Rachin Ravindra scored a double century in the match
NZ vs SA 1st Test: South Africa cricket team is currently on New Zealand tour for a two-match Test series. So the first test match of this tour ended today on 7th February, in which the host team has achieved a big victory over South Africa by 281 runs.
So with this victory of South Africa, cricket fans are seen giving strong reactions through social media. Young player Rachin Ravindra, who scored a double century in the match, was awarded the Player of the Match award.
New Zealand vs South Africa, status of first test match:
If we give you information about this match played at Bay Oval, Mtganui, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl and New Zealand, batting first, scored 511 runs in the first innings. In the match, Rachin Ravindra batted brilliantly and scored an inning of 240 runs. Apart from this, Kane Williamson played an inning of 118 runs.
So after this, South Africa’s first innings was limited to 162 runs in 72.5 overs. Keegan Pietersen scored 45 runs in the first innings for South Africa and was the top scorer for the team. In bowling, Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner took 3-3 wickets for the Kiwi team, while Kyle Jamieson and Rachin Ravindra took 2-2 wickets.
After taking a lead of 349 runs in the first innings, New Zealand declared their second innings at 179 runs losing 4 wickets and set South Africa a target of 529 runs to win. But when South Africa came to bat in the second innings, it lost all its wickets at a total score of 247 runs. In the match, New Zealand defeated South Africa by 281 runs.
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