New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2017 Venue: University Oval, Dunedin Date & Time: Mar 08-Mar 12, 11:00 AM LOCAL
du Plessis 52(117)
58.5
Neesham to du Plessis, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone
58.4
Neesham to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and just outside off , defended towards the off-side
58.3
Neesham to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis has been given OUT LBW, he reviews immediately. It's a fair delivery, jagged back in sharply and beat du Plessis on the inside edge, nothing on the HotSpot, but has it grazed the inside edge before thudding onto the pads? Umpire Rod Tucker says he can clearly see a spike, there's daylight between bat and pad and asks Dharmasena to reverse his decision. Lovely ball from Neesham, shortened his length and got this one to jag back into the right-hander, du Plessis was caught in his crease as he looked to defend, gets an inside edge before the ball hit the pads - above the knee-roll
58.2
Neesham to du Plessis, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, du Plessis gets a good stride forward and drives it towards mid-on
58.1
Neesham to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, defended towards the off-side
57.6
Santner to Elgar, no run, Santner drifts one wider of off, Elgar gets his pads across, cov ers the line and lets it go
57.2
Santner to du Plessis, FOUR, lovely shot, du Plessis gets to his fifty with a gorgeous cover-drive, came down the track, made room as he did so and drives it past cover, no need to run for those
57.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on the stumps, du Plessis plays with a straight bat and finds mid-on with the drive
56.6
Neesham to Elgar, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
55.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, looks to force it away through the off-side but fails to get it away
55.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, throws his arms into a drive to find the man at cover
55.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, comes down to a flighted ball and ekes out a tentative push back to the bowler
55.2
Santner to du Plessis, 2 runs, the scoop paddle and it goes away into the fine leg region for a couple. He plays that shot a lot to alter the line of the bowler
55.1
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, takes the full ball and clips the drive to find the man at mid-on. Single taken..
54.5
Wagner to du Plessis, FOUR, poor shot and four..huh..The back foot punch earlier in the over had tons and gallons of grace to it..This was a loose drive outside off and it trimmed the outer half of the willow to go away through the gully region
54.4
Wagner to Elgar, 1 run, jumps up in the air and tucks it awkwardly onto the on-side for a single. That was fast, at the body and really cramped the batsman for room
53.6
Santner to Elgar, no run, pushes at it and gets it back to the bowler as the ball dipped in front of the face of the batsman to almost scoop up
53.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, kept out with a defence into the on-side as the ball nipped in
53.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, jumps out again and knocks it away into the on-side
53.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, comes down the track, the bowler guessed the preempted move and dragged the trajectory down to almost beat the batsman in flight. In the end du Plessis hustles into a jab into the off-side
53.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flat and short, du Plessis goes back to tap it down
52.6
Wagner to Elgar, no run, pushes the batsman back with a length delivery zoning in towards the sticks for the batsman to combat it by staying behind the line of the ball
52.3
Wagner to Elgar, 1 run, slightly back of a length and Elgar keeps the pull down by hitting it on top of the bounce. Man at deep square leg hauls it back
51.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, turning away after landing on a length and the batsman goes back to ride the bounce and cover the line of the ball
51.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, draws the batsman forward with a loopy ball and du Plessis kills it down
51.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, looks to go inside out but all along the turf to find the man at short cover
51.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, quicker and du Plessis jams it out with a hurried action of the bat
51.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flighted and on the sticks for du Plessis to come forward and defend
50.6
Wagner to Elgar, no run, on a good length outside off and Elgar leaves it alone as he had a good look at the line before letting it go
49.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler with a soft touch
49.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, stays back and knocks it into the on-side by playing it with the turn
49.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, defends it into the off-side
49.2
Santner to du Plessis, 2 runs, turns it away onto the on-side as the ball was again darted in. Overthrow from the deep allows the extra run
49.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, that was a quick delivery and missed the tuck for the bowler and the keeper to shout a huge appeal. They decide against reviewing it..
48.6
Wagner to du Plessis, 1 run, high elbowed drive into a delivery angling across and the man at mid-off was slow off the blocks to allow the steal from the batters
48.5
Wagner to Elgar, 1 run, gets the ball to jag back in and the batsman turns it away into the on-side for a single
47.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, another dance down the track and then the wristy clip to find the man at mid-wicket. Intentions of a single never materialized..
47.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, skips down the track and clips the drive to mid-on
47.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, slight dip and nipping in for the batsman to turn it on the on-side
47.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flattish outside off and that has been pushed away into the off-side
47.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, cautious drive back to the bowler as the ball was tossed up
46.6
Jeetan Patel to Elgar, no run, tossed up and spinning away from outside off, left alone
45.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, slower and just outside off, du Plessis gets forward and drives it towards the off-side
45.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, Santner floats one on the middle-stump line, turned towards the on-side
45.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flatter and just outside off, du Plessis backs away and cuts it straight to cover
45.2
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, tossed up on off, Elgar lunges forward, plays with the turn and gets it into the gap past mid-wicket
44.5
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, flighted on the stumps, worked to the left of mid-on
44.4
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, pushed through outside off, du Plessis covers the line and lets it go
44.3
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery and wider of off, du Plessis finds cover with the drive
44.2
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, flatter and on the stumps, du Plessis goes back and clips it towards FSL
44.1
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, Jeetan tosses one on off, du Plessis gets his bat in front of the pads and then blocks
43.6
Santner to du Plessis, 1 run, flighted and just outside off, allows du Plessis to get forward and drive it wide of mid-off
43.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, Santner tosses one on the stumps, du Plessis gets a big stride forward and nudges it towards the on-side
43.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, slower and on on off, du Plessis gets well forward and defends
43.3
Santner to du Plessis, FOUR, New Zealand have been sloppy in the field, du Plessis shimmied down the track, gets close to the ball and drives it against the spin towards mid-on. The fielder was eyeing a run-out chance, lost sight with the ball and lets it go right through him, rolls away to the fence
43.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, pushed through on off, du Plessis gets behind the line and defends it with a straight bat
43.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, tossed up on the stumps, du Plessis gets forward and drives it towards mid-on
42.6
Jeetan Patel to Elgar, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Elgar gets half-forward and turns it towards the on-side
42.4
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, Jeetan drifts one into du Plessis and gets it to spin and bounce into the batsman, du Plessis was shuffling across and looked to work it behidn square, gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball lobbed to FSL
42.3
Jeetan Patel to Elgar, 1 run, Jeetan tosses one on Elgar's pads, worked away behind square on the on-side for a single
41.5
Boult to du Plessis, no run, the yorker from Boult, full and tailed back in slightly. du Plessis got his left leg out of the way, presented a straight bat and punches it to mid-off
41.4
Boult to du Plessis, no run, short of a good length and going away with the angle, du Plessis watches it all along, trusts the bounce, lifts his bat and lets it go
41.3
Boult to du Plessis, no run, short and wide of off, du Plessis hangs back on the cut, no timing on the shot and the ball rolls away towards cover
41.2
Boult to du Plessis, no run, on a good length and just outside off, driven to the right of cover where the fielder makes a tumbling stop
41.1
Boult to du Plessis, no run, back of a length and just outside off, du Plessis stands tall and punches it towards the off-side
40.6
Jeetan Patel to Elgar, 2 runs, too straight from Jeetan, ends up drifting onto Elgar's pads, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a couple of runs
38.5
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, FOUR, edged and four, nice drift for Jeetan, went wider with a well tossed up delivery, invited du Plessis to drive. He can't resist, went with hard hands and gets a thick edge past the lone slip slip fielder
38.4
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, flatter and on off, worked away off the back-foot towards the on-side
38.3
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, Jeetan drifts one just outside off, du Plessis was slightly caught in the crease as he defends it towards the off-side
38.2
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, Jeetan tosses one on the off-stump line, worked away in front of square on the on-side
38.1
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, tossed up and drifting onto du Plessis, worked away towards FSL
37.6
Santner to Elgar, no run, Santner bowls one with a flatter trajectory, Elgar shuffles across and nudges it towards mid-on
37.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, tossed up just outside off, du Plessis gets forward, plays with a slightly open face and finds cover with the drive
37.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flatter and on the stumps, du Plessis goes back and turns it towards FSL
36.6
Boult to Elgar, no run, on a good length and in that channel around off, Elgar presses across and defends it towards mid-off
35.6
Santner to du Plessis, 1 run, good running from du Plessis, nudged oone to the right of mid-on and scampers across for a quick single
35.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, Santner tosses one on off, du Plessis gets a good stride forward and pushes it back at the bowler
35.4
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, Santner drifts one on off, nudged in front of mid-on for a single
34.6
Boult to Elgar, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Elgar stays back and pushes it towards the off-side
33.5
Santner to Elgar, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Elgar gets a good stride forward and works it towards long-on for a single
33.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, slower and just outside off, du Plessis gets well forward and drives it towards mid-off
33.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery on off, du Plessis gets forward and defends
32.6
Boult to Elgar, no run, tad fuller and holding its line outside off, Elgar prods across, lifts his bat and lets it go
31.5
Santner to du Plessis, no run, was it a chance? Yes, but that was a tough one, flew past Latham even before he could react. This was drifted into the right-hander, du Plessis went with hard hands on the push, gets a thick inside edge that lobs past the man under the helmet, he got his right-hand up, but it was a bit too late
31.4
Santner to du Plessis, no run, Santner tosses one wider of off, pushed towards the off-side
31.3
Santner to du Plessis, no run, slower and just outside off, du Plessis gets half-forward and defends it towards the off-side
31.2
Santner to du Plessis, no run, Santner slides one onto the pads of du Plessis, nudged towards the on-side
31.1
Santner to du Plessis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, du Plessis gets behind the line and punches it towards the off-side
30.6
Wagner to Elgar, no run, blocks that into the off-side and the man at gully defends it for lunch to be taken..
28.5
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it in, du Plessis defends it back into the deck
28.4
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, another leave from du Plessis as the line and length was a combo of being a tempter
28.3
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, some curve on a fullish length outside off and Faf defends it out
28.2
Wagner to du Plessis, FOUR, best shot of the day? That was a gift outside off and du Plessis leant into the drive with elan. The stride towards the line of the ball ensured he was in complete control of the shot..
28.1
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, covers the line of the ball and defends it into the on-side
27.6
Jeetan Patel to Elgar, no run, the ball bounces a tad extra outside off as it jumps of from length but Elgar had the line covered to block it into the off-side
26.5
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, full delivery aimed for the sticks, du Plessis on-drives with a closed face of the bat
26.4
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, full and moving away, du Plessis lets it go
26.3
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, stays behind the line of the ball and defends it into the off-side
26.2
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, just opens the face of the blade on that angling away delivery. The second slip fielder stops it
26.1
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, looks to drive on the up and the ball trims the inside half of the bat to go away into the mid-on region
25.6
Jeetan Patel to Elgar, no run, down onto the pads and tucked away to square leg
25.3
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, FOUR, outside off, flattish and du Plessis just ran it down to send it to the fence at deep third man
25.2
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, FOUR, the big booming broom! That was fetched from well outside off and was sent away to backward square on the on-side. He got outside the line of the ball and swept it
25.1
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, 2 runs, the ball skids on outside off and du Plessis opened the face of the bat at the time of impact to run it down into the off-side for a couple
24.6
Wagner to Elgar, no run, drives it on the up but finds the man at mid-off
23.5
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, the skidder as it lands on the seam and straightens for Faf to defend it
23.4
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, was there bat? The ball lobbed up and landed between FSL and short-mid. That turned in and lobbed up after hitting the pad on the forward prod
23.3
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, too full and the batsman plays the drive to find the man at mid-wicket
23.2
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, shuffles across and defends it by staying behind the line of the ball
23.1
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, flat and outside off, du Plessis lets it go
22.6
Wagner to Elgar, no run, dug in short and the batsman ducks under it to let it go
21.5
Jeetan Patel to du Plessis, no run, dip, slight turn, put away into the on-side with a push
21.4
Jeetan Patel to Elgar, 1 run, on the pads and nurdled away into the on-side for a single
20.4
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, banged in short and the batsman pivots nicely onto the back foot to pull it away but the man at square leg dives to stop it
20.3
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, pushes forward and softly pushes the ball away into the off-side
20.2
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, angling away and du Plessis is happy to play the leave
20.1
Wagner to du Plessis, no run, that nips in from the surface and du Plessis presents the full face of the bat to push it back to the bowler
19.6
Jeetan Patel to Elgar, no run, defends it out into the deck as the ball was aimed at the sticks
LATEST NEWS
LATEST PHOTOS
Sat, Apr 12 2025
Fri, Apr 11 2025
Thu, Apr 10 2025
Wed, Apr 09 2025
Tue, Apr 08 2025
Tue, Apr 08 2025