South Africa vs New Zealand 2024 1st Test Full Commentary

Result · Feb 04 2024, Sun - 03:30 AM (IST)

1st Test, - Bay Oval

NEW ZEALAND

511, 179/4 decl

SOUTH AFRICA

162, 247

New Zealand won by 281 runs

CRR:3.09

Player Of The Match

Rachin Ravindra

143.6

OUT! Bowled. Neil Brand to Tim Southee. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Knocked him over. That's it, the Kiwis are bowled out for 511. Rachin Ravindra top scored with 240. For South Africa, Neil Brand picked up six wickets. Do join us for the Proteas innings in a while.
143.5

Neil Brand to Tim Southee. Stock ball yorker, down leg side on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Fortuin.
143.4

OUT! Caught. Neil Brand to Matt Henry. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by de Swardt. Neil Brand gets a five-wicket haul.
143.3

SIX! Neil Brand to Matt Henry. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
143.2

Neil Brand to Matt Henry. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Fortuin.
143.1

SIX! Neil Brand to Matt Henry. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
142.6

Tshepo Moreki to Matt Henry. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by de Swardt.
142.5

Tshepo Moreki to Matt Henry. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Moore.
142.4

FOUR! Tshepo Moreki to Matt Henry. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
142.3

Tshepo Moreki to Matt Henry. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long on for 2 runs, run save by Paterson, fielded by de Swardt.
142.2

Tshepo Moreki to Kyle Jamieson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by van Tonder.
142.1

FOUR! Tshepo Moreki to Kyle Jamieson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
141.6

SIX! Neil Brand to Matt Henry. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
141.5

OUT! Bowled. Neil Brand to Mitchell Santner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Eight down for New Zealand.
141.4

Neil Brand to Kyle Jamieson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by de Swardt.
141.3

Neil Brand to Mitchell Santner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Moreki.
141.2

Neil Brand to Kyle Jamieson. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Petersen.
141.1

Neil Brand to Mitchell Santner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by van Tonder.
140.6

Ruan de Swardt to Kyle Jamieson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Olivier. It's time for Tea. In this session, New Zealand lost four wickets. Rachin Ravindra played an extraordinary innings and batted his way to a deserved double-century. Can the Proteas get the remaining wickets in the next session, or will the Kiwi batters build another strong partnership? Join us for the third session in another 20 minutes.
140.5

Ruan de Swardt to Kyle Jamieson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by van Tonder.
140.4

Ruan de Swardt to Kyle Jamieson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Brand.
140.3

Ruan de Swardt to Kyle Jamieson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Brand.
140.2

Ruan de Swardt to Kyle Jamieson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by van Tonder.
140.1

Ruan de Swardt to Kyle Jamieson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Fortuin.
139.6

Neil Brand to Mitchell Santner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
139.5

Neil Brand to Mitchell Santner. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by van Tonder.
139.4

Neil Brand to Kyle Jamieson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Petersen.
139.3

Neil Brand to Kyle Jamieson. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by van Tonder.
139.2

OUT! Bowled. Neil Brand to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad. Cleand him up.
139.1

Neil Brand to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs.

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72.5

OUT! Bowled. Rachin Ravindra to Dane Paterson. Stock ball yorker, down leg side on the front foot working, missed. Timber! Thats it. South Africa bundled out for 162. The New Zealand bowlers have expressed their bowling skills throughout the day. Latham rushes to the dressing room. There is no follow-on, and we will wait and watch New Zealand's second innings shortly.
72.4

Rachin Ravindra to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
72.3

Rachin Ravindra to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
72.2

Rachin Ravindra to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
72.1

Rachin Ravindra to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
End of Over 72

Over 72. 1 run. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. South Africa: 221/8 (rr 3.07)
71.6

Mitchell Santner to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
71.5

Mitchell Santner to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
71.4

Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Conway.
71.3

OUT! Bowled. Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed. Cleaned him up.
71.2

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Henry.
71.1

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
End of Over 71

Over 71. 1 run. Bowler: Kyle Jamieson. South Africa: 220/8 (rr 3.10)
70.6

Rachin Ravindra to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
70.5

Rachin Ravindra to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
70.4

Rachin Ravindra to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
70.3

Rachin Ravindra to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Conway.
70.2

Rachin Ravindra to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Conway.
70.1

Rachin Ravindra to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
End of Over 70

Over 70. 6 runs. Bowler: Glenn Phillips. South Africa: 219/8 (rr 3.13)
69.6

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
69.5

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
69.4

FOUR! Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock ball full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. Brilliant shot.
69.3

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
69.2

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
69.1

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
End of Over 69

Over 69. 5 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. South Africa: 213/8 (rr 3.09)
68.6

Rachin Ravindra to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
68.5

Rachin Ravindra to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Conway.
68.4

Rachin Ravindra to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Henry.
68.3

Rachin Ravindra to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
68.2

Rachin Ravindra to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
68.1

Rachin Ravindra to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
End of Over 68

Over 68. 4 runs. Bowler: Glenn Phillips. South Africa: 208/7 (rr 3.06)
67.6

Mitchell Santner to Duanne Olivier. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.

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End of Over 43

Over 43. no runs. Bowler: Matt Henry. South Africa: 101/4 (rr 2.35)
42.6

Ruan de Swardt to Tom Blundell. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Moore. That will be Stumps on Day 3. A fantastic day for New Zealand as they end the day with a massive lead of 528 with Kane Williamson scoring a brilliant 109. For South Africa, Neil Brand picked up 2 wickets. Join us tomorrow for Day 4 live-action.
42.5

Ruan de Swardt to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
42.4

Ruan de Swardt to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
42.3

FOUR! Ruan de Swardt to Tom Blundell. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
42.2

Ruan de Swardt to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Hamza.
42.1

Ruan de Swardt to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad for no runs, fielded by Fortuin.
End of Over 42

Over 42. no runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. South Africa: 101/4 (rr 2.40)
41.6

OUT! Stumped. Neil Brand to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track Slog, missed, by Fortuin. Brilliant knock comes to an end.
41.5

Neil Brand to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by van Tonder.
41.4

Neil Brand to Daryl Mitchell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Moore.
41.3

FOUR! Neil Brand to Daryl Mitchell. Stock ball half volley, middle stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
41.2

Neil Brand to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by de Swardt.
41.1

SIX! Neil Brand to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
End of Over 41

Over 41. 2 runs. Bowler: Matt Henry. South Africa: 101/4 (rr 2.46)
40.6

Ruan de Swardt to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Hamza, fielded by Brand.
40.5

Ruan de Swardt to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump backing away pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Brand.
40.4

Ruan de Swardt to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Paterson.
40.3

Ruan de Swardt to Daryl Mitchell. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Brand.
40.2

Ruan de Swardt to Daryl Mitchell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Moreki.
40.1

Ruan de Swardt to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Fortuin.
End of Over 40

Over 40. 7 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. South Africa: 99/4 (rr 2.48)
39.6

Neil Brand to Daryl Mitchell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Fortuin.
39.5

Neil Brand to Daryl Mitchell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
39.4

Neil Brand to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Moore.
39.3

Neil Brand to Kane Williamson. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Moreki.
39.2

Neil Brand to Daryl Mitchell. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by de Swardt.
39.1

Neil Brand to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by de Swardt.
End of Over 39

Over 39. 1 run. Bowler: Matt Henry. South Africa: 92/4 (rr 2.36)
38.6

Ruan de Swardt to Kane Williamson. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Paterson.
38.6

Wide Ruan de Swardt to Kane Williamson. Bouncer, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Fortuin.
38.5

Ruan de Swardt to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Paterson.
38.4

Ruan de Swardt to Kane Williamson. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Moore.
38.3

Ruan de Swardt to Daryl Mitchell. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Paterson.
38.2

Ruan de Swardt to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by van Tonder.

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End of Over 80

Over 80. 7 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. South Africa: 247/10 (rr 3.09)
79.6

Dane Paterson c Kane Williamson b Mitchell Santner 15 (17)

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Williamson. All out! That brings us to the end of this match, as New Zealand win by a huge margin of 281 runs. Kyle Jamieson bowled brilliantly and picked up four crucial wickets for his side. For South Africa, the only positive was David Bedingham's attacking knock of 87. Rachin Ravindra is the Player of the Match for his spectacular performance.
79.5

Mitchell Santner to Ruan de Swardt. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
79.4

Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock ball half volley, off stump moves in front driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Phillips.
79.3

Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
79.2

Mitchell Santner to Ruan de Swardt. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Gloved to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
79.1

FOUR! Mitchell Santner to Ruan de Swardt. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
End of Over 79

Over 79. 3 runs. Bowler: Kyle Jamieson. South Africa: 240/9 (rr 3.04)
78.6

Kyle Jamieson to Dane Paterson. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
78.5

Kyle Jamieson to Dane Paterson. Short, off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
78.4

Kyle Jamieson to Ruan de Swardt. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
78.3

Kyle Jamieson to Dane Paterson. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, dropped catch by Henry.
78.2

Kyle Jamieson to Dane Paterson. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

78.1

Kyle Jamieson to Ruan de Swardt. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
End of Over 78

Over 78. 4 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. South Africa: 237/9 (rr 3.04)
77.6

Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
77.5

FOUR! Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
77.4

Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
77.3

Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
77.2

Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
77.1

Mitchell Santner to Dane Paterson. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
End of Over 77

Over 77. 10 runs. Bowler: Kyle Jamieson. South Africa: 233/9 (rr 3.03)
76.6

Kyle Jamieson to Ruan de Swardt. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
76.5

Kyle Jamieson to Dane Paterson. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
76.4

FOUR! Kyle Jamieson to Dane Paterson. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

76.3

FOUR! Kyle Jamieson to Dane Paterson. Full toss, off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.
76.2

Kyle Jamieson to Dane Paterson. Length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
76.1

Kyle Jamieson to Ruan de Swardt. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
End of Over 76

Over 76. 1 run. Bowler: Mitchell Santner. South Africa: 223/9 (rr 2.93)
75.6

Tshepo Moreki lbw b Mitchell Santner 6 (31)

OUT! L.B.W. Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Trapped in front.
75.5

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
75.4

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Conway.
75.3

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
75.2

Mitchell Santner to Tshepo Moreki. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
75.1

Mitchell Santner to Ruan de Swardt. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jamieson.

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