New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08
2007 cricket tour in South Africa
New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08 | |||
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New Zealand | South Africa | ||
Dates | 25 October – 2 December 2007 | ||
Captains | Daniel Vettori | Graeme Smith | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Stephen Fleming (154) | Jacques Kallis (346) | |
Most wickets | Chris Martin (6) | Dale Steyn (20) | |
Player of the series | Dale Steyn (SA) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Jamie How (181) | Herschelle Gibbs (119) | |
Most wickets | Kyle Mills (9) | André Nel (4) | |
Player of the series | Kyle Mills (NZ) |
New Zealand national cricket team toured South Africa from 25 October to 2 December 2007 and played two Test matches, three ODI matches and one T20I match.
Squads
Test Squads | ODI Squads | ||
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South Africa | New Zealand | South Africa | New Zealand |
Graeme Smith (c) | Daniel Vettori (c) | Graeme Smith (c) | Daniel Vettori (c) |
Mark Boucher (wk) | Brendon McCullum (wk) | Mark Boucher (wk) | Brendon McCullum (wk) |
Hashim Amla | Shane Bond (withdrawn) | Johan Botha | Shane Bond |
AB de Villiers | Craig Cumming | AB de Villiers | James Franklin (withdrawn) |
Herschelle Gibbs | Stephen Fleming | Jean-Paul Duminy | Mark Gillespie |
Paul Harris | Peter Fulton (withdrawn) | Herschelle Gibbs | Gareth Hopkins |
Jacques Kallis | Mark Gillespie | Jacques Kallis | Jamie How |
André Nel | Chris Martin | Charl Langeveldt | Michael Mason |
Makhaya Ntini | Michael Mason | Albie Morkel | Kyle Mills |
Shaun Pollock | Kyle Mills | André Nel | Jacob Oram |
Ashwell Prince | Jacob Oram | Makhaya Ntini | Jeetan Patel |
Dale Steyn | Michael Papps | Vernon Philander | Scott Styris |
Jeetan Patel | Shaun Pollock | Ross Taylor | |
Scott Styris | Dale Steyn | Lou Vincent | |
Ross Taylor | Morne van Wyk |
- 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 by 358 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Dale Steyn (SA) |
- 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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South Africa won by an innings and 59 runs SuperSport Park, Centurion Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Dale Steyn (SA) |
- 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 by 3 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Ian Howell (SA) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA) |
- 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
25 November 2007 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 2 wickets Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Brian Jerling (SA) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
30 November 2007 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 7 wickets St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match: Jamie How and Brendon McCullum (both NZ) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
2 December Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 5 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Ian Howell (SA) Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ a b 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.
External links
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2007
- England in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka in Australia
- Pakistan in India
- New Zealand in South Africa
- West Indies in Zimbabwe
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