Centurion: South Africa held on to a strong position despite a top-order batting collapse in their second innings on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand on Monday. South Africa were 105 for six at the close, an overall lead of 372 runs on a pitch at Centurion's SuperSport Park offering assistance to bowlers, with swing, seam and uneven bounce. South African fast bowler Dale Steyn said his team would continue batting on Tuesday.

"The longer we bat, the longer the sun will bake on this wicket and the cracks will open wider. When you hit the deck there's always something happening here," he said. New Zealand hit back after conceding a first innings lead of 267, with Tim Southee and Trent Boult taking two wickets each to reduce South Africa to 47 for four. Doug Bracewell and Neil Wagner also picked up wickets, with only Quinton de Kock shining for the South Africans, with his second half-century of the match.