International cricket tour
The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa from 19 to 31 August 2016 for a two-match Test series.[1] Faf du Plessis was named as the stand-in captain for South Africa, after AB de Villiers suffered an elbow injury.[2]
The first Test at Durban was the earliest that a Test match had been played in the South African summer. There has never been any Tests in South Africa in September either. The previous earliest was the first Test of the 1902–03 series against Australia, which started in Johannesburg on 11 October 1902.[3]
South Africa won the series 1–0, with a 204-run victory in the second Test after most of the play in the first Test was affected by rain. It was South Africa's fifth consecutive series win against New Zealand.[4]
Squads
Test series
1st Test
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light stopped play at the end of Day 1.
- Rain stopped play after lunch on Day 2 with no further play possible.
- No play was possible on Days 3, 4 and 5 due to a wet outfield.
2nd Test
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Hashim Amla (SA) scored his 1,000th run against New Zealand in Tests.[6]
References
- ^ "South Africa to tour Australia, New Zealand next season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Du Plessis to stand in as South Africa captain for New Zealand Tests". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Steven Lynch (23 August 2016). "Earliest test in South African Summer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Steyn passes Akram, owns Centurion". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Raval earns NZ call, Sodhi returns". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Amla's fast 1000 against New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
- Series home at ESPNCricinfo
