South Africa’s quicks make deep inroads

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Lunch New Zealand 118 for 6 (Williamson 40*, Bracewell 1*) trail South Africa 481 for 8 dec by 363 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details

After stumbling to 38 for 3 by stumps on the second day, New Zealand’s batsmen were forced to fight for the first time on their tour of Africa. Kane Williamson’s diligent work ethic helped weather a testing period on the third morning but two wickets just before the lunch break meant South Africa’s fast bowlers had an opening into New Zealand’s largely untested lower order.

New Zealand ended the first session at 118 for 6, still 164 behind their first target of avoiding the follow-on.

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