New Zealand vs South Africa Match Stats

Yorker on off, Tshepo Moreki digs it out to the off side.

Bangs in short and angles down leg, Tshepo Moreki misses out to glance it fine through to the keeper.

Fuller in length and outside off at 130 clicks, Tshepo Moreki drives it to cover.

Bowls on a short of length angle into the body, Tshepo Moreki ducks underneath it.

Short and keeps low on off, Tshepo Moreki looks to fend it to point but ends up on the top half of the bat and falls ahead of point.

Bangs in a shorter length bowl on the stumps, Tshepo Moreki again looks to fend it off but ends up taking the leading edge.

Turns considerably from outside off, Ruan de Swardt tucks it towards deep square leg for a single.

Slower through the air and on off, Tshepo Moreki pushes it to covers.

Tossed up well on the off stump line, this is eased towards covers.

Flatter trajectory on a shortish length, Tshepo Moreki tucks it to square leg.

Fantastic turn outside off on a length, he gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! APPEAL for LBW and up goes the finger. Tshepo Moreki straight away opts for a review. Mitchell Santner drops a flighted ball on the middle stump line, it keeps straight after pitching, and Tshepo Moreki rocks back and looks to tuck it away to the leg side but the ball thuds his pads as he is too late to bring the bat in time getting trapped in front. The UltraEdge confirms that no bat is involved and three reds on the Ball Tracker prove that he is Out. New Zealand are just one wicket away from the victory.

On the back of a length on the pads, Ruan de Swardt tickles it to fine leg for a leg bye single.

Outside off on a fuller length, Dane Paterson shuffles across leg and tries to reach it but meets thin air.

FOUR! A gift from Jamieson and taken with both hands. Full toss on off in search of that yorker, Dane Paterson makes room for him and goes uppishly towards deep backward point for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in a row! Looking for that yorker again but pitches it fuller in length, angling in, Dane Paterson makes room for himself and drives it crisply through the cover-point gap for a boundary.

Length ball on off, Paterson backs away and gets a single toward the point region.

Short of a length, and on the bodyline, Ruan de Swardt ducks under it.

Tossed up delivery on the off stump line, it turns away after pitching, Dane Paterson swings wildly to clear the drops but misses.

Sharp turn away from off on a fuller length, Dane Paterson gets beaten on the defence.

Another one that spins away from the batter from off on a fuller length, Dane Paterson swings hard and misses to connect again.

Drags his length a bit on off, Dane Paterson works it towards point.

FOUR! Shot! Fractionally on a fuller length outside off, Dane Paterson half-squats and picks it up against the spin over mid-wicket for a boundary toward cow corner.

On off and full, Dane Paterson swings hard and misses again.

On the back of a length on the pads, Ruan de Swardt flicks it to square leg for a single.

Short of a length which keeps low across the middle and leg stump from over the wicket, Dane Paterson ducks under it.

DROPPED! Henry puts it down! Short in length again on the top of middle, Dane Paterson miscues to pull and hits with the bottom half towards Matt Henry at mid on who stretches over his head to grab it but puts down towards long on for a single.

On the back of a length on the pads, Ruan de Swardt clips it to fine leg for one.

Short of a length down leg, Dane Paterson ducks underneath through to the keeper.

Slow, full, and outside off, Dane Paterson looks to guide it to the square of the wicket but misses.

FOUR! Slapped away! Drifts it on the middle stump on a shade shorter length, Ruan de Swardt rocks back and pulls it through deep square leg for a boundary. 

Drags his length on the pads, Ruan de Swardt tucks it to fine leg for a single.

Flighted delivery with a lot of air on off, and full, Dane Paterson gets forward and defends it to mid off.

In the air...safe again! Tossed up delivery on off which spins well away from the batter, Dane Paterson looks to clear the cover region but splices it up behind the covers for a single.

Short and wide of off, Ruan de Swardt cuts it away to backward point for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! New Zealand WIN convincingly by 281 runs. Mitchell Santner does the job for the Kiwis and Kane Williamson makes no mistake in the deep with the catch. Provides a lot of air to the ball and drops it from around the wicket on a fuller length in front of the stumps, Dane Paterson goes for another biggie in an attempt to clear the deep mid-wicket with a heave but does not get enough wood on it as he loses his shape a bit in an attempt to hit it hard. The ball carries straight towards Kane Williamson at long on who settles his eyes underneath it and reverse cups it to wrap this first Test. New Zealand are surely the deserved victors of this Test and it was just a matter of time to finish things in style. New Zealand take the lead by 1-0 in the series.