South Africa vanquish New Zealand to take ODI array 3-2
Tourists overcome their opponents with resounding six-wicket victory. PHOTO: AFP
AUCKLAND: Faf du Plessis led South Africa to a resounding six-wicket feat over New Zealand in their break ODI culmination in Auckland Saturday to hang adult a array 3-2.
South Africa indispensable reduction than 33 overs to renovate New Zealand’s 149 with Du Plessis finale a diversion with a range that also brought adult his half century.
The New Zealand innings folded during a start of their 42nd over and while South Africa mislaid early wickets in reply, Du Plessis (51 not out) hold a innings together with partnerships of 40 with AB de Villiers and an dominant 63 with David Miller.
De Villiers’ 23 was his lowest measure and usually a third time he was discharged in a array where he averaged 87.33. But he was during a double prolonged adequate to support Du Plessis in branch a innings around after South Africa, like New Zealand, started out losing wickets cheaply.
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A swash-buckling David Miller afterwards belted 45 off 35 deliveries to partner Du Plessis by to a end.
After New Zealand’s thumping seven-wicket feat in diversion 4 to turn a array during 2-2, South Africa looked to stamp their symbol early.
When De Villiers won a toss and opted to bowl, a world’s array one spinner Imran Tahir and Kagiso Rabada led a trained conflict that decimated a New Zealand batting. Tahir’s 10 overs constructed dual for 14, while Rabada took 3 for 25 off 7.1.
South Africa’s response was not all plain sailing with Quinton de Kock (six), Hashim Amla (eight) and JP Duminy (three) out early to have a tourists 3 for 48 in a 16th over, allied to New Zealand’s 4 for 51 during a same stage.
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But from there Du Plessis and De Villiers pushed a measure adult to 88 before being assimilated by Miller by to a end.
New Zealand’s best performer with a bat was Colin de Grandhomme who done 32 batting during array eight, while Dean Brownlie, Jimmy Neesham and Mitchell Santner all done 24 and were a usually other batsmen to strech double figures.
Martin Guptill, who worried South Africa with his match-winning 180 in a prior encounter, was initial out for 4 in a brief 16-ball stay.
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Kane Williamson (nine) and Santner were both run out while Brownlie and Ross Taylor (eight) fell lbw to Andile Phehlukwayo.
In a shutting stages, with New Zealand unfortunate to lengthen their innings, Jeetan Patel was a ninth wicket to tumble when he walked on an lbw interest by Tahir.
New Zealand had a examination left though chose not to use it nonetheless replays subsequently showed a round would have missed a stumps.
The dual sides start a three-Test array in Dunedin subsequent Wednesday.
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