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- Updated: August 28, 2016
Tea South Africa 437 for 6 (du Plessis 95*, Philander 6*, Wagner 4-76) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Faf du Plessis closed in on a first century in 17 innings since December 2014 as South Africa continued to build a mountain for New Zealand to climb. Du Plessis was one of a quintet of batsmen to cross the fifty mark – only the second time all of South Africa’s top five had done so. Incidentally, the last time they achieved the feat was at the same ground, against India, in 2010.
New Zealand’s only consolation was that Neil Wagner was one away from a five-wicket haul on his former home ground and continued to attack as the rest of the pace pack grew weary. But they could hardly be blamed for feeling sapped after they went largely luckless despite creating several chances.
Trent Boult’s blistering new-ball spell should have brought some reward but he had yet to take a wicket in the match. He could have had one off the first ball of the morning, which nipped back into du Plessis and almost took out off stump. Later that over, Boult drew an inside-edge, but there was no short …
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