# New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2000–01

The New Zealand national cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing six One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Test matches, as well as five tour matches, between 18 October and 12 December 2000. South Africa won the ODI series 5–0 after the first match was rained off during play. They also won the Test series 2–0; the third match finished in a draw as play was not possible on three of the five scheduled days.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs |
| New Zealand | South Africa | New Zealand | South Africa |
| Stephen Fleming (c) Nathan Astle Hamish Marshall Chris Martin Craig McMillan Shayne O'Connor Adam Parore Mark Richardson Mathew Sinclair Craig Spearman Scott Styris Daryl Tuffey Brooke Walker Kerry Walmsley Paul Wiseman | Shaun Pollock (c) Mark Boucher (vc & wk) Shafiek Abrahams Nicky Boje Daryll Cullinan Boeta Dippenaar Allan Donald Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener Neil McKenzie Makhaya Ntini | Stephen Fleming (c) Geoff Allott Nathan Astle Chris Cairns Chris Harris Craig McMillan Chris Nevin Shayne O'Connor Adam Parore Craig Spearman Scott Styris Daryl Tuffey Roger Twose Brooke Walker Paul Wiseman | Shaun Pollock (c) Mark Boucher (vc & wk) Shafiek Abrahams Nicky Boje Daryll Cullinan Boeta Dippenaar Allan Donald Andrew Hall Jacques Kallis Gary Kirsten Lance Klusener Makhaya Ntini Jonty Rhodes Roger Telemachus |

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 20 October 2000 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 191/2 (38 overs) | v | New Zealand |
| Nicky Boje 105* (93) Chris Harris 1/32 (7 overs) | | |
* No result Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Dave Orchard and Rudi Koertzen
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain stopped play for 80 minutes after 33 overs of the South Africa innings with no loss of overs, before causing the game to be called off after 38 overs.

### 2nd ODI

* 22 October 2000 Scorecard
| New Zealand 194/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 197/4 (46.4 overs) |
| Nathan Astle 58 (105) Shaun Pollock 2/32 (10 overs) | | Nicky Boje 64 (83) Chris Harris 2/39 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Danzel Becker and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Nicky Boje (SA)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* Brooke Walker (NZ) made his ODI debut.

### 3rd ODI

* 25 October 2000 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 324/4 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 189 (33.4 overs) |
| Nicky Boje 129 (114) Chris Cairns 2/62 (8 overs) | | Nathan Astle 46 (64) Shaun Pollock 3/37 (7.4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 115 runs (D/L method) Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Barry Lambson and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Nicky Boje (SA)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain stopped play for 90 minutes after 4.2 overs of the New Zealand innings. This caused a loss of 7 overs, giving New Zealand a revised target of 305 runs.

### 4th ODI

* 28 October 2000 Scorecard
| New Zealand 287/6 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 289/5 (48.5 overs) |
| Roger Twose 89 (91) Jacques Kallis 2/46 (8 overs) | | Gary Kirsten 101 (107) Scott Styris 2/56 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 5 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Brian Jerling and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Gary Kirsten (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* The ball was changed after 40 overs of the New Zealand innings.

### 5th ODI

* 1 November 2000 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 114/5 (32.4 overs) | v | South Africa 158/4 (30.3 overs) |
| Roger Twose 38 (52) Makhaya Ntini 2/21 (8 overs) | | Jacques Kallis 50* (81) Nathan Astle 2/32 (5 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 wickets (D/L method) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Dave Orchard and Wilf Diedricks Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain stopped play after 27.2 overs of the New Zealand innings, causing a reduction of 1 over per side, and again after 32.4 overs, causing the closure of the New Zealand innings. South Africa's target was revised to 153 runs off 32 overs.

### 6th ODI

* 4 November 2000 Scorecard
| New Zealand 256/9 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 258/7 (50 overs) |
| Roger Twose 103 (115) Roger Telemachus 3/30 (10 overs) | | Jonty Rhodes 69 (80) Shayne O'Connor 3/55 (9 overs) |
* South Africa won by 3 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Ian Howell and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Shafiek Abrahams (SA) made his ODI debut.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 17–21 November 2000 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 5 wickets Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Jacques Kallis and Makhaya Ntini (both SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bad light stopped play with 8.2 overs remaining in Day 2.
* Brooke Walker and Chris Martin (both NZ) made their Test debuts.

### 2nd Test

* 30 November – 4 December 2000 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 7 wickets St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zim) and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Neil McKenzie (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd Test

* 8–12 December 2000 Scorecard
* Match drawn Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Dave Orchard and George Sharp (Eng) Player of the match: Chris Scott (groundsman)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain prevented play on Days 1, 3 and 4.
* Hamish Marshall (NZ) and Mfuneko Ngam (SA) made their Test debuts.

## Tour matches
### 50-over: Gauteng v New Zealanders

* 18 October 2000 Scorecard
| New Zealanders 296/5 (50 overs) | v | Gauteng 217/6 (50 overs) |
| Nathan Astle 137 (167) Andrew Hall 1/48 (10 overs) | | Adam Bacher 54 (73) Brooke Walker 4/32 (10 overs) |
* New Zealanders won by 79 runs Soweto Cricket Oval, Soweto Umpires: Barry Lambson and Satish Jivan Player of the match: Nathan Astle (NZ)
* New Zealanders won the toss and elected to bat.

### Three-day: Boland v New Zealanders

* 7–9 November 2000 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Ian Howell and Wilf Diedricks
* New Zealanders won the toss and elected to bat.

### Three-day: North West v New Zealanders

* 11–13 November 2000 Scorecard
* New Zealanders won by 265 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Andrew O'Connor and Barry Lambson
* New Zealanders won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over: Border v New Zealanders

* 24 November 2000 Scorecard
| Border 226/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealanders 227/8 (49 overs) |
| Laden Gamiet 84 (103) Nathan Astle 4/25 (11 overs) | | Craig McMillan 55 (44) Steven Pope 4/38 (10 overs) |
* New Zealanders won by 2 wickets Ntselamanzi, Alice Umpires: Laird King and Ntsikelelo Majiza Player of the match: Laden Gamiet (Border)
* New Zealanders won the toss and elected to field.
* Steven Pope replaced Ian Mitchell as wicket-keeper for Border after 47 overs of the New Zealanders innings.

### Three-day: Border v New Zealanders

* 25–27 November 2000 Scorecard
* New Zealanders won by 211 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Craig Schoof and Ian Howell
* New Zealanders won the toss and elected to bat.