New Zealand won the first Test by an innings and 276 runs.
Christchurch, South Africa defeated New Zealand by 198 runs in the second cricket test in the two-match series. Equated to 1. After setting New Zealand a target of 426 runs to win, South Africa won them for 227 with a season remaining. New Zealand won the first Test by an innings and 276 runs. South Africa team was out for 95 and 111 in that match.
South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss and elected to bat. South Africa dominated the match for all five days. Batting first, South Africa scored 364 runs. Opener Sarel Arvi scored a century. After this, New Zealand were dismissed for 293 and took a 71-run lead in the first innings. Kagiso Rabada took five wickets for 60 runs.
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South Africa have won the second Test against New Zealand by 198 runs and claim 12 crucial #WTC23 points
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Kyle Verne, who was wicketkeeping and batting after Quinton de Kock’s abrupt retirement, also scored a century as South Africa declared their second innings at 354 for nine to take a 425-run lead. On the fourth day, New Zealand lost the first three wickets for 25 runs, dashing the hopes of a comeback in the match. Rabada sent Tom Latham and Will Young to the pavilion in the first three overs.
New Zealand started playing 64 for four on the last day. At that time Devon Conway was playing 60 and Tom Blundell was scoring one run. Conway was dismissed for 92 at the end of the first session. Fast bowler Lutho Sipamla sent him to the pavilion. Since then the New Zealand team came under pressure. Blundell and Colin de Grandhomme (18) were dismissed in the first five overs of the second session, which sealed South Africa’s victory. (agency)