Proteas lead by 211 as Kiwis fight back

New Zealand reduced South Africa to 140 for five at stumps on day three in Christchurch on Sunday.

It gave the Proteas a lead of 211 with five wickets remaining after posting 364 in their first innings and then bowling New Zealand out for 293.

Collin De Grandhomme,who scored a Test-best 120 not out said,”If they set 270 we’ll definitely back ourselves to get it.”

Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen mopped up the tail with Rabada taking five for 60 and Jansen four for 98.

New Zealand needed quick wickets and Tim Southee and Matt Henry obliged to have the tourists 38-3.

Southee swung the ball both ways and removed both the openers Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee.

Matt Henry, pitched up a pin-point yorker to castle Aiden Markram,who took 25 balls to get off the mark.

Van der Dussen (45) and Temba Bavuma (23) steadied the South African innings with a 65-run stand but Neil Wagner dismissed them both.