Rory Kleinveldt leads South Africa beat New Zeland by 8 wickets in the opening T20 Match

1st T20, South Africa Vs New Zealand

Kingsmead, Durban

South Africa

21th December 2012

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first

Scorecard:

New Zealand 86/10 (18.2 overs)

Colin Munro 23

Doug Bracewell 21

Jimmy Neesham 10

Rory Kleinveldt 3-18

Dale Steyn 2-13

Chris Morris 2-19

Robin Peterson 2-8

South Africa 87/2 (12.1 overs)

Faf du Plessis 38*

Quinton de Kock 28*

Henry Davids 20

Ronnie Hira 1-15

South Africa won by 8 wickets. Man of the Match - Rory Kleinveldt.

SA announce Test Squad for Australia Tour

Uncapped all rounder Rory Kleinveldt has been called up for the South Africa squad for the Three match test series in Australia on Wednesday. The 29 year old Kleinveldt has played T20 for South Africa. But he has yet to make test appearance for South Africa. Kleinveldt take 208 first class wickets at an average was 28.57.

South Africa Squad:

Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Jacques Kallis, Rory Kleinveldt, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Robbie Peterson, Vernon Philander, Jacques Rudolph, Dale Steyn, Thami Tsolekile.