Medium fast bowler Chris Martin grabbed three wickets in four balls after tea to seize the momentum for New Zealand as the hosts reduced South Africa to 191 for seven at the close of the opening day of the first Test here Wednesday. Jacques Rudolph was 46 not out while Vernon Philander was on four at the close of the rain-effected day as New Zealand managed to wrest back the advantage after South Africa had returned from the tea break on a comfortable 86-1. Martin, however, produced an inspired spell of bowling that began when Graeme Smith chased a wide delivery and was caught for 53 in the first over after tea, before Jacques Kallis was snared by Ross Taylor at first slip for a two-ball duck in his next over. He then trapped AB de Villiers lbw off the next ball, though South Africa's limited overs captain reviewed the decision, which was upheld to leave the visitors struggling at 90-4. Rudolph survived the hat trick delivery then combined with Hashim Amla in rebuilding the innings with a 66-run partnership before Amla (62) was caught by Taylor after the ball deflected off Kruger van Wyk's gloves from the bowling of Daniel Vettori. Mark Boucher was then run out for four after some smart work from Doug Bracewell at backward point before Dale Steyn was caught by Taylor after Martin Guptill had parried a simple catch to his captain, who bobbled the ball before grabbing it on the third attempt. Alviro Petersen (11) was the only wicket to fall in the first session after rain delayed the start of play for nearly four hours, when he was trapped in front by left-arm seamer Trent Boult. Petersen had initially been given not out by umpire Aleem Dar but Taylor used the decision review system to have it overturned. Should South Africa sweep the three-match Test series 3-0 against New Zealand, it will take over the world No. 1 Test ranking from England. Bangladeshi chief cricket selector quits Chief selector Akram Khan has quit in protest at the Bangladesh Cricket Board's alleged interference in the selection committee's work. The board on Monday dropped four of the 15 players who were part of a home one-day series against Pakistan in December. Regular opener Tamim Iqbal was missing from the board's 14-man squad, while Mashrafe bin Mortaza was recalled. Khan said the three-member selection committee had included Iqbal in the squad, but the board dropped him. Mortaza was recalled after he led the Dhaka Gladiators to victory in the inaugural Twenty20 Bangladesh Premier League. Uthappa in India's squad Hard-hitting batsman Robin Uthappa was included in India's 15-member squad Wednesday for a one-off Twenty20 game against South Africa to be played at Johannesburg on March 30. India's T20 squad: Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda.
