| South Africa first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| AN Petersen | c Patel b Bracewell | 21 | 40 | 43 | 3 | - | |
| *GC Smith | c Watling b Wagner | 54 | 88 | 140 | 8 | - | |
| HM Amla | c Watling b Boult | 110 | 235 | 378 | 8 | - | |
| JH Kallis | c Watling b Bracewell | 8 | 11 | 20 | 2 | - | |
| +AB de Villiers | c Williamson b Patel | 51 | 81 | 107 | 6 | - | |
| F du Plessis | c McCullum b Munro | 137 | 252 | 311 | 14 | 2 | |
| D Elgar | not out | 103 | 170 | 231 | 14 | 1 | |
| RJ Peterson | c Patel b Munro | 8 | 13 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| DW Steyn | c Patel b Bracewell | 5 | 23 | 30 | - | - | |
| RK Kleinveldt | not out | 7 | 13 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| M Morkel | did not bat | | | | | | |
| Extras | (6 b, 8 lb, 3 nb, 4 w) | 21 |
| Total | (8 wickets, declared, 654 minutes, 153.5 overs) | 525 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-29 (Petersen, 9.6 ov), 2-121 (Smith, 30.4 ov), 3-137 (Kallis, 35.4 ov), 4-223 (de Villiers, 61.1 ov), 5-336 (Amla, 97.6 ov), 6-467 (du Plessis, 136.5 ov), 7-481 (Peterson, 142.6 ov), 8-508 (Steyn, 150.1 ov) |
| New Zealand first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| MJ Guptill | c Petersen b Steyn | 1 | 11 | 12 | - | - | |
| *BB McCullum | c Kallis b Peterson | 13 | 61 | 97 | 2 | - | |
| KS Williamson | c Smith b Steyn | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - | |
| DG Brownlie | c de Villiers b Kleinveldt | 10 | 22 | 41 | 2 | - | |
| DR Flynn | lbw b Kleinveldt | 0 | 4 | 10 | - | - | |
| +BJ Watling | c Smith b Morkel | 63 | 87 | 133 | 13 | - | |
| C Munro | c Elgar b Peterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| DAJ Bracewell | c de Villiers b Steyn | 7 | 44 | 52 | - | - | |
| N Wagner | lbw b Steyn | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - | |
| JS Patel | b Steyn | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| TA Boult | not out | 17 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 1 | |
| Extras | (5 lb, 1 w) | 6 |
| Total | (all out, 208 minutes, 44.4 overs) | 121 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-2 (Guptill, 2.6 ov), 2-8 (Williamson, 4.4 ov), 3-27 (Brownlie, 13.3 ov), 4-27 (Flynn, 15.1 ov), 5-39 (McCullum, 20.2 ov), 6-39 (Munro, 20.3 ov), 7-61 (Bracewell, 32.4 ov), 8-62 (Wagner, 34.5 ov), 9-62 (Patel, 36.2 ov), 10-121 (Watling, 44.4 ov) |
| New Zealand second innings (following on) | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| MJ Guptill | b Kleinveldt | 48 | 122 | 155 | 10 | - | |
| *BB McCullum | lbw b Peterson | 11 | 57 | 88 | 1 | - | |
| KS Williamson | b Peterson | 11 | 32 | 42 | 2 | - | |
| DG Brownlie | c de Villiers b Kallis | 53 | 141 | 174 | 8 | - | |
| DR Flynn | c de Villiers b Kleinveldt | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| +BJ Watling | b Steyn | 63 | 117 | 168 | 11 | - | |
| C Munro | c Petersen b Morkel | 15 | 25 | 22 | 3 | - | |
| DAJ Bracewell | c Petersen b Steyn | 0 | 4 | 15 | - | - | |
| N Wagner | c de Villiers b Steyn | 4 | 13 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| TA Boult | c Peterson b Morkel | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| JS Patel | not out | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| Extras | (2 lb, 1 w) | 3 |
| Total | (all out, 358 minutes, 86.4 overs) | 211 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-40 (McCullum, 20.2 ov), 2-64 (Williamson, 30.4 ov), 3-84 (Guptill, 39.3 ov), 4-84 (Flynn, 39.4 ov), 5-182 (Brownlie, 76.1 ov), 6-203 (Munro, 81.5 ov), 7-203 (Watling, 82.4 ov), 8-204 (Bracewell, 84.2 ov), 9-207 (Boult, 85.3 ov), 10-211 (Wagner, 86.4 ov) |
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 15.3 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 27.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 150 in 39.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 200 in 56.3 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 250 in 70.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 300 in 85.5 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 350 in 103.6 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 400 in 120.6 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 450 in 133.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 500 in 146.1 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 50 in 26.4 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 100 in 40.6 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 50 in 24.3 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 100 in 42.5 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 150 in 60.4 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 200 in 81.3 overs
-->
AN Petersen (1) passed 1500 runs in Test matches when he reached 7
-->
GC Smith (1) 50 in 80 balls with 7 fours
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HM Amla (1) 50 in 92 balls with 7 fours
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HM Amla (1) 100 in 187 balls with 8 fours
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AB de Villiers (1) 50 in 79 balls with 6 fours
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AB de Villiers (1) passed 6000 runs in Test matches when he reached 39
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F du Plessis (1) 50 in 94 balls with 4 fours and 1 six
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F du Plessis (1) 100 in 202 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes
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F du Plessis (1) passed his previous highest score of 110 in Test matches
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D Elgar (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Test matches
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D Elgar (1) 50 in 86 balls with 8 fours
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D Elgar (1) 100 in 170 balls with 14 fours and 1 six
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D Elgar (1) passed 5500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 101
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BJ Watling (1) 50 in 75 balls with 11 fours
-->
C Munro made his debut in Test matches
-->
DG Brownlie (2) 50 in 129 balls with 8 fours
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DG Brownlie (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 6
-->
BJ Watling (2) 50 in 92 balls with 9 fours
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BJ Watling (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 35
Day 1
Lunch: South Africa - 99/1 in 27.0 overs (GC Smith 40, HM Amla 32)
Tea: South Africa - 191/3 in 54.0 overs (HM Amla 69, AB de Villiers 29)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 283/4 after 80.1 overs (HM Amla 94, F du Plessis 40)
Day 2
Over 103.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - F du Plessis
Lunch: South Africa - 390/5 in 119.0 overs (F du Plessis 99, D Elgar 31)
Tea: South Africa - 505/7 in 148.0 overs (D Elgar 91, DW Steyn 4)
Over 14.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - BB McCullum
Over 15.1: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - DR Flynn
Day 3
Over 34.5: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - N Wagner
Over 0.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - MJ Guptill
Lunch: New Zealand - 3/0 in 4.0 overs (MJ Guptill 1, BB McCullum 1)
Over 15.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - MJ Guptill
Over 20.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - BB McCullum
Tea: New Zealand - 64/2 in 32.0 overs (MJ Guptill 40, DG Brownlie 0)
Day 4
New Ball Taken: New Zealand 199/5 after 81.1 overs (BJ Watling 63, C Munro
GC Smith (23) and HM Amla (23) added 50 in 82 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the first innings
HM Amla (21) and AB de Villiers (27) added 50 in 101 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket in the first innings
HM Amla (15) and F du Plessis (34) added 50 in 108 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the first innings
HM Amla (27) and F du Plessis (69) added 100 in 172 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the first innings
F du Plessis (22) and D Elgar (30) added 50 in 104 balls for the South Africa 6th wicket in the first innings
F du Plessis (47) and D Elgar (52) added 100 in 200 balls for the South Africa 6th wicket in the first innings
BJ Watling (32) and TA Boult (17) added 50 in 37 balls for the New Zealand 10th wicket in the first innings
DG Brownlie (18) and BJ Watling (34) added 50 in 98 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket in the second innings