The South Africa cricket team toured New Zealand in February 2024 to play two

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. The series was contested for the Tangiwai Shield. The trophy commemorated the tragic events of 1953, when 151 people on the train from

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- including Nerissa Love, the fiancé of New Zealand fast bowler Bob Blair - lost their lives in the rail disaster. The disaster coincided with the second Test between New Zealand and South Africa, where Bob Blair was playing the match. Going into the series, South Africa had never lost a Test series against New Zealand, in 17 meetings. New Zealand won the first Test by 281 runs. New Zealand also won the second Test by 7 wickets, and went on to win the series 2–0. It was the first time New Zealand won a Test series against South Africa.

Squads

In December 2023,

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(CSA) announced an understrength Test team for the tour, composed of players with little or no Test cricket experience, in order to allow their best players to remain in South Africa to compete in the

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(a domestic

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franchise tournament). The decision was widely criticised. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh was particularly critical, stating his opinion that Test cricket was in danger of no longer being the highest format of the game as the best players were incentivised to play Twenty20 because of better pay. On 16 January 2024, Edward Moore was added to South Africa's squad. New Zealand's

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was only selected for the second Test. On 8 February 2024, New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell was ruled out of the second Test due to an injury.

Tour match

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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