New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06

New Zealand Cricket Team in South Africa in 2005-06
	New Zealand	South Africa
Dates	21 October 2005 – 7 May 2006
Captains	Stephen Fleming	Graeme Smith
Test series
Result	South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	Stephen Fleming (351)	Hashim Amla (233)
Most wickets	James Franklin (15)	Makhaya Ntini (20)
Player of the series	Makhaya Ntini
One Day International series
Results	South Africa won the 5-match series 4–0
Most runs	Lou Vincent (167)	Graeme Smith (161)
Most wickets	Shane Bond (6)	Makhaya Ntini (8)
Player of the series	Justin Kemp

The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches in the 2005–06 season. Owing to South Africa's busy schedule, the tour was split into two legs, one to be played in October 2005 with the six limited overs matches (one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals), and the second leg to be played in April and May 2006, including three Test matches. Before the limited overs series began, New Zealand were ranked third on the ICC ODI Championship table, two places ahead of their hosts South Africa . However, New Zealand had never won an ODI series in South Africa before this tour , and they were not to do it this summer either. In fact, New Zealand did not win a single one of the five matches, and only the rain – which sent the fourth match into a no-result – prevented the Kiwis from going down 0–5. The test series was similarly disappointing for New Zealand, with South Africa claiming it 2-0. After two series losses to Australia it was a satisfying result for the South Africans.

New Zealanders won by 19 runs (D/L method)

New Zealanders won by 103 runs

GC Smith 61 (43)
JS Patel 4–0–20–3

Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Umpires: IL Howell (SAF) and BG Jerling (SAF)
Man of the Match: JS Patel (NZ)

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