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Martin rips through South African line-up

Host still in command after removing six Kiwi batsmen

— Photo: AP

BOWLERS' DAY OUT: New Zealand bowlers brought their team back into the game, but the Kiwi batsmen disappointed again in the second innings.

JOHANNESBURG: New Zealand reached 214 for six at stumps on Saturday to take a lead of 147 runs over South Africa on day two of the third Test at the Wanderers Stadium.

At the crease, when bad light brought an early close to play, were Jacob Oram (19) and Daniel Vettori (21).

Oram was lucky to be there after an Andrew Hall delivery clipped his off stump, but did not remove the bail.

South Africa leads the three-match series 1-0.

The New Zealand innings was built on a partnership of 76 for the fourth wicket between Scott Styris and Nathan Astle, which was eventually broken when Astle edged Dale Steyn to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher for 45.

Styris departed just four overs later when he mistimed a pull shot off a short-pitched delivery from Steyn to give the young fast bowler a simple return catch. Steyn finished the day with three for 62.

Shaun Pollock took the other wicket to fall after tea when umpire Asoka de Silva gave Brendon McCullum out caught behind for five when the ball appeared to have brushed his pad.

Kallis's achievement

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming was the only wicket to fall during the afternoon session when he became Jacques Kallis' 200th Test wicket.

Fleming flashed at a delivery wide outside the off stump to give A.B. de Villiers a simple catch at second slip to depart for 37.

The dismissal made South African all-rounder Kallis only the second player in history to make more than 8,000 Test runs and take more than 200 wickets after Sir Garfield Sobers of the West Indies.

Earlier, Chris Martin took five for 37 as New Zealand dismissed South Africa for 186, and New Zealand was all out for 119 on day one.

The South Africans resumed on 133 for four, but the New Zealand bowlers were soon on target and ran through the rest of the batting order.

The only batsman to resist was Pollock, who finished unbeaten on 32 thanks to some attacking play in defiance of a pitch, which has helped the seam bowlers.

De Villiers was the first to go in the morning session, dismissed for two when James Franklin struck with a delivery that took the edge and flew low to Styris at second slip.

Boucher was trapped lbw for a duck by Franklin before Martin chimed in, removing Ashwell Prince for four as he drove at an away-swinger and edged the ball to wicketkeeper McCullum. Martin also trapped Hall lbw for five and bowled Steyn for two.

Pollock reached his score off just 21 balls, including three fours and two sixes.

South Africa struck early in the Black Caps' second innings. After Steyn dropped Jamie How off Ntini's first over, Steyn made amends by trapping him lbw with the first ball of his second over.

Fleming and Michael Papps put on a partnership of 31, but that came to an end when Kallis induced an edge from Papps for Hall to catch him for 15. — AP

SCOREBOARD New Zealand — 1st innings: 119

South Africa — 1st innings: G. Smith c McCullum b Franklin 63, H. Dippenaar b Martin 0, H. Amla c Papps b Styris 56, J. Kallis b Martin 9, A. Prince c McCullum b Martin 4, A.B. de Villiers c Styris b Franklin 2, M. Boucher lbw b Franklin 0, S. Pollock (not out) 32, A. Hall lbw b Martin 5, D. Steyn b Martin 2, M. Ntini c McCullum b Mills 8, Extras (nb-5) 5, Total 186.

Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-99, 3-131, 4-131, 5-139, 6-139, 7-139, 8-145, 9-161.

New Zealand bowling: Martin 15-2-37-5, Franklin 13-2-87-3, Oram 4-0-20-0, Mills 8-0-30-1, Astle 2-0-11-0, Styris 2-1-1-1.

New Zealand — 2nd innings: M. Papps c Hall b Kallis 15, J. How lbw b Steyn 4, S. Fleming c De Villiers b Kallis 37, S. Styris c and b Steyn 42, N. Astle c Boucher b Steyn 45, J. Oram (batting)19,

B. McCullum c Boucher b Pollock 5, D. Vettori (batting) 21, Extras (b-5, lb-16, nb-3, w-2) 26,

Total (for six wkts, in 57.5 overs) 214.

Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-40, 3-82, 4-158, 5-177, 6-190.

South Africa bowling: Steyn 16-2-62-3, Ntini 13-2-41-0, Kallis 8-1-20-2, Hall 11-1-47-0, Pollock 9.5-3-23-1.

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