New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

Dale Steyn is one wicket away from his 300th Test wicket and is likely to bring up the milestone on the opening day. Brendon McCullum will open the batting in his first Test as captain.

Teams Squads
 New Zealand 1 Brendon McCullum, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Dean Brownlie, 5 Daniel Flynn, 6 James Franklin, 7 BJ Watling, 8 Doug Bracewell, 9 Jeetan Patel, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Chris Martin

South Africa: 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers, 6 Dean Elgar, 7 Faf du Plessis, 8 Robin Peterson, 9 Vernon Philander, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Morne Morkel