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New Zealand’s hopes of defending their World Test Championship suffered a major setback when South Africa crushed them by 198 runs in the second Test in Christchurch on Tuesday. An emphatic victory in the first Test against the Proteas last week had given New Zealand hopes of a winning their first series against South Africa in 17 attempts dating back 90 years. But captain Tom Latham said on the eve of the second Test that a series win was a side issue. New Zealand’s focus was on gaining World Test Championship points to put themselves in a position to defend the title they won by beating Indi…