2024-02-16 05:10:38
Hamilton’s test is well established. Between South Africa and New Zealand there is no opportunity to put anyone forward. Proteas have already batted in two innings. The target for New Zealand is 267 runs. To win at the end of the third day, New Zealand need to score 227 more runs, with 1 wicket in hand.
New Zealand’s right-arm pacer William Peter O’Rourke made his Test debut in Hamilton. Despite bowling brilliantly in the first innings, this pacer could not take 5 wickets. He made up for that regret in the second innings. His 5-wicket haul saw South Africa bowled out for 235 in the second innings.
O’Rourke took 5 wickets for 34 runs in 13.5 overs. He is the 10th Kiwi bowler to take 5 wickets on Test debut. O’Rourke took 9 wickets for 93 runs in two innings in the match. Which is the best performance by a New Zealand bowler on debut. Previously it was by Mark Krieg (8/188).
In the second innings, South Africa would have been all out before two hundred. But that didn’t happen when David Bedingham took over. It was Bedingham’s first century in his fourth Test of his career. Apart from this, captain Neil Brandt scored 34 runs and Kegan Pietersen scored 43 runs.
New Zealand came out to bat in the second innings and set a target of 267 runs to win. At the end of the third day, New Zealand scored 40 runs for 1 wicket in the second innings. Kiwis need 227 more runs to win. Tom Latham is unbeaten on 21 runs. The new batsman will come down with him on the morning of the fourth day.