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'Asked for real hard cricketers' - du Plessis

'Asked for real hard cricketers' - du Plessis

Faf du Plessis praised his team for fighting hard through the difficult phases of the second Test, after they overcame a score of 94 for 6 in the first innings to win comprehensively on the third day

18-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Wellington

Need to play spin a 'hell of a lot better' - Williamson

Need to play spin a 'hell of a lot better' - Williamson

After having slipped from a position of dominance to an eight-wicket loss, Kane Williamson said New Zealand's application against spin in the second innings wasn't close to their standard

18-Mar-2017•Andrew McGlashan in Wellington

Maharaj's career best gives South Africa 1-0 lead

Maharaj's career best gives South Africa 1-0 lead

South Africa cruised to an eight-wicket win within three days after Keshav Maharaj produced figures of 6 for 40 to bowl New Zealand out for 171 in Wellington

18-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Needed to be more aggressive than usual - de Kock

Needed to be more aggressive than usual - de Kock

Quinton de Kock said he wasn't affected by facing Jeetan Patel despite falling to the spinner in his last four international innings, and just focused on turning the pressure around on the hosts

17-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Wellington

De Kock, Bavuma fashion crucial lead

De Kock, Bavuma fashion crucial lead

A 160-run partnership between Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma led South Africa's dominant recovery from 94 for 6 to end the second day with a lead of 81 in Wellington

17-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Duminy moves closer to spinning allrounder role

Duminy moves closer to spinning allrounder role

After his career-best 4 for 47 against New Zealand, JP Duminy said even though the work had been put into his bowling, there weren't too many opportunities to improve

16-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Wellington

New Zealand end day on high after Nicholls' repair work

New Zealand end day on high after Nicholls' repair work

Henry Nicholls' maiden Test century was the centrepiece of a New Zealand fightback on the opening day at the Basin Reserve which was capped by the removal of both South Africa's openers

15-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

South Africa aim to exploit injury-hit New Zealand

South Africa aim to exploit injury-hit New Zealand

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Wellington

15-Mar-2017•The Preview by Andrew McGlashan

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