NZ find Steyn hard to tackle

Dale Steyn took a career-best six wickets today to lead South Africa to victory over New Zealand by an innings and 59 runs...

Dale Steyn took a career-best six wickets today to lead South Africa to victory over New Zealand by an innings and 59 runs and clinch the two-Test series 2-0. Steyn finished with 6-49 at Centurion Park and 10 wickets for the second straight Test.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith praised his team, saying key players made important contributions at important stages in each match. “Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla got runs for us and then Dale was fantastic with the ball, but he was very well supported by the rest of the bowlers,” Smith said. Steyn had two wickets before tea, and then started the slide to defeat by dismissing Stephen Fleming leg before wicket for 54 immediately after the break. It was Fleming’s 42nd Test half-century.

Scoreboard

New Zealand (1st Innings): 188

South Africa (1st Innings)

G Smith b Martin2, H Gibbs b Martin 25, H Amla c Papps b O’Brien 103, J Kallis lbw Gillespie 131, A Prince c sub b Gillespie 13, A de Villiers c McCullum b Gillespie 33, M Boucher b Gillespie 1, P Harris c McCullum b Gillespie 0, A Nel lbw b Vettori 25, D Steyn c Papps b O’Brien 25, M Ntini batting 0, Extras (b6, lb4, nb13, w2): 25; Total (all out, 97.3 overs) 383

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Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-31, 3-251, 4-282, 5-312, 6-325, 7-332, 8-332, 9-383

Bowling: Martin 22-6-81-2, Gillespie 30-7-136-5, O’Brien 21.3-6-78-2, Vettori 20-2-61-1, Styris 4-0-17-0

New Zealand (2nd Innings)

L Vincent lbw b Steyn 4, M Papps lbw b Steyn 1, S Fleming lbw b Steyn 54, S Styris c De Villiers b Kallis 29, R Taylor run out (Amla) 8, B McCullum c Smith b Steyn 21, D Vettori c De Villiers b Ntini 8, M Gillespie c Kallis b Steyn 0, I O’Brien b Steyn 0, C Martin not out 0, C Cumming absent hurt; Extras: (b-1, lb-9, nb-1) 11; Total (all out in 34.3 overs) 136

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-9, 3-69, 4-78, 5-117, 6-128, 7-128, 8-136, 9-136

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Bowling: Steyn 10.3-1-49-6, Ntini 12-4-39-1, Nel 7-2-20-0, Kallis 5-2-18-1.

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