Feb. 17 (CRICKETNMORE) - Imran Tahir grabbed 5 wickets as South Africa beat New Zealand by runs in the only T20I at eden Park in Auckland on Friday. South Africa post 185/6 after being asked to bat by the home side. New Zealand were bowled out for just 107. Check the Scorecard of the match below:

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South Africa - 185/6 in 20 Overs

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H Amla   c T Bruce b B Wheeler 62 (43) 

Q de Kock   c M Santner b T Boult 0 (4) 

F du Plessis   lbw b Grandhomme 36 (25) 

AB de Villiers   c B Wheeler b Grandhomme 26 (17) 

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JP Duminy   run out (L Ronchi) 29 (16) 

F Behardien   c C Anderson b T Boult 8 (7) 

C Morris   Not Out 9 (7) 

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W Parnell   *Not Out 4 (1) 

Extras 3 (b-0,lb-1,w-2,nb-0)

New Zealand Bowling

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T Boult 4 0 8 2

B Wheeler 4 0 49 1

T Southee 4 0 47 0

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M Santner 4 0 40 0

Grandhomme 3 0 22 2

C Munro 1 0 11 0

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New Zealand - 107/10 in 14.5 Overs

G Phillips   c Q de Kock b C Morris 5 (11) 

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K Williamson   c W Parnell b A Phehlukwayo 13 (13) 2 0 100.00

C Munro   b C Morris 0 (1) 

T Bruce   b I Tahir 33 (27) 

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C Anderson   c Q de Kock b A Phehlukwayo 6 (10) 

Grandhomme   c JP Duminy b I Tahir 15 (7) 

L Ronchi   c Q de Kock b I Tahir 0 (1) 

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M Santner   c H Amla b A Phehlukwayo 5 (6) 

B Wheeler   b I Tahir  6 (6)

T Southee   b I Tahir 20 (6)

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T Boult   Not Out 1 (1) 

Extras - 3 (b-0,lb-1,w-2,nb-0)

South Africa Bowling

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C Morris 3 1 10 2

D Paterson 2 0 13 0

W Parnell 3 0 40 0

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A Phehlukwayo 3 0 19 3

I Tahir 3.5 0 24 5


Saurabh Sharma

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