Steyn thunders before rain cuts short play

DURBAN: A fired-up Dale Steyn removed both New Zealand openers to leave the tourists on 15 for two before rain ended day two of the first Test against South Africa

Published on: Aug 21, 2016, 09:03:17 IST

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DURBAN: A fired-up Dale Steyn removed both New Zealand openers to leave the tourists on 15 for two before rain ended day two of the first Test against South Africa on Saturday.

Steyn, playing his first test of 2016 after injury, had Tom Latham (four) caught by Hashim Amla at first slip before trapping Martin Guptill (seven) lbw.

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