South Africa have hauled themselves back into the first cricket Test against New Zealand in Dunedin by pinching four wickets in the post-lunch session on the second day.
In an extended second session to make up for lost time on the first day, the New Zealanders were reduced to 5-144, 94 runs behind South Africa’s first innings of 238.
Daniel Vettori was on 18 and Test debutant Kruger van Wyk on one at tea.
New Zealand were guilty of some poor shots but the visitors were rewarded for tight bowling in patches, although they conceded 104 runs.
In the first over after lunch, Guptill was bowled for 16 off an inside edge by Morne Morkel.
Brendon McCullum and skipper Ross Taylor then combined for a 65-run partnership for the fourth wicket. The South African quicks bowled with some venom and both batsmen wore blows to the body.
New Zealand would have wanted the partnership to go on into triple figures, but just as the wicket started to play a little easier, McCullum threw his wicket away on 48 when a cross-batted swipe took a top edge to give Imran Tahir a caught and bowled.
Taylor, celebrating his 28th birthday, went not long after for 44.
Returning to top cricket for the first time since suffering a calf injury during the Zimbabwe Test on January 27, he played a number of lovely shots, driving through the onside and offside.
But after driving Morkel for four through the off side he then swished at the next ball which took an edge through to wicket keeper Mark Boucher.
Kane Williamson was dismissed for 11 just before the tea break, also nicking a ball, this time from Vernon Philander, through to Boucher.
Steyn was the most expensive of the bowlers, going wicketless for 40 runs off 11 overs.
Philander and Morkel have two wickets apiece and Tahir one, from 13 overs which yielded just 27 runs.