NZ vs SA, 1st Test, Day 3: Williamson will get second century as New Zealand builds lead of 528

Kane Williamson scored his second century of the match as New Zealand dismissed South Africa for 162 earlier than extending an already substantial result in a mammoth 528 runs on the third day of the primary take a look at at Bay Oval on Tuesday.

The hosts will resume on 179 for 4 on day 4 after deciding to not implement the follow-on on the inexperienced Proteas regardless of holding a first-innings lead of 349 runs after they bundled the vacationers out earlier than tea. Williamson’s 109 from 132 deliveries on one other sun-kissed day at Mount Maunganui made him solely the fifth New Zealander to attain 100 in every innings of a take a look at. The former Black Caps captain got here to the crease after Dane Paterson had eliminated opener Tom Latham lbw for 3 within the fifth over of New Zealand’s innings.

Scoring at a tempo that appeared past the opposite batsmen on a difficult pitch, the 33-year-old introduced up his thirty fourth take a look at half century off 75 balls and his thirty first century with a single by means of the covers off the one hundred and twenty fifth supply he confronted.

As within the first innings, he had a life courtesy of Edward Moore midway by means of his innings when the South African dropped a sitter off Paterson at backward sq. leg.

Moore made amends within the subsequent over with an excellent diving catch to take away Devon Conway for 29 off the spin of South Africa’s take a look at debutant captain Neil Brand.

A Brand catch off a Ruan de Swardt supply ensured there could be no second-innings heroics for Rachin Ravindra, who scored 240 within the first however departed for 12.

Williamson pummelled the primary six of his innings after reaching the century mark however was stumped after advancing down the observe in the hunt for one other 5 balls later to present Brand his eighth wicket of the match.

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Daryl Mitchell will resume on day 4 unbeaten on 11 with Tom Blundell 5 not out alongside him as New Zealand look to make an all however unassailable place even stronger.

The vacationers, boasting solely 51 caps between them as Cricket South Africa prioritises their Twenty20 competitors (SA20), resumed on 80-4 and added solely three runs to their tally when seamer Matt Henry struck with two wickets in three balls.

Keegan Petersen’s innings of 45 prolonged his staff’s innings past the lunch break however all-rounder Ravindra had him caught by Williamson off a rash shot and it was then only a case of mopping up for New Zealand.

New Zealand have by no means overwhelmed South Africa in a take a look at collection in almost a century of attempting. The second and closing take a look at within the collection takes place in Hamilton from February 13.