The South Africa cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 2022 to play two Test matches. The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. In September 2021, the tour dates were changed slightly due to COVID-19 quarantine requirements for travelling to New Zealand. In November 2021, New Zealand Cricket confirmed the full dates of the tour.
The initial tour schedule had the second Test at the Basin Reserve. However, on 27 January 2022, New Zealand Cricket announced a change to the itinerary, with all the matches moved to the Hagley Oval.
New Zealand won the first Test match inside three days, by an innings and 276 runs. In their first innings, South Africa were bowled out for 95 runs. It was the first time they had been bowled out for less than 100 runs in the first innings of a Test match since 1932. It was South Africa's second-biggest defeat, in terms of innings, in Test cricket, and their first loss to New Zealand since March 2004. South Africa won the second Test by 198 runs to draw the series 1–1, maintaining their unbeaten Test series run against New Zealand.
Squads Tests Tom Latham (c) Tom Blundell (wk) Devon Conway Colin de Grandhomme Cam Fletcher Matt Henry Kyle Jamieson Daryl Mitchell Henry Nicholls Rachin Ravindra Hamish Rutherford Tim Southee Blair Tickner Neil Wagner Will Young Dean Elgar (c) Temba Bavuma Sarel Erwee Zubayr Hamza Simon Harmer Marco Jansen Keshav Maharaj Aiden Markram Wiaan Mulder Lungi Ngidi Duanne Olivier Keegan Petersen Kagiso Rabada Ryan Rickelton Lutho Sipamla Glenton Stuurman Rassie van der Dussen Kyle Verreynne
Ahead of the tour, South Africa's Keegan Petersen was ruled out of the series due to COVID-19 with Zubayr Hamza named as his replacement.
Test series 1st Test
2nd Test
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External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo