New Zealand’s Iron Man Devon Conway (60) and Tom Blendell (1) were on the field, while New Zealand were trailing by 71 runs in the first innings when South Africa declared at 354 for nine in their second innings. South African wicketkeeper Kyle Warren took his first Test century and struck 136 off 187 balls with 16 fours and 1 six. He was also not out. Vian Multa scored 35 and Rabada came down with 47 off 34 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes.
New Zealand then set a world record of 426, beating South Africa for the first time in a Test series at 94/4, taking 2 for Rabada’s pace and 2 for Maharaj’s spin. This has led to a level of struggle to avoid failure.
Rabada dropped the wicket of Will Young in the third ball. C in the gully. And when Tom Latham Wicketirapada was caught in the short leg in his second over, there would have been an impression that South Africa could have ended the match sooner. Keshav Maharaj clean bowled Henry Nichols in the 12th over. But the 56-run fourth-wicket partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway took the match to a fifth day.
New Zealand’s maximum chase against Pakistan at Christchurch (Jade Stadium) was 324 for 5, but that came almost 30 years ago. The Australian team’s highest score was 201 for 3 at the Hawke’s Oval. New Zealand’s 425 is the world’s fastest chase, with the West Indies chasing 418 against Australia.
It remains to be seen what will happen tomorrow, the 5th day.
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