Dale Steyn celebrated his return from injury with two wickets on the second day of the first test between SA and New Zealand at Kingsmead on Saturday.
New Zealand wobbled to lunch‚ which came five minutes early because of bad light‚ on 15/2 having dismissed SA for 263.
Rain that started falling during lunch never abated for long enough to allow play to resume‚ and the rest of the day’s play was abandoned.
In the seventh over of New Zealand’s reply‚ Tom Latham drove down the wrong line to a delivery from Steyn and was caught by Dean Elgar for four.
Thirteen balls before lunch Martin Guptill was trapped in front for one after driving outside a Steyn inswinger.
Steyn’s six overs included just two scoring shots‚ which yielded just three runs.
Steyn missed six of SA’s eight tests last season through groin and shoulder injuries‚ and it was feared that at 33 his stellar career was near its end.
SA’s other ailing fast bowler‚ Vernon Philander — whose ankle injury also ruled him out of six tests last summer — might have dismissed Latham three overs before Steyn struck.
But Elgar failed to hold what should have been a simple catch.
SA resumed on 236/8 and were bowled out after 10 overs with Kagiso Rabada’s 32 not out their lower order’s best effort.
Play started 50 minutes late because of drizzle and continued under heavy skies and the constant glare of the floodlights.
Gloomy as the conditions were‚ they were also perfect for the high class brand of pace and swing bowled by Steyn and Philander.
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Steyn on fire‚ but rain wins in Durban
New Zealand wobbled to lunch‚ which came five minutes early because of bad light‚ on 15/2 having dismissed SA for 263.
Rain that started falling during lunch never abated for long enough to allow play to resume‚ and the rest of the day’s play was abandoned.
In the seventh over of New Zealand’s reply‚ Tom Latham drove down the wrong line to a delivery from Steyn and was caught by Dean Elgar for four.
Thirteen balls before lunch Martin Guptill was trapped in front for one after driving outside a Steyn inswinger.
Steyn’s six overs included just two scoring shots‚ which yielded just three runs.
Steyn missed six of SA’s eight tests last season through groin and shoulder injuries‚ and it was feared that at 33 his stellar career was near its end.
SA’s other ailing fast bowler‚ Vernon Philander — whose ankle injury also ruled him out of six tests last summer — might have dismissed Latham three overs before Steyn struck.
But Elgar failed to hold what should have been a simple catch.
SA resumed on 236/8 and were bowled out after 10 overs with Kagiso Rabada’s 32 not out their lower order’s best effort.
Play started 50 minutes late because of drizzle and continued under heavy skies and the constant glare of the floodlights.
Gloomy as the conditions were‚ they were also perfect for the high class brand of pace and swing bowled by Steyn and Philander.
Tiso Black Star Group Digital/Tiso Black Star Group Sport
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