| South African cricket team in New Zealand in 2021–22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| New Zealand | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 17 February – 1 March 2022 | ||
| Captains | Tom Latham | Dean Elgar | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Colin de Grandhomme (183) | Kyle Verreynne (188) | |
| Most wickets | Matt Henry (14) | Kagiso Rabada (10) | |
| Player of the series | Matt Henry (NZ) | ||
TheSouth Africa cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 2022 to play twoTest matches.[1][2] The Test series formed part of the2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[3][4] In September 2021, the tour dates were changed slightly due toCOVID-19 quarantine requirements for travelling to New Zealand.[5][6] In November 2021,New Zealand Cricket confirmed the full dates of the tour.[7]
The initial tour schedule had the second Test at theBasin Reserve.[8] However, on 27 January 2022,New Zealand Cricket announced a change to the itinerary, with all the matches moved to theHagley Oval.[9]
New Zealand won the first Test match inside three days, by an innings and 276 runs.[10] In their first innings, South Africa were bowled out for 95 runs.[11] It was the first time they had been bowled out for less than 100 runs in the first innings of a Test matchsince 1932.[12] It was South Africa's second-biggest defeat, in terms of innings, in Test cricket,[13] and their first loss to New Zealand sinceMarch 2004.[14] South Africa won the second Test by 198 runs to draw the series 1–1,[15] maintaining their unbeaten Test series run against New Zealand.[16]
| Tests | |
|---|---|
 New Zealand[17] |  South Africa[18] |
Ahead of the tour, South Africa'sKeegan Petersen was ruled out of the series due toCOVID-19 withZubayr Hamza named as his replacement.[19]
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New Zealand won by an innings and 276 runs Hagley Oval,Christchurch Umpires:Chris Brown (NZ) andChris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match:Matt Henry (NZ) |
25 February – 1 March 2022 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 198 runs Hagley Oval,Christchurch Umpires:Chris Brown (NZ) andWayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match:Kagiso Rabada (SA) |
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