| Test 1, 08th Nov 2007 - 12th Nov 2007 |
| South Africa won the toss, elected to bat |
| Stadium | : | New Wanderers Stadium |
| Venue | : | Johannesburg |
| Umpires | : | MR Benson and DJ Harper |
| TV Umpire | : | M Erasmus |
| Referee | : | J Srinath | | Result | : | RSA won by 358 runs | | Man of the Match | : | D Steyn | |
| | Days | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | | Score | RSA:226/10,NZ:41/2 | NZ:118/10,RSA:179/2 | RSA:422/3d,NZ:57/3 | NZ:172/9 | |
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New Zealand 172 / 9 (51.0) Overs
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| Players |
Status |
WW |
Runs |
Balls |
4's |
6's |
S.Rate |
| C D Cumming | c G Smith b D Steyn |  | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 41.18 | | S Fleming | c G Smith b A Nel |  | 17 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 54.84 | | S Styris | c M Boucher b D Steyn |  | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 | | R Taylor
| c J Kallis b A Nel |  | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | | B McCullum | c H Gibbs b D Steyn |  | 26 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 42.62 | | J Oram | c A Nel b P Harris |  | 40 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 48.19 | | M Papps | c AB de Villiers b J Kallis |  | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 | | D Vettori | not out |  | 46 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 79.31 | | I Obrien | c H Amla b D Steyn | | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | C Martin | b D Steyn | | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | S Bond | | | | | | | |
| Extras: 11 (NB-1, WD-2, B-7, LB-1) | | Total : 172/9 (51.0) |
| Fall of Wickets: 12/1( C D Cumming(7)-5 overs),34/2( S Fleming(17)-9.3 overs),39/3( R Taylor
(4)-9.5 overs),60/4( S Styris(16)-18.3 overs),90/5( B McCullum(26)-26.1 overs),109/6( M Papps(5)-33.1 overs),154/7( J Oram(40)-45.4 overs),170/8( I Obrien(0)-48.5 overs),172/9( C Martin(0)-51 overs) |
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