South African cricket team in New Zealand in 2011–12
International cricket tour
South African cricket team in New Zealand in 2012 | |||
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New Zealand | South Africa | ||
Dates | 17 February 2012 – 27 March 2012 | ||
Captains | Ross Taylor (Tests), Brendon McCullum (ODI and T20) | Graeme Smith (Tests), AB de Villiers (ODI and T20) | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Graeme Smith (282) | Kane Williamson (229) | |
Most wickets | Vernon Philander (21) | Mark Gillespie (11) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Brendon McCullum (188) | Hashim Amla (176) | |
Most wickets | Kyle Mills & Rob Nicol (3) | Morné Morkel (7) | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Martin Guptill (151) | Richard Levi (141) | |
Most wickets | Tim Southee (5) | Morné Morkel (4) |
The South African cricket team toured New Zealand from 17 February to 27 March 2012. The tour consisted of three Twenty20 (T20), three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Tests.[1]
Squads
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Warm-up Game
T20
15 February Scorecard |
v | Canterbury Wizards 130 (19 overs) | |
Matt Henry 42 (17) Jean-Paul Duminy 1/20 (2 overs) |
South Africa won by 20 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane Player of the match: Martin Guptill |
- Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to field
Twenty20 Series
1st T20I
17 February Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 6 wickets Westpac Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Gary Baxter and Barry Frost Player of the match: Martin Guptill |
- New Zealand won the toss and chose to field
2nd T20I
19 February Scorecard |
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Martin Guptill 47 (35) Johan Botha 1/22 (4 overs) |
South Africa won by 8 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Gary Baxter Chris Gaffaney (both NZL) Player of the match: Richard Levi (South Africa) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- T20I debut: Marchant de Lange (South Africa)
3rd T20I
22 February Scorecard |
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Jesse Ryder 52 (42) Johan Botha 2/20 (4 overs) |
South Africa won by 3 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney (both NZL) Player of the match: Johan Botha (South Africa) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
ODI Series
1st ODI
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South Africa won by 6 wickets Westpac Stadium, Wellington Umpires: CB Gaffaney and RK Illingworth Player of the match: AB de Villiers (South Africa) |
- New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat.
2nd ODI
29 February Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 6 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Aleem Dar and Gary Baxter Player of the match: Morné Morkel |
- South Africa won the toss and decided to field
3rd ODI
3 March Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 5 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Marchant de Lange |
- South Africa won the toss and decided to field
- ODI debut: Marchant de Lange (South Africa)
Test series
1st Test
7–11 March Scorecard |
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Match drawn University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Aleem Dar and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Graeme Smith (South Africa) |
- New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
- Day 1 was shortened to 59 overs due to morning rain. Day 5 was abandoned due to rain.
2nd Test
15–19 March Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 9 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Vernon Philander (South Africa) |
- South Africa won the toss and decided to field
3rd Test
23–27 March Scorecard |
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Match drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Aleem Dar and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Morné Morkel (South Africa) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Future series/tournaments". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ South Africa Test Squad. ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2 March 2012
- ^ South Africa Test Squad. ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 16 February 2012
- ^ South Africa One-Day Squad. ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 16 February 2012
- ^ New Zealand Twenty20 Squad. ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 16 February 2012
- ^ New Zealand 3rd Twenty20 Squad
- ^ South Africa Twenty-20 Squad. ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 16 February 2012
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2011
Following season: International cricket in 2012