CRICKET NEWS - South Africa limped to stumps on 80 for five in their second innings on the fourth day of the third test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday.
The visitors need another 95 runs just to avoid an innings defeat. Captain Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock are both on 15. Earlier, New Zealand were dismissed for 489, giving them a 175-run lead, shortly before tea.
Colin de Grandhomme was last man out for 57 – his maiden test half century – after lunch as New Zealand upped their run rate. The players took tea at the fall of the wicket. De Grandhomme had joined wicketkeeper BJ Watling after lunch following Mitchell Santner's dismissal for 41 in the final over before the break.
The situation was tailor made for the fast-scoring right hander, with New Zealand needing to increase their run rate after struggling against a tight South Africa attack in the first session.
The 30-year-old took a little time to get going but after hitting his first boundary off Kagiso Rabada on his 16th ball he motored to the milestone, clipping a single off Keshav Maharaj to bring up the mark on his 63rd delivery.
Colin de Grandhomme was last man out for 57 – his maiden test half century – after lunch as New Zealand upped their run rate. The players took tea at the fall of the wicket. De Grandhomme had joined wicketkeeper BJ Watling after lunch following Mitchell Santner's dismissal for 41 in the final over before the break.
The situation was tailor made for the fast-scoring right hander, with New Zealand needing to increase their run rate after struggling against a tight South Africa attack in the first session.
The 30-year-old took a little time to get going but after hitting his first boundary off Kagiso Rabada on his 16th ball he motored to the milestone, clipping a single off Keshav Maharaj to bring up the mark on his 63rd delivery.
