New Zealand v South Africa
South Africa in New Zealand, 2003-04
Colin Bryden
15-Apr-2005
At Napier, March 2, 2004. New Zealand won by five wickets. Toss: South Africa.
Smith won the toss for the fifth time in six matches, and again made the wrong decision. (In
fact he called right at Dunedin, too, but the game was washed out and Fleming won the toss on
the reserve day.) This time he took first use of a pitch that looked good for batting but actually
gave the New Zealand seamers assistance. An early finish seemed likely while South Africa were
floundering to 29 for five, then 40 for six. Prince and Klusener repaired some damage, though the
highest stand - a South African tenth-wicket record of 67 - came from Morkel and the hard-hitting
Ntini. In reply, Papps, who had heard the previous day that he would be in New Zealand's Test
squad for the first time, played a sound, technically correct innings and ensured a comfortable win.
Man of the Match: M. H. W. Papps.