Tuesday 14 March 2017 10:39, UK
Off spinner Dane Piedt has been drafted into South Africa’s squad for next week’s third and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.
The South African selectors packed their original touring squad with seam bowlers and only selected one specialist spinner in left-armer Keshav Maharaj.
The drawn first Test in Dunedin was played on a slow, turning pitch and New Zealand picked two spinners, who bowled a combined 106 overs out of a total of 224.4 during South Africa's two innings.
Maharaj bowled 28.3 overs in New Zealand's only innings, which lasted 114.3 overs, and took five for 94.
Piedt will not arrive in New Zealand in time for this week's second Test in Wellington - which is live on Sky Sports 3 from Wednesday night - but could be brought into the side for the Hamilton Test.
Piedt took 24 wickets at an average of 36.04 in seven Tests before he was dropped from the squad that won a Test series in Australia in November when two previously uncapped left-armers, Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi were selected.
