New Zealand vs. South Africa- First Test Match- Day-1 Match updates
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 to 191 for 7 at the University Oval, Dunedin, today, March 7, 2012.
Kiwi contingent welcomed back their skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. Nonetheless, his return also witnessed a change in luck for the team.
With rain delaying the proceedings for up to 4 hours, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 sent the Proteas into bat, with hope of making full use of the overcast conditions. However, the early signs looked bleak with the ball doing little in terms of movement.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028 at the team score of 34, when the opener was trapped in front of the stumps. A review was taken but to no avail as Petersen walked back after making 11.
Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 looked untroubled in their 52-run and guided their team to 86 for 1 at the lunch interval. However, all changed dramatically following the resumption as Martin swept aside the next three batters to halt the Proteas at
90 for 4.
The pacer first accounted for the skipper, who had reached a composed half-century, before taking out Jaques Kallis and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887, who both departed without troubling the scorers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacques-Rudolph-c1619 then brought sanity to the proceedings – adding 66 for the 5th wicket. Both looked assured in their knocks, with the right-hander registering yet another score in excess of 50.
However, the hosts still found a route back – this time through http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384 as the left-armer got the better of Amla with a ball, which bounced and took a healthy edge to the first slip.
The visitors then lost two more scalps, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 was successfully picked up at second slip to save Martin Guptill’s blushes.
The Proteas ended on a disappointing 191 for 7 – relying on Rudolp, to add to his 46-run tally when play resumes tomorrow.
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