A five-wicket haul by Dale Steyn helped South Africa beat New Zealand by a mammoth 358 runs 42 minutes after lunch on the fourth day of the first Castle Lager Test at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum resumed play on the overnight score of 57 for three, with New Zealand still needing 473 to win. Dale Steyn struck a crucial blow in the second over of the morning when he had Styris caught behind by Mark Boucher for 16. Unusually, it was Boucher’s first dismissal of the match.
McCullum was joined by Jacob Oram, who suffered a hamstring strain while bowling on Saturday, and together they put on 30 runs for the fifth wicket. McCullum survived a very confident lbw appeal by Steyn, but the fast-bowler got his man in the end when Herschelle Gibbs took a catch in the gully to send McCullum back on 26.
Saturday’s hero, Jacques Kallis, who made 186, was greeted with cheers from the sparse crowd when he came on to bowl, and responded by taking a wicket with his first ball.
His victim was Michael Papps, who was off the field throughout Saturday with a stomach bug that necessitated him being put on a drip in the morning. He was caught at second slip by AB de Villiers for five.
Oram, batting with a runner, and his captain, Daniel Vettori, shared a stand of 45, until Oram hit a shot through mid-wicket and Andrew Nel made good ground from mid-on to take the catch.
Steyn mopped up the last two wickets. Iain O’Brien was caught by Hashim Amla without scoring, and Steyn bowled Chris Martin for a duck — and New Zealand were 172 for nine. With Shane Bond unable to bat because of an abdominal tear, Vettori ran out of partners and was denied what would have been a well-deserved 50. He was not out on 46. — Sapa