He was soon withdrawn by Smith and South Africa succeeded in stifling the scoring before Jaffer, after a spell of five maiden overs, fell to Ntini for 26 with the total on 61 as de Villiers claimed another slip catch.

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McCullum, passed fit to play and keep wicket despite a hip injury, was trapped lbw by Shaun Tait off the second ball of the innings, while Guptill and Fulton fell soon after each other as Bracken and Mitchell Johnson turned the screw with a succession of maiden overs.

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Eight overs before the close he gave a maiden catch tp debutant wicket-keeper Gareth Hopkins, who took Brendon McCullum's place behind the stumps after the first-choice wicket-keeper opted to play as a batsman only because of a bad back.

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