Proteas' plans slipped under wrong door

A South African dossier containing the Black Caps' batting strengths and weaknesses has been revealed just hours ahead of the first one-day international between the two sides in Centurion.

The schedule, addressed to Proteas spearhead Dale Steyn, was instead slipped under the door of a hotel guest, who posted it on Facebook.

Image Id: ~/media/1DEA6BB0F79546BCA7A04C28CEA86117

The leaked dossier // Facebook

It details areas to bowl, how various batsmen cope with bouncers, and the best options for bowling in the final overs.

In-form opener Martin Guptill is seen as a wicket option for bouncers angling in, while skipper Kane Williamson will be targeted as a batsman who doesn't pull well.

Allrounder Grant Elliott, whose second-to-last ball six at Eden Park blasted New Zealand into the World Cup final at the expense of the South Africans in March, requires yorkers angling in at the death while bouncers are seen as a dot ball option.

Both newcomer George Worker and wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi are seen as compulsive pullers and hookers.

This is not the first time a 'top-secret' team dossier has inadvertently slipped into the wrong hands. 

The Australian team's plans for South Africa's batsmen was revealed to the media on the eve of their Test series in November 2012, while some accused former coach John Buchanan of deliberately leaking team plans though others believe it was simply another case of mistaken hotel doors. 

The Black Caps, resting several key players, shared honours in the two-match Twenty20 series against the Proteas, losing the first by six wickets before taking a 32-run in the second on Sunday.

Steyn didn't play in either match.

The first of three one-dayers starts on Wednesday.