12/02Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Feb 13-16 2024
New Zealand won by 7 wkts
Player of the Match
William O’RourkeNew Zealand
12/02Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Feb 13-16 2024
New Zealand won by 7 wkts
Player of the Match
William O’RourkeNew Zealand

5:26pm That ended rather quickly, didn't it? South Africa were 202-4 at one stage. Petersen's dismissal, though, triggered a collapse with them losing six wickets for 33 runs. While all that was happening, Bedingham did get to a deserved century and a case can be made that he has put South Africa slightly ahead in this game, given no team has ever scored these many in the fourth innings at Seddon Park to win a Test.

On the flip side, NZ, after the flurry of wickets at the end, will feel they can have a real crack at this. O'Rourke, like it was in the first innings, was the star of the show. Phillips chipped in with a couple of scalps, with Southee the only wicketless bowler.

With 267 needed, the game is set up beautifully. New Zealand will feel they can create a bit of history. South Africa, on the other hand, will feel they have enough to level this series. Join us in a bit for the fourth and final innings!

69.5
W
O'Rourke to Paterson, OUT, edged and gone! O'Rourke has a five-wicket haul on Test debut, and he has nine in the game! Back of a length just outside off. Paterson backs away and has a huge swish at it. All he manages is a feather that Blundell gobbles up with ease. O'Rourke is mobbed by his teammates, and he breaks into a smile, at last. 267 is what NZ need in the fourth innings!

D Paterson c †Blundell b O'Rourke 7 (11m 3b 0x4 1x6) SR: 233.33

69.4
1b
O'Rourke to Moreki, 1 bye, fires this a mile down leg. Blundell, in fact, does well to get a glove to it and keep it down to a solitary bye

Short leg, silly point, two slips and a gully in place

69.3
0
O'Rourke to Moreki, no run, back of a length outside off. Zips off the surface and breezes past the outside edge as Moreki nibbles at it
69.2
0
O'Rourke to Moreki, no run, dug in short and this slides way down leg. Moreki, as soon as the ball pitched, had decided he wanted to leave it and was able to do so in the end

O'Rourke on the brink of a five-wicket haul on Test debut. Here's Moreki

69.1
W
O'Rourke to von Berg, OUT, von Berg bites the dust! Banged in short outside off and this gets awfully big on von Berg. He tries to smite it away but he gets it all wrong. The ball clinks off the bottom part of the bat and lobs up towards Wagner at mid on, who takes the simplest of catches!

S von Berg c Wagner b O'Rourke 2 (34m 22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 9.09

END OF OVER:
69 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 234/8

  • Dane Paterson7 (2b)
  • Shaun von Berg2 (21b)
  • Glenn Phillips15-3-50-2
  • William O’Rourke13-4-34-3
68.6
6
Phillips to Paterson, SIX, onto the grass banks and held superbly by a young lad in the crowd! Tossed up full outside off. Paterson gives it the massive wind-up and smokes it over deep mid wicket!

Paterson is practicing the reverse-sweep, for what it is worth

68.5
1
Phillips to von Berg, 1 run, fires this in on a length on leg stump. Spins further down and strikes the glove, trickling towards short fine leg
68.4
0
Phillips to von Berg, no run, full on middle and off. von Berg advances and pokes it towards Phillips, who dives full-stretch to his right and prevents the single
68.3
0
Phillips to von Berg, no run, back of a length on middle and leg. von Berg goes back and nudges it into the on side
68.2
1
Phillips to Paterson, 1 run, safe! Phillips dangles the carrot outside off. Paterson's eyes light up and he has a massive swing at it. Shanks it, though, and is fortunate it falls in front of long on

Thanks Srinidhi. Paterson is the new batter in

Drinks break. Time to welcome Shashwat

68.1
W
Phillips to Piedt, OUT, In the air, taken! Southee does the job. Full ball on middle and leg stump, just a gentle push from Piedt to leg side but Southee is stationed at short midwicket. He take a one-hander stunner to keep SA eight down

DL Piedt c Southee b Phillips 2 (12m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 28.57

END OF OVER:
68 | (maiden) | SA: 226/7

  • Shaun von Berg1 (18b)
  • Dane Piedt2 (6b)
  • William O’Rourke13-4-34-3
  • Glenn Phillips14-3-42-1

Kane: "I think we have to award this session to Glen Phillips, not either team."

67.6
0
O'Rourke to von Berg, no run, Bangs in a short ball, he ducks under
67.5
0
O'Rourke to von Berg, no run, Driven back to bowler
67.4
0
O'Rourke to von Berg, no run, Length ball nips back in sharply, hits his glove and then stomach.
67.3
0
O'Rourke to von Berg, no run, Length ball around off, guides this to cover. Not much of a control there
67.2
0
O'Rourke to von Berg, no run, Short ball outside off, keeps it to cover
67.1
0
O'Rourke to von Berg, no run, Full ball outside off, hits this towards mid-off

END OF OVER:
67 | 6 Runs | SA: 226/7

  • Dane Piedt2 (6b)
  • Shaun von Berg1 (12b)
  • Glenn Phillips14-3-42-1
  • William O’Rourke12-3-34-3
66.6
0
Phillips to Piedt, no run, Fuller around off, strides forward and defends
66.5
0
Phillips to Piedt, no run, Full on leg, keeper moves to his left quickly to collect the ball
66.4
1
Phillips to von Berg, 1 run,
66.3
4b
Phillips to von Berg, 4 byes, Full on the stumps, he looks to play a reverse sweep, misses. Turned sharply. Keeper can't get hold of it as it runs off to boundary. Extra bounce!
66.2
1
Phillips to Piedt, 1 run, Bowls full and outside off, driven to mid-off
66.1
0
Phillips to Piedt, no run, Fuller around off, defended

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