{"id":8709,"date":"2012-03-09T02:59:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T00:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/update-1-cricket-bracewell-burst-gives-new-zealand-slim-advantage\/"},"modified":"2012-03-09T02:59:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T00:59:19","slug":"update-1-cricket-bracewell-burst-gives-new-zealand-slim-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-cricket-bracewell-burst-gives-new-zealand-slim-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Cricket-Bracewell burst gives New Zealand slim advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Bracewell grabs two wickets in one over<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* South Africans hold 53-run lead<\/p>\n<p> (Updates at lunch)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">March 9<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Doug Bracewell took two key<br \/>\nwickets in one over as New Zealand reduced South Africa to 88<br \/>\nfor two in their second innnings at lunch on the third day of<br \/>\nthe first test at University Oval in Dunedin on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand had resumed on 243 for nine with a five-run lead<br \/>\nbefore Trent Boult provided a quickfire cameo of 33 not out,<br \/>\nincluding three sixes off Vernon Philander, to help the hosts<br \/>\nextend their first innings to 273 and a lead of 35 runs before<br \/>\nChris Martin was dismissed for five.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s Alviro Petersen and Graeme Smith made a<br \/>\npromising start scoring at almost four runs an over to quickly<br \/>\noverturn the deficit before Petersen, who had two shots fly just<br \/>\nover the heads of fielders, mistimed a drive down the ground off<br \/>\nBracewell and was well caught by Tim Southee for 25.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hashim Amla, who top scored in the first innings with 62,<br \/>\nlasted just four balls when Martin Guptill snared a low catch at<br \/>\nsecond slip that umpire Aleem Dar had to refer to the third<br \/>\numpire to check television replays the catch had been taken.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His dismissal for two left South Africa on 47 for two and a<br \/>\nlead of just 12 runs.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jacques Kallis looked tentative and needed 14 deliveries and<br \/>\n24 minutes before he got off the mark, though he and Smith<br \/>\nsteadied and took the visitors to the break.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Smith was on 37 while Kallis was on 24 and New Zealand<br \/>\ncaptain Ross Taylor will need to break their partnership early<br \/>\nafter lunch to hammer home their slight advantage.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Bracewell grabs two wickets in one over * South Africans hold 53-run lead (Updates at lunch) March 9 (Reuters) &#8211; 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