New Zealand national cricket team in South Africa in the 2016 season

The New Zealand national cricket team tour to South Africa in the 2016 season took place from August 19 to 31, 2016. The international cricket tour was part of the 2016 international cricket season and included two tests . South Africa won the series 1–0.

prehistory

South Africa previously played a three-nation tournament , New Zealand a tour in Zimbabwe . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2015 season in South Africa .

Stages

Centurion Durban (SSK)

Tour venues

The following stadiums were chosen as the venue.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Centurion Park	Centurion	22,000	2nd test
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	Durban	25,000	1st test

Squad lists

New Zealand named their squad on June 9, 2016. New Zealand named their squad on August 2, 2016.

test
South Africa	New Zealand
Faf du Plessis ( K ) Kyle Abbott Hashim Amla Temba Bavuma Stephen Cook Quinton de Kock ( wk ) JP Duminy Dean Elgar Chris Morris Wayne Parnell Vernon Philander Dane Piedt Kagiso Rabada Dale Steyn Stiaan van Zyl	Kane Williamson ( K ) Trent Boult Doug Bracewell Mark Craig Martin Guptill Matt Henry Tom Latham Henry Nicholls Luke Ronchi Jeet Raval Mitchell Santner Ish Sodhi Tim Southee Ross Taylor Neil Wagner BJ Watling ( wk )

Testing

First test in Durban

August 19-23 Scorecard	Durban	South Africa 263 (87.4)	-	New Zealand 15-2 (12)
		draw

Just seven weeks before the test, the grass surface in the stadium was replaced. Heavy rains since then caused too little grass growth on the playing area. When heavy rains occurred again during the game, the ground was not able to absorb it in the remaining game time and to ensure a safe game.

Second test in Durban

August 27-30 scorecard	Centurion	South Africa 481-8d (154) & 132-7d (47)	-	New Zealand 214 (58.3) & 195 (58.2)
		South Africa wins with 204 runs

Web links

• The tour on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Raval earns NZ call, Sodhi returns ( English ) Cricinfo. June 9, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
2. ↑ Firdose Moonda: De Villiers, Morkel ruled out of New Zealand Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
3. ↑ Firdose Moonda: Relaid Kingsmead outfield raises concerns ( English ) Cricinfo. August 18, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
4. ↑ Firdose Moonda: 'Player safety was the main concern and we respect that' - du Plessis ( English ) Cricinfo. August 23, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.