JOHANNESBURG, Nov 11: Fast bowler Dale Steyn finished with match figures of 10 for 93 as South Africa completed a crushing 358-run win on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Wanderers Stadium here on Sunday.

New Zealand, set 531 to win, were bowled out for 172 in their second innings. It was the biggest win by a margin of runs by South Africa. The margin was two runs bigger than when they beat England at Lord’s in 1994.

Steyn, bowling at high pace and exploiting a pitch of variable bounce, took five for 59 after taking five for 34 in the first innings.

Captain Daniel Vettori made a fighting unbeaten 46 for New Zealand but his team were outclassed after making a good start to the match when they bowled out South Africa for 226 on the first day.

The Black Caps also suffered from injuries and illness, including an abdominal strain which brought an early end to the tour for strike bowler Shane Bond, who did not bat in the second innings.

It took only nine balls for South Africa to make the first breakthrough of the day after New Zealand resumed on 57 for three. Steyn dismissed Scott Styris for 16 when the batsman gloved a catch down the leg-side to wicket-keeper Mark Boucher.

Brendon McCullum was peppered with short deliveries and took a painful blow on the left forearm as well as being hit on the right glove. But McCullum made 26 before fending Steyn to Herschelle Gibbs at gully.

Michael Papps, selected as an opening batsman but only able to bat at No 7 after being off the field all day Saturday because of illness, made only five before steering Jacques Kallis’ first delivery of the innings to Graeme Smith at first slip.

Jacob Oram, batting with a runner after suffering a hamstring strain while bowling on Saturday, made 40 and shared a seventh wicket stand of 45 and took the match into the afternoon before he lofted a catch to mid-on off left-arm spinner Paul Harris.The end came rapidly with Iain O’Brien caught at short leg off Steyn and Chris Martin was bowled by Steyn.

After their first innings failure South Africa bowled out New Zealand for 118 and then piled up 422 for three declared in their second innings, with Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla making centuries.

The second and final Test starts at Centurion on Friday.

Scoreboard

SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings) 226 (H.H. Gibbs 59; S.E. Bond 4-73).

NEW ZEALAND (1st Innings) 118 (D.W. Steyn 5-34).

SOUTH AFRICA (2nd Innings) 422-3 declared (J.H. Kallis 186, H.M. Amla 176 not out).

NEW ZEALAND (2nd Innings, overnight 57-3):

C.D. Cumming c Smith b Steyn 7

S.P. Fleming c Smith b Nel 17

S.B. Styris c Boucher b Steyn 16

R.L. Taylor c Kallis b Nel 4

B.B. McCullum c Gibbs b Steyn 26

J.D.P. Oram c Nel b Harris 40

M.H.W. Papps c Smith b Kallis 5

D.L. Vettori not out 46

I.E. O’Brien c Amla b Steyn 0

C.S. Martin b Steyn 0

S.E. Bond absent injured --

EXTRAS (B-7, LB-1, W-2, NB-1) 11

TOTAL (all out, 51 overs) 172

FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-34, 3-39, 4-60, 5-90, 6-109, 7-154, 8-170, 9-172.

BOWLING: Steyn 17-1-59-5 (1nb); Ntini 13-0-42-0; Nel 12-1-37-2 (2w); Kallis 3-0-15-1; Harris 6-2-11-1.

RESULT: South Africa won by 358 runs.

UMPIRES: M.R. Benson (England) and D.J. Harper (Australia).

TV UMPIRE: M. Erasmus (South Africa).

MATCH REFEREE: J. Srinath (India).

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Dale Steyn.

SECOND TEST: Centurion, Nov 16-20.

—AFP