Second Test: New Zealand bowled out for 185

South Africa strike bowlers Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn took five wickets from 17 balls and without conceding a run to spark a dramatic collapse that saw New Zealand dismissed for 185 Thursday on the opening day of the second cricket test.New Zealand slipped from a strong position at 133-2 to 133-7 between the 49th and 52nd overs as Steyn and Philander wreaked havoc with an aging ball, on a docile pitch and in their fourth spells of the day.The collapse marked only the third occasion in test cricket where a team has lost five wickets with scoring a run and both previous instances involved New Zealand.Brendon McCullum (61) and Ross Taylor (44), who had put on 89 for New Zealands third wicket, became the first two victims of Steyn and Philanders mid-innings wicket spree, and Kane Williamson, Daniel Vettori and Doug Bracewell followed without scoring.Philander and Steyn had both taken wickets in their opening spells after South Africa won the toss and bowled on a pitch and in weather conditions which deceived in their promise of early assistance for fast bowlers.Philander dismissed Rob Nicol (2) when New Zealand was 11 and Steyn removed Martin Guptill (22) when it was 44. McCullum and Taylor weathered the next 29 overs with relative ease, guiding New Zealand to 62-2 at lunch and 94-2 at tea after the second session was shortened by rain.They went on comfortably to 133-2 in the 49th over and Smith must have doubted more than ever his decision to send New Zealand in. Through the middle of the day the ball did little, the New Zealand batsmen accumulated slowly but deliberately and there was no inkling of the chaos to come.McCullum batted with almost painful discipline, taking three hours to reach his half century and resisting the lavish strokeplay which is the hallmark of his game. He had hit only five fours on the way to his half century, but then reached the milestone with a six off Morne Morkel and followed up a four from the following ball.Having governed his attacking instinct for 194 minutes, McCullum was finally lured into a rash shot for which a trap had been set. He hooked at Steyn and was caught by Jacques Rudolph at deep backward square after facing 133 balls and when New Zealand was 133-3.Taylor also batted with prudence until that point but he immediately succumbed to a rush of blood, wafted his bat outside off stump and was caught by Graeme Smith at first slip off Philander.Suddenly the ball that was 50 overs old and the pitch that had seemed so placid seemed full of new and unexpected terrors. Kane Williamson lasted 13 minutes without scoring when he chased a ball from Steyn and was also caught by Smith.Daniel Vettori lasted only three balls before he played over a straight delivery from Philander and was bowled. Doug Bracewell survived three balls before he was caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher from Philanders bowling.New Zealands innings had simply fallen apart in fewer than three overs. After seeing off the threat of the new ball, building a basis for its innings, it crumbled in the face of hostile spells from South Africas new ball pair.Steyn and Philander suddenly made the ball zing from the pitch, found slight movement but steepling bounce, unsettling all New Zealands batsmen.Recalled fast bowler Mark Gillespie, playing on his fourth test and his first in four years, broke the spell a little when he edged Steyn through slips for four to end the carnage with the score at 133.He paid for that impertinence, receiving a barrage of bouncers but surviving to hit three fours and two sixes in an innings of 27 which contributed to a 43-run partnership with Van Wyk.The New Zealand wicketkeeper was out for 21 with the total 176 trapped lbw by Morne Morkel and Gillespie followed eight runs later as one of two late victims of the legspinner Imran Tahir.Philander finished with 4-70, taking his remarkable tally of test wickets to 39 in only his sixth test. Steyn took 3-49, bowling with real hostility for the first time in the three-match series.