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New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08
2007 cricket tour in South Africa
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.
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| 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) | ||
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- 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.
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]
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
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.
- 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)
- 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.
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