New Zealand vs South Africa Test series 2021-22
2nd Test:
Second and last Test of the 2 match series between New Zealand and South Africa is going to be played at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch starting from February 25th 2022.
New Zealand vs South Africa History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the seventeenth bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 0 times. Whereas the opponent won 13 times. 3 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 6 series in a span of 18 years, from 2003-04 to present, where New Zealand won 0 times and South Africa won 6 times.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against South Africa was 2 series from 1961-62 to 1994-95.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against New Zealand was 6 series from 2003-04 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against New Zealand was 16 series from 1931-32 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against South Africa are LLLLL.
Matches:
The teams completed 46 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 5 times, whereas the opponent won 25 times with 16 draws.
The teams played 4 consecutive tests without any draw from 1994 to 1999, in which New Zealand won 1 time and South Africa won 3 times.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against South Africa was 1 match (5 times) in 1962, in 1962, in 1994, in 2004 and in 2022.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against South Africa was 5 matches from 1962 to 1994.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against New Zealand was 3 matches (5 times) from 1932 to 1953, from 1954 to 1961, from 1994 to 1999, from 1999 to 2000 and from 2006 to 2012.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against New Zealand was 16 matches from 2004 to 2022.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against South Africa are WDLDL.
Kiwi Backyard:
Series:
When touring New Zealand by South Africa, the teams met to play bilateral series 8 times, out of them, the host never won the series, yet and the visitors won 6 times. 2 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 2 series (thrice) in a span of 32 years, from 1931-32 to 1963-64, in a span of 9 years, from 1994-95 to 2003-04 and in a span of 10 years, from 2011-12 to present, every time New Zealand won 0 series, whereas South Africa won twice.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against South Africa was 1 series (twice) in 1963-64 and in 2003-04.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against New Zealand was 2 series (thrice) from 1931-32 to 1963-64, from 1994-95 to 2003-04 and from 2011-12 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against New Zealand was 8 series from 1931-32 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against South Africa are LLDLL.
Matches:
On the soil of New Zealand, the teams faced each other 21 times. Out of them, New Zealand received victories 2 times and South Africa won 8 times with 11 draws.
The teams played consecutive 3 tests without any draw from 1932 to 1953, in which New Zealand won 0 games whereas South Africa won all 3 matches.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against South Africa was 1 match (twice) in 2004 and in 2022.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against South Africa was 4 matches from 1953 to 1995.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against New Zealand was 3 matches from 1932 to 1953.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against New Zealand was 12 matches from 1932 to 2004.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against South Africa are WDLDD.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the second rank (New Zealand (117)) and fifth rank (South Africa (99)) teams. The host is 18 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 454 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 109 times and lost 177 times. 168 outings were completed as a Draw.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will earn 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking, while becoming the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 7 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will earn a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 5 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
In case of drawing the series, the team will lose 2 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are WWLLD.
Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2021-22 Test Series – 1st Test
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 449 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 171 times and lost 154 times. 124 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will earn 8 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 4 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will gain 6 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose a couple (2) points without any impact in the ranking.
In case of drawing the series, the team will gain 2 points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are LWWLW.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Christchurch shows the weather would be partly cloudy on the first two days, then cloudy on the third day and mostly cloudy on the last two days. there would be very less chance of rain for all 5 days, as the precipitation percentage would be below 1% to 17%. The temperature would be between 15 to 19 degree Celsius. The speed of wind would be between 12 to 30 kmph.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which never happened, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are – – – – -.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 6 times and lost 3 times with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLWWL.
Bangladesh tour of New Zealand 2021-22 Test Series – 2nd Test
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 5 matches from 2018 to present.
The longest streak of a draw at the venue was a (1) match in 2018.
The first batting team won the matches 3 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the matches 6 times with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWLLW.
Overall, 6 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 3 times with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLWWL.
Home Side:
Particularly, for New Zealand, the team won the toss 6 times in 10 games. The team won 5 times and never lost, yet with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWDW.
The host never lost a game after winning the toss.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWLW -.
The visiting side never won the outing after winning the toss since 2016.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 659 in 2018, and the highest successful chase 201 in 2016.
The first innings lowest total was 95 in 2022, and the highest total was 521 runs in 2022. For the second inning, the lowest total was 104 runs in 2018, whereas the highest was 659 runs in 2021. For the third inning, the lowest total was 111 runs in 2022, whereas the highest was 584 runs in 2018. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 236 (completed innings) in 2018, whereas the highest was 256 runs in 2018.
The batting average of the first innings is 29.92 and 32.09 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 29.26, and 41.10 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 1 time at the venue. New Zealand won the encounter, whereas South Africa is still searching for the first encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against South Africa at the venue are W – – – -.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has an excellent record at the venue, as the team won 8 times out of 10 played games and lost just 1 time with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are WWWWW.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a poor record, as the team never won, yet and lost an (1) only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are L – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
New Zealand:
The home side would like to go with a winning combination.
New Zealand Eleven: T. Latham, W. Young, D. Conway, H. Nicholls, D. Mitchell, T. Blundell, C. de Grandhomme, K. Jamieson, T. Southee, N. Wegner, M. Henry
South Africa:
The team would like to go with W. Mulder in place of A. Markram and L. Sipamla in place of G. Stuurman.
South Africa Eleven: D. Elgar, S. Erwee, R. van der Dussen, T. Bavuma, K. Verreynne, Z. Hamza, W. Mulder, M. Jansen, K. Rabada, D. Olivier, L. Sipamla
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”.
