NZ vs SA 2nd Test: Awards List, Man of The Match, Man of the Series, Key Stats, Presentation Ceremony

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NZ vs SA: New Zeland registered their first-ever Test series win against South Africa by winning the second match of the 2-game series by seven wickets. New Zealand defeated the second-string South African side by 281 runs in the first Test.

New Zealand chased down a 267-run target on Day of the Test on the back of another hundred from Kane Williamson. The star batter scored 133 unbeaten runs off 260 balls. The innings consisted of 12 fours and two sixes. Will Young also chipped in with unbeaten 60 runs to complete New Zealand's whitewash over South Africa.

South Africa had managed to take a 31-run lead in the first innings by bundling out New Zealand for 211. William ORourke, who picked four wickets in the first innings, picked a five-wicket haul in the second innings as the visitors got all out for 235 in the second innings despite a hundred from David Bedingham. New Zealand left-arm spinner Rachin Ravindra also picked four wickets across the two innings.

NZ vs SA 2nd Test: Full List of Awards

• Man of the Match: William ORourke for picking nine wickets in the match
• Man of the Series: Kane Williamson for 403 runs (including 3 hundreds) in two matches at an average of 134.33

NZ vs SA 2nd Test: Who Said What?

Kane Williamson (New Zealand captain and Player of the Series): “Coming into today on a wearing surface we knew we were going to have to string partnerships together. Certainly for the first couple of days they outplayed us I thought. We had to fight hard to get out of that position and change momentum and with the partnerships and seeing off the new ball were able to give ourselves the chance.”

Neil Brand (South Africa Captain): “We’re definitely more disappointed after this test match, especially as we were still in it at the end of day three. I think the session yesterday cost us, scoring 38 for six wickets. We were confident coming out this morning and to be fair to our bowlers, they left nothing out there.”

NZ vs SA 2nd Test Key Stats

• Kane Williamson is the fastest to score 32 Test hundreds. He took 172 innings. Steve Smith is took 174 innings and Ricky Ponting 176
• Kane Williamson has the joint-most number of Test hundreds in fourth innings. He is tied with Younis Khan with five fourth-innings hundred.
• 267 is the highest total chased in Test cricket history at Seddon Park