The match-winning forward was lucky to still be on the field in Tembisa near Johannesburg having earlier escaped with a yellow card for a vicious two-footed tackle.
Fullback Beauden Barrett is the only outside back player remaining from last week's stunning 19-7 defeat by England, the All Blacks' first World Cup loss in 12 years.
The second Test against Bangladesh starting on 22 November will be played under floodlights at Eden Gardens, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Tuesday.
Star Springbok scrum-half Faf de Klerk and flanker Francois Louw will come up against players they know all too well in the World Cup final – England's 'kamikaze kids' Tom Curry and Sam Underhill.
The nine men and women found guilty of causing mayhem at a soccer match in Durban last year resulting in several injuries have come face to face with their victims and offered their apologies.