O'Rourke collected five wickets during the Proteas' second innings to seal match figures of 9-93 and in the process broke the previous record held by Mark Craig (8-188) from June 2014 for the best bowling figures on Test debut by a New Zealand player.

The second and final Test takes place in Hamilton from Feb. 13, when New Zealand will be targeting a first series victory over South Africa in nearly a century of trying.