{"id":9299,"date":"2012-03-26T03:29:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T01:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/cricket-black-caps-lose-three-wickets-before-lunch-in-wellington\/"},"modified":"2012-03-26T03:29:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T01:29:12","slug":"cricket-black-caps-lose-three-wickets-before-lunch-in-wellington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-black-caps-lose-three-wickets-before-lunch-in-wellington\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Black Caps lose three wickets before lunch in Wellington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Greg Stutchbury<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">WELLINGTON, March 26<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Martin Guptill scratched<br \/>\nhis way to his eighth test half century and was then dismissed<br \/>\njust before lunch as New Zealand ground their way to 145 for<br \/>\nthree on the fourth day of the third and final test against<br \/>\nSouth Africa at the Basin Reserve on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa had declared their first innings on 474 for<br \/>\nnine late on Sunday and bowled 25 overs to the New Zealand<br \/>\nopening batsman, who survived until the close of play and<br \/>\nresumed on Monday on 65 without loss.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Flynn was the first wicket to fall in the session<br \/>\nwhen he nicked a Vernon Philander delivery to wicketkeeper Mark<br \/>\nBoucher for 45.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>South Africa, however, should have been bowling to New<br \/>\nZealand&#8217;s middle order well before lunch after they created<br \/>\nnumerous opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Guptill was dropped twice by JP Duminy off Dale Steyn early<br \/>\nin the session and should have been caught by Marchant de Lange<br \/>\nwhen the fast bowler misjudged the trajectory of the ball and<br \/>\nlet it bounce over his head for a four.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He was finally trapped in front by Philander for 59 in the<br \/>\nfinal over before lunch, leaving captain Ross Taylor on seven<br \/>\nwith Kane Williamson likely to join him.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Duminy also dropped an easy catch from Brendon McCullum at<br \/>\npoint when the aggressive right hander was on 29, while McCullum<br \/>\nalso got a faint inside edge to a de Lange delivery and was<br \/>\ncaught by Boucher.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aleem Dar, however, turned down the appeal and, after some<br \/>\nconsultation, South Africa captain Graeme Smith chose not to<br \/>\nreview the decision.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) &#8211; Martin Guptill scratched his way to his eighth test half century and was then dismissed just before lunch as New Zealand ground their way to 145 for three on the fourth day of the third and final test against South Africa at the Basin Reserve on Monday. 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