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RSA win 3 - 0 RSA gains 19 points; NZ loses 19 points
Draw 1.5 - 1.5 NZ gains 4 points; RSA loses 4 points
NZ win 3 - 0 NZ gains 26 points; RSA loses 26 points
Centurion
15 - 19 April 2006
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. New Zealand struck early, bowling Gibbs (6) in the fifth over of the morning. However, that proved to be New Zealand's only wicket before lunch. South Africa suffered a mini collapse after lunch, with Smith (45) trapped in front and then Dippenaar (52) and Prince (9) both caught, all within the space of 35 runs, for the home side to be 4 for 130. South Africa then consolidated until Kallis (38) was bowled at 5 for 177. New Zealand then took wickets at regular intervals of around 20 runs as de Villiers (27), Boucher (18) and Pollock (24) fell before South Africa ended the day at 8 for 266 and the match evenly poised.
New Zealand made short work of the South African tail on the second morning, trapping Boje (23) in front and then catching Steyn (13) to have the home side all out for 276 runs. Mill (4 for 43 off 18 overs) and Franklin (4 for 75 off 18 overs) shared the bowling honours. New Zealand then began their reply very badly, losing Marshall (6) and Fleming (0) to be 2 for 12. South Africa maintained the pressure and saw Styris (17), Fulton (14) and Astle (4) fall in the space of 13 runs as New Zealand crashed to 5 for 45, still 32 runs short of the follow on target. However, New Zealand then stabilised and took the total to 89 before McCullum (31) was caught. This brought Oram and Vettori together and they managed to bat through to tea when the score was 6 for 187, still 98 runs in arrears. South Africa struggled during the evening session as New Zealand continued to home in on the home side's first innings total. South Africa eventually caught Vettori (81) at 7 for 272 before Oram posted his third Test century and New Zealand took the lead. South Africa then caught Franklin (8), Mills (12) and Oram (133) to have New Zealand all out for 327 runs. Ntini was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 94 off 19 overs, his twelfth five-wicket haul in Tests. South Africa then began the task of erasing the 51 run first innings deficit and ended the day at 0 for 4 off the only over bowled.
New Zealand began the third day in brilliant form, trapping Smith (7) in front and catching Gibbs (2) to have South Africa 2 for 19. New Zealand continued to apply the pressure and Dippenaar (16) fell just before South Africa went to lunch at 3 for 63, with an overall lead of 12 runs. New Zealand caught Prince (11) at 4 for 73 before South Africa managed to consolidate. South Africa almost saw out the rest of the session without loss, however, Kallis (62) was caught just before South Africa went to tea at 5 for 146 with a lead of 97 runs. New Zealand bowled Boucher (21) at 6 for 194 and then Pollock (10) was trapped in front 16 runs later at 7 for 210. However, South Africa then rallied and took the total to 270 before de Villiers (97) and Boje (31) both fell in the space of six runs. South Africa ended the third day at 9 for 280, with an overall lead of 225 runs.
New Zealand quickly dismissed Ntini (16) on the fourth morning to have South Africa all out for 299 runs. Franklin, Oram and Vettori each took two wickets for New Zealand. New Zealand then began their chase for 249 runs and victory with around 165 overs available. New Zealand made a very poor start to the chase, losing Fulton (4) and Mills (0) in the space of three balls to be 2 for 5. South Africa then went into overdrive, dismissing Fleming (6), Astle (2) and Oram (2) to have New Zealand shipwrecked at 6 for 34 when bad light stopped play and lunch was taken. New Zealand managed to stabilise the innings when play resumed and took the total to 73 before McCullum (33) was caught. Bad light again stopped play with the score 7 for 89. Play resumed for only two more overs before New Zealand ended the day effectively in tatters at 7 for 98, still 151 runs from victory.
South Africa took six overs on the final morning to secure victory after Marshall (25), Vettori (38) and Martin (0) were dismissed for New Zealand to be all out for 120 runs. Ntini (5 for 51 off 14 overs) took his 13th five wicket haul and shared the bowling honours with Steyn (5 for 47 off 17 overs) who secured his maiden five wicket haul as South Africa won by 128 runs.
Second Test
Cape Town
27 April - 1 May 2006
South Africa won the toss and elected to field first. The decision did not pay dividends as a wicket did not fall until Papps (22) was bowled just before New Zealand went tot lunch at 1 for 62. South Africa caught Fulton (36) straight after the break and then Styris (11) was caught at 3 for 82 as the home wide seized an advantage. However, South Africa could not keep the momentum going and New Zealand batted through the rest of the session to hold a healthy advantage with the score 3 for 181 at tea. South Africa trapped Astle (50) in front soon after play resumed and later ran out Oram (13) at 5 for 237 before Fleming posted his ninth Test century. South Africa then trapped McCullum (5) in front before New Zealand ended the day well placed at 6 for 265.
South Africa caught Vettori (11) in the third over of the second day at 7 for 279 and had the opportunity to quickly wrap up the innings, however, they failed to take another wicket in the session as New Zealand went to lunch at 7 for 310. South Africa dropped a regulation chance off Fleming after lunch and it proved costly, as Fleming went on to post his third Test 200 late in the session and Franklin was nearing 50 with the new Zealand score 7 for 427 at tea. Indeed, South Africa had to wait until the last ball of the day before Fleming (262) dragged a ball onto his stumps with the score 8 for 535 and New Zealand in complete control. Fleming had set a new personal record high score and the 256 runs eighth wicket partnership was a record by any nation against South Africa.
Franklin posted his maiden Test century on the third morning and New Zealand took the score to 8 for 593 before declaring, with Franklin (122*) and Patel (27*) the not out batsmen. Ntini was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 162 off 43 overs. South Africa began their reply and lost Smith (25) before going to lunch at 1 for 48. New Zealand bowled Dippenaar (47) during the afternoon session, but found the batting conditions they previously enjoyed had not worn off. By tea, South Africa was 2 for 136. Bad light restricted play after tea to only eight overs and South Africa ended the day at 2 for 155, still 239 runs from the follow on target.
New Zealand continued to struggle to make inroads into the South African innings and only managed to catch Kallis (71) late in the morning session. By lunch, South Africa was 3 for 272. South Africa batted through most of the afternoon session while Amla posted his maiden Test century. Again, late in the session, New Zealand broke though when Amla (149) was trapped in front and then 16 runs later, de Villiers (13) was caught. By tea, South Africa was 5 for 361 and within sight of passing the follow on target. New Zealand failed to take a wicket in the final session, which was shortened due to bad light and at stumps, South Africa was 5 for 427
With no hope of a result, the game proceeded into a fifth day and New Zealand dismissed Boucher (33), Boje (0), Nell (12) and Steyn (13) in the morning session while Prince posted his fourth Test century. At lunch, South Africa was 9 for 503. New Zealand dismissed Ntini (11) to have South Africa all out for 512 runs while prince remained not out on 108 runs. Franklin (3 for 95 off 33 overs) and Patel (3 for 117 off 42 overs) shared the bowling honours. New Zealand then began adding to their 81 run lead and batted sedately to see out the remaining overs while losing Papps (20), Fulton (11) and Astle (14) to be 3 for 121 when the draw was finally declared.
Third Test
Johannesburg
5 - 7 May 2006
South Africa won the toss and elected to field first. The decision drew immediate dividends with How (0) and Papps (0) dismissed before a run was conceded and then Styris (0) followed at 3 for 2. New Zealand then began rebuilding and reached 3 for 50 at lunch. However, the innings unravelled during the afternoon session as Astle (20), Fleming (46), McCullum (0), Vettori (2), Franklin (19), Oram (18) and Martin (1) were all dismissed in the space of 62 runs for New Zealand to be all out for 119 runs at tea. Ntini was the best of the bowlers with 58 for 35 off 16 runs, his 14th five-wicket haul in Tests. South Africa began their reply after tea and saw Dippenaar (0) bowled in the first over. South Africa then scored at five runs per over to take the total to 99 runs before Smith (63), Kallis (9) and Amla (56) fell in the space of 32 runs. At stumps, South Africa was 4 for 133, with a lead of 14 runs.
New Zealand struck early on the second morning and the South African innings then fell apart. South Africa lost de Villiers (2), Boucher (0), Prince (32), Hall (5), Steyn (2) and Ntini (8) in the space of 47 runs to be all out for 186 runs. Martin was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 37 off 15 overs, his seventh five-wicket haul in Tests. New Zealand began to erase the 67 runs first innings deficit, but lost How (4) and Papps (15) before going to lunch at 2 for 40. South Africa caught Fleming (37) during the afternoon session, but that was their only wicket as New Zealand regained the lead and went on to be 3 for 148 at tea, with an overall lead of 81 runs. South Africa fought back after tea, dismissing Astle (45), Styris (42) and McCullum (5). However, when bad light stopped play, New Zealand was 6 for 210, with an overall lead of 147 runs, and an opportunity to set a difficult target for the home side.
South Africa caught Oram (27) early on the third morning but struggled until drinks while New Zealand added to their lead. However, after drinks, Franklin (19), Vettori (60) and Martin (0) fell without adding a run and New Zealand was all out for 283 runs. Steyn was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 91 off 22 overs. South Africa was left with a 217 runs victory target and was no wicket for 49 at lunch. South Africa made light work of the run chase, losing Dippenaar (37), Smith (68) Amla (28) and Kallis (13) during the afternoon session whilst scoring at five runs per over. At tea, South Africa was 4 for 167, only 50 runs from victory. New Zealand bowled de Villiers (5) and Boucher (6), but South Africa then reached the victory target with Prince (43*) and Pollock (6*) at the crease to win by four wickets. Franklin was the best of the bowlers with 3 for 67 off 13.3 overs.
