New Zealand vs South Africa 2017: 1st Test, 5 talking points

#2 Teams struggle with their reviews

Duminy survived courtesy some poor DRS calls from New Zealand

Both teams had their moments with the Decision Review System (DRS) in the first Test. While South Africa managed it better than the Kiwis, they weren't pretty good either and will have to do a lot of work in the background.

New Zealand messed up the review thrice in the second innings, all of them against JP Duminy. They reviewed for an LBW when there was an inside edge and reviewed a caught behind when there was no clear outside edge. When Patel did strike Duminy in front, the umpire did not give it out and New Zealand did not bother to review it.

South Africa, on the other hand, had opener Stephen Cook walking back without reviewing after being adjudged caught behind off of the fourth ball of the second innings when there was no edge from his bat. Both teams will need to get their DRS calls spot on going further. In a tightly contested series, one decision could change the course of a Test.