Du Plessis broke a run of 22 consecutive toss-winning skippers who decided to field first in New Zealand-hosted tests. The most nervous man at the venue was presumably Mike Davies, a groundsman in his maiden test. Related Content Live blog: Black Caps v South Africa, 1st test, day one Calls for ICC to come down hard on Steve Smith Cricket: Australia rolled by IndiaHis entry into the attack in the sixth over provided a surreal feel to play. The last time New Zealand played two spinners at home was when Patel and Daniel Vettori teamed up against Australia at Hamilton in March 2010. Conversely, South Africa have won three consecutive rubbers since August against New Zealand, Australia and Sri Lanka under their new skipper.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 08, 2017 00:34 UTC