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
Tour venues |
The following stadiums were chosen as the venue.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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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.
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Testing
First test in Durban
August 19-23 Scorecard |
Durban |
![]() 263 (87.4) |
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![]() 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 |
![]() 481-8d (154) & 132-7d (47) |
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![]() 214 (58.3) & 195 (58.2) |
South Africa wins with 204 runs |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Raval earns NZ call, Sodhi returns ( English ) Cricinfo. June 9, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda: De Villiers, Morkel ruled out of New Zealand Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda: Relaid Kingsmead outfield raises concerns ( English ) Cricinfo. August 18, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda: 'Player safety was the main concern and we respect that' - du Plessis ( English ) Cricinfo. August 23, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.