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South Africa vs New Zealand Final ODI Cricket Match


South Africa v New Zealand Test Series 2013 at St George's Park

Date: 13th Jan 2013

South Africa Cricket Team :

    G C Smith
    A N Petersen
    H M Amla
    J H Kallis
    A B de Villiers
    F du Plessis
    D Elgar
    R J Peterson
    D W Steyn
    R K Kleinveldt
    M Morkel

New Zealand Cricket Team:

    M J Guptill
    B B McCullum
    K S Williamson
    D G Brownlie
    D Flynn
    B J Watling
    D A J Bracewell
    C. Munro
    J S Patel
    T A Boult
    N Wagner

New Zealand's 121 is their fifth-lowest total against South Africa in Tests since South Africa's readmission. All five scores have come in Tests played in South Africa.

The lead of 404 is the largest ever for South Africa against New Zealand surpassing the 352 in Wellington in 1953. Click here for matches when New Zealand have batted first and here for matches when they have batted second.

BJ Watling scored 52.06% of the team runs in the first innings. John Reid holds the New Zealand record for the highest percentage of team runs in a completed innings (62.89%).

Dale Steyn's 5 for 17 is his 19th five-wicket haul in Tests. It is also his second-best bowling performance against New Zealand after the 6 for 49 in Centurion in 2007. Only Allan Donald (20 five-fors) is ahead of Steyn on the list of South African bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls.

Among bowlers who have picked up 50-plus wickets against New Zealand, Steyn has the second-best average (17.85) after Wasim Akram (17.01).

For the eighth time overall (against South Africa) and the fourth time since South Africa's readmission, nine or more New Zealand batsmen were dismissed for sub-20 scores.

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