24/03Result
3rd Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Mar 25-29 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Kane Williamson
Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand
24/03Result
3rd Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Mar 25-29 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Kane Williamson
Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand

3.17pm So that's the end of the New Zealand innings as well as tea on the fourth day. The home team really did get a move on after the post-lunch session. A lead of 175 is still substantial one to push for win in this match.There are roughs outside the left-handers' off-stump, waiting to be exploited. Can Santner and Jeetan Patel make use of that to trouble the South Africans? The pitch can still be a tough one to bat on for left-handers. But South Africa are among the most adept teams when it comes to producing blockathons. Will they grind it out and bat New Zealand into the ground to draw this Test? Be back in 20.

Ross Taylor, meanwhile says his calf is 85-90 percent good.

162.1
W
Morkel to de Grandhomme, OUT, that's a tame dismissal to end the innings. Short ball, angling in and de Grandhomme tries to pull. Gets a glove to the wicketkeeper who takes a good low catch to his left. Strangled down the leg side there.

C de Grandhomme c †de Kock b Morkel 57 (98m 70b 5x4 2x6) SR: 81.42

Morkel to share the new ball..

END OF OVER:
162 | (wicket maiden) | NZ: 489/9

  • Neil Wagner0 (3b)
  • Colin de Grandhomme57 (69b)
  • Kagiso Rabada34-3-122-4
  • Temba Bavuma2-0-7-0
161.6
0
Rabada to Wagner, no run, short ball, tries to get under it but it does not bounce as much as he expects it to and the ball brushes the helmet as it goes to the keeper

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