(Cricket News) New Zealand, who had chosen to forgo enforcing the follow-on and piled on their lead, declared overnight to ask South Africa to chase a daunting 529 in the remaining six sessions. An all-round bowling effort, led by Jamieson, ensured the home side needed a little less than half to ensure victory.

South Africa’s new-look team was handed a tough introduction to Test cricket as New Zealand wrapped up a comprehensive 281-run win at the end of the fourth day in Mount Maunganui. South Africa may think they got better as the match went on, but even that was utterly insufficient in the end.

Tim Southee started the day off with a beautiful inswinger that went through the left-hander’s defense and crashed the stumps. Matt Henry then got Edward Moore to drive away from his body and nick one to Devon Conway.

Raynard van Tonder and Zubayr Hamza stopped the early slide and stayed unbeaten until lunch, but they were unable to maintain their resistance as Jamieson broke through early. Jamieson tempted Van Tonder with a full ball outside the off-stump and the batter took the bait, trying to drive away from his body and nicking Tom Latham at first slip. In his next over, he sent Hamza packing with a short ball that the batter miscued.

After that, David Bedingham and Keegan Petersen formed a partnership to pull their side out of trouble; Bedingham even went after Southee at the end of the second session, hitting the captain of New Zealand for three sixes and two fours in a couple of overs; the fifth-wicket combination scored precisely 100 runs before the New Zealand captain was removed for tea, but they were unable to hold on after the break.

When Bendingham went for a big pull against Jamieson in the opening over of the last session, he was sucked into going after a short ball, this time on the leg side, and holed out to the long leg fielder to give Jamieson his fourth wicket.

Bendingham’s caution-to-the-winds approach also proved to be his downfall, as Santner came in from deep square leg to complete the catch.

Ruan de Swardt tried a mini-fightback, but he was unable to muster enough support at the other end as Santner came in to finish the game, putting South Africa out of the game after they were 181 for 6. He had Duanne Olivier caught at first slip with a flighted delivery, set up Tshepo Moreki by getting one ball to turn and the next to go with the trajectory and trap him leg before, and then finished the job when Dane Paterson smashed one ball to Williamson at long-on.

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