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New Zealand was 107-2 at lunch on day four Friday, needing 160 runs to win the second cricket test and complete a series win over South Africa for the first time. New Zealand resumed at 40-1, chasing 267 for victory after losing Devon Conway to the last ball of the third day. At the break Kane Williamson was 44 not out and Rachin Ravindra was 13.

New Zealand are 2-107 at lunch on day four in the second Test and edging towards victory over...

South Africa led New Zealand by 119 runs with seven second-innings wickets intact at lunch Thursday on the third day of the second cricket test. The Proteas took a 31-run first innings lead when they bowled out New Zealand for 211 in reply to their 242. At lunch South Africa was 88-3 with David Bedingham unbeaten on 34 and Zubayr Hamza on 14.

New Zealand openers scored 40 runs in the last hour while chasing the target

New Zealand needed only 8.2 overs Wednesday to wrap up South Africa’s first innings at 249 on the second day of the second test at Seddon Park. Ruan de Swardt in his second test and Shaun von Berg on debut at age 37 put on 70 before stumps on Day 1 with van der Swardt posting a maiden half century.

New Zealand 211 (Kane Williamson 43, Tom Latham 40, Dane Piedt 5-89, Dane Paterson 3-39) trail South Africa 242 (Ruan de Swardt 64, Will O’Rourke 4-59) by 31 runs after day two.

Dane Piedt took a career-best 5-89 as South Africa bowled out New Zealand for 211 to take an unexpected first-innings lead Wednesday on the second day of the second cricket test. New Zealand had been 183-9 and the deficit might have been greater but for a late innings of 33 by the redoubtable Neil Wagner. Piedt reached the high point of a checkered test career as he captured the wickets of Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Will Young and Glenn Phillips to highlight an excellent bowling performance by

Off-spinner Dane Piedt (5-89) and seamer Dane Paterson (3-39) were the pick of the bowlers

Fast bowler Will O’Rourke dismissed Proteas captain Neil Brand for his first test wicket and New Zealand sent South Africa to lunch at 64-3 Tuesday after the opening session of the second cricket test. At the interval, Zubayr Hamza had faced 48 balls for 5 runs and David Bedingham had yet to score. Brand won the toss and made the surprising decision to bat first at Seddon Park, where the team winning the toss had bowled in nine of the last 10 tests.

The Black Caps have had the better of the first session of play on the opening day of second cricket test against South Africa in Hamilton.