Adelaide: New Zealand held a tenuous 94-run lead in the absorbing day-night third Test after a second day of tumbling wickets at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. The Kiwis, trailing 1-0 in the series, struggled to build a defendable total to present Australia in the fourth innings after another fast-paced day's cricket of 13 wickets before 42,372 fans.


Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Ross Taylor on Day Two of the third Test in Adelaide on Saturday. Pic/AFP

At the close, the Black Caps were finding batting difficult under lights and were 116 for five with a result looming on Sunday's third day in the scheduled five-day Test. New Zealand had lost their top batsmen and at the crease were BJ Watling on seven with debutant Mitchell Santner not out 13.