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South Africa 364 (Erwee 108) & 138/5 - Verreynne 21* Mulder 9*
New Zealand 293 - de Grandhomme 120*
South Africa lead by 211 runs
6:33pm - STUMPS
South Africa are probably just in front, all things considered.
The Proteas lead by 211 runs heading into day four, but have lost half their side already.
The Blackcaps' bowlers, led by Southee and Wagner, have ensured New Zealand can at least put up a fight in their quest for victory.
But the Kiwis will need to take the last five wickets as quickly as possible, and won't want to chase any more than 300 in the fourth innings.
That'll be it from us today, but we'll be back at 11am tomorrow for day four - so join us then!
6:31pm - 53 overs
This could be the last over of the day, de Grandhomme to bowl it. Verreynne on strike.
Verreynne plays out the first five balls - one to come.
Short and wide, but it's cut straight to point. That's stumps!
SA 140/5
6:27pm - 52 overs
Southee to Mulder.
Short ball, and Mulder goes back to pull, but there's not as much pace in the wicket. Mulder still manages a single to fine leg.
Southee tries a yorker to Verreynne, but it comes out as a low full toss that's hit for a single to cover.
SA 140/5
6:23pm - 51 overs
De Grandhomme continues, Blundell comes up to the stumps to keep Mulder in his crease.
Short to start, and Mulder works a single to square leg. Verreynne faces.
De Grandhomme goes short, and gets cut for two runs out to point.
Short and wide to finish the over, and Verreynne late cuts a boundary down past backward point.
SA 138/5
6:20pm - 50 overs
Southee to Mulder, stumps approaching.
Southee goes short and Mulder pulls a single down to fine leg.
Just one from the over.
SA 131/5
6:16pm - 49 overs
Bowling change, de Grandhomme replaces Henry. Verreynne faces.
Starts on the hip, and Verreynne plays back to get a single to square leg, that takes the lead past 200.
Mulder faces. De Grandhomme goes straight again, and Mulder works a single to midwicket.
SA 130/5
6:12pm - 48 overs
Southee to Mulder.
And it's a maiden.
SA 128/5
6:09pm - 47 overs
Henry to Mulder.
Mulder gets one to square leg for a single. Verreynne faces.
Same ball, and this time Verreynne gets a single to square leg.
Henry goes short and Mulder pulls another behind square on the leg side.
SA 128/5
6:05pm - 46 overs
Bowling change, Southee replaces Wagner. Verreynne faces.
Maiden over from Southee.
SA 125/5
6:01pm - 45 overs
Henry continues. Mulder faces.
Lbw appeal, but clear inside edge from Mulder.
Maiden over.
SA 125/5
5:57pm - 44 overs
Wagner for another to Verreynne. De Grandhomme is warming up elsewhere.
Short from Wagner, and Verreynne plays back and gets two more through cover.
Two runs from the over.
SA 125/5
5:53pm - 43 overs
Henry to Mulder.
He goes too straight an Mulder works a single to midwicket.
Verreynne faces. Straight again from Henry, and Verreynne gets a single to midwicket this time.
Short from Henry, and Mulder gets two more to end the over.
SA 123/5
5:49pm - 42 overs
Mulder faces Wagner, yet to score.
Short, and Mulder gets off the mark with a single to fine leg.
Verreynne faces, and bats out the over.
SA 119/5
5:46pm - 41 overs
Henry to Verreynne, who now has a lot on his shoulders.
Henry gives a touch of width, and Verreynne cuts him for four - classic wicketkeeper shot.
SA 118/5
5:42pm - 40 overs
Wagner to Bavuma.
WICKET! And Wagner gets Bavuma! He goes full and wide, as Bavuma drives straight to Southee at short cover who takes the catch. Bavuma goes for 23. Wiaan Mulder is the next batter.
Mulder to face his first ball, and he ducks under a bouncer.
Wicket maiden for Wagner.
SA 114/5
5:36pm - 39 overs
Bowling change, Henry replaces Jamieson.
Verreynne finishes the over with two more runs driven past mid-off.
SA 114/4
5:32pm - 38 overs
Wagner to Verreynne.
Verreynne drives a single through cover to end the over, and keep the strike.
SA 112/4
5:28pm - 37 overs
Wagner gets some treatment from the physio during the drinks break, but he's still out there. Jamieson to resume to Verreynne.
Jamieson goes short, and Verreynne gets off the mark with two runs through square leg.
Verreynne gets one more with a push past mid-on.
Bavuma finishes the over with a push down the ground for two more.
SA 111/4
5:19pm - 36 overs
Wagner to Bavuma.
Short ball to finish the over, and Bavuma pulls two through square leg.
And that'll be the final drinks break of the day.
SA 106/4
5:15pm - 35 overs
Huge wicket for the Blackcaps. Jamieson to bowl to Bavuma from the other end.
Bavuma defends to midwicket and gets a single, bringing Verreynne onto strike for the first time.
Verreynne defends his first, and sees out the rest of the over.
SA 104/4
5:09pm - 34 overs
Wagner to continue. Van der Dussen faces.
Short, and van der Dussen pulls a single to square leg.
Bavuma faces. Short to Bavuma, and he tucks the ball to square leg for a single.
WICKET! And Wagner strikes to remove van der Dussen! Another short ball has van der Dussen unsure of whether to pull or leave. He sticks the bat out and gets a leading edge that Wagner dives forward to take a caught and bowled. Van der Dussen goes for 45. Kyle Verreynne is in next.
SA 103/4
5:05pm - 33 overs
Jamieson continues to van der Dussen.
Full, and van der Dussen walks across his stumps and gets four leg byes down to fine leg.
Short, and van der Dussen pulls a single out to midwicket. Bavuma faces.
Jamieson goes short again and Bavuma drives to point where a misfield from Nicholls lets them come back for two, and bring up South Africa's 100.
SA 101/3
5:00pm - 32 overs
Wagner continues to van der Dussen.
Short to start, and van der Dussen pulls and finds the gap for four to fine leg.
Short again, van der Dussen pulls, and gets two more to fine leg.
Short again, van der Dussen pulls again, and gets four more through square leg. That's the 50-run stand between these two.
Dropped! The short pitched plan nearly comes off! Another short ball, and Wagner pulls it straight to de Grandhomme at square leg - but he spills it! Van der Dussen is given a life on 40.
Short again, van der Dussen pulls fine and gets two more to fine leg.
Short ball to finish, and van der Dussen pulls another single to square leg.
SA 94/3
4:55pm - 31 overs
Jamieson to Bavuma.
He goes straight, and Bavuma works a single to midwicket that takes South Africa's lead to 150.
Van der Dussen faces, and now he gets a single with a pull to square leg.
SA 81/3
4:50pm - 30 overs
Wagner resumes, and the field has gone back for the short-pitched attack.
Short, and van der Dussen pulls a single down to fine leg.
Bavuma faces, and drives through mid-on for another three.
SA 78/3
4:46pm - 29 overs
Van der Dussen is now the innings' highest scorer with 25, facing Jamieson.
Pitched up from Jamieson, and van der Dussen drives through mid-off for another three.
Bavuma sees out the rest of the over.
SA 74/3
4:42pm - 28 overs
Change of ends for Wagner, replacing Southee from the other end. Van der Dussen faces.
Chance! Wagner goes full and wide, and van der Dussen drives with no control, slicing over point for four.
He gets him next ball though! Bouncer down leg that van der Dussen swings at, and there's a nose through to Blundell. The umpire gives it out, but van der Dussen reviews it. Has it hit the glove? There's nothing on ultra edge, so the decison will be overturned. Van der Dussen survives.
And van der Dussen rubs salt in the wound. Pitched up from Wagner, and he threads it through cover for another boundary.
Short to follow, and van der Dussen pulls to midwicket for one more. Bavuma leaves the last ball of an eventful over.
SA 71/3
4:36pm - 27 overs
Bowling change. Jamieson replaces Wagner after just three overs. Bavuma faces.
Jamieson begins his spell with a maiden.
SA 62/3
4:31pm - 26 overs
Southee to van der Dussen.
And it's a maiden.
SA 62/3
4:27pm - 25 overs
Wagner to van der Dussen.
Full to start the over, van der Dussen defends to cover. Southee misses the stumps at the striker's end, and they can run an overthrow.
Bavuma faces. He gets a short one, and slashes getting a top edge over the slips for four.
SA 62/3
4:23pm - 24 overs
Southee to Bavuma.
Southee goes short, and Bavuma backfoot drives out to the cover boundary, where Young fields to keep them to three.
Short again, and van der Dussen pulls another single to midwicket.
SA 57/3
4:18pm - 23 overs
Wagner continues, over the wicket to van der Dussen.
And Wagner bowls a maiden.
SA 53/3
4:14pm - 22 overs
Southee to van der Dussen.
Short to start the over, and van der Dussen pulls another single. Bavuma to face.
Bavuma gets off the mark with a beautiful straight drive for four to end the over, and bring up South Africa's 50.
SA 53/3
4:10pm - 21 overs
Who'll take the ball from the other end? It's Neil Wagner. Over the wicket.
A bit of swing to start, as van der Dussen drives to mid-off. Short next ball, and van der Dussen carves it for four through the off side.
Wagner strays onto the pads last ball of the over, and van der Dussen gets a single out to midwicket.
SA 48/3
4:06pm - 20 overs
Southee will take the ball after tea, van der Dussen will face.
Wide to start, and still shaping away. Van der Dussen leaves.
Southee goes short and van der Dussen pulls a single out to deep square leg.
Bavuma faces, and leaves his first ball after tea.
SA 43/3
4:01pm
We're back for the evening session. The Blackcaps are a couple of wickets away from taking control of this test, but we've already seen South Africa are prepared to fight.
3:45pm - TEA
You'd probably have to give that session to the Blackcaps.
South Africa are 42/3 - but effectively 113/3 given their 71-run lead. Conditions are still good for the bowlers, so the final session will be key for the Blackcaps' chances of restricting South Africa.
We'll be back in about 20 minutes for the evening session.
3:43pm - 19 overs
Last over before tea. Henry to van der Dussen.
Chance! Pitched up from Henry, and van der Dussen drives back to the bowler, but doesn't control it. The ball drops short of a caught and bowled for Henry though.
Van der Dussen steals a single from the last ball to end the session, and that's tea.
SA 42/3
3:39pm - 18 overs
Bavuma arrives at the crease, but it'll be Jamieson to van der Dussen from the other end.
Short from Jamieson, and van der Dussen pulls and gets a top edge that evades Henry running around from fine leg, and they run two.
Van der Dussen gets a single to square leg, giving Bavuma one ball to face.
Bavuma defends his first.
SA 41/3
3:35pm - 17 overs
Henry continues, now bolwing to Markram.
Chance! Length ball from Henry, and Markram plays back but edges it through gully for four!
WICKET! And Henry gets him with the last ball of the over! He beats Markram with a yorker, that rebounds off the pads and goes back onto the stumps! Markram goes for 14, Temba Bavuma is in next.
SA 38/3
3:30pm - 16 overs
Jamieson to van der Dussen.
What's happened there?! Van der Dussen throws his arms at a fuller ball, and slices the ball over cover for two runs. That came out of nowhere.
Just the two runs from the over.
SA 34/2
3:26pm - 15 overs
Van der Dussen faces Henry again.
Van der Dussen gets off the mark with the final ball of the over, clipping a single off his hip to deep square leg.
SA 32/2
3:22pm - 14 overs
Jamieson to Markram.
Jamieson goes too full, and Markram drives with the full face of the bat for four down past mid-on. That takes South Africa's lead past 100.
SA 31/2
3:18pm - 13 overs
Change of ends for Henry, who's had the wood on van der Dussen.
And van der Dussen plays out a maiden.
SA 27/2
3:14pm - 12 overs
Jamieson to Markram, great opportunity for the Blackcaps now.
Short and wide with the fifth ball of the over, and Markram carves it in front of point for a boundary.
SA 27/2
3:09pm - 11 overs
Southee continues to Elgar, still around the wicket.
WICKET! And Southee gets the South African captain! A wide ball moves across Elgar, and takes the outside edge of the bat. Blundell dives to his left and takes a one-hander to remove Elgar for 13. Rassie van der Dussen is in at No.4.
Van der Dussen to face his first ball. Two right-handers at the crease now. Full and van der Dussen defends.
Wicket maiden.
SA 23/2
3:03pm - 10 overs
Bowling change. Jamieson replaces Henry, Markram still yet to score.
Henry Nicholls is at slip with Mitchell off the field.
Markram finally gets his first runs, he punches through cover for two. It took him 25 balls for his first runs.
SA 23/1
2:59pm - 9 overs
Southee, again around the wicket to Elgar.
Appeal as Southee gets one to nip past the outside edge, but the cordon isn't as convinced as Blundell. Not out.
Elgar pushes a forward defence through cover to come back for two more.
Two from the over.
SA 21/1
2:55pm - 8 overs
Henry to Markram, still yet to get off the mark.
And Markram's still waiting, he sees out another maiden.
SA 19/1
2:51pm - 7 overs
Southee, around the wicket to Elgar.
Full first up, and Elgar punches to mid-off where Wagner misfields as the ball rolls for four.
Just four from the over.
SA 19/1
2:47pm - 6 overs
Henry to Markram.
And it's a maiden over, the first of the innings.
SA 15/1
2:44pm - 5 overs
Southee to Elgar. Over the wicket.
Too straight, and Elgar works two runs through midwicket.
Southee comes around the wicket, and Elgar plays out the rest of the over.
SA 15/1
2:39pm - 4 overs
Henry to Elgar, around the wicket.
Henry cramps him for room first ball of the over, and Elgar manages to squeeze a single to square leg. Markram takes guard to face Henry.
Markram plays out five dots.
SA 13/1
2:36pm - 3 overs
Southee to Erwee. Over the wicket.
Too straight, and Erwee clips another two down to fine leg.
WICKET! Southee strikes! Full, straight and swinging. Erwee can't connect and is struck on the pads and given out lbw! Erwee reviews. No bat involved and hitting the back leg. Possibly high, but the ball's clipping the bails. Erwee goes for eight. Aiden Markram is in at No.3.
Markram takes guard. Southee attacks the pads and he defends.
Markram plays out the over.
SA 12/1
2:29pm - 2 overs
Matt Henry to open up from the other end, sitting on 49 test wickets. Erwee to face.
Chance! Erwee drives and gets an edge that evades gully, and runs away for four.
Erwee defends to point and steals a single. Elgar has one ball to face, and defends to midwicket.
SA 10/0
2:25pm - 1 over
Southee to Erwee.
Starts on leg stump and Erwee gets off the mark with a clip out to square leg for one.
Elgar takes guard, Southee comes around the wicket. Elgar leaves his first ball, and his second.
Southee goes too full, and Elgar pushes the ball to the cover boundary for four to open his account.
Five runs from the first over.
SA 5/0
2:22pm
Southee will take the new ball, who'll face first for South Africa?
It'll be Erwee, fresh of his first innings 108.
2:20pm
The Blackcaps huddle on the boundary's edge. This'll take a huge effort to restrict South Africa to a chaseable total.
Elgar and Erwee prepare to make their way out to the middle.
2:15pm
De Grandhomme walks off, unbeaten on 120, to applause from his teammates, South Africa, and the gathered crowd in attendance.
His test best has reduced South Africa's lead to 71 runs, as the Blackcaps need to strike early, and often with the ball.
We'll be back shortly for South Africa's second innings.
2:12pm - END OF INNINGS
Rabada comes back for an over with the old ball. De Grandghomme on strike.
Full to start, and de Grandhomme drives for two more out to cover.
Chance! De Grandhomme defends to cover, and hesitates as Wagner sets off for a run. Elgar has a chance at the striker's end, but misses.
Wagner faces Rabada. Short to start, and Wagner misses with his attempted pull.
WICKET! Short again, and Wagner pulls the ball straight to the man at fine leg, who doesn't have to move to take the catch. Wagner goes for 21, Matt Henry is the last man in.
One ball for Henry to face.
WICKET! And Henry falls first ball! He cuts the ball straight to Jansen on the point boundary. Rabada has a five-wicket haul, and the Blackcaps are all out for 293.
NZ 293/10
2:06pm - 79 overs
Jansen to de Grandhomme, the new ball is just two overs away.
Jansen gives de Grandhomme one on his hip, and he works to square leg for one.
Wagner v Jansen resumes. Short and at the body, so Wagner backs away and flicks the ball over third man for another four!
Another short ball, and Wagner works one more off his hip.
De Grandhomme with one to face. Around the wicket from Jansen. Short, and de Grandhomme pulls a single to square leg.
NZ 290/8
2:01pm - 78 overs
Maharaj to de Grandhomme. The field has spread.
De Grandhomme plays back and gets a single to mid-on. Wagner to face.
Short, and Wagner plays back and cuts through cover for another boundary!
SIX! That's huge! Wagner uses his feet and lofts Maharaj over long-off for six! Maharaj comes round the wicket, and ends the over with a dot.
NZ 283/8
1:57pm - 77 overs
Jansen to de Grandhomme. Over the wicket.
On the pads to start, and de Grandhomme gets a single to fine leg.
Here we go. Wagner v Jansen again. Around the wicket. Bouncer to start, Wagner ducks.
Short again next ball, and Wagner defends in the air, wide of short leg. Short again, Wagner pulls in the air and runs back for two to get off the mark.
Short again, and Wagner pulls a boundary through fine leg for four! One to come, short and Wagner gets a leading edge that doesn't carry to the fielder.
NZ 272/8
1:52pm - 76 overs
Maharaj resumes to de Grandhomme.
De Grandhomme sweeps out to the fine leg boundary, and comes back for two - good running.
Short, and de Grandhomme plays back and drives a single out towards cover. The lead is now less than 100.
Wagner to face his first. He defends on the back foot.
Maharaj beats the bat with the final ball.
NZ 265/8
1:49pm - 75 overs
Jansen will open up with the ball. Over the wicket to Southee.
Jansen goes short and Southee pulls in the air over mid-on. They run back for two. Run out chance against de Grandhomme, but Jansen breaks the stumps before he has the ball.
WICKET! And Southee goes. Short again from Jansen, and Southee pulls, gets a top edge that spoons up to Bavuma at midwicket. Disappointing knock from Southee, he's out for five. Neil Wagner comes in at No.10.
De Grandhomme to face Jansen. He walks across to off-stump and looks to pull, but misses.
SIX! He gets this one though! Same shot, only this time de Grandhomme connects, and brings up his highest test score with six over fine leg.
Same shot next ball, but this one falls short of the fielder at square leg for a single.
NZ 262/8
1:42pm
South Africa make their way out onto Hagley Oval, followed by de Grandhomme and Southee.
This could be the defining session of the test.
Southee will face after lunch, who'll take the ball for the Proteas?
1:39pm
Good afternoon, this is Alex Powell taking over from Grant Chapman.
We're just about ready to get underway for the afternoon session. The looming question will be how close can the Blackcaps get to South Africa?
They're running out of batters, but an hour of Colin de Grandhomme in full flight would change the game completely.
1pm - Southee comes to the wicket and he's usually there for a good time, not a long time. He may need to temper his approach today, but can he?
Southee plays through the area where Jamieson got caught and opens his account with two against Maharaj.
The whole field converges on CDG for the final ball of the session and he advances down the pitch, but completely loses poise as he edges over the close fielder.
That's lunch, NZ 253/7
12:54pm - Jansen to Jamieson, who flicks him behind square leg for a single. CDG tries to hook, but gets a top edge and is dropped by the keeper.
OUT Jamieson 13 c Mulder b Jansen
Jamieson tries to repeat his previous shot behind square leg, but finds the fielder there waiting this time, NZ 249/7
12:51pm - Maharaj to Jamieson, who sneaks a single on a misfield. Neither of these batsmen particular want to stay on strike right now...
CENTURY to de Grandhomme, who plays through the onside for three runs. His first 50 took 36 balls, his second 50 took more than 100, so good patience for the swashbuckler, NZ 247/6
12:46pm - Jansen digs one in at Jamieson, who doesn't knock much about it, as he gloves it away for a single. The shorter de Grandhomme finds it easier to duck under the bouncer.
CDG tries to bring up his century in a blaze of glory with an extravagant hook, but misses altogether and ducks under the next bouncer. Jansen is teasing him, NZ 242/6
12:43pm - Maharaj continues to CDG, still within one shot of his century. He takes a single down the ground, NZ 241/6
12:39pm - Jansen returns to the attack, with Jamieson facing. Jamieson plays into the legside and takes two.
Jamieson and Jansen could literally see eye to eye, both at 2.03m, but the Kiwis ducks under a couple of bouncers to end the over, NZ 239/6
12:36pm - Maharaj to CDG, with a century looming. CDG plays through the legside for three, NZ 237/6
12:31pm - Sipamla to CDG, who cuts square for a single. Jamieson drives through cover and runs through for three, as the ball is cut off short of the boundary, NZ 233/6
12:28pm - Maharaj to CDG, who plays off his legs for a single. Jamieson prods forward and is almost caught by Elgar in close, NZ 228/6
12:23pm - Sipamla to de Grandhomme, who plays and misses outside offstump, NZ 227/6
12:17pm - Maharaj continues to Mitchell.
OUT Mitchell lbw Maharaj 60
Maharaj has got a couple of turn in this over, but this one stays straight and takes Mitchell on the pads. He reviews, but loses badly, NZ 224/6
Jamieson takes guard. He squirts one through the offside, but has to hurry, has CDG calls him through, NZ 226/6
12:13pm - Sipamla continues to Mitchell, who drives through cover for a well-run three, NZ 224/5
12:10pm - Maharaj to CDG, with fielders lurking close. A maiden, NZ 221/5
12:04pm - Always a danger of losing concentration during a drinks break. Would be good to get some stats on how often a batter falls within a couple of overs...
Sipamla continues and CDG takes a single to enter the 90s. Mitchell has to send CDG back to avoid a runout, NZ 221/5
11:59am - Maharaj continues to de Grandhomme. Just a single, NZ 220/5
Time for a drinks break...
11:54am - This is now a record sixth-wicket partnership for NZ against South Africa, as Sipamla begins his first over of the day. He strays down legside and Mitchell steers him through mid-wicket for four, NZ 219/5
11:51am - Maharaj into his second over, with fielders in close. CDG prods through mid-wicket for one to escape the crowd, NZ 214/5
11:47am - Rabada continues. CDG hoops and top-edges to square leg, but lands between two fielders for four, NZ 213/5
11:43am - Maharaj will bring some spin into the attack, replacing Mulder after just one over. CDG immediately laps him past the keeper for four - risky, NZ 208/5
11:39am - Rabada continues to CDG, who takes a single to square leg. Mitchell plays and misses, then takes a single to square leg, NZ 203/5
11:35am - All-rounder Mulder to bowl his first over and de Grandhomme welcomes him with consecutive boundaries, one through point and the other straight past the bowler.
CDG takes a single to bring up the NZ 200, which looked a long way away at 91/5. NZ 200/5
11:31am - Radaba continues, de Grandhomme plays off his hip for a single. Mitchell clips off his toes through mid-wicket for four to bring up his fifty, achieved in 106 balls.
That's his third test half-century and he takes two more to bring up the 100 partnership with CDG, much -needed runs, NZ 191/5
11:26am - Jansen continues his spell and de Grandhomme drives through cover for three.
Mitchelle drives straight for two, but tries to pull and misses altogether, losing some poise, NZ 184/5
11:22am - Radaba into his third over - it's a maiden to Mitchell, NZ 179/5
11:18am - Jansen into his third over and Mitchell squirts an edge behind square leg for two, then hooks, top-edging over the keeper for four. That'll give the bowlers some encouragement.
Mitchell drives through cover for three, NZ 179/5
11:14am - Rabada into his second over. Mitchell pulls through mid-wicket for a single, NZ 168/5
11:10am - Conditions decidedly chilly in Christchurch this morning, as Jansen begins his second over.
CDG ducks under another bouncer, showing some self-control, then plays off his pads for two, NZ 167/5
11:06am - Rabada opens the second over to Mitchell, who pulls the third ball through legside for four. New Zealand have avoided the follow-on... always nice! NZ 165/5
11:03am - Jansen to bowl the first over of the day and de Grandhomme dispatches his first ball to the boundary. If that's not a statement of intent, what is?
CDG ducks under a low bouncer on the last ball, NZ 161/5
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Kia ora, good morning and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the second test between New Zealand and South Africa at Christchurch's Hagley Oval.
The third morning finds the Blackcaps scrambling to limit the first-innings damage, after letting the Proteas tail wag a bit and then collapsing slightly to traill by 207 runs with only five wickets in hand at the close of play Saturday.
All-rounders Colin de Grandhomme and Daryl Mitchell are desperately trying to a) avoid the follow-on and b) reduce their deficit, before the NZ tail is exposed.
This is a very different South African performance to the one that resulted in an innings-and-276-run defeat at the same venue last week and the home side will need to pull something special out of the bag to secure a much-needed win in their World Test Championship defence.
A draw would still see New Zealand defeat South Africa in a series for the first time, but that still seems a long way away.
De Grandhomme showed considerable restraint, despite smashing a 36-ball fifty yesterday, and these two will need to stick around a bit this morning. While all our bowlers have shown some ability with the bat, we can't rely on them to rescue their side from this predicament.
South Africa 364 (Erwee 108, Wagner 4/102) New Zealand 157/5 (de Grandhomme 54 not out, Nicholls 39, Rabada 3/37)
South Africa lead by 207 runs
TAB Odds: South Africa $1.89, NZ $2.70, draw $4.80
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Sarel Erwee, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Will Young, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Colin de Grandhomme, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry
