth consecutive series win against New Zealand.[4]

Squads
 South Africa[2]  New Zealand[5]

Test series

1st Test
19–23 August 2016
Scorecard
v
263 (87.4 overs)
Hashim Amla 53 (71)
Neil Wagner 3/47 (15 overs)
15/2 (12 overs)
Martin Guptill 7 (23)
Dale Steyn 2/3 (6 overs)
Match drawn
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bad light stopped play at the end of Day 1.
  • Rain stopped play after lunch on Day 2 with no further play possible.
  • No play was possible on Days 3, 4 and 5 due to a wet outfield.

2nd Test
27–31 August 2016
Scorecard
v
481/8d (154 overs)
Faf du Plessis 112* (234)
Neil Wagner 5/86 (39 overs)
214 (58.3 overs)
Kane Williamson 77 (133)
Kagiso Rabada 3/62 (16.3 overs)
132/7d (47 overs)
Quinton de Kock 50 (43)
Tim Southee 3/46 (16 overs)
195 (58.2 overs)
Henry Nicholls 76 (140)
Dale Steyn 5/33 (16.2 overs)
South Africa won by 204 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (SA)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hashim Amla (SA) scored his 1,000th run against New Zealand in Tests.[6]

References
  1. "South Africa to tour Australia, New Zealand next season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. "Du Plessis to stand in as South Africa captain for New Zealand Tests". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. Steven Lynch (23 August 2016). "Earliest test in South African Summer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. "Steyn passes Akram, owns Centurion". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. "Raval earns NZ call, Sodhi returns". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. "Amla's fast 1000 against New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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