# South African cricket team in New Zealand in 2011–12

The South African cricket team toured New Zealand from 17 February to 27 March 2012. The tour consisted of three Twenty20 (T20), three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Tests.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| New Zealand | South Africa | New Zealand | South Africa | New Zealand | South Africa |
| Ross Taylor (c) Brent Arnel Trent Boult Doug Bracewell Andrew Ellis Martin Guptill Chris Martin Brendon McCullum (wk) Rob Nicol Tim Southee Daniel Vettori BJ Watling Kane Williamson Mark Gillespie | Graeme Smith (c) AB de Villiers (vc) Hashim Amla Mark Boucher (wk) Marchant de Lange Jean-Paul Duminy Imran Tahir Jacques Kallis Morné Morkel Alviro Petersen Robin Peterson Vernon Philander Jacques Rudolph Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe | Brendon McCullum (c) & (wk) Michael Bates Doug Bracewell Andrew Ellis James Franklin Martin Guptill Tom Latham Nathan McCullum Andy McKay Kyle Mills Tarun Nethula Rob Nicol Jesse Ryder Tim Southee Kane Williamson | Hashim Amla Johan Botha Jean-Paul Duminy Faf du Plessis Jacques Kallis Albie Morkel Morné Morkel Justin Ontong Wayne Parnell Robin Peterson Graeme Smith Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe | Brendon McCullum (c) & (wk) Michael Bates Doug Bracewell Colin de Grandhomme Andrew Ellis James Franklin Martin Guptill Ronnie Hira Nathan McCullum Kyle Mills Rob Nicol Jacob Oram Tim Southee Kane Williamson Jesse Ryder | AB de Villiers (c) & (wk) Hashim Amla Johan Botha Marchant de Lange Jean-Paul Duminy Colin Ingram Richard Levi Albie Morkel Morné Morkel Justin Ontong Wayne Parnell Robin Peterson Rusty Theron Lonwabo Tsotsobe |

## Warm-up Game
### T20

* 15 February Scorecard
| South Africa 150/6 (20 overs) | v | Canterbury Wizards 130 (19 overs) |
| Richard Levi 63 (32) George Worker 3/23 (4 overs) | | Matt Henry 42 (17) Jean-Paul Duminy 1/20 (2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 20 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Umpires: Derek Walker and Tim Parlane Player of the match: Martin Guptill
* Canterbury Wizards won the toss and elected to field

## Twenty20 Series
### 1st T20I

* 17 February Scorecard
| South Africa 147/6 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 148/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy 41 (37) Tim Southee 3/28 (4 overs) | | Martin Guptill 78 (55) Jean-Paul Duminy 1/20 (2 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 6 wickets Westpac Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Gary Baxter and Barry Frost Player of the match: Martin Guptill
* New Zealand won the toss and chose to field

### 2nd T20I

* 19 February Scorecard
| New Zealand 173/4 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 174/2 (16 overs) |
| Martin Guptill 47 (35) Johan Botha 1/22 (4 overs) | | Richard Levi 117* (51) Rob Nicol 1/10 (1 over) |
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Gary Baxter Chris Gaffaney (both NZL) Player of the match: Richard Levi (South Africa)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* T20I debut: Marchant de Lange (South Africa)

### 3rd T20I

* 22 February Scorecard
| South Africa 165/7 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 162/7 (20 overs) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy 38 (20) Rob Nicol 2/20 (3 overs) | | Jesse Ryder 52 (42) Johan Botha 2/20 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 3 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney (both NZL) Player of the match: Johan Botha (South Africa)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

## ODI Series
### 1st ODI

* 25 February 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 253/9 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 254/4 (45.2 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 56 (67) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2/41 (10 overs) | | AB de Villiers 106 (106) Kyle Mills 1/27 (7 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 wickets Westpac Stadium, Wellington Umpires: CB Gaffaney and RK Illingworth Player of the match: AB de Villiers (South Africa)
* New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat.

### 2nd ODI

* 29 February Scorecard
| New Zealand 230 (47.3 overs) | v | South Africa 231/4 (38.2 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 85 (96) Morné Morkel 5/38 (9.3 overs) | | Hashim Amla 92 (107) Tarun Nethula 2/60 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Aleem Dar and Gary Baxter Player of the match: Morné Morkel
* South Africa won the toss and decided to field

### 3rd ODI

* 3 March Scorecard
| New Zealand 206 (47 overs) | v | South Africa 208/5 (43.2 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 47 (59) Marchant de Lange 4/46 (9 overs) | | Hashim Amla 76 (89) Rob Nicol 2/14 (3.2 overs) |
* South Africa won by 5 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Marchant de Lange
* South Africa won the toss and decided to field
* ODI debut: Marchant de Lange (South Africa)

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 7–11 March Scorecard
* Match drawn University Oval, Dunedin Umpires: Aleem Dar and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Graeme Smith (South Africa)
* New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
* Day 1 was shortened to 59 overs due to morning rain. Day 5 was abandoned due to rain.

### 2nd Test

* 15–19 March Scorecard
* South Africa won by 9 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Vernon Philander (South Africa)
* South Africa won the toss and decided to field

### 3rd Test

* 23–27 March Scorecard
* Match drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Aleem Dar and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Morné Morkel (South Africa)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.