South Africa have wrapped up the New Zealand first innings early on the third day, but not before a few lusty blows from Trent Boult extended the hosts’ lead to 35 runs.

On Friday morning, in bright but windy conditions New Zealand resumed on 9-243, a lead of just five runs after South Africa’s 238 in the first cricket Test at Dunedin’s University Oval.

The second over of the morning went for 22 runs, when Boult hit three sixes and a four from successive balls from Vernon Philander.

But the innings ended on 273 the next over when Chris Martin fended a ball to Hashim Amla at short leg off a Dale Steyn delivery. Martin had scored five, courtesy of an overthrow which went to the boundary.

Boult scored 33 off 28 balls.

Steyn ended with figures of 2-79, but Philander had the best figures, despite Boult’s onslaught, to end with 4-72.